Why am i now gaining??
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YouBlowMyMind
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Hey all
In 3 weeks I had lost 6.3kg/13lbs and that was just counting calories... Ever since I started moving more I keep putting on weight. It's very disappointing
In 3 weeks I had lost 6.3kg/13lbs and that was just counting calories... Ever since I started moving more I keep putting on weight. It's very disappointing
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Could be water retention from the new exercise...2
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You may not be eating enough. How many calories a day are you consuming? What type of exercise are you doing?0
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I started using A magnetic rower last week. And the 30ds yesterday0
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I'm eating my allocated calories of 1200 plus most of my exercise calories. I started using A magnetic rower for 10 mins a day last week and the 30ds yesterday1
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New exercise will cause you to retain water. It will go away within a couple weeks.Sls2bhealthy wrote: »You may not be eating enough.
How would not eating enough cause someone to gain weight?11 -
New exercise will cause you to retain water. It will go away within a couple weeks.Sls2bhealthy wrote: »You may not be eating enough.
How would not eating enough cause someone to gain weight?
If you don't eat enough, you body will begin to store fat. It will not allow itself to starve. You need to have enough fuel to burn calories. Your car will not run without gas nor will your body run with out proper nutrition. You should aim for about a 500 calorie a day deficit for a steady loss. More exercise = more food. Proper food.
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Sls2bhealthy wrote: »New exercise will cause you to retain water. It will go away within a couple weeks.Sls2bhealthy wrote: »You may not be eating enough.
How would not eating enough cause someone to gain weight?
If you don't eat enough, you body will begin to store fat. It will not allow itself to starve. You need to have enough fuel to burn calories. Your car will not run without gas nor will your body run with out proper nutrition. You should aim for about a 500 calorie a day deficit for a steady loss. More exercise = more food. Proper food.
Have you ever met anorexics? Or seen people in third world countries who don't have adequate food resources? Does it look like they're storing fat?16 -
Under eating is bad for you, but it does not cause your body to store fat it wouldn't have otherwise. Over long periods of under eating your metabolism might slow a bit to adapt, But if you are under eating, where is your body getting fat to store? By definition, under-eating means you are eating less than your body needs, so it will use all the energy you give it, and either burn some of your muscle as alternative fuel or neglect non-crucial processes while waiting for more fuel, like growing your hair or regenerating cell-damage.
OP if we are talking about a week or 2, it could be any combination of water weight caused by the new exercise or your time of the month. Also, weight loss isn't linear. Even if you do everything perfect every day, some weeks you won't lose as much or anything. Be patient and hang in there :drinker:6 -
Sls2bhealthy wrote: »You may not be eating enough.
Seriously now. I keep reading this comment in every similar thread. How can anyone ever think that eating too little can cause weight gain? How?! No matter what they might have read online, thinking should come first.
OP, I can assure you, this is not the reason you have gained. It is either water from your new routine, a random fluctuation, or fat from eating too much (as in above maintenance). My advice is to wait.
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Thanx I think I just won't weigh daily anymore3
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gebeziseva wrote: »Sls2bhealthy wrote: »You may not be eating enough.
Seriously now. I keep reading this comment in every similar thread. How can anyone ever think that eating too little can cause weight gain? How?! No matter what they might have read online, thinking should come first.
OP, I can assure you, this is not the reason you have gained. It is either water from your new routine, a random fluctuation, or fat from eating too much (as in above maintenance). My advice is to wait.
Just curious, are you trained in nutrition? You can believe what you want, but this is factual. Talk to any nutritionist, dietitian, or personal trainer with nutritional backing.
http://www.stack.com/a/undereating0 -
Sls2bhealthy wrote: »New exercise will cause you to retain water. It will go away within a couple weeks.Sls2bhealthy wrote: »You may not be eating enough.
How would not eating enough cause someone to gain weight?
If you don't eat enough, you body will begin to store fat. It will not allow itself to starve. You need to have enough fuel to burn calories. Your car will not run without gas nor will your body run with out proper nutrition. You should aim for about a 500 calorie a day deficit for a steady loss. More exercise = more food. Proper food.
Um... but people do starve. All the time.
OP - I'm going to posit that it is water retention from the new routine. Are you sore from the 30DS? Your muscles will retain water for repair, and that can add to your weight on the scale.5 -
Ooooh...grabbing some popcorn.3
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I am extremely sore from the 30ds lol0
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try doing a few weights0
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Yeah I know when I'm sore, I always see a rise in the scale. 30DS kicked my butt the first time I tried it. DOMS for days.0
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Thanx guys0
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