Muscle repair, inflammation and water retention are factors and fluctuations can be up to 10 pounds at a time!
From the earlier article link I shared:
Have you been exercising and eating clean, but when you step on the scale, it says you've gained a few pounds? While it can be easy to let a higher number on the scale screw with your head (especially if you feel you've been doing all the 'right' things), it isn't cause for panic.
Weight Gain from Muscle vs. Fat
The scale says nothing about your fitness level or body composition.
As noted above, the scale can't tell you how much of your body weight is muscle versus fat, which means if your goal is to improve your fitness level, it's not the best tool for measuring improvements. (Related: 10 Ditch-the-Scale Ways to Tell If You're Losing Weight)
"If someone is trying to improve their fitness, they should ignore the scale and pay more attention to objective measurement tools like body composition to track their progress," Dolgan says.
While weighing yourself can be one way to track your progress, it shouldn't be the only way. And it certainly isn't worth obsessing over with daily weigh-ins (and, as a result, fretting about gaining weight while working out and eating healthy). Don't forget, Dolgan says, losing pounds on the scale does not mean that you are more fit—it just means you are lighter, which doesn't mean much at all. And keep in mind that if you're exercising but gaining weight, it could be that your workouts are effective, but you need to get your diet in check to see weight loss results. (That's just one of the reasons you aren't losing belly fat.)
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