should i feel discourage

You should never feel discouraged if you are trying to lose "weight" and your body gets smaller and you feel healthier. There are a number of reasons the scale might show a slight gain, but who cares? No one but you sees the scale. Everyone else sees how awesome you look in your clothes when you they fit better.

Try focusing on how you feel, your clothes look and take measurements. Throw the scale in the trash bin.

Don't be a slave to the scale!! Continue what you are doing. I am sure you are just toning up.

You should never feel discouraged if you are trying to lose "weight" and your body gets smaller and you feel healthier. There are a number of reasons the scale might show a slight gain, but who cares? No one but you sees the scale. Everyone else sees how awesome you look in your clothes when you they fit better.

Try focusing on how you feel, your clothes look and take measurements. Throw the scale in the trash bin.

Exactly. Although you probably are gaining some muscle just by being more active, which is great because muscles burn more calories than fat. I'm surprised our scale goes to the hundredths of a pound...you're worried about gaining less than an ounce.

Find a pair of jeans that feel a little snug, and try them on once a week. You'll notice that they will get a little looser every week!

Don't be discouraged!! I went through the same thing and I was losing inches, but actually gaining muscle. It depends on your body type. I wasn't doing any strength training also. But remember, crunches, work your abdominals and those are muscels too. Also walking can build leg and gluteal muscles, especially if your doing hills. Stick with it. Good luck to you.

Weigh yourself generally at the same time every time. I do it first thing in the morning after my normal routine, if you understand. If you exercise in the morning, weigh yourself after your morning exercise BEFORE drinking a lot of water. Water makes up a good part of your body weight. Don't get discoraged, just stick to your plan.

It has been two weeks since I weighed myself. Ive noticed a difference in my body. I feel great and less bloated. I do my exercise every other day or everyday depending on my schedule and watch my calorie intake. So this morning I figured, why not find out if I lost any lbs...I gained .04lb!!! I dont get it? Why do I feel like I lost some but yet the scale says NO!!! I am so discourage just thinking about this...I dont lift weights or anything that might turn into muscle, mostly treadmill and crunches.......can anyone explain pls???:sad:

Wait, .04lbs? As in, 4 hundredths of a pound? You realize that's a little over half an ounce, right (1lb = 16oz)? Your bodyweight can fluctuate by something like 2 POUNDS in a single day. That small of a difference can basically be attributed to whether or not you ate or drank anything before weighing yourself.

Honey, put that scale away. If you really want to weigh yourself, get one that doesn't go to that much precision. If you're getting worked up and discouraged over a half-ounce change on the scale, despite noticing other non-scale differences, then you'll do nothing but drive yourself insane with the scale you have.

That said, muscle (and muscle weight) is a GOOD thing, and will help you burn more fat/calories while you're not actively working out. I recommend consciously adding in some strength training (you don't need a gym to do this, either, check out the bodyweight training resources).