I gained 2 LBS!!

Mattysmomma

Ive been working out for 1 week, a total of 6 times, 75 minutes each time. How the heck did I gain 2 lbs. I think I am going to stop weighing myself. It just makes me depressed.

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Mattysmomma

Ive been working out for 1 week, a total of 6 times, 75 minutes each time. How the heck did I gain 2 lbs. I think I am going to stop weighing myself. It just makes me depressed.

:sad:

gsschulte

well if you gained some muscle by working out thats a good thing. or you are not getting enough water or you are not eating your exercise calories. there are many many things that make you gain weight. Weigh weekly if that often and stick to your plan. you being healthy is the goal not a number.

ontheskinnyroad

Yeah I use to be the same way. Weighing myself EVERYDAY that drove me crazy. Now I weigh myself only once a week. Also since you worked out so much you should have increased your food intake a little bit. Your body has to have energy to keep going. If you didn't eat so much your body could have went into starvation mode and was holding on to everthing you ate because it was scared it wasn't going to get anything else to eat or didn't know when it was going to get someting else to eat. But it's in the past now just review what you did last week to make this week better. Hope I helped.

laurynh925

i've had the same problem. I've been drinking my water and eating my exercise calories. I'm thinking maybe it's muscle. I'm going to measure myself today... maybe you should try that.

PedalHound

Are you eating your exercise calories? Sadly, without some SERIOUS professional training, the feat of gaining 2 lbs of muscle in a week would be astronomical. (I'm a personal trainer.)
Excess sodium, not enough water, and the mere fact that you're just starting out are all very very plausible explanations for the numbers on the scale. Also, weight does naturally fluctuate from day to day so sticking to much less frequent weigh-ins (like weekly or even monthly) will give you a better idea. Better yet, keep track of your measurements. In the end, no matter which method you choose for tracking it's a trend over time and not one individual measurement that matters. :flowerforyou:

gabrielled

Ive been working out for 1 week, a total of 6 times, 75 minutes each time. How the heck did I gain 2 lbs. I think I am going to stop weighing myself. It just makes me depressed.

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STOP weighing yourself. MEASURE yourself. If you are working out hard, you will see some changes in your measurements before you see a change in weight.

nickybr38

Hey, how do you tell if it's muscle weight as opposed to fat weight?
I'm assuming one would know by measurements, is that a correct assumption?

Mattysmomma

thanks! More water less salt, more veggies! I did not change my eating at all. I just wanted to start working out again. I am under alot of stress lately, maybe that has something to do with it! I am not going to weigh myself for 1 week!

dietracker

I understand. I fluctuate a lot also on a day to day basis. I took measurements today and plan on only weighing in once a week. Drinking your water and sticking to your rda...its a new concept for me as well, so were all in this together. Stay on
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PedalHound

When it comes to muscle versus fat you can usually tell just by the feel in your own body. Muscle gives you beautiful lines and definition and your shape changes, rather than just being a smaller version of your "old" shape. Also, to see the kind of gains in muscle mass that over-take the loss of fat on the scale, you need to be really focused on muscle-building. In other words, if you're losing body fat at a steady rate you're probably not going to see INCREASES on the scale due to muscle without putting in some SERIOUS gym time (probably over an hour a day of focused, max effort weight training).

Weight training is crucial in achieving a healthy body, cardio is crucial in burning lots of excess fat, but nutrition is actually about 70% of the battle. Without regular meals (every 2-3 hours or so) comprised of whole, clean foods and with a steady stream of lean protein and complex carbohydrates from veggies, fruit & whole grains, your body just won't go too far in a fat-loss journey. Add this nutritional component into the mix and magic will happen!! :flowerforyou:

Mattysmomma

When it comes to muscle versus fat you can usually tell just by the feel in your own body. Muscle gives you beautiful lines and definition and your shape changes, rather than just being a smaller version of your "old" shape. Also, to see the kind of gains in muscle mass that over-take the loss of fat on the scale, you need to be really focused on muscle-building. In other words, if you're losing body fat at a steady rate you're probably not going to see INCREASES on the scale due to muscle without putting in some SERIOUS gym time (probably over an hour a day of focused, max effort weight training).

Weight training is crucial in achieving a healthy body, cardio is crucial in burning lots of excess fat, but nutrition is actually about 70% of the battle. Without regular meals (every 2-3 hours or so) comprised of whole, clean foods and with a steady stream of lean protein and complex carbohydrates from veggies, fruit & whole grains, your body just won't go too far in a fat-loss journey. Add this nutritional component into the mix and magic will happen!! :flowerforyou:

would serious gym time be considered running? Or strictly weight training?

PedalHound

Serious gym time, in THIS context, would be weight training. People who weight train a few times a week at a dedicated intensity would probably look at around 2 months on average to put on 2 lbs of muscle

If you want some really good pointers about a very healthy way to reach your goals check out Tosca Reno's book the Eat Clean Diet. There are also cookbooks but it's very comprehensive and the least-gimmicky healthy lifestyle book out there. I recommend it to people all the time!! :happy:

songbyrdsweet

Serious gym time, in THIS context, would be weight training. People who weight train a few times a week at a dedicated intensity would probably look at around 2 months on average to put on 2 lbs of muscle

And that's only with EXTRA calories. Not doable with the type of deficit we're maintaining for fat loss.

Unless there's a problem with nutrition, it's normal to gain some weight when we begin to workout. When we increase the body's demand for energy, the body prepares by increasing stored energy (glycogen) and water. Glycogen binds to a lot of water, so it can easily cause a bit of weight gain. However, it's not fat, so it doesn't matter one bit in terms of fat loss, and there's nothing you can do to prevent it, so don't worry about it.