Weight Gain? New

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loulouowens
loulouowens Posts: 103 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi All

ive been on this journey since July last year and so far lost over 66lbs, when i was heavier i didn't exercise because i felt too uncomfortable. A few months ago I started a lot of walking, and now its part of my every day plan, I joined a running club a few weeks ago and started c25k its hard but im enjoying it and i think it will help maintain my weight once im at goal.

However since joining i haven't lost any weight at all (3 week). I've been sticking to my cals (weigh Everything except water) I know MFP overestimates calorie burn so i only every eat back 1/3rd and only if im hungry.

could the new exercise be causing me to stay the same? or do i need to look further into my diet? Ive never bothered with Macros just cico but maybe i should start paying attention?

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  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    edited February 2017
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    You've upped your exercise with starting running recently so your muscles will be holding on to water for repair, that can affect the scale reading for a few weeks.
    I found any time I started a new workout routine in the past that I could have held on to water weight for around 3 weeks before I saw the scale start to move down again.
    Macros don't really matter too much in the scheme of things apart from helping with satiety or for certain things e.g protein feeds the muscles.

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