Denise Dreyer Smith's Journal, 27 Nov 17

Working out hard makes you retain water due to overworked sore muscles. Don't judge your progress by the weight on a scale alone :) 

thanks BBO, have been training everyday for the last 4 weeks, and the scale doesn't want to budge, and the only time i eat something that Im not supposed to it skyrockets. sooo frustrating 

Dont Worry - you will be back on track - I know you can do this - I myself have had a bad week - not weekend - Have had another tooth abscess on the other side of my mouth and was not able to eat a lot of meat - was on pills and more pills so sick of pills already - getting better now - do expect a gain this week - dont worry before xmas we will be down atleast 4kg - Hou moed ons kan dit doen - Groete  

Denise when you eat carbs your body stores them as glycogen and for every 1gram of glycogen, your body stores 3g to 4g water. This is why we see the weight skyrocket after a little bit of eating offplan. Training everyday can cause weight to go up as you gain muscle mass. Don't stress about weight. As long as you are following your plan and being active, your body fat will drop and u will look slimmer and your measurements will show this loss :) 

Dankie Carike23, hoop jy voel gou beter! daar is darm nog 4 weke om te gaan voor kersfees so ons moet dit maar net maak werk dis altyd moeilik so naby aan die vakansie want dan is mens mos lus vir niks. moet net kop hou!! 

Thanks BBO for the breakdown. this actually clears it up(the 2kg gain over 2 days ) im sure by the end of the week i will be back at 101 kg *or hopefully less!! 

im up 2 kg too. ate cream and blueberries on oyr weekend trip. and only orotein. may have overdone my munching. 

You are welcome Denise. That's what we are here for! To share what we learnt with others so they can keep their sanity. 

BBO has it spot on. Initial weight gain or a spike after hard workouts means one thing: you are working your body, it will start to burn more calories to keep your muscles in an anabolic state. So, you've got this. Keep going. 

Thanks guys, i appreciate your input. this is gonna be a great week 

Dont ever think of exercise as punishment! You are rewarding yourself with good health.