Feeling VERY frustrated.....

blytheny
blytheny Posts: 63 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm eating my calories, exercising 4 days/week (elip x 45 min w/ the occas 10 min run afterwards) and have added in a small amount of weight training. And I'm watching my weight creep up.

Yes, I do do measurements, and have seen SMALL changes... but I can't believe that I have built up enough new muscle already to already see new muscle getting added to my weight. (I've only added in the more serious weights x 1 week)

I work nights, so often my weight will creep up when I'm on a night-shift roll.... but I don't know ANY way to combat that.

Any ideas, besides persistence?? ;)

PS - and why do they not give you any calories burned for strength training here? It'd be nice to know...

Thanks.....

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  • kathyannpotter
    kathyannpotter Posts: 1
    How is your fluid intake? I have found the more water I drink the better the weight loss!
  • mammakat0830
    mammakat0830 Posts: 117 Member
    Ok, wierd question... When you are working nights... how are your bowl movements the following? the schedule change could be throwing your digestive system off track. This compliments what someone esle asked about water intake... some thoughts for consideration...
  • blytheny
    blytheny Posts: 63 Member
    Honestly, my water intake isn't what it should be, although it's better than it was.... I used to be lucky to get a glass in a day! Now, on exercising days, I'm probably drinking 3 24 oz water bottles, at least... on non-exercising days, probably only one or two 24oz. bottles. And at work at night, I drink an 800ml container, usually.... could probably stand to drink more.

    I guess my biggest question is - when do you see results from the muscle gain? If I'm going to gain weight as I build muscle, that's fine... and I know it will be minimal, as the weights I'm doing are minor - nothing in a true "weight lifting" category, more strength training. But when do you start to see a bit of a loss?

    I guess I'm too much about the numbers.... I've done this yo-yo for years, and am so determined to stop it. I've read about the fact that yo-yo dieters gain back more fat each time they re-gain, as there is muscle loss over the years, esp if you take a break from exercising. I'm only about 20 lbs over where I want to be, which I realize is a very attainable goal.... but the last time I lost it was b/c of a very stressful situation going on in my life, no exercise or dieting involved. So the re-gain when things in my life stabilized was definitely more total fat gain than any other time in my life, and I'm finding it hard to deal with - I used to be much more toned, and that is honestly what I am looking for.

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