WHY AM I GAINING WEIGHT????????????????????

tasha33
tasha33 Posts: 7
edited September 19 in Motivation and Support
I HAVE BEEN WORKING OUT ON MY STATIONARY BIKE AND STAYING IN MY DAILY CALORIES BUT FOR SOME REASON I HAVE GAINED 4 POUNDS IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE HELP ME I DONT UNDERSTAND I REALLY NEED TO LOOSE 20 POUNDS AND I CANT!
I AM 26
145 POUNDS
5 FOOT 7 INCHES

PLEASE HELP ME!!

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  • tasha33
    tasha33 Posts: 7
    I HAVE BEEN WORKING OUT ON MY STATIONARY BIKE AND STAYING IN MY DAILY CALORIES BUT FOR SOME REASON I HAVE GAINED 4 POUNDS IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS!!!!!!!!!!!
    PLEASE HELP ME I DONT UNDERSTAND I REALLY NEED TO LOOSE 20 POUNDS AND I CANT!
    I AM 26
    145 POUNDS
    5 FOOT 7 INCHES

    PLEASE HELP ME!!
  • keiko
    keiko Posts: 2,919 Member
    It could be water retention. Is your TOM soon? Have you eaten things that processed, they are usually high sodium.
    Drink your 8 glasses of water everyday. And keep working out and eating all of your calories, exercise calories too.
  • michelleisfit
    michelleisfit Posts: 43 Member
    Are you overestimating how many calories you are burning while using the bike? That could be it.
  • arutherf
    arutherf Posts: 29 Member
    It could be that you're under-logging what you actually consume. I tend to do that when I go out for dinner, and don't know how many calories I've actually injested. Or maybe your settings are set too high? You may have selected moderately active when your settings should read sedentiary. Or it could also be that you are gaining muscle mass, which is actually not a negative thing. Overtime, your body will actually burn more calories because of the increase in muscle weight.

    Don't get discouraged. It's only been 2 weeks, so hang in there!
  • sunflower8926
    sunflower8926 Posts: 485 Member
    Hmmm... pregnant?:smile:
  • sweetpea03b
    sweetpea03b Posts: 1,123 Member
    I agree with all of these. Make sure you are getting your 8 glasses of water. I would also try to weigh in on a tanita scale that tells you fat mass as well. You could be gaining muscle but losing fat.

    Also... how often are you weighing? If you weigh yourself more often than once a week... you will likely fluctuate from day to day. Try to only weigh in the mornings before you eat... once a week. I do my weighing on monday mornings. Good luck... hang in there... it takes time!
  • kendallalissa
    kendallalissa Posts: 249
    Water weight, possibly. Be patient, you just started.
  • tasha33
    tasha33 Posts: 7
    THANKS FOR ALL OF THE HELP! OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT COULD BE MUSCLE BUT I DONT THINK I WORK OUT ENOUGH TO GAIN THAT MUCH MUSCLE WEIGHT! IT WOULD BE GOOD IF IT WERE SO!
    I DONT DRINK MUCH WATER AT ALL. ACTUALLY I DONT DRINK MUCH LIQUIDS AT ALL.
    THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT I WEIGH MYSELF EVERYDAY! I GUESS I SHOULD NOT DO THAT?
    I GUESS ITS VERY POSSIBLE THAT I AM EATING MORE CALORIES THAN I REALIZE.
    I DONT KNOW I WILL JUST KEEP TRYING I GUESS. THIS IS A NEW SITE FOR ME SO MAYBE THAT WILL HELP.
  • Sheri4MS
    Sheri4MS Posts: 87 Member
    Drink your WATER, at least 8 glasses a day. It will keep you hydrated and your system working properly...
  • Renae_Nae
    Renae_Nae Posts: 935 Member
    If you just started and were under eating you might gain a pound or two when you start eating enough...don't worry you'll drop it, your body has to come out of starvation mode first.
  • DjBliss05
    DjBliss05 Posts: 682
    Are you eatting your exercise calories? If you are burning off a lot, you might be dipping into starvation mode.

    In general, I would try not to worry too much.

    :flowerforyou:
  • RunningRachel
    RunningRachel Posts: 13 Member
    I think you are within the healthy guidelines for your height/weight... maybe your calorie guidelines are too low - so your body is in "starvation" mode??
  • may_marie
    may_marie Posts: 667 Member
    hello !

    if you dont drink enough water, your body will do the opposite and hold on to as much water as possible.. so,, drink as much as possible wait a couple days to let your body time to readjust then weight again

    i would not think that your gaining weight has anything to do with muscle, its very hard for a women to gain muscle in the first place,, takes week of hardcore training and eating the right things and mixing up the right body hormones to gain muscle weight, and its almost virtualy impossible to do that while on a calorie restriction ..

    that said... you have to be honest with yourself and make sure you log your calories correctly, you have to make sure you eat your exercise calories as well. dont over estimate your exercise calories,
    at your weight and the amount that you need to lose , its going to be harder then someone with 70 lbs to lose, so youll have to be more patient as well as aiming for a lower amount of weight lost per week

    that said, you sure shouldnt be gaining wait while on a calorie restriction diet, so if you keep not losing or gaining, i would say go see you family doctor and talk to him about it, there could be all kinds of health reason as of why your not losing..

    good luck
  • kris2600
    kris2600 Posts: 149
    THANKS FOR ALL OF THE HELP! OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT COULD BE MUSCLE BUT I DONT THINK I WORK OUT ENOUGH TO GAIN THAT MUCH MUSCLE WEIGHT! IT WOULD BE GOOD IF IT WERE SO!
    I DONT DRINK MUCH WATER AT ALL. ACTUALLY I DONT DRINK MUCH LIQUIDS AT ALL.
    THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT I WEIGH MYSELF EVERYDAY! I GUESS I SHOULD NOT DO THAT?
    I GUESS ITS VERY POSSIBLE THAT I AM EATING MORE CALORIES THAN I REALIZE.
    I DONT KNOW I WILL JUST KEEP TRYING I GUESS. THIS IS A NEW SITE FOR ME SO MAYBE THAT WILL HELP.

    Muscle does weigh more than fat......
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