Feels like I’m slimming down but gaining weight?

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Been working out for almost 10 days , minus weekends, and I’ve gone up 2.4lbs…..why? I make better choices and do insanity m-f and drink almost a gallon of water a day so idk what it could be other than my sleep, I don’t really get enough lol

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Youre probably losing fat but gaining muscle which weighs more but you will be slimmer. I find the easiest way to monitor is have some tight fitting pants and see how they feel week to week- weight isnt a good indicator of how your body is changing.

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Could be water weight from carbs or salt weight fluctuations. 
    Are you lifting weights?
     How often are you weighing? Do u weigh first thing in morning?

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Gaining muscle, it weight twice the amount as fat

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Your weight can fluctuate up to 5 pounds a day. Water. Urine. Feces. Food. Hormones. Etc. 
There are many things that can affect it as well. Water. Food. Lack of sleep. Anxiety. Depression. Stress. What you are eating. You may not be eating enough protein. Or you may be full of shit And need to empty your bowels. High Protein, high fiber, low salt, low sugar, eating foods that walk on the earth and grow on the earth. Less processed foods, natural sugars are OK like in fruits and vegetables, some people do macros, some people do calorie deficit, some people do intermittent fasting, some people do weight training, you have to figure out what works best for you. Obviously there’s no quick fix, and any of those programs that are 21 day fix are meant for things like a wedding or something coming up it’s not meant to be done over and over again, because it’s not sustainable. Years ago 18 maybe I did Herbalife, and back then it was shakes and teas and pills. But the minute you eat real food, you were Having diarrhea all night long. It got to the point that I didn’t want to eat or go out. I was miserable and obviously it was not sustainable. I may have lost 40 pounds, but the minute I got off the program, I gained it right back and more. Which is normal because you can’t go back to the same lifestyle you previously were using and not expect to get in the right back.￼ you also have to remember that you didn’t get it overnight, and you’re not gonna lose it overnight. You said you’ve been on it for 10 days, that’s not much, and I know in the beginning you see water weight come off, you see weight come off quickly so of course you do the numbers in your head thinking that it’s going to be a consistent thing that every single week I’m gonna lose 5 pounds or whatever it may be, but unfortunately weight loss is like a roller coaster, sometimes you gain, sometimes you lose, and sometimes the scale doesn’t move at all, sometimes you lose inches, sometimes you plateau, but that’s just your body‘s way of getting used to things, In the beginning you always lose the most, and depending on how much weight you actually￼ have to lose, it’s easier for somebody who weighs 300 pounds or 400 pounds to lose weight rapidly rather than it is somebody who is trying to lose that last 20 to 40 pounds. That’s why you see dramatic weight loss on those TV shows from the biggest loser and things like that because they had large amounts of weight to lose and they work them like a dog. Again I don’t know how much weight you were trying to lose, but like I said the less you have to lose, the harder it is. Back in 2018 I dropped 95 pounds in one year, from pregnancy, miscarriages, eating out every single night with my ex, you name it. I lost it by eating better, and walking in my own home, step together, step together, I danced in my kitchen and walked in my home, because I knew myself that the gym was not for me. I knew that I would find any excuse not to go from bad weather, costing too much, too many people, etc. at home, the only excuse with me. But I knew what was best for me, and I knew what would work for me, you know yourself best, and sometimes your body shifts, and sometimes it doesn’t, your body will eventually release what no longer serves you. Sometimes you need to increase your eating, sometimes you need to increase the type of foods you’re eating, sometimes you need to decrease things, but you need to figure that out by process of elimination. My eating has changed many times over the years, in 2018 I was doing protein shakes,￼￼￼ As of 2021, I haven’t had a protein shake, you do and your body will go through waves and you will figure it out, what used to work may not work anymore, I used to go anywhere from 2 to 8 hours a day and Zumba classes, and it got to a point where my body plateaued and it wouldn’t move for six months, sometimes things need to change and you got a shake things up and give your body time to adjust.

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It’s better to go by measurements than actually pounds, you can lose inches without even knowing it, so I’d start measuring and keeping the measurements in a note book!

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are you weighing everyday? it’s best to weigh once a week at the same time. water weight fluctuates ALOT everyday, so your weight gain probably isn’t accurate

Feels like I’m slimming down but gaining weight?

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