Does anyone else gain when they increase activity?
JacqueJo
Posts: 33 Member
My ENTIRE life, when I up my physical activity, I immediately put on weight. It is SO frustrating. I increase my caloric intake, and while I could make healthier food choices, I don't make significant changes in regards to what I was eating prior to increased activity. I started the Couch to 5K program this week and have put on 3 pounds! That may not sound like much, but I am only 5'2", so it makes a big difference! Thoughts? Advice? (I am VERY frustrated.)
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You didn't gain 3 pounds of body mass if your caloric intake was lower than your caloric expenditure. It's probably water weight.0
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It's water retention. It'll go away.0
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fluid retention to aid in repair of your body.0
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fluid retention to aid in repair of your body.
This. Its perfectly normal and is quite common in that situation.
ETA - advice - forget about it, keep working out. It will even out eventually. It is not true weight gain so its nothing to sweat about.0 -
Thank you everyone!0
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Yep, water. It's taken me three weeks to finally see it on the scale.0
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