Anyone else experience weight gain after adding exercise?

rmc_mccready

I have put on weight since starting Jillian Michaels 30 day shred 23 days ago. I know they say muscle weighs more, but surely it can't weigh that much more and how much muscle could I have possibly built up in just 23 days? I am going to get back to tracking my food better and making sure I am not consuming too many calories. Going to do the shred again (after I finish it this time) and watch my calorie intake closely. Kind of frustrated that I put in the effort with the exercise and then the the food go! One of these days I'm going to get them both going at the same time!!!

TeaBea

Several things:

Muscle is more compact, not heavier. 1 cubic foot of muscle DOES weigh more than 1 cubic foot of fat

Your sore muscles can retain water. How's your sodium.

Take measurements. Because muscle is compact, you may lose inches but not pounds. Still it's a smaller you!

Your calorie burn could be overstated, do you use a heart rate monitor? Don't eat back MORE calories than you've burned.