Hi, I'm new. Now that's outta the way, I have some complaining to do, and then a question.
I began counting calories on Sunday. In addition to counting calories, I'm generally trying to eat whole foods and stay away from sugars and white flour etc. From Sunday until today I have managed to keep calories between 1,300 and 1,500 per day and I have written down everything I put in my mouth. So, go me.
Monday I started working out. It wasn't the first workout of my life, but it might as well have been. I used to be very active, but then life got in the way (I let it, I know). The point is, I'm back with a vengance. I worked out Monday, Wednesday and again last night. What did I do? I got on the treadmill and did intervals of running/walking/walking on a steep incline. How long? 30-40 minutes. I was sweating, huffing and puffing, genuinely giving 100% and feeling great. The plan is to work up to 60 minutes of cardio and to add in 3 days of weight training starting next week. This week was just about me starting to move again and trying to make a new after work routine.
I'm sore. My abs are sore and my legs are sore, so I know I was working hard enough.
Here's the deal though. I hop on the scale this morning...after my morning tinkle and before breakfast and nekkid as a jay bird. I'm not saying I was expecting a 5 pound loss or anything...but nuthin'. I get nuthin. I'm the same as I was Saturday morning.
I realize that five days of being perfectly on plan and working out doesn't seem like a HUGE deal but it just seems like since it's such a stark change to my normal routine I should have seen SOME loss so far.
I'm not giving up or anything irrational like that. I just wonder if any of you had the same experience at the beginning? Is it possible I'm retaining water because my muscles are sore? What the what is going on?
Thanks for listening and for any advice.