Losing 5 kgs

chucky1987
chucky1987 Posts: 3 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi
I just got married 4 months back and have gained 5 kgs since there is a lot of socialising. Now I have joined a gym and my routine is to do cardio and strength training on alternate days. When I joined my weight was 62.2 kgs and when i checked after a week of workout it was 62.6kgs. This has really demotivated me and I am thinking of just doing cardio to lose some weight and then start strength training. Any suggestions would be welcome.

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  • KaylaLouise
    KaylaLouise Posts: 10
    i lost about 20kgs a couple years back just from strength training with no excess skin.

    Unfortunately i have regained the weight and more so im back at it again.

    The scales have been going down each week by watching what im eating and eating smaller portions.

    Now i know they lighting weights helps lose weight but yet i found myself the other day fearing it because what if the scale goes up a little.

    For me this isnt going to be a quick fix journey and i need to do what i know works and for me thats lifting. i know the more muscle i have (even though i cant see it) will help me to lose more weight even when im not doing anything and the more muscle i have will help fill out my skin where the fat is so i hopefully dont have any/ limited excess skin this time.

    Dont be scared if it goes up a little, its just a number!! focus on how you look and feel. Lifting will make you stronger and tone you up and it will also allow your body do some of the hard work for you :)
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    The body does not have a system of week to week. Look longterm. Take starting measurements to compare later on and weigh once a month. Feel good about yourself and your plan.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    If you started exercising recently (or increased or changed what you were priorviously doing) you are most likely retaining glycogen/water in your muscles (normal and part of the process of muscles 'recovering'). Give it a few more weeks and assess then. If you are still not losing, then tweak your nutrition accordingly.
  • lemonlionheart
    lemonlionheart Posts: 580 Member
    Don't give up on strength training! The extra weight is just water weight. When you start a new exercise program using muscles you don't normally use, it's pretty common for the muscles to hold on to water to repair. If I wake up and my muscles are sore I know the number on the scale is going to be a little higher due to water weight. Once your body gets used to the exercise this won;t happen so much, and even if you do have extra water weight from time to time you should still see the number go down in the long term as you lose fat.

    As the above poster said, more muscle = more fat being burned so may as well get started with that! It's also important to do strength training as you are losing weight to avoid losing muscle as well as fat when you are on a caloric deficit.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Losing weight comes from a caloric deficit, not from exercise. Exercise help to keep you healthy and gives a larger deficit. Are you tracking calories? Additionally, it is normal to retain water as our bodies get use to a new exercise program.
    Congratulations on both your decision to get healthier and your marriage!
  • keefmac
    keefmac Posts: 313 Member
    Hi
    I just got married 4 months back and have gained 5 kgs since there is a lot of socialising. Now I have joined a gym and my routine is to do cardio and strength training on alternate days. When I joined my weight was 62.2 kgs and when i checked after a week of workout it was 62.6kgs. This has really demotivated me and I am thinking of just doing cardio to lose some weight and then start strength training. Any suggestions would be welcome.

    Are you dieting as well or just lifting/ cardio?.

    I eat less than I used to and haven't added any extra excercise in and I have a steady gradual loss.

    Saying that I may start lifting myself when I reach goal weight.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    Hi
    I just got married 4 months back and have gained 5 kgs since there is a lot of socialising. Now I have joined a gym and my routine is to do cardio and strength training on alternate days. When I joined my weight was 62.2 kgs and when i checked after a week of workout it was 62.6kgs. This has really demotivated me and I am thinking of just doing cardio to lose some weight and then start strength training. Any suggestions would be welcome.
    You can exercise all you like but if your eating too much you'll still not lose weight. You need to have control of your diet as well. For weightloss the diet aspect is the most crucial. Have a look at the link. Also you only have a small amount to lose so it will be slow and you will need patience

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1175494-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants?hl=guide+to+sexypants&page=1#posts-18361594

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