Re started calorie counting and rigorously working out and my weight has gone up 2 pounds in 1.5 weeks. Am I doing something wrong or is this normal? I'm trying to lose 10 pounds

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Go by body measurements and how your pants fit, not the scale.

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Muscle?

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Also remember fat always appears more than muscle of same weight

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Throw out the scale and focus on being fit. You should like what you see in the mirror.

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Look into tracker macros rather than calories, calories don’t paint the full picture (ex: Coca Cola has less calories than orange juice but is obviously much worse for you)

2 lbs can just be fluctuation. Water, hormones, etc. Keep at it and give it more than a few days.

Keep at it and don't look at the scale for six months. Don't try to guage anything from weekly fluctuations.

Totally agree with the others here - remember that we go through hormonal changes during the month and as such your body weight is going to fluctuate no matter what. I’ve gained a lot of lbs since starting to weight lift, but like how I look so much more!

It’s probably because you’re inflamed from your workouts. Just keep chugging along you’re fine :)

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