Exercise vs happy scale

24clouds
24clouds Posts: 74 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So for a year I've done no training and followed cico. Happy scale was recommended to me and as a data fan I loved it. Every week I've lost weight
Now I've started gym. Thursday and sat I went. Today scale was not happy! I've gained weight! Gone back to weight from 2.5 weeks ago. Please can anyone help me understand. It can't be diet as I've. It changed my food and it's worked day in day out for a year. I don't believe I gained muscle. What am I doing wrong?!

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  • amandacalories
    amandacalories Posts: 107 Member
    You're holding on to water weight from new activity. Happy scale is meant to show you fluctuations not just loss.
  • jelleigh
    jelleigh Posts: 743 Member
    Ya don't sweat it. If you start a new routine, give yourself three weeks to let things level out. It will be ok.
  • 24clouds
    24clouds Posts: 74 Member
    That's why I like happy scale because it's interesting re hormones and water and waste lol. I just would like to understand science behind the reading today regarding gym
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    The same situation for me. I started using happy scale just for fun. My weight went down for the first week (i was down to 152) and then I started going to the gym and lifting weights 2 weeks ago and my weight got all the way up to 156. It hasn't gone back down yet, I was 155 this morning. I haven't been going to the gym very consistently so I'm hoping once I start sticking to my 3 day a week routine my body will get used to it and my weight will drop back off.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    24clouds wrote: »
    So for a year I've done no training and followed cico. Happy scale was recommended to me and as a data fan I loved it. Every week I've lost weight
    Now I've started gym. Thursday and sat I went. Today scale was not happy! I've gained weight! Gone back to weight from 2.5 weeks ago. Please can anyone help me understand. It can't be diet as I've. It changed my food and it's worked day in day out for a year. I don't believe I gained muscle. What am I doing wrong?!

    I agree with everyone above that it could be fluid retention from exercise which is normal. 2.5 weeks isn't a true plateau.

    Other things that can affect the scale reading are hydration level, bowel activity (constipation, diarrhea), increase of carbs (if you're relatively low carb to begin with), hormones (ovulation and mentruation), heatwaves.

    You mentioned losing weight for a year. Have you updated your calorie goal in that time? Also, how are you determining how many calories you're eating (are you using cups/spoons or food scale?)
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,337 Member
    If the only thing that has changed is adding exercise, then it is water weight. It will pass.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    heybales wrote: »
    You know you don't look bigger, and I doubt you wear a sign stating your current scale weight and goal scale weight, or invite people in to watch you weigh naked in the morning - so it really doesn't matter.

    This is a very important point.
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