Please need advise before I go to the gym today

Sunflowerinbloom
Sunflowerinbloom Posts: 119 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So I have been working out 25 min cardio 20 min weights total of 45 min 4 days a week I eat around 1700 cal a day and my scale showed 5 days ago I lost 4 lbs and and then I weighed today and now it went up 5 lbs so I dont know if I am doing something wrong I'm just frustrated

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  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
    edited July 2019
    Exercise can lead to water retention as the muscles repair themselves. There are a number of other reasons, too. Be patient.

    If you weigh your foods, post your food and exercise in your food diary and stick to a calorie deficit, you should see a weight loss.
  • Sunflowerinbloom
    Sunflowerinbloom Posts: 119 Member
    So a calorie deficit food intake minus the calories u burn?
  • robertw486
    robertw486 Posts: 2,401 Member
    Weight loss is rarely linear. Watch the trends, use the data, and adjust as needed. Changes in workouts, sodium intake, sleep patterns, hormones... the list of things that can alter weight loss trends is long.

    Be patient and adjust where needed.
  • Sunflowerinbloom
    Sunflowerinbloom Posts: 119 Member
    Thanks guys! I can eat 1907 cal a day to maintain my weight and I dont eat that many a day plus with my workout 4 times a week means i am in a calorie deficit is what i am gathering from a video i watched
  • Momjogger
    Momjogger Posts: 750 Member
    I go up and down. It’s SO annoying! Keep the course and watch the trend over three or four weeks
  • TrishSeren
    TrishSeren Posts: 587 Member
    Be patient. It can take weeks for fat loss to eventually show on the scale.
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