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Gaining weight from exercise?

jeaninecomstock
jeaninecomstock Posts: 6
edited January 6 in Fitness and Exercise
So, I gained a couple of lbs since I started exercising again. My pants are fitting the same imo but I haven't tried measuring myself.
Could this be muscle gain or should I be concerned? I have been going running for about a month now usually for 20-40 minutes a day, then I come home and do a simple HIIT work out and stretch. Oh and on my rest days I usually walk at least 30 minutes with a stroller(I have a two year old)

Is it normal to gain some lbs before losing or should I switch up my diet more?

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  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
    could just be water weight hanging out in your muscles.
  • havenxx
    havenxx Posts: 16
    It could be water weight or you're gaining muscle.
    Muscle does weigh more than fat.
  • Sweet_Pea0107
    Sweet_Pea0107 Posts: 90
    So, I gained a couple of lbs since I started exercising again. My pants are fitting the same imo but I haven't tried measuring myself.
    Could this be muscle gain or should I be concerned? I have been going running for about a month now usually for 20-40 minutes a day, then I come home and do a simple HIIT work out and stretch. Oh and on my rest days I usually walk at least 30 minutes with a stroller(I have a two year old)

    Is it normal to gain some lbs before losing or should I switch up my diet more?


    How many calories are you eating. If you are eating at a deficit it isn't muscle gain. If you just started working out again it is probably just water weight.
  • ryanherbert
    ryanherbert Posts: 79 Member
    Muscle does weigh more than fat.
    A kilogram of muscle weighs the same as a kilogram of fat. It's the density that is different - muscle tissue is far more dense.
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    Dear people of MFP 1-5 pounds is not worth a panic it is either water or well poo so just chill and drink more water :D
  • RobynMWilson
    RobynMWilson Posts: 1,540 Member
    Take your measurements. The scale alone is not an accurate picture of your progress. If you look at my pics you will see a before/after pic in there. I look like I lost 20lbs in the pics, when, in fact, I didn't lose a pound. I just decreased my body fat and built muscle.
  • Mighty_Rabite
    Mighty_Rabite Posts: 581 Member
    Likely the muscles retaining some water, usually there will be a small initial weight gain.

    You can gain weight exercising though if you focus your eating and exercise towards weight gain, I've actually gone from 159 to ~180 since April, lol.
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