Weight Gain?
As a rule, if I have questions about diet, training etc. I usually research it myself from whatever sources are available..and there is a multitude including here on this site. However, I have asked a couple of women questions here and they were answered promptly and efficiently. I do hesitate to ask too often for fear I might be thought foolish or naive or any other choice of adjective you might think of even though a good majority of you are well versed and knowledgeable in the above areas. Even with all my reading, I am stumped on this one. I weighed 165 pounds back in February and went down steadily, pound or two a week until I hit 147. I stayed at that weight for whatever reasons for about three weeks and yet I didn’t panic. I went ahead and continued doing what I had been doing , or if I altered something I wasn’ too aware of it and the weight began dropping again, same pattern as before until last week when I reached 131. I did weigh myself today and by the way, I usually only do that every two weeks and the scale registered 133. Hmmm..so, I began evaluating why. I don’t have a cheat day even from the beginning. Sometimes I will have a cheat something..meaning a salad dressing I don’t ever use or maybe a half bowl of a cream soup that’s not very healthy..you get the picture. I had started carb cycling and didn’t do as much cardio recently as I should’ve, isn’t the TOM either. As far as training, I’ve been lifting a lot heavier, alternating heavy and moderate workouts depending on how I feel and so forth. I don’t believe I’m obsessing just questioning. Is a couple of pounds here and there like this considered normal? I basically only have ten more to lose so is this usual for those last few pounds? Any ideas, suggestions, comments and yes…even constructive criticisms will do nicely please.
September 4, 2008 at 9:09 am
I’ll share my personal experience:
Cycling a couple of lbs here and there is very normal. I personally cycle anywhere from 3-6 lbs daily based on water intake and they type of foods eaten.
Based on what you outlined if you have been working out with weights with more intesity you may have gained muscle mass, which weighs more than fat, so that’s a good thing.
I would also recommend using a measuring tape to measure your success as well. Measure around your waist, hipsm chest, arms and legs. Sometimes the scale will not move but the shape of your body will.
Hope this helps
September 27, 2008 at 9:38 am
As the person before said, it is normal to go up and down a couple of pounds and even more for women (that time of the month and all that hormonal stuff) and as you are training with heavier weights….that right there is the key, you’ve gained muscle mass/lean mass not fat…and a couple of pounds is nothing to fret about really, could be excess water or even a meal that hasn’t passed through your system yet…use the fit of your clothes, even the tape measure to see the difference…I’ve been lighter than I am now and not nearly as toned or slim/lean in the past simply because I was carrying more fat on my frame. I’ve just gained 2 pounds and I know it is muscle because my clothes are still as comfy and even a little looser than before in some places (apart from the legs, but that must be where I gained the lean mass perhaps?)