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lookin2lose70
03-09-2009, 11:09 AM
Okay, I was just checking my measurements and wanted to run it by someone else to see if it sounds right. I took my measurements 3 times on each body part just to be sure. All total I am down 9.25 inches in less than a month, yet WI on Saturday said I was up 1.5 lbs from my start weight (SW 237, CW 238.5). Does this sound normal to lose so many inches yet gain weight?

I've been trying to get 12,000 steps in a day minimum with at least 30 minutes of moderate activity. All I've been doing is Leslie Sansone videos up until yesterday when I decided to up my workout a bit with a 4 week workout challenge from Exercise TV to give me a little variety.
MommaChocoLatte
03-09-2009, 11:46 AM
Yes it can be.
KimberleyW
03-09-2009, 11:46 AM
Yes, it *is* possible. It is normal to gain some weight when starting resistance training (lifting weights) as there is a lactic acid build up and the muscles will retain some water while they are repairing themselves. But it sounds like you've just been doing cardio which doesn't build muscle in and of itself but does help with toning around the body. So, the lost inches are much more likely from toning than from building actual muscle.

How has your OP status been in the past month? If you haven't been OP, you can likely explain the gain from increased glycogen stores from eating too much. Otherwise, it's a bit of a conundrum to not have lost any weight in the *first* month yet be down so many inches! It's normal as you get closer to goal to not see the scale move yet see the inches go down but not as normal at the beginning!!
purpleangel
03-09-2009, 12:05 PM
You've gotten some good advice from Kimberley.


Yes it can be. The weight you gained could have been muscle gain, muscle weighs more than fat and I've found it very common to lose more inches than actual weight.

Muscle does *not* weigh more than fat. A pound of feathers weighs the same as a pound of rocks. Muscle is denser than fat, so there's less of it to make up a pound.
MommaChocoLatte
03-09-2009, 12:09 PM
You've gotten some good advice from Kimberley.



Muscle does *not* weigh more than fat. A pound of feathers weighs the same as a pound of rocks. Muscle is denser than fat, so there's less of it to make up a pound.

I apologize.. I retract. That's what I *meant* to say. I'm jut gunna stop talking til I wake up more.
purpleangel
03-09-2009, 12:34 PM
I'm jut gunna stop talking til I wake up more.

LOL - you need more latte!! :bcb_grin
MommaChocoLatte
03-09-2009, 12:40 PM
LOL - you need more latte!! :bcb_grin

For Realz Yo :bcb_LOL: