why am i gaining weight instead of losing weight?
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i'm 5'9, and i recently started weight training a few weeks ago. The first few days was tough, but i feel stronger now. I also started personal training this past week. My current schedule:
monday - (1 hr )personal training then zumba
wednesday - 1 hr nike training
thursday - (1hr) body combat then body pump
saturday - (1hr) body combat then body pump
Sunday (depending on my mood, i may weight train or not)
I've discovered that i've gained weight - A LOT of weight...i don't know if it's because i've started weight-training, or because i've just gotten fat. I eat a lot and drink a lot of water throughout the day. Is there something i'm doing wrong?
monday - (1 hr )personal training then zumba
wednesday - 1 hr nike training
thursday - (1hr) body combat then body pump
saturday - (1hr) body combat then body pump
Sunday (depending on my mood, i may weight train or not)
I've discovered that i've gained weight - A LOT of weight...i don't know if it's because i've started weight-training, or because i've just gotten fat. I eat a lot and drink a lot of water throughout the day. Is there something i'm doing wrong?
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Opening your diary might help us give better answers. It's not uncommon to see a slight gain when you start a new exercise routine or increase an old one because our bodies flood sore muscles with water to help cushion and heal them during the repair process. This can mask any fat loss that's happening.
Are you tracking your food in addition to weight training? How many calories are you eating and are you weighing/measuring your portion sizes?0 -
How much weight is a lot of weight? And stength training causes you to retain water. Also, it could have been something you have eaten, such as too much sodium. I wouldn't worry too much, unless you are simply eating to much. If you have gained 15 pounds, then yeah, that wouldn't be good. but, after I strength train or have a bad sodium day, I gain about 4 to 5 pounds. They normally go away within 3 to 4 days though.0
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Are you tracking your food and sticking to a calorie goal?0
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You may have gained muscle. In that case well done!!0
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i'm 5'9, and i recently started weight training a few weeks ago. The first few days was tough, but i feel stronger now. I also started personal training this past week. My current schedule:
monday - (1 hr )personal training then zumba
wednesday - 1 hr nike training
thursday - (1hr) body combat then body pump
saturday - (1hr) body combat then body pump
Sunday (depending on my mood, i may weight train or not)
I've discovered that i've gained weight - A LOT of weight...i don't know if it's because i've started weight-training, or because i've just gotten fat. I eat a lot and drink a lot of water throughout the day. Is there something i'm doing wrong?
What's eating 'a lot'? If it's over tdee then yes, you may have gained fat, but if you're in a deficit it's a lot more likely it's just water retention from the exercise. Ditch the scales and go by measurements, how your clothes fit & your reflection.0 -
If you started weight training very recently, you may experience a gain due to muscles holding onto water in order to repair themselves. If it's been a few months, it may be because you're putting on muscle, though putting on a LOT of weight in that time through strength training in that time is unlikely.
A good indicator of how you're actually doing is how your clothes fit. Are they looser? Then who cares what the scale says? Are they tighter? Then you might want to take a closer look at what you're eating, because, barring a health problem, you're not eating at a deficit, and you're gaining fat.
Edit for typo.0 -
It might just be water, but you need to have a calorie deficit to lose weight. When you say you eat a lot, does that mean you are tracking your calories? If not, chances are you are not eating a calorie deficit. However, depending on what sort of exercise you are doing and if you are eating at a surplus you may have gained some muscle, though probably not enough to say that you 'have gained a lot of weight'. I can't remember how much muscle a women puts on on average a month, but it's not an awful lot.
http://www.acaloriecounter.com/blog/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/0 -
Are you logging your food accurately, including using a digital food scale? How much more are you eating calorie wise? How much weight have your gained and over what period?0
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It might just be water, but you need to have a calorie deficit to lose weight. When you say you eat a lot, does that mean you are tracking your calories? If not, chances are you are not eating a calorie deficit. However, depending on what sort of exercise you are doing and if you are eating at a surplus you may have gained some muscle, though probably not enough to say that you 'have gained a lot of weight'. I can't remember how much muscle a women puts on on average a month, but it's not an awful lot.
http://www.acaloriecounter.com/blog/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/
Under 'ideal' circumstances (i.e. at a surplus with a good progressive loading strength routine) a woman in her first year of lifting can only put on an average of about 1lb a month.0 -
i'm still eating the same amount as i usually do. I get pretty sore after a workout too. It's just really discouraging.0
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Everybody gets sore after a workout it's normal. You did not answer - how much weight did you gain? How much do you normally eat? It's probably just water weight - keep on doing what you're doing - it will level off in a few weeks...0
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When I eat a lot, I gain weight too. It's all so confusing.0
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i'm still eating the same amount as i usually do. I get pretty sore after a workout too. It's just really discouraging.
Are you logging your food accurately, including using a digital food scale? How much more are you eating calorie wise? How much weight have your gained and over what period?0 -
Hi
I second a previous poster suggestion to open your diary, so we can provide some suggestion.
Body weight loss is the result of eating at a deficit. Calories burned should be more than calories ingested.
You are sharing your exercise level. However, if you are eating more calories than you are burning, your body weight will increase.
I also second the suggestion to log everything you eat and measure and/or weight everything you eat.
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Well the answer to this depends on several things.
1) How long have you been doing these training exercises
2) How much weight/how quick have you been gaining
3) Are you also eating healthy and to your calorie goals?
Assuming you are eating to your calorie goals i would say it's just you simply gaining muscle which weighs more. If you are gaining like 5 pounds in one week however i would either blame that on water retention. Having too much sodium or eating more than your calorie goals. So it really depends on those questions :O0 -
i'm still eating the same amount as i usually do. I get pretty sore after a workout too. It's just really discouraging.
Are you logging your food accurately, including using a digital food scale? How much more are you eating calorie wise? How much weight have your gained and over what period?
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need to track and log. you are most likely consuming more than you need0 -
i started at 160, but now i'm around 170.0
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Need some fundamentals work. Probably should just read this:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants0 -
is 10 lbs normal for about a month's work? i dont think so.0
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is 10 lbs normal for about a month's work? i dont think so.
Not really. You are likely gaining weight (as in water and food weight and fat).
Again...are you logging accurately and using a food scale? How much are you eating.0 -
its hard to keep track of my food calories...i make my own food, but i dont follow recipes, i guesstimate.0
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Due your period? Or pregnant?0
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In the past I gained weight despite heavy exercise because I didn't track intake at all. I think if you can accurately monitor calorie intake (amount set for loss, not maintenance), you will be more likely to see results barring any medical issues.
I started Les Mills this year, too. Love the classes.0 -
Guessing about your food intake nearly always leads to eating more calories than you realize. If it is important to get to the bottom of this issue, the OP will need to enter recipes accurately into her recipe database and get a better grasp on exactly how many calories she is really consuming.0
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its hard to keep track of my food calories...i make my own food, but i dont follow recipes, i guesstimate.
Outside possibly 4 lbs or so of water retention, that is most likely where your problem is
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think0 -
its hard to keep track of my food calories...i make my own food, but i dont follow recipes, i guesstimate.
That is likely your problem. You're probably consuming more calories than you think you are. Use the MFP recipe builder to accurately calculate what you are eating.0 -
What is your 'guestimated' caloric intake, on average?0
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its hard to keep track of my food calories...i make my own food, but i dont follow recipes, i guesstimate.
then all the more reason to weigh and measure
could be very easy to ingest a lot of calories depending on what you are using0 -
What is your 'guestimated' caloric intake, on average?0
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If you are eating too many calories that could be causing the weight gain. The question is: are you gaining muscle or are you gaining fat? Muscle is denser than fat and takes up less space so if you are losing inches than the weight gain is muscle, but if you are gaining inches it is fat.0
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