Weight gain from Excersise? Is it really that quick?

susiemou

I seem to have got heavier this week, despite exercising more and eating like a saintly mouse. I'm always telling people on hear not to worry about this, so today i need it back Pleeease. I'm 5'10 for goodness sakes and i feel like if i cut down any more it will make me feel ill, but progress is so slow! tell me if i do the shred every day i WILL be a lean mean fitness machine! ......Rant Over.....for today.......

daffodilsoup

Exercise makes me gain scale weight too - I mostly attribute it to water weight and muscles holding on to water and nutrients in response to the exercise.

Do yourself a favor and take measurements and photos often. I've been doing Insanity for a month and have technically "gained" five pounds on the scale, but I am smaller and fit into smaller clothes. At a certain point, your fitness goals stop being about a number and more about how you look.

If you know you aren't eating enough to gain weight, then there isn't anything to worry about.

susiemou

Thanks for the post. I have just taken photo's this weekend, after avoiding it for quite sometime. They were not quite as glamorous as i had hoped, but i am hoping to see a definite change next month.
My muscles are hurting a bit today, so i guess they are trying to tell me something....

BrianSharpe

I seem to have got heavier this week, despite exercising more and eating like a saintly mouse. I'm always telling people on hear not to worry about this, so today i need it back Pleeease. I'm 5'10 for goodness sakes and i feel like if i cut down any more it will make me feel ill, but progress is so slow! tell me if i do the shred every day i WILL be a lean mean fitness machine! ......Rant Over.....for today.......

Water weight.........just for fun I weighed myself the morning of a really hard bike ride and weighed myself the following morning......I "gained" 5lbs.

If you're at a caloric deficit you know you're not gaining fat.

mcpjan

Really don't worry about it. You know it is water or you are building muscle which weights more than fat. If you are eating correctly you have nothing to worry about. Did you measure yourself? I find if I have gained I usually have lost inches. If I have been really good. Stay focus, you can do it.

daffodilsoup

Thanks for the post. I have just taken photo's this weekend, after avoiding it for quite sometime. They were not quite as glamorous as i had hoped, but i am hoping to see a definite change next month.
My muscles are hurting a bit today, so i guess they are trying to tell me something....

You will be so glad you took them when you get to start comparing your progress

MommaKit79

Exercise makes me gain scale weight too - I mostly attribute it to water weight and muscles holding on to water and nutrients in response to the exercise.

Do yourself a favor and take measurements and photos often. I've been doing Insanity for a month and have technically "gained" five pounds on the scale, but I am smaller and fit into smaller clothes. At a certain point, your fitness goals stop being about a number and more about how you look.

If you know you aren't eating enough to gain weight, then there isn't anything to worry about.

^^^This^^^

I have started doing TurboJam and thought to myself, after seeing all these posts, that maybe I didnt want to just go by the "weight" for my progress. My first check-in I only lose 2.2 lbs but, I lost about 6-7 inches total from my body. Now, I didnt lose much weight, but I lost inches. So, have decided to measure at every check-in (every 4 weeks) and took pictures at the beginning, halfway point (8 weeks), and end point (16 weeks) of the program I am working on now.

GOOD LUCK!!! YOU GOT THIS!!!!!!!! :-)

kenazfehu

I agree; nothing to worry about when you know you're eating appropriately and exercising.

LorinaLynn

My muscles are hurting a bit today, so i guess they are trying to tell me something....

You know what sore muscles are? Inflammation. You know what inflammation is? Fluid retention. You know what fluid retention causes? Water weight gain.

Mystery solved. Relax. It's temporary and normal.

sgarrard01

Just posted this on your other message board post for the same topic!

It can quite easily!, from what i can gather you've only just started JM's DVD's, and so your convcerned about the immediate weight gain?! That is normal, if your not an exersize junkie, than any new routine will cause you to put on weight when you start, but it's water... just good old H2O, where you've worked those muscles you've put little micro tears in them and each one of those is repaired by 1g of glycogen and 4g water!

I exersize a fair ammout already and i started p90x and gained 4lbs overnight!.... you'll drop as quickly as you gained so dont sweat it!....

Also can people stop banding around 'starvation mode' and explain what it is clearly, not that your body will hold onto all of its fat or start producing fat... for those who are still unsure, it's the ration of fat to muscle loss... if your pushing yourself too hard your body will make up the difference and instead of consume fat, consume muscle and lean tissue (as it's easier and releases the energy it needs more quickly), and you want to preserve muscle as this is what fuels your metabolism (to over simplify)... so in a week your 2lbs of loss could be 1.8lbs of fat 0.2lbs of good muscle or 1.8lbs of muscle and 0.2lbs of fat... we all know which we'd prefer!

Hope that helps!

Simon x

hendinerik

Don't worry about it! My weight has been bouncing up and down for a while now. You are probably getting stronger. If it keeps happening then maybe you can look at what you are eating and how nutritious it is (is it giving you the nutrients your body needs, etc.)

I sometimes find also that if one workout is a lot more cardio than the others that that will help me break a plateau, but there isn't a complete straight line to this.

I guess the question I would have is how do you feel? Are you feeling fit and strong? And yes, don't cut more calories if you feel like you are barely getting enough as it is.

Good luck!

californiagirl2012

Exercise makes me gain scale weight too - I mostly attribute it to water weight and muscles holding on to water and nutrients in response to the exercise.

Do yourself a favor and take measurements and photos often. I've been doing Insanity for a month and have technically "gained" five pounds on the scale, but I am smaller and fit into smaller clothes. At a certain point, your fitness goals stop being about a number and more about how you look.

If you know you aren't eating enough to gain weight, then there isn't anything to worry about.

Yes, if you are sore this is DOMS and it can last up to 10 days. It's part of the process.

You are right, once you get close to maintenance it's time to ditch the scale. I've been maintaining over a year now and I finally ditched the scale this year in January and I've never been happier. It's quite an inferior tool. I do not take measurements anymore either. All that matters is how I look in the mirror, pictures, and how my clothes fit. This is how life was meant to be and I am going to enjoy it. The scale and metrics tends to steal the joy.

If you are still in the weight loss phase:

Your body loses weight in chunks, not linear. I have found that you can do everything right and your weight loss seems to plateau but if you are patient and keep exercising and eating at a deficit (however slight) you will lose it, it will suddenly "whoosh". There are so many variables for the scale; water retention, digestion, hormones, allergies, sodium, carbs, water intake, DOMS, inflammation, the list goes on. People mistakenly think they lose or gain weight when they eat more or less because of these fluctuations.

Losing weight requires tremendous patience. You will not lose it when you want it or where you want it. The body does its thing. Some apparent plateaus can last a month or so. You cannot make it happen faster. You must focus on two things; calories and exercise. Nothing else matters. Scales and metrics don't matter. The day in and day out grind of exercise and calories are all that matters. It is not very exciting until things fall into place. You get your victories and you ride one victory to the next.

The scale is a trend tool. The scale is good but put it away and only check once a week and only use it as a trend tool. It will fluctuate, it does not matter. Take front side and back progress pictures at least once a month. You will see differences that the metrics won't tell you and it's that little bit of NSV that will keep you going until the next victory.

susiemou

Exercise makes me gain scale weight too - I mostly attribute it to water weight and muscles holding on to water and nutrients in response to the exercise.

Do yourself a favor and take measurements and photos often. I've been doing Insanity for a month and have technically "gained" five pounds on the scale, but I am smaller and fit into smaller clothes. At a certain point, your fitness goals stop being about a number and more about how you look.

If you know you aren't eating enough to gain weight, then there isn't anything to worry about.

Yes, if you are sore this is DOMS and it can last up to 10 days. It's part of the process.

You are right, once you get close to maintenance it's time to ditch the scale. I've been maintaining over a year now and I finally ditched the scale this year in January and I've never been happier. It's quite an inferior tool. I do not take measurements anymore either. All that matters is how I look in the mirror, pictures, and how my clothes fit. This is how life was meant to be and I am going to enjoy it. The scale and metrics tends to steal the joy.

If you are still in the weight loss phase:

Your body loses weight in chunks, not linear. I have found that you can do everything right and your weight loss seems to plateau but if you are patient and keep exercising and eating at a deficit (however slight) you will lose it, it will suddenly "whoosh". There are so many variables for the scale; water retention, digestion, hormones, allergies, sodium, carbs, water intake, DOMS, inflammation, the list goes on. People mistakenly think they lose or gain weight when they eat more or less because of these fluctuations.

Losing weight requires tremendous patience. You will not lose it when you want it or where you want it. The body does its thing. Some apparent plateaus can last a month or so. You cannot make it happen faster. You must focus on two things; calories and exercise. Nothing else matters. Scales and metrics don't matter. The day in and day out grind of exercise and calories are all that matters. It is not very exciting until things fall into place. You get your victories and you ride one victory to the next.

The scale is a trend tool. The scale is good but put it away and only check once a week and only use it as a trend tool. It will fluctuate, it does not matter. Take front side and back progress pictures at least once a month. You will see differences that the metrics won't tell you and it's that little bit of NSV that will keep you going until the next victory.

Thank you. I just needed a sensible talking too! Tick.