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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To gain fat or muscle you need to be eating in a calorie surplus. So in short, you gained weight because you are eating more calories than you were burning. Now could some of that weight gain could be muscle, yes, but putting on 2+ lbs of muscle is not easy, so my bet would be it's mostly fat. Now if you like how you look and feel, and if your clothes are fitting better then forget about the scale and a few pounds. [/quote]

Um, nope.

You can gain muscle without eating a calorie surplus - you just have to focus on getting enough protein, which is what builds muscle.

Pilates will strengthen muscle and help build it if you’re eating properly.

Don’t worry about the number on the scale so much as the way clothes are fitting. It’s possible to be the ‘right’ number on the scale and a weakling too. You can also get lots of cardio and be weak. As we  age our muscle mass diminishes more and more rapidly year after year - you have to work at keeping it, and Pilates is a great exercise for that.

I work with elders and it’s made me realize how incredibly important it is to keep that muscle mass intact. I’ve cared for lots of slender ladies and men who struggle to get up and down from a chair because they’ve let their muscle tone go to shit. Learn to love Pilates - and some gentle weight training - and not only will your clothes fit well, you’ll stave off dependency on others as you age.[/quote]

You might gain some muscle in a deficit if all stars align but you will not gain weight, because you will shed fat and likely more of it than what you add in muscle mass. OP says she is heavier which  implies she was in a surplus. [/quote]

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