Gaining inches, not gaining weight
Girls, help me!
I've reached my goal weight about a week ago. Since then, I've tried to adhere to my exercising schedule, 30 mins every day (though not as religiously as before), but I've definitely eaten more. I figured I had to find the consumption level at which I maintained, and if it turned out to be too much I could always re-lose 1 or 2 lbs.
Well, there is definitely something fishy going on. My weight is still a shining 142 lbs. But I have gained inches! Some pants do not fit as well as they used to. I'm convinced I look bigger, this might be due to mood if it was one day, but I have found this for 4 days consistently. My mom also thinks I look bigger. I was finally starting to like my own reflection, but I like it less now. I don't have measures to back it up, but I'm pretty sure I really gained some fat tissue. My muscles, ribs and clavicles are less prominent than before.
Can anyone explain to me how this is possible? I mean, physiologically? Muscle doesn't waste that fast, right?
The only explanation I can think of myself is the fact that I have been menstruating for the past 14 days. I have a Mirena IUD and my periods come at odd times; sometimes nothing for 6 months or so and sometimes I have 2 week periods every 2 months (like now). This might be doing odd things to my water retention (does that even show on the outside?) but then I'd expect the scale to show this too.
Help me! I don't understand my body any more. I've gone back to my weight loss schedule because I don't really want to find out I gained 10 lbs all of a sudden, but I don't really intend to lose more. I don't want to become a stick figure with saggy breasts.
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