Not losing weight, in fact GAINING
Options
Replies
-
Why do people automatically associate weight gain with gaining muscle? she isnt lifting not one weight according to her program. I'd say it has something to do with body getting accustomed to your low calories and now your metabolism is shot. Try upping the calories a bit to see what happens or just dont worry about the scale. Focus on what you see in the mirror because according to your photo, you have already gotten to a optimal point.0
-
I started out at 57 kg around about 2-3 months ago with a goal weight of 55 kg. Before starting out I ate what I what but was fairly active (Netball two nights a week, Squash once or twice a week). However, since starting out counting calories and joining the gym I seem to have gained weight, the last weight in being 58.8kg. What am I doing wrong???
General food:
Brk - small banana
Snack - 8 almonds
Lunch - salad (lettuce, tomato, capsicum, small amount of protein, no dressing)
Snack - 1-2 kiwi
Dinner - obviously varies, generally veges and some form of protein
Gym:
Three nights a week
Night 1 - 15 min crosstrainer, leg weights, ab work, 20 min treadmill (8.5kph, 3% incline)
Night 2 - mixed cardio for approx. 50 mins, followed by ab work
Night 3 - 15 min crosstrainer, arm weights, ab work, 20 min treadmill (8.5kph, 3% incline)
Any tips or advice much appreciated
Muscle weighs more than fat!
^^^WRONG....muscle and fat weigh the SAME. muscle is just denser0 -
Eat more. But I. Addition to setting more eat more of the unprocessed junk.
When I was cutting calories I gained weight and no not muscle weight.0 -
First of all, we can't give you accurate advices unless you log your foods and exercises for a bit.
Gaining weight usually means you're eating more than you're burning, but that might not be your case, even though we can't know that without knowning exactly what you're eating, and how much you're eating of it.
Once you've started logging foods and exercises accurately for a few weeks, if your intake is reasonable and nothing particular happens (such as water retention), you should definitely see a loss.
Just keep sure you're eating enough and give it enough time to work. I haven't understood how long have you been doing this for and how long did it take you to "gain" this weight, but you should definitely give it 2-4 weeks to see reliable results.
This.0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 392.1K Introduce Yourself
- 43.6K Getting Started
- 259.9K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.7K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.4K Fitness and Exercise
- 403 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.4K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 152.8K Motivation and Support
- 7.9K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.4K MyFitnessPal Information
- 23 News and Announcements
- 983 Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.4K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions