30 Day shred, gained weight?

lutkica01

Hello,
I started the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred 5 days ago. Have been doing it regularly every day, in addition to walking a mile to two miles a day 4mph. I eat 1500 calories a day and i do not eat back the calories i burn during exercise.
However, when I stepped on the scale this morning I was 3 pounds heavier. Anyone had this happen? and any suggestions would be great

mmstgr

1. eat back your burned calories
2. most people don't lose a whole lot of weight doing 30DS. It's better known for toning.

AntWrig

1. eat back your burned calories
2. most people don't lose a whole lot of weight doing 30DS. It's better known for toning.

Then the title is misleading.

Koketa0510

Maybe you gained muscle and lost inches.. Have you measured yourself??

Hernandeak11

1. eat back your burned calories
2. most people don't lose a whole lot of weight doing 30DS. It's better known for toning.

Then the title is misleading.

Shred inches, gain muscles.

dovesgate

You're undereating if you're burning those kinds of calories and not eating them back.

If you undereat, your body won't release the fat.

Msaip

Hello,
I started the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred 5 days ago. Have been doing it regularly every day, in addition to walking a mile to two miles a day 4mph. I eat 1500 calories a day and i do not eat back the calories i burn during exercise.
However, when I stepped on the scale this morning I was 3 pounds heavier. Anyone had this happen? and any suggestions would be great

I am doing exactly what you are doing! Try measuring...you may see a difference.

mamalade1

I gained a few pounds during the first week of the shred. I've heard others say the same thing. For me, they went away, and more. And I've lost an inch as well (that happened before the weight loss). Of course, that's not all down to the shred, I'm sure.

xMsAlly

I haven't lost as much weight as I expected either and I'm starting level 3 today. Then again my eating could be better. I made sure to take measurements when I started and I think those are more accurate than the scale.

lutkica01

1. eat back your burned calories
2. most people don't lose a whole lot of weight doing 30DS. It's better known for toning.

Then the title is misleading.

I agree. the dvd says you should lose up to 10 pounds in those 30 days

lutkica01

You're undereating if you're burning those kinds of calories and not eating them back.

If you undereat, your body won't release the fat.

I thought you are not suppose to eat back the calories lost?

lin7604

.. eat back you exercise calories.. you are not eating enough without them especially if you are doing other sort of exercise along with it. Also make sure you are drinking LOTS of water while you are doing 30ds. I also gained about 3lbs as soon as i was done 30ds i lost it in a few days too. I am re doing 30ds again and i noticed this time around so far i haven't gained any weight, haven't lost any either... no inches either yet:( like already said, most people won't see much weight loss during it but inches they will.

angiechimpanzee

You're undereating if you're burning those kinds of calories and not eating them back.

If you undereat, your body won't release the fat.

That isn't true at all whatsoever. If you're expending more calories than you're eating, your body should definitely "release the fat". It has no choice but to dip into fat stores for the energy it requires. In essence, that's the entire idea of weight loss. And walking two miles would burn something like 150 to 200 calories max depending on the OP's size. That's not very much at all.

To the OP, I gianed weight on it too, and I've since stopped. It's a lot more for toning and building muscle than anything, and those aren't my primary goals at the moment. If you're a person who wasn't used to strength training, like me, it definitely shocked your muscles and they are/were holding water to help them heal, which is why the scale went up.

prettythinlove

Could be water weight. Or you're gaining muscle (weighs more then fat)

Also it depends when you weigh yourself. The scales change many times throughout the day due to your last meal, when you went to the toilet last, how much water you have consumed etc etc.
Measure your hips, waist an all that jazz aswell as weighing yourself :-)

jaxandmaksmom

Could be water weight. Or you're gaining muscle (weighs more then fat)

Also it depends when you weigh yourself. The scales change many times throughout the day due to your last meal, when you went to the toilet last, how much water you have consumed etc etc.
Measure your hips, waist an all that jazz aswell as weighing yourself :-)

muscle does not weigh more than fat... five pounds of muscle weighs the same as five pounds of fat.. i HATE when people say this..

the diffrence is... five pounds of fat will take up say ten inches while five pounds of muscle takes up only five inches. So no muscle does not weight more then fat... weight is weight.. the amount of space each takes is diffrent.

I am sorry I just get really bugged at the mixed messages people get.. it is not your fault... and I am not saying it to be mean or anything i just want people to stop spreading false messages about weight loss.. it has confuessed me and made me crazy and people deserve the truth...

imo anywys

charmingtrouble

I'd second the water weight and under eating concept

From what I've learned on MFP, your body retains water to help repair the little muscle tears that happen when you work them out, I'd give it a few days, making sure I drinks lots of water and avoid foods that can cause excess water retention. I just started JM's 30DS too, after the first two days I gained maybe 2lbs and was really sore because I haven't done any kind of exercise like that in maybe 5 years... after the soreness went away, my scale said that I not only lost those 2 lbs, but an extra 1lb :drinker:

also, yes a calorie deficit is the key to losing weight, but if you eat below the number of calories your body needs to just function when you're not doing anything (aka BMR, calculater available under tools on this website) then your body tends to hold on to the the weight you already have. In a day, you burn your BMR PLUS calories the calories needed to do things like walking around, exercising, cooking, getting dressed, etc. this is called your total daily expected expenditure (TDEE)

to lose weight, you eat some number of calories in between the BMR and TDEE.

MFP basically does all the calculations for you when you enter your information (weight height activity level) and acts as a decent guideline to help you create that calorie deficit.

try eating back your calories for a week or two and see if it makes a difference, so good luck! :flowerforyou:

dovesgate

You're undereating if you're burning those kinds of calories and not eating them back.

If you undereat, your body won't release the fat.

I thought you are not suppose to eat back the calories lost?

Actually, you are supposed to eat back the calories burned if you are following MFP's deficit. Your deficit is already built in for you.

If you are following something like fat2fit then you would NOT eat back your calories because it is already figured in for you.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/538381-in-place-of-a-road-map
http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/

Addresses why people gain weight when they eat exercise calories:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits

Oh and for the person who said that if you eat less than you burn it should release fat? Here, read this:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing

That was me. I gained 64 pounds because I kept my calories really low for years with modest splurges on the weekends. I'm now losing with a modest deficit. Of course, I now follow fat2fit and use MFP to track but the deficit is still there. I won't have to worry about regaining what I lost when I get to goal either.

Oh and I read a study that said very overweight people will lose fat on a vlc diet but lean people lose more muscle than fat. No time to look it up again now.

goalpeace

This is me right now!
Anybody else doing the Shred right now and see a gain? I completed day 7 today.
I took before pictures and measurements. I'll do pics at every 10 day mark....

krithsai

Me! I am gaining weight...5 days later, 3 lbs up...I am not extremely sore but I am definitely feeling tightness..gonna give it a few more days!

AllergicToExercise

I am half way through the Shred and my weight is up by around 1.5lbs. I did the Shred last year and didn't lose any weight at all but did notice a fair bit of inch loss by the time I finished.

It's frustrating because some people seem to be able to lose inches AND weight while doing it, but the main thing is that you're shrinking and will probably notice a difference in how your clothes fit, and your fitness level will increase.

SwanLake01

I've gained weight too! I'm in Day 3 and I'm up by about 3 pounds. But I look better and I've already had one or two compliments... So I guess something is going right...

steinzeit

it happened to me too. I am on day 7 and I take it now easier and have resting days in between. I think you're body goes into shock mode if you aren't used to heavy muscle building exercises. Retaining the water to help muscle tissue repair and all that. I've read a lot about it on google and it has put my mind at ease. I have lost inches from my waist and belly which is a good sign and the clothes fit better. But I do agree that the figures on te scale drive me crazy and can send me in a bad mood. Silly ey ?

wilsoje74

Maybe you gained muscle and lost inches.. Have you measured yourself??

In 5 days? No

wilsoje74

I've gained weight too! I'm in Day 3 and I'm up by about 3 pounds. But I look better and I've already had one or two compliments... So I guess something is going right...

After 3 days? I'm doubtful your body has changed that much in 3 days

AlysonG2

It's water weight. Give it a couple weeks

Oh, and PLEASE take pictures! They'll show you the truth.

lirirod

I would say it's muscle but it has been 5 days i doubt it plus level one is really easy. I say is water weight..Drink plenty of water. Also when you weigh yourself try to do it at the same time usually in the morning is better and on the same scale. Our weight tends to fluctuate between 3 to 5 pounds, it can also be due to your period.