Why ppl gain when they workout

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  • dirtyblue
    dirtyblue Posts: 90
    Awesome - I really needed to hear that this week! Started ChaLean Extreme 2 weeks ago and have seen a slight increase in the scale and although I know I shouldn't get upset about slight increases if I am eating correctly and working out, it still really got bummed about it. Hopefully like Chalene said, I will start to see some good losses in the next two weeks.

    Thanks for the article!
  • JellyPrz619
    JellyPrz619 Posts: 172
    thank you =)
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    I gained 3lbs overnight when I started P90X and I'm only following the lifting/resistance part of it. It took a month before I went back to normal and I have even dropped a bit (but that changes on a daily basis since I am at a healthy weight range - it's just not realistic to think your weight will be an exact number every day).

    Thanks for putting some real and truthful information out there.
  • donicagalek
    donicagalek Posts: 526
    3-4lbs? Try SIX! Overnight! And it took about a week to get it off (I didn't stop working out daily so I was re-injuring until I started to get used to it). :-D
  • Pollux
    Pollux Posts: 42
    Thank you for the article. I always wondered why I gained weight after I started exercising, and now I know. Now I won't let that gain discourage me. :)
  • faithgriggs
    faithgriggs Posts: 47
    thanks for posting this:)
  • chauncyrenayCHANGED
    chauncyrenayCHANGED Posts: 788 Member
    Excellent post. THANKS!
  • audjrey
    audjrey Posts: 360 Member
    Great article! Natural inflammation is the reason I like to use glutamine powder after intense workouts. It helps to reduce the inflammation naturally and rapidly while actively helping to heal and restore torn muscle tissue.
  • katcena
    katcena Posts: 326 Member
    This is great! And by Chalene...my FAVORITE workout diva ever! lol I'm doing TurboFire and while I basically knew most of this...it's a wonderful reminder! Thank you for posting this!
  • Zombriana
    Zombriana Posts: 764 Member
    oh my goodness, thank you so much for this!
  • olyrose
    olyrose Posts: 569 Member
    Thank you! I've tried looking this up, asked a personal trainer and other friends, and no one ever had a good explanation (other than working out makes you hungry, so you eat more, and have unintended gain, which I knew was not the case). This has caused me to lose motivation so many times! What's the point in pushing myself and starting new habits if the results are negative?

    Such a good explanation, and good to remember in all efforts from now on!
  • chantel14
    chantel14 Posts: 128
    great post!
  • M_lifts
    M_lifts Posts: 2,218 Member
    interesting read
  • wildon883r
    wildon883r Posts: 429 Member
    It's physically impossible to gain 3-6 lbs in one night. You do have fluctuation. I've gained 4 lbs in one day and lost it the next day doing nothing.
  • Jellyphant
    Jellyphant Posts: 1,400 Member
    I feel so much better after reading this. I got all bent out of shape when the scale told me I gained 3 pounds after all my jogging. :(
  • KristynStephens15
    KristynStephens15 Posts: 843 Member
    Its so true. when i first started working out after having my baby, I rode my stationary bike in addition to MFP and WW for 5 days the first week and only lost 1lb when i had originally been losing 4-6lbs. Makes snse but its very annoying!!
  • cath1024
    cath1024 Posts: 79 Member
    This is great news!
    Every time i am sore from boot camp class i find the scale is always up 2 lbs sometimes 3 lbs!
    I heard this info before somewhere but it awlays nice it hear it again from a different source!
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