What is normal when working out and progress

Weigh your food if you aren't already doing that. You may be eating more than you think. Be careful about eating back all your exercise calories as they are often inflated. They say it takes a month to gain 1 lb. of muscle. So if you are eating at a deficit it is not likely a muscle gain. Chances are it is a matter of how many calories you are eating.

You aren't going to gain muscle in 3 weeks. You might be retaining some water because your muscles will retain water to repair themselves after working out, so new exercise can cause some water retention. You say you haven't seen the scale move much. How much do you expect it to move in 3 weeks? And how much weight are you trying to lose? Expecting to lose more than 2 pounds per week is not realistic or healthy. If you are very obese then 2 pounds per week is ok, but most people should only try to lose about 1 pound per week, and if you have less than 20 pounds to lose you really should be aiming to lose .5 pound per week. It may be that you need to reset your expectations. And if you don't have a food scale then it would be really helpful to get one. That way you are more likely to be eating the amount of calories you think you are eating.

malibu927 wrote: »

Either you're still retaining water from adding the workout in or you're eating more than you think

Or you're not burning as much as you're estimating for your "Hiit Kettlebell workout"

liz77095 wrote: »

Thanks. I have been weighing everything. I have been retaining some water. I have only lost half a pound so far. I did take measurements. Maybe I just need more time?

Give it time. You're off to a great start!

I don't think there is a "normal"