Why don't I look my weight? I keep gaining weight but don't see it? Is it water?

[Anonymous]

I'm 5'2" and I've always been skinny until recently (was 95-100 pounds) but gradually gained weight. I hit 113 and thought I looked fine like that.

Well... my diet has not changed... and yet I'm gaining weight. I started working out (squats, deadlifts and such) about 2 weeks ago and while I have slight results it isn't enough to explain why the scale says 125?

I don't look 125 at all. I don't look any different than I did when I was 113. To be sure I compared my measurements from when I was 113 to now. I was a 32-26-37 and now I'm 32-26-38. My thighs and calves are the same. NOTHING looks bigger! I've even compared pics and I look the same. How can one inch in the butt = 12 pounds? It doesn't.

Can this be like water weight or something? I'm confused and I HATE that the scale says that. I'm suppppppeeeerrr confused someone pls explain...

[Anonymous]

Muscle weighs more than fat
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paleozonenutrition.com/.../fat-vs-muscle.jpg
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and it can also be some water weight (up to 5 pounds in water weight alone actually) combined with that.

You see it yourself your measurements stayed about the same so if you think about it and look at the first picture I posted you can see how to fill up the same amount of space with all that muscle instead of that fat it takes a lot more muscle than it does fat.

[Asker]

I guess it's just cause nothing really LOOKS more defined, but eh, I guess it doesn't take much to add up, you know? I also read that when beginning an exercise regimen, muscles start releasing fluids. that, plus water weight, plus a little muscle might be the cause. thanks!

[Asker]

Figured it out. Scale was broken. It said my 15lb kettlebell was 23.

[EyeSeaYew]

Have you been getting more muscular from exercising? If so, that is a likely reason why you've gained some weight but don't actually see yourself getting fatter. Muscle does not weigh more than fat, but it is denser than fat. So by getting fit and building that dense muscle mass while shedding the body fat, the number you see on the scale may increase, whereas your body fat percentage will decrease.

[Asker]

I don't see any muscle tbh

[EyeSeaYew]

When you're a healthy weight, though, I think it's better to focus on what you actually see in the mirror than on the number on the scale. If you see your hips getting bigger or your waist expanding, or you simply look in the mirror and would prefer to be slimmer, then do something about it. Easier to go by sight than by numbers on a scale.

[EyeSeaYew]

Seeing muscle requires losing the body fat which is covering the muscle, which you may not have lost a significant enough amount of in 2 weeks. But the muscle could be starting to build up underneath.

[mutedaisy]

That's because 13 pounds isn't much of a difference in weight... I think that is why you don't see it. If you put on 30lbs you would see it. :o

[Asker]

13 pounds is definitely enough to notice tho. Especially on someone who is 5'2"... none of my measurements changed except one inch... so where is the weight?

[mutedaisy]

If you are working out it is the muscle that is replacing the fat. You won't look so different, but you'll be denser, so you're weight will increase.

[Asker]

alright, thanks. still super annoying! ah

[Asker]

It was my scale... it said my 15lb kettlebell is 23 haha

[mutedaisy]

Lol, that explains a lot XD

[mutedaisy]

Thank you for mho :0

[Anonymous]

Probably muscle and water, if you cut out salts for like a week you'd probably drop back down to like 110 but if you've started working out it's not surprising you put on some weight you're getting swoll babe

[Asker]

I probably should eat less salt anyway. but I don't see the muscle at all. oh well. thanks!

[Opinion Owner]

Ya sometimes the muscle isn't noticeable it's just how firm your muscles are for example your legs might be a lot more solid than they were like 1 month ago so that's probably what's happened here.

[vet31bSoldier]

Dont forget, muscle weighs more than fat.

And.. just b/c you don't see it, doesn't mean it isn't there.

[Asker]

I doubt 13 pounds of muscle is invisible

[vet31bSoldier]

I didn't say just muscle. it was a general "it" ... such as fat/ muscle, etc.

Plus, as you are gaining muscle, your body burns away some of the fat. So muscle is taking place of the fat. Which could explain why you don't look bigger

[Asker]

I guess so. thanks

[Asker]

Its my scale! Pre poop, it said I was 120. Post-poop 128. Less than an hour later, 124.

I used the other one and it says 117.

[Asker]

Then I put my 15 pound kettlebell on it and it said it was 23!

[Anonymous]

Welcome to the "High Estrogen" part of your monthly cycle... where your uterus is making a comfy soft home for any little babies you and your partner might conceive... which means you'll be like 10lbs fatter than normal... give it a week or so and you should shrink back to normal. Relax.

[Asker]

haha, I don't think that's the case, because I typically don't experience this much weight gain any time during my cycle :/

[Opinion Owner]

Then get your thyroid and blood sugar levels checked because you are most likely not balanced...

[Asker]

I had my thyroid checked recently for other reasons, and I don't think I'm diabetic... diabetics typically lose weight randomly. Idk, it's not fat, and I don't see muscle, my guess is that it's water.

[Opinion Owner]

Than you most likely are at an unusually high metabolic state.. WHY>? I have NO FUCKING CLUE BUT Your monthly or other hormonal reasons could be to blame.. Sooooo at anY rate, eat a cheese stake sub as it will most likely help you balance your light weight problem. ? BUT FOR SURE! IN your free time see a doctor because your metabolism is going to significantly damage your heart health and leave you in a "bad way".. just sayin

[Asker]

Errr... what? How is this an issue of a high metabolism? I said I was GAINING weight... not rapidly losing weight or not gaining any. A high metabolism makes it difficult to put on weight. It doesn't make you put on 13 pounds out of nowhere.

I think you're confused...

[Asker]

and how is it a "light weight problem"? I'm 125 pounds... I'm far from underweight. I think you are very confused and misinformed.

[Opinion Owner]

With Hyperthyroidism... Your Thyroid OVER reacts to the point that it "dies out" because of mere EXAUHSTION and you become a "hypothyroid person" (which means your thyroid gland is so slow and overused to the point of becoming a defective thyroid gland and there for unable to burn ANY calories ATTT ALLLLL essentially... this perfect thyroid storm is usually what happens when a female gains weight for no reason at all...

[Asker]

yeah she would gain fat. I am not gaining fat. and like I just said I already had my thyroid checked. And you still seem to think I have a thyroid issue?

[Opinion Owner]

OK so the most likely culprit of thyroid issues has been ruled out... Let me ask you a few questions then... 1) How old are you?
2) How long have you been on the "pill"? or any other form of "hormonal contraceptive"?
3) Have you already conceived or nah>?

[Asker]

1. 18
2. A little over a year
3. Conceived? I'm not pregnant if that's what you mean. I am a virgin.

[bubble_tea]

it's muscles and water.. skinny iceskaters weigh much more than skinny fashion models.

[Anonymous]

How did you get to 113, that's my goal. I'm the same height, what's your secret

[Asker]

I'm actually 117 (scale was broken.)
Its just my metabolism/genetics. If you want diet tips tho come off anon and I'll message you

[Klaatu51]

water doesn't give you weight