Gaining weight

Are you in a calorie deficit?

How long have you been attempting to lose weight for? Are you doing this through diet alone, or have you added new physical activity into the mix? How much weight are you trying to lose and in what time frame?

We need more specifics in order to help you.

You can't know anything in a week. There are too many variables. If, and it's a big if, you are measuring and weighing your intake correctly, and are in a caloric deficit, you will burn fat. You also cycle through fluid retention for many reasons (whether you are "dieting" or not), so you can't always see progress on a scale.

You can get better answers on the forums is you provide the following info:

Age, height, current weight, how intense and duration of your workouts. Also, how close are you to your goal weight?

emassey2 wrote: »

There are days where I don't eat all my calories, I measure food through calories, and it's only been about 2 week and I do work out almost everyday. I don't know if it's the muscle that I am gaining but it's irritating

If you are in a calorie deficit - aside from some newbie gains - you are unlikely to be building muscle. That generally happens only in a calorie surplus and is a *very* slow and deliberate process.

However, since you are working out every day now and it's only been a couple of weeks, chances are you're retaining water that is being used for muscle repair. Water weight gain is *not* the same as fat weight gain, even though they look identical when you weight yourself.

Give your body some time to adjust to your new routine and if you truly *are* in a calorie deficit, the scale should start to go down soon.

When is your vacation, and how much are you trying to lose before then? Also, what is your height and current weight?

emassey2 wrote: »

There are days where I don't eat all my calories, I measure food through calories, and it's only been about 2 week and I do work out almost everyday. I don't know if it's the muscle that I am gaining but it's irritating

It isn't muscle, especially after only 2 weeks, but you will hold some water weight for muscle repair. Also, weigh all solids, measure all liquids, and count everything that passes your lips, no exceptions. This includes coffee creamer, mints, drinks, taco seasoning, cooking sprays, everything. Also, understand that your weight will fluctuate several pounds from day to day and even more do to hormones. It is way to soon to worry. Just make sure your counting is accurate and then give it a little time.

emassey2 wrote: »

So I was in a rush and didn't make my self clear. Yes I am biologically a female. I have been an active work out lifter for about 2 years until I got sick and gained weight and lost muscle. I am measuring by calorie through what the serving size says. What I am not understanding was in the beginning of my journey of 2 years prior to now I was shedding the weight and cutting. But now it seems like my body hates me and doesn't want to coroperate.

You need to weigh using a food scale. You are probably consuming more calories than you think.

If you're only using maturing cups and spoons, then you're consuming more calories than you think.

If you've increased your exercise (and are definitely in calorific deficit) I can nearly guarantee it's water weight gains because your muscles are in repair (either that or it's water weight because of your menstrual cycle). It's unavoidable and you'll drop that water weight soon. Give it another few weeks. If you're in calorific deficit and you're measuring your cals accurately you will have been losing fat the water weight is just masking it.

So to answer your question, yes it's totally normal to gain water weight if you've started exercising more, 2 weeks is not enough time to add any significant muscle weight though (especially as a female in a calorific deficit) so you won't be seeing that on the scale yet.