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Why did I gain weight

shelia123
shelia123 Posts: 1
edited January 28 in Introduce Yourself
Okay I started to up my workout at the end of May. I did spin classes, body pump, walking, Jillian Micheal workout, all this for four weeks at least hour to an hour and a half. I gained 10 lbs, I think I lost some inches. I am very frustrated, I want to lose 10 to 25 lbs. I am 50 yrs old. This is some depressing, what am I doing wrong. I watch my calorie intake, and I do not binge eat. What am I doing wrong, I am about to to say forget it. Do anyone have any suggestions, please help. :mad:

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  • raneylfrick
    raneylfrick Posts: 380 Member
    Don't base your goals on numbers! I know that's hard, but you say you lost inches, right?? I you are upping your strength and cardio trainings, then you are building muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat. Don't fret it, you are doing great!
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    How much are you eating? How tall are you and what do you weigh? How many hours a week are you working out?
  • MsEndomorph
    MsEndomorph Posts: 604 Member
    I can't see your diary, so I don't know what you were eating.

    I can tell you why I gained weight while I was a cardio bunny! I was hungry. I was so so so hungry, but I didn't change the way I was eating. I needed to eat more, but I didn't need to eat more pizza :)
  • strawberrysweettea
    strawberrysweettea Posts: 11
    I agree with the above post - don't fret over the numbers. I don't think you are doing anything wrong - at 50 years old, your body has been or has already made the change and your metabolism has slowed - yay Mother Nature! I think you should continue as you are doing with the exercise - provided that you are not burning yourself out and watching what you eat. Perhaps check with your doctor to make sure you don't have any sort of conditions going on.
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