To be disillusioned with my gym progress and weight gain?

[OverTheHammer]

I'm 5ft 10in and started off at 11st. After calorie counting I got down to 10st 7lbs. I joined a gym just over a month ago and have been going 4 times a week. Last weekend I weighed 10st 3lbs.

Now all of a sudden I'm 10st 5lbs. Apart from that my clothes feel weird, almost tighter than they did before. I'm looking in the mirror and really not liking what I'm seeing. I look saggy and old. A bit of definition around the stomach area but other than that, I see myself looking saggier than I did before.

I'm under my calories every day (1500). I feel really disillusioned by it all. At least before I was chubby but looked like I was meant to look that way! Now I just look weird.

As I said I joined gym just over a month ago. What am I doing wrong and why am I putting ON weight??

You need to eat enough if you're exercising. Plenty of calories but not junky ones. I am slimmer than I was a few years ago and very toned, but I'm the heaviest I've ever been because I have turned a lot of my fat into muscle.

It took me six months of gym going before I braved classes.

I have social anxiety, I'm fatter than most people there and I'm very uncoordinated. Fall off treadmills type thing.

But I love classes. People are so friendly and supportive. You see the same faces most classes and start to get to know people. So now when I'm in the gym people will come over and say hi, etc.

Oh gosh. I'm 5ft 10 and would love to be less than 11 stone.

I'm stuck at 12. I work out 4 times a week and maybe losing a pound a month. I'm not dieting though, just eating really healthy.

My arms and legs are gaining a lovely muscle tone though. Just still a bit wobbly after having kids and still massive boobs.

You must be very slim op. I wonder where you could be carrying any fat with that height and weight.