Gaining weight while dieting?

Question
hi, i seem to be gaining weight while dieting. i started of by writing down everything that i eat for a week to see what my maintenance intake would be. I took that amount and subtracted 15% to keep my weight loss healthy, i planned my meals to start of breakfast with the biggest meal of the day and as the day goes by every meal gets a bit smaller. I am taking in 6 meals a day witch is 40% carbs, 40% protein and 20% fat. I started to use some supplements with and a meal replacement to use during the day.I am not training that much and started to experiment with the vibration training machine. After 2 weeks of following this eating programe with not much Training but keeping it really healthy i seem to be gaining weight, I made the mistake of not taking my mesurments when i started but it really feels like i lost somethings and i see that in my clothes, am i doing something wrong or is it posible that my weight stays the same but i am losing some fat percentage?

Answer
Hi, Laura

Based on what you've said, it does sound like you've lost body fat and increased muscle mass.

Now, if that is the case, you won't see much of a difference on the number on the scale, but you will feel it in the way your clothes feel and your increased energy.

Don't worry you didn't take your measurements before.  Take them now and look at your progress every 4 weeks or so with the measurements.  As for the scale, you can really just toss it.  But if you must know the number, then only weigh yourself once per week (the same day each week and preferably in the morning when you first wake up).

I had a similar experience to yours where I needed to lose weight.  I thought I had lost a lot of weight because I had gone down 4 pant sizes and 2 shirt sizes.  In reality, I had only lost 13 pounds when I was weighed in at the doctor's office (2 different scales).

So, I do understand.

Make sure that your carb intake is sufficient for your activity level.  Unless you are really sensitive to something, you should be able to get away with 60% carbs.  This is because your body uses carbs, not protein, as its primary source of energy.  Make sure your carbs are complex and that you include plenty of sources of fiber as well.  Simple carbs are okay as long as it's not white, processed food such as white rice, white bread, white pasta, etc.

One last thing.  Sometimes it takes more than 2 weeks to really see a difference in your body past losing just water weight.  See where you are 6-8 weeks from now and make adjustments based on those results.

I hope that helps.

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