The scale

Today was weigh-in number 6 of 20. I'm back to the weight I was 3 weeks ago. No downward progress, in fact the opposite. I gained another pound and a half. I'm not making excuses. Does muscle weigh more than fat? Who knows...maybe? Is that what's going on here? I really don't know, and I'm not going to apply hypotheticals to it trying to justify it away. It just is.

I was really hopeful for this week. I was significantly under my calories Monday and Tuesday and slightly under Wednesday and Thursday. I was over by a little last weekend, but I didn't think in the end it would amount to much. I wasn't expecting a huge loss, just definitely not a gain. It's kind of discouraging, and I think I need something to keep me motivated. I'm still tracking everything with MyFitnessPal (today was 45 days logged on in a row!) but I'm starting to come up against the same road blocks I had when I was trying to lose weight before, in that I would exercise and eat pretty well and my weight stayed the same. It's hard to maintain motivation when you don't see the results. But, I measure this week, so I might see progress there instead. Assuming my roadblocks aren't there as well. Fingers crossed!