bigtruck83

I am a male 24 y/o 5'8. I was weighing about 187 +/- a pound or so pretty consistently on the digital scale at my gym. I want to get back down to 175 so 3 weeks ago I started lifting weights for about 45 minutes and doing 20 minutes of cardio aftwards. I drink about half a gallon of water a day and keep my sodium level in check. I keep my calories around 2200. Sunday I weighed 187.2 which was no surprise. Wednesday I was 193 which had me confused. Before my workout today I am 196. How is it I have gained this much weight in less than a week? This scale has always been consistent for me. With a 2200 calorie diet I shouldn't be gaining significant muscle plus 9 pounds of muscle is impossible in a 5 day time. The only explanation I can think of is water weight but even that sounds strange to me. Any ideas?