Working out but starting to gain weight

canucksgirl16
canucksgirl16 Posts: 13 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Does anyone else start to gain weight before you lose weight? I have been working my butt off trying to lose the weight and I was at first, but now I seem to have gained a little back. Haven't changed my eating habits and I am staying under my goals for the day.

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  • panzerduff
    panzerduff Posts: 21 Member
    What does your routine look like.
  • CynthiaBewley
    CynthiaBewley Posts: 7
    Remember, muscle weighs more than fat. If you are weight training, then you can expect to gain some weight, or stay the same for a while.
  • panzerduff
    panzerduff Posts: 21 Member
    Remember, muscle weighs more than fat. If you are weight training, then you can expect to gain some weight, or stay the same for a while.

    This is what I was going to get at. If you're lifting weights in your routine as a beginner, you will gain a little bit of muscle even if you're on a caloric deficit. People call this "noob gains". It only happens for the first couple months of lifting, and it's a good thing.
  • nfrewin
    nfrewin Posts: 73 Member
    Muscle does not weigh more than fat that is a ridiculous statement - Muscle is heavier by volume/denser than fat

    http://www.meh.ro/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/meh.ro9002.jpg (don't know how to add pics sorry)


    I have found than when I first start weight training I build muscle before the fat starts to drop off which is where the temporary increase on the scales come from - remember it is only temporary!

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