Weight gain after workout?

UmaMageswarymfp

Hi I’m 21,114kg and 178cm. Recently I started doing low impact cardio workout at home and strength training like Plank, Lunges, bicep and triceps workout with dumbbells but oddly I’m gaining weight after strength training workout. ESP after arm workout. I gained 1kg overnight , it’s so frustrating to watch the scale act up when you’ve been dieting and working out like crazy everyday . I workout 5 days a week at home btw

Avidkeo

Weight loss isn't linear and its normal to gain a bit of water weight after a strength training session.

If you are going to weigh daily, you should track in a trend app, then you can look at the overall trend and not the individual weights.

Here is mine, you can see a lot of fluxuations, but the overall trend is down.
This is libre of android, I believe the recommended one is happy scale for apple.

Good luck!

UmaMageswarymfp

Avidkeo wrote: »

Weight loss isn't linear and its normal to gain a bit of water weight after a strength training session.

If you are going to weigh daily, you should track in a trend app, then you can look at the overall trend and not the individual weights.

Here is mine, you can see a lot of fluxuations, but the overall trend is down.
This is libre of android, I believe the recommended one is happy scale for apple.

Good luck!

This could be very helpful thank youuuu

FitterFifteen

Also you retain water following a work out. I normally weigh a pound or so more the following day after weight training (including body weight type stuff) and it can be discouraging but it’s completely normal!
Give it a few days and you should see it dip down again. Also look for the overall trend over a few weeks 👍

PAV8888

Uma, are you ready to give yourself a break and act a little bit more moderately which has brought success to you in the past?

You keep trying to go fast, having issues, thankfully coming back to continue the effort.

But the operative word is that you try to push push push and then things go sideways.

in December you were thinking about 900 calorie diets, pushing harder and more, yet people were trying desperately to advise you to just continue doing what you were successfully doing until then, which was more moderate and slow, but was working and had you're heading in the right direction!

In April you're at the same weight essentially, maybe a tiny bit above.

Exercise is good. mindful eating with an appropriate moderate weight loss goal is good. Both will get you where you need to be.

Pushing too hard... that last one has a way to backfire time and time again.

I just bumped @NovusDies 2 years thread.

Please read through it.

It has some really good advice.

(Additionally water retention for women works around their menstrual cycle. If you're not already using a way to trend application please get yourself one.. it will help differentiate your long term weight level changes from faster water weight changes)

You can do this. I know you can do this. As long as your mind allows you to stay in the game. Nobody's mind is willing to let them work hard and punishingly 24-7-365! Discovering a long term sustainable process is just as important, no, it is MORE important than the results. Because the long term sustainable process is what will guarantee you will get the results!

UmaMageswarymfp

PAV8888 wrote: »

Uma, are you ready to give yourself a break and act a little bit more moderately which has brought success to you in the past?

You keep trying to go fast, having issues, thankfully coming back to continue the effort.

But the operative word is that you try to push push push and then things go sideways.

in December you were thinking about 900 calorie diets, pushing harder and more, yet people were trying desperately to advise you to just continue doing what you were successfully doing until then, which was more moderate and slow, but was working and had you're heading in the right direction!

In April you're at the same weight essentially, maybe a tiny bit above.

Exercise is good. mindful eating with an appropriate moderate weight loss goal is good. Both will get you where you need to be.

Pushing too hard... that last one has a way to backfire time and time again.

I just bumped @NovusDies 2 years thread.

Please read through it.

It has some really good advice.

(Additionally water retention for women works around their menstrual cycle. If you're not already using a way to trend application please get yourself one.. it will help differentiate your long term weight level changes from faster water weight changes)

You can do this. I know you can do this. As long as your mind allows you to stay in the game. Nobody's mind is willing to let them work hard and punishingly 24-7-365! Discovering a long term sustainable process is just as important, no, it is MORE important than the results. Because the long term sustainable process is what will guarantee you will get the results!

Wait this made me so emotional , thank you for being so sweet to me despite my mistakes. I know I won’t give up , it’s just that I’m trying all ways to lose the weight. Just thank you 🥺💜

PAV8888

UmaMageswarymfp wrote: »

Wait this made me so emotional , thank you for being so sweet to me despite my mistakes. I know I won’t give up , it’s just that I’m trying all ways to lose the weight. Just thank you 🥺💜

No "mistakes". Failed and successful experiments? Absolutely. Mistakes? Mistake is not trying

But much better than failed experiments... are successful ones! And increasing the probability of success = more likely to have a successful experiment!!

Losing weight is hard enough--no matter what you will need willpower to get through SOME rough spots... so don't try to make it harder than it has to be is all!

Truly, do read @NovusDies post. If nothing else as a perspective to consider!

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10791606/2-years-over-200-pounds-lost-lessons-learned-and-life-changed#1

UmaMageswarymfp

PAV8888 wrote: »

UmaMageswarymfp wrote: »

Wait this made me so emotional , thank you for being so sweet to me despite my mistakes. I know I won’t give up , it’s just that I’m trying all ways to lose the weight. Just thank you 🥺💜

No "mistakes". Failed and successful experiments? Absolutely. Mistakes? Mistake is not trying

But much better than failed experiments... are successful ones! And increasing the probability of success = more likely to have a successful experiment!!

Losing weight is hard enough--no matter what you will need willpower to get through SOME rough spots... so don't try to make it harder than it has to be is all!

Truly, do read @NovusDies post. If nothing else as a perspective to consider!

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10791606/2-years-over-200-pounds-lost-lessons-learned-and-life-changed#1

Will do 💜💜