That's odd..

yellowpear
yellowpear Posts: 137 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Um.. For the past 1 week, I seemed to be gaining inches rather than losing. That's odd. I am regularly going for walking (no weights, only brisk walk) & watching what I eat. My tops seemed to have gotten a little tighter... esp. around my arms, tummy & thighs. Altogether I feel swollen. I am also drinking enough water. What could be causing this?

Weight: 174 lbs
Height: 5 2"
Female, 28 yrs old

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  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    Your weight is going to fluctuate (size too). This is normal. Just stick to your plan and try not to measure or weigh yourself too often.
  • sandown12
    sandown12 Posts: 648 Member
    My boobies arent going down Ive lost 4inches on my waist and 3inches on my hips but 1 on my boobs in 12 weeks?
    As said just carry on it will come off eventually x
  • jaynepickle
    jaynepickle Posts: 47 Member
    Too much sodium could be causing you to retain more water.

    And, I don't know if this is a possibility, but could you be pregnant or are you expecting AF anytime soon? I know whenever I get pregnant I don't gain weight for the first 3-4 months, but my waist and hips get bigger...
  • emmabrackpool
    emmabrackpool Posts: 61 Member
    if its your 'time of the month' that could be the reason - ive seen me bloat up more than 10lbs the week before it happens
  • yellowpear
    yellowpear Posts: 137 Member
    Nope.. It is not AF... 11 days more for that.. & I normally feel bloated only a few days before AF. & too early to show any changes because of pregnancy (& not keeping hopes high since I have PCOD). Not sodium either because I don't have much of salty food.
    :(
  • TrishJimenez
    TrishJimenez Posts: 561 Member
    I know you said you dont care for salty foods, but there is a lot of sodium hidden in a lot of foods. just a possibility
  • braign
    braign Posts: 89
    I find that now I'm working out more, I become exhausted and can't suck in my tummy and pretend i'm not fat any more! So my tops feel tighter because of that sometimes lol
  • Awkward30
    Awkward30 Posts: 1,927 Member
    If you just started working out, it could be water weight. You would have had to be really sedentary for just walking to break down your muscles enough to cause water retention, but I suppose its possible.

    And because it is my personal mission to get all ladies to lift, I'll mention that if you want to keep the muscle you do have and just lose fat, you should weight train. Without weight training, up to 1/4 of the weight you lose can be muscle. Using somewhat crude bodyfat measures, I'm pretty sure I lost 7 lbs of muscle in my first 30 pounds do to not providing a stimulus to tell my body it needs to keep its muscle. I've gained almost a pound of muscle since I started lifting, while still losing weight.
  • yellowpear
    yellowpear Posts: 137 Member
    Thank you all.. feeling a little better by today..
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