222: Weight Gain When You're Doing The Work

<p>There is very little that is more frustrating than feeling like you're doing the work for fat loss, practicing self-discipline and putting forth your best effort only to step on the scale and see that it has gone up!</p> <p>Today I want to share my answer to a listener emailed to ask, "Why am I gaining weight?" after being active and eating fat loss friendly meals.</p> <p>Her email to me has something for everyone - questions about consistency, activity levels and clean eating. Here's her email and today's podcast shares my in depth answer.</p> <p>Hi. I listened to the podcast on motivation and I'm working my way through the breaking barriers. But, here is what I notice, I am consistent and I do believe I can lose weight. But I've gained 2 pounds since Saturday while staying consistent with my 10000 steps and fat friendly meals. I even walked 7 miles yesterday. Any thoughts?</p> <p>Listen below for my answers, tips & suggestions.</p> <p><a href= "http://primalpotential.com/222-why-am-i-gaining-weight/">http://primalpotential.com/222-why-am-i-gaining-weight/</a></p> <h2><em>"Why am I gaining weight when I'm doing the work?"</em></h2> <p>In today's episode I share my thoughts & suggestions related to:</p> <ul> <li>What might have led to the weight increase</li> <li>Limitations of monitoring progress with the scale</li> <li>More effective ways to measure progress</li> <li>What consistency is & isn't</li> <li>When "fat loss friendly" isn't fat loss friendly</li> <li>The link between activity & water retention</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Resources</strong></h2> <p>How & where to measure - I recommend measuring every other week. Be sure to record your measurements so you can evaluate your progress over time!</p> <p> </p> <h2> </h2> <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11777" src= "http://primalpotential.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/where-to-measure.png" alt="where to measure for weight loss" width="640" height= "567" /></p> <p><a href="http://amzn.to/2aX2vfT">Get a measuring tape</a></p> <p><a href="http://prima