Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Pants are waaay tighter after 2 weeks of diet/exercise, what's going on? (First time poster)

Hey, new to this subreddit. 28F, 5'9, SW: 145, CW: 142, GW: Somewhere between 130 and 125. More interested in inches lost and how I look rather than the number on the scale.

I used to yo-yo between very thin and average by dieting, but over the past three years I've gotten a bit chubby. I'm trying to nip the weight gain in the bud before my metabolism slows even more and instead of stupid crash dieting with a bit of cardio thrown in like I did in the past, I'm attempting to get slim and trim with healthy diet and a mixture of cardio and strength training.

I've been going to the gym for two weeks now, 6 days a week. Eating about 1200 calories a day, lots of protein, have cut out soda/junk from my diet. At the gym, I start out by doing 35-50 minutes on the elliptical (interval training), move on to do about three to four sets of 15 to 20 reps on various (usually 3-4 that focus on core, arms, thighs) weight machines and finish with some stretching.

I'm very familiar with the fact that muscle weighs more than fat and I'm not fixated on the scale. I'm interested in becoming toned rather than just skinny, plus I want the metabolism boost that more muscle provides. However, people typically speak of noticing lost inches with an increase in weight...again, I understand that muscle weighs more than fat...but I'm noticing the opposite. I put on a pair of pants today that were uncomfortably tight before I started dieting/exercising. I've already noticed an increase in toned muscle and fat loss when I look in the mirror, so when I put on these pants, I expected them to fit even a tad better.

Nope. They somehow felt EVEN TIGHTER than they did two weeks ago. I'd expected, at worst, no change in how they'd fit, but this was actually kind of crushing. I've been focusing more on cardio for the fat loss benefits, so I don't think that I'm lifting enough for it to be a significant increase in muscle bulk without at least losing the layer of fat over it first. I'm feeling pretty bummed, am I doing something wrong? Why am I experiencing the opposite of everybody's 'I lost three inches but lost zero pounds!' experience? I understand that I shouldn't expect a miraculous change in just two weeks, but...damn...tighter pants?

Any insight would be awesome.

Edit: I just want to point out that I'm being very conscious of my calorie intake. I've calculated my BMR, recommended daily caloric intake, am counting calories, I'm not overindulging after the gym due to increased hunger, I'm making sure to cut back sugar and fat. Even the Muscle Milk I've bought after three workouts for the extra protein wouldn't explain it considering that I buy the low calorie (100 cals.) Version, plus, I've only drank it three times in 14 days. I can't blame my diet. Ughhh, what's going on. I can see changes, albeit small ones, in my body, so why do my clothes hate me?

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