Gained weight, Doing "everything right" FRUSTRATED

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  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    shelbygeorge29 wrote: »
    Oh, trainer said I've gained 4 lbs of muscle...that doesn't make sense either.

    4 pounds of muscle in three weeks? Not the most credible thing I've ever heard. How was the gain measured?
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    shelbygeorge29 wrote: »
    Sometimes the entry doesn't have a gram or ounce option, so I'll manipulate the measurement in cups/tsp/tbsp to make calories match. I weigh tomatoes and onions, but not peppers. I'm really trying to be accurate!!!

    I'll echo the trending weight app (I use Happy Scale). And will also say for accuracy, you need a food scale. Cups and spoons don't give you most accurate read. Can't tell you how much I "thought" I was eating versus how much I actually was when I got the food scale.
  • shelbygeorge29
    shelbygeorge29 Posts: 263 Member
    I am using a food scale. In fact I recently calibrated it. I do meal prep, and everything is weighed and/or measured. I weigh yogurt and peanut butter to be more accurate. I wish it was just that!
  • MrSunshinez
    MrSunshinez Posts: 573 Member
    Take pictures, take measurements. Your body is transforming while maintaining your weight. Check this out. These people haven't lost weight but what a change in all of them. This motivates me to keep going even when the scale doesn't move. https://reddit.com/r/progresspics/search?q=0lbs&restrict_sr=1[/url]
  • shelbygeorge29
    shelbygeorge29 Posts: 263 Member
    If this was months into my weight loss or I only had a small amount to lose, that makes sense, but I'm 3.5 weeks in with 150 pounds to lose. With this much weight to lose, pounds shouldn't be such a struggle to come off at this stage.

    Sorry, but 7 lbs on a 300+ frame definitely isn't noticeable via tape measure or pictures.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,746 Member
    shelbygeorge29 wrote: »
    If this was months into my weight loss or I only had a small amount to lose, that makes sense, but I'm 3.5 weeks in with 150 pounds to lose. With this much weight to lose, pounds shouldn't be such a struggle to come off at this stage.

    Sorry, but 7 lbs on a 300+ frame definitely isn't noticeable via tape measure or pictures.

    Maybe not right now, but in a few weeks (and years) later you'll be glad you started keeping track of this information now.

    Also, 3.5 weeks is a very short period of time. You HAVE lost weight. Just keep doing what you're doing. Just because some people lose more weight right at the beginning doesn't mean that you will. Everyone is different. Your weight loss will happen when you give your body time to react and if you stay accurate with your calorie intake.
  • HoneyBadger302
    HoneyBadger302 Posts: 2,089 Member
    Agreed on the trend apps and learning what your normal fluctuations are (this may take a few months to really understand your natural patterns). Results like what you experienced is why I started going with daily weigh-ins, otherwise I could get so disheartened by a jump when I thought I was trying so hard - but, the jump wasn't fat, just water, but without daily weigh ins, it was much harder to tell.

    I only have about 20 extra pounds to lose, and my weight can fluctuate by as much as 3-5 pounds with the right set of circumstances. This is almost always 100% water weight. And that's with a workout routine I'm "used" to, and just maybe an extra salty meal or an extra hard workout (or worse yet, a combination of the two!).
  • solieco1
    solieco1 Posts: 1,559 Member
    Any time I significantly up exercise I gain a few pounds. Still worth it though. It'll come off. You are doing great. It IS going to take a while and if you get upset at every fluctuation it's not going to be much fun for that whole time. Take a breath and settle in for the long haul :) We got your back and you're doing just fine.

    I find a trend weight app helps me not be crazy about the numbers. I weigh several times a week which helps a lot. At least one day is always up. When you see that regularly then you learn it's natural and weight loss is NOT linear. I like Happy Scale but I know android users like Libra.
  • solieco1
    solieco1 Posts: 1,559 Member
    One more note, trainers usually have a very cursory grasp of real nutrition. You may want to find a Registered Dietician as they have a lot more training than even nutritionists.
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