How???? Just how????

tinawharrison
tinawharrison Posts: 123
edited November 12 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi Guys!

I weighed in on Friday and then went away for 2 days doing karate... I trained for 6 hours and sweat buckets!
I weighed myself yesterday and i've put on 3 lbs, how??
So fed up! Working so hard and nothing seems to be working :(
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  • ToEKnee213
    ToEKnee213 Posts: 1,031 Member
    It may a combination of things...water weight, monthly cycle, muscle gain, etc.

    Try not to focus on the number on the scale (yes, its hard - I keep reminding myself the same thing). You may not be "losing" pounds & you are losing inches.

    Keep your chin up!
  • Tatyanne
    Tatyanne Posts: 471 Member
    you gain muscle!!! Muscle weights more that fat.
    Do not worry.
    Do not register only your weight, take you measurments also!
    When I started running I gain 3Kls (almost 7lbs) in a few months, and i noticed my legs were great and I lost some inches in several places :)

    Kisses
  • lambertj
    lambertj Posts: 675 Member
    Don't be discouraged, just take a look at my diary food notes, I weight in daily and log it as a food note, my weight (as well as everyone's) fluctuates wildly. For instance, I lost a full pound over night and I literally only did a 1/2 a workout yesterday - craziness. By keeping track like I do you see that weight loss isn't steady, its up a bit, down a bit and all over but it does come off. Hang in there.
  • beccarockslife
    beccarockslife Posts: 816 Member
    you gain muscle!!! Muscle weights more that fat.
    Do not worry.
    Do not register only your weight, take you measurments also!
    When I started running I gain 3Kls (almost 7lbs) in a few months, and i noticed my legs were great and I lost some inches in several places :)

    Kisses

    Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat. It's denser. 1lb of fat and 1lb of muscle weigh 1lb each. You also don't gain it overnight, it takes considerable effort to gain muscle especially on a calorie deficit.

    Most likely you are holding some water weight. When you stress your muscles they tear in tiny amounts, water floods those areas to repair them.

    Drink loads of water. Flush it out. The scale will follow eventually.
  • tinawharrison
    tinawharrison Posts: 123
    Thanks guys, just finding this so hard. It's been either 1lb a week or nothing since the end of january and now putting weight on!! Hard to keep motivated and not head for the junk food!!
  • crl0519
    crl0519 Posts: 7 Member
    Don't weigh yourself too often either...it just makes you crazy!!! I only check my weight once a week, usually Friday morning and take it from there. Pay attention to how you're feeling more than what the number is.
  • tinawharrison
    tinawharrison Posts: 123
    I usually weigh myself every Friday too... I was just interested to see how an intense weekend of training would affect my body! Wish I hadn't bothered now :(
  • Radcliffe83
    Radcliffe83 Posts: 82
    water and food, gone for a poo recently?
  • LethaSue
    LethaSue Posts: 285 Member
    When you exercise alot it makes your muscles sore, when they are sore and injured, they retain water. It will let and and you will drop it.
  • econut2000
    econut2000 Posts: 395 Member
    Keep your chin up, your doing great! I've been the same weight (up and down 5lbs) since January 29th. Is it frustrating? A bit, however, I have lost an entire pant size since and because of a disability I'm not even able to exercise regularly. If I'm not exercising and still managed to lose a whole pant size, you are certainly going to lose inches if you're doing karate regularly! Put the scale away and use your measurements or a pair of pants as a guide as to how your weight loss is going! People can't see your weight BUT they see how your clothes fit so that's what really counts, right?!?! :smile:
  • tinawharrison
    tinawharrison Posts: 123
    My muscles in my legs are certainly sore!! And yes, frustrating is one word we could use!! I keep thinking i'm determined but it's slowly chipping away at my motivation!
  • MrsSherrill
    MrsSherrill Posts: 58
    you gain muscle!!! Muscle weights more that fat.
    Do not worry.
    Do not register only your weight, take you measurments also!
    When I started running I gain 3Kls (almost 7lbs) in a few months, and i noticed my legs were great and I lost some inches in several places :)

    Kisses

    OMG, seriously? NO, muscle doesnt weigh more than fat. one pound of something vs. one pound of something else is still one pound!!!!!! havent we already learned this by now!!
    And No, you didnt gain muscle!!
    its just water weight!!
    it takes ALOT of time and ALOT of training to gain muscle mass, look at weight lifters and how long it takes them to get to where they are!

    its just water weight trust me!

    anytime you start a new workout your muscles need more water and fuel to repaire therfore it will hold on to the water for recovery. it will go away in a few days.

    http://bankshealth.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/weight-gain-with-new-exercise-programs/

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/393797-water-retention-after-resistance-training
  • olong
    olong Posts: 255 Member
    you gain muscle!!! Muscle weights more that fat.
    Do not worry.
    Do not register only your weight, take you measurments also!
    When I started running I gain 3Kls (almost 7lbs) in a few months, and i noticed my legs were great and I lost some inches in several places :)

    Kisses

    Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat. It's denser. 1lb of fat and 1lb of muscle weigh 1lb each. You also don't gain it overnight, it takes considerable effort to gain muscle especially on a calorie deficit.

    Most likely you are holding some water weight. When you stress your muscles they tear in tiny amounts, water floods those areas to repair them.

    Drink loads of water. Flush it out. The scale will follow eventually.

    Right... 1lb of muscle and 1lb of fat have different volumes, that's why it is said that muscle weighs more than fat - that one lb of fat takes up more space in the body than any 1 lg of muscle. If you have equals volumes of fat and muscle, the weight of the muscle will be more. Why in the world do people have problems with this concept?!?!?!
  • Chairless
    Chairless Posts: 583 Member
    you gain muscle!!! Muscle weights more that fat.
    Do not worry.
    Do not register only your weight, take you measurments also!
    When I started running I gain 3Kls (almost 7lbs) in a few months, and i noticed my legs were great and I lost some inches in several places :)

    Kisses

    Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat. It's denser. 1lb of fat and 1lb of muscle weigh 1lb each. You also don't gain it overnight, it takes considerable effort to gain muscle especially on a calorie deficit.

    Most likely you are holding some water weight. When you stress your muscles they tear in tiny amounts, water floods those areas to repair them.

    Drink loads of water. Flush it out. The scale will follow eventually.

    says it all really
  • Tatyanne
    Tatyanne Posts: 471 Member
    sorry, you are correct...one pound is always a pound (fat, muscles or even feathers... :blushing:
    Muscle is much more dense than fat, so that, by volume, it seems to weigh more. That was i was thinking when wrote it :)
    Tks for the correction.

    Kisses,
    Tatyanne
  • tinawharrison
    tinawharrison Posts: 123
    I knew what you meant :)
  • Witchmoo
    Witchmoo Posts: 261 Member
    water and food, gone for a poo recently?

    I'm so glad I'm not the only one that asks this question lol!
  • sailorsiren13
    sailorsiren13 Posts: 460
    My muscles in my legs are certainly sore!! And yes, frustrating is one word we could use!! I keep thinking i'm determined but it's slowly chipping away at my motivation!
    <---- This is me- It does chip away at your motivation. I haven't been able to lose for months the scale isn't moving but the inches are makes absolutely no sense to me. No matter how many different ways or how someone says the scale doesn't matter it does to me. or they try to explain the science makes no sense. But i will keep plugging along to set a good example for my kids! Keep up the good work Sounds like your on the right path!
  • tinawharrison
    tinawharrison Posts: 123
    I've been for a poo!!! :D
  • micls
    micls Posts: 234
    Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat. It's denser. 1lb of fat and 1lb of muscle weigh 1lb each.

    This is very pedantic.

    When people say x weighs more than x they mean by density/volume. They obviously don't mean 1lb is more than 1lb, that is obvious.

    People will say bricks weigh more than feathers, and muscle weighs more than fat. It's simply a shorthand way to say a certain volume of one thing weighs more than a certain volume of another.
  • iluxoxo211
    iluxoxo211 Posts: 241 Member
    Give yourself a few days till you freak out...trustttttttttttt me I had the exact same issue going on many many times and its when you give up that you ruin your diet...you know that you are doing great so dont focus on what the number is saying just keep doing what your doing & it will deff come off!
  • DarrenSeeley
    DarrenSeeley Posts: 41 Member
    As others have said it will NOT be muscle gain. You will not put on muscle in a maintenance or calorie deficit. If you feel you haven't eaten 10500 calories more than you've burned then it will all even out in time.

    It is likely to be water weight. Water is THE most important thing for our bodies, which is why you will die a lot sooner without it than without food.

    Because of this the body get very possessive about it (and rightly so). It will hold onto water if it feels either it will need more to do its general work (transportation, temperature regulation, muscle repair etc), or if if feels in short supply.

    It is therefore important to make sure you are fully hydrated for normal functions as well replacing what you've sweated during exercise etc. In this way you will maintain an equilibrium.

    best wishes
  • sarahjean222
    sarahjean222 Posts: 8
    When I know I'm going to be stepping up my workout regime, I skip a week weighing in. It can be frustrated for all the above reasons. Make sure you are tracking your inches. Something I found while my body is going through changes is the circumference of my lower abs is growing!!! Then I realized my butt is no longer hanging down mid-thigh and is actually lifted now, causing my ghetto-booty to be perky, but adding some girth to my lower back. As funny as it sounds, I'm saying that to point out this: Look at yourself objectively. Your body will go through changes, some good (J-Lo watch out - you're backside is gonna have some competition!) and some not exactly as you hoped for! (OMG! Did my boobs run away?!) You are changing. You are getting healthier! And you can make it to your goals!!! Good luck as you continue your journey!
  • HonkyTonks
    HonkyTonks Posts: 1,193 Member
    As others have said it will NOT be muscle gain. You will not put on muscle in a maintenance or calorie deficit. If you feel you haven't eaten 10500 calories more than you've burned then it will all even out in time.

    It is likely to be water weight. Water is THE most important thing for our bodies, which is why you will die a lot sooner without it than without food.

    Because of this the body get very possessive about it (and rightly so). It will hold onto water if it feels either it will need more to do its general work (transportation, temperature regulation, muscle repair etc), or if if feels in short supply.

    It is therefore important to make sure you are fully hydrated for normal functions as well replacing what you've sweated during exercise etc. In this way you will maintain an equilibrium.

    best wishes

    Good post. Water will make our weight fluctuate a lot, sometimes it'll be 1lbs, or 2lbs, or 3lbs, or 5lbs.. You've lost 10kilograms so far so you're doing something right. Just be patient and ride it out!
  • tinawharrison
    tinawharrison Posts: 123
    Thanks guys, your encouragement means a lot! So, onwards and upwards and off for a swim!! :happy:
  • EllieMo
    EllieMo Posts: 131 Member
    Probably mostly water retention. Damaged muscle fibres retain water during the repair process so there will be a gain in weight after intense exercise. A loss will show after a few days when the muscles have had time to repair, provided in the meantime you haven't stuffed your face!! :)
  • Sassi50
    Sassi50 Posts: 67 Member
    I have been diligent with my food for the past weeks, and over the course of this weekend alone I walked and hiked over 25km. Am I sore? Well, my calves are very tight. Did I drink all of the water that I could? Let's just say GALLONS! Did the scale register a loss? Nope, NOT YET! Do I know that it will? Definitely.....I know that my muscles are healing and holding onto water, so the scale will show my hard work in a few days....but then again, I will be back out there adding more milage, so the scale is not going to be the best judge.

    The moral of the story? Don't let the scale determine how well you are doing....take your measurments, listen to your breathing when you are working out (is it getting easier to carry on a convo while you exercise?), how do you feel.....like you are getting healthier? No one but you sees the number on the scale, so don't let it determine how you are doing!!!!!
  • whutzup1
    whutzup1 Posts: 96 Member
    I have been diligent with my food for the past weeks, and over the course of this weekend alone I walked and hiked over 25km. Am I sore? Well, my calves are very tight. Did I drink all of the water that I could? Let's just say GALLONS! Did the scale register a loss? Nope, NOT YET! Do I know that it will? Definitely.....I know that my muscles are healing and holding onto water, so the scale will show my hard work in a few days....but then again, I will be back out there adding more milage, so the scale is not going to be the best judge.

    The moral of the story? Don't let the scale determine how well you are doing....take your measurments, listen to your breathing when you are working out (is it getting easier to carry on a convo while you exercise?), how do you feel.....like you are getting healthier? No one but you sees the number on the scale, so don't let it determine how you are doing!!!!!


    Very Well Put.... Thanks
  • ChristineDiet
    ChristineDiet Posts: 719 Member
    It's happened to me too! I've upped my exercise, drink at least 2-3 litres of water per day, eat between 1200 and my BMR 1580 cals per day and I got weighed yesterday and gained 4lbs.

    people tell me it's either water or muscle.

    It is frustrating but I have lost some in inches.

    Have you been measuring yourself?

    Good luck. x
  • beccarockslife
    beccarockslife Posts: 816 Member
    Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat. It's denser. 1lb of fat and 1lb of muscle weigh 1lb each.

    This is very pedantic.

    When people say x weighs more than x they mean by density/volume. They obviously don't mean 1lb is more than 1lb, that is obvious.

    People will say bricks weigh more than feathers, and muscle weighs more than fat. It's simply a shorthand way to say a certain volume of one thing weighs more than a certain volume of another.

    Or you could just say the right thing. Accuracy is important when giving advice to someone. You don't know that they will understand your short hand. If I'm a pendant, I'm a correct one :P
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