Gained 7 pounds in 5 years

[Anonymous]

7lbs over 5 years is not something I'd be worried about. You sound healthy, active and same clothing size.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is crazy. Your clothes all fit the same. You are doing cardio and strength training. So what's the issue? A number on a scale?

I don't understand OP's post. If she is weightlifting and doing cardio and her waist the same size, then . . . ? OP look at a picture of yourself in as skimpy clothes as possible from 5 years ago. Do you look heavier?

[Anonymous]

If your waist is the same size and you are gaining weight while weight lifting, you are gaining muscle.

[Anonymous]

Weight lifting is great for changing body composition but not great for shedding weight overall. I recommend adding cardio. Bike, run, swim, rowing machine, anything like that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:have you made any dietary changes? You need to reduce calories to lose weight. The less you have to lose the harder it is and the more vigilant of diet you typically need to be.

Op - no dietary changes. I probably drink less alcohol now than I did 5 years ago so I assume that’s a good thing!

I work out 5 days a week and walk my dog 7 days a week. Work outs range from running to lifting to biking. Walks are around 3 miles a day on top of work outs.

You can't out exercise a poor diet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is crazy. Your clothes all fit the same. You are doing cardio and strength training. So what's the issue? A number on a scale?

I don't understand OP's post. If she is weightlifting and doing cardio and her waist the same size, then . . . ? OP look at a picture of yourself in as skimpy clothes as possible from 5 years ago. Do you look heavier?

OP - sorry I am wondering why I am gaining weight on the scale when I can wear the same clothes and working out. I guess its just muscle? I cannot seem to get the scale to go lower. I probably look a little heavier but I assume a lot of that is because I had 3 kids in 5 years.

[Anonymous]

I can gain seven pounds from a weekend of pizza and beer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:that's not much

+1 I though OP was worries they weren't gaining enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is crazy. Your clothes all fit the same. You are doing cardio and strength training. So what's the issue? A number on a scale?

I don't understand OP's post. If she is weightlifting and doing cardio and her waist the same size, then . . . ? OP look at a picture of yourself in as skimpy clothes as possible from 5 years ago. Do you look heavier?

OP - sorry I am wondering why I am gaining weight on the scale when I can wear the same clothes and working out. I guess its just muscle? I cannot seem to get the scale to go lower. I probably look a little heavier but I assume a lot of that is because I had 3 kids in 5 years.

This is why scales are not the greatest measurements. You should also take pictures, measure your weight and wherever else you carry weight, get scanned, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is crazy. Your clothes all fit the same. You are doing cardio and strength training. So what's the issue? A number on a scale?

I don't understand OP's post. If she is weightlifting and doing cardio and her waist the same size, then . . . ? OP look at a picture of yourself in as skimpy clothes as possible from 5 years ago. Do you look heavier?

OP - sorry I am wondering why I am gaining weight on the scale when I can wear the same clothes and working out. I guess its just muscle? I cannot seem to get the scale to go lower. I probably look a little heavier but I assume a lot of that is because I had 3 kids in 5 years.

This is why scales are not the greatest measurements. You should also take pictures, measure your weight and wherever else you carry weight, get scanned, etc.

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This is why scales are not the greatest measurements. You should also take pictures, measure your waist and wherever else you carry weight, get scanned, etc.

[Anonymous]

I lost 7 pounds in two months!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's wrong with wearing a size 4 if that's what you always wore? Do you really feel like starving and buying new clothes? It sounds like the weight is probably muscle.

Maybe throw your scale away.

The current size 4 is larger than the size 4 of 20 years ago, and even larger than 40 years ago. That's because Americans continue to get fatter.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What's wrong with wearing a size 4 if that's what you always wore? Do you really feel like starving and buying new clothes? It sounds like the weight is probably muscle.

Maybe throw your scale away.

The current size 4 is larger than the size 4 of 20 years ago, and even larger than 40 years ago. That's because Americans continue to get fatter.

OP didn't wear a size 4 20 or 40 years ago. I could wear a 4 when I was anorexic and weighed 87 pounds in 1991 or so, but that doesn't mean I was a healthy weight and that current size 4s are fat cows who need to get down to a 00. I currently wear a 4 with a BMI of around 20.