Need Advice.......Working Out and Gaining Weight?!?!

littlecaponey2

OK, so for the past month I have been on a schedule of:

Monday - Spin (600-700+ calories burned)
Tuesday - rest
Wednesday - Spin (600-700+ calories burned)
Thursday - Spin (600-700+ calories burned) - Did this for the past two week adding the Thursday.
Friday - Eliptical (600 - 700+ calories burned)
Saturday - Eliptical and treadmill if my back acts up (600 calories burned)

This week, I did Mon (spin), Tuesday(eliptical), Wed (Spin), Thur(spin), Fri(eliptical), and today (spin and then a 4 mile walk)

Today's calories burned were 1200 combined. I am eating protein (hicken) and fruits and veggies. I haven't been logging my food this time around because I know from past what to eat and what not to. I am retaining SO much water and have no idea why, My sodium is under the 2500mg in a day. I drink atleast 64oz of water. I am doing everything right and the scale is going UP!!! If anything, I am not eating enough, but I feel good and eat when I am hungry and am able to complete th workouts so if I was eating too littl my body would be telling me by not letting me finish a workout. I feel great, but trying SO hard not to get discouraged. I was on here for a few months and doing Turbo Fire and dropped 20 pounds......now I can't even drop, and I am gaining??? I feel bloated a good portion of the time and can tell I am retaining.

Any helpful hints please!!!!

And on a side note.....spin shoes or not? Would the scale be moving if I had spin shoes verse my sneakers???? My endurance has definitely built up because 4 weeks ago, I would never have been able to jog and today I did.

And, yes, I have a Polar HRM with strap so I know my calories are accurate that I am burning.

kalynn06

Without knowing calories, it's hard to take a guess, but maybe try dialing down the intensity for a week and see if that helps. Take an active recovery week with brisk walks outside instead of hardcore workouts and do some yoga or stretching. Let your body heal, and think about mixing up your workouts when you get back to it. Some strength training might be really beneficial, and it would let you ease up on some of that cardio and will help you get a better look even at a higher weight. If you aren't already, do intervals for one or two of your cardio workouts. For me, intervals and strength training seem to help with weight loss a lot..