Burnt off more calories than consumed but heavier

nickholbrook
nickholbrook Posts: 1
in Health and Weight Loss
Earlier this week, I had an exercise full day consisting of both cardio and weight training. I weighed myself the next day only to find that my weight had increased by four pound. How can this be?

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  • badmojo108
    badmojo108 Posts: 72
    You worked out, your muscles are retaining water to make repairs.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    You worked out, your muscles are retaining water to make repairs.

    this. NEVER weigh yourself after strenuous exercise unless you want to see a gain!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,021 Member
    You worked out, your muscles are retaining water to make repairs.
    As well as glycogen since the cells may anticipate another hard workout.

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  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    You worked out, your muscles are retaining water to make repairs.

    this. NEVER weigh yourself after strenuous exercise unless you want to see a gain!

    Yep this..always weight the day after a rest day.
  • NeverGivesUp
    NeverGivesUp Posts: 960 Member
    you can read so many topics on this. Just get off the scale and keep working, the scale will follow eventually. It is most likely water retention. You just have to be patient and if that means giving up the scale for a while, so be it! If you are good to your body, it will be good to you too.
  • RepsnSets
    RepsnSets Posts: 805 Member
    If you dont have a tape measure get one, I lift heavy and havent seen much movement on the scale but the inches ive lost is a total different story.
  • trudob
    trudob Posts: 16 Member
    Thank god i read this post!
    I did two extremely hard workouts this week and wondered why I weighed a kg heavier the day after the first hard workout.
    This makes me think there still might be hope for me! haha
  • PrincessNikkiBoo
    PrincessNikkiBoo Posts: 330 Member
    You worked out, your muscles are retaining water to make repairs.

    this. NEVER weigh yourself after strenuous exercise unless you want to see a gain!

    Yep this..always weight the day after a rest day.

    This is why I tend to weight myself on a Monday as I have the weekend with only light exercise.

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