zumba dancing??not losing weight??

meemo8loves8zumba
meemo8loves8zumba Posts: 5
edited October 2014 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm 1m .58 cm tall and I weigh 62kg .3g .. my body isn't really fat but it's not toned , I think it's called (skinny fat) since I haaaate workout! Anyways, I started doing zumba dancing (since it's so much more fun than workout) and I love it! Been doing 30-40 min daily for 7 weeks now but my clothes are tighter than before and my legs seem larger and my stomach is kind of puffed!! I've been taking fish oil pills and vitamins besides watching the quality of the food I eat and drinking lots of water. I know that during weeks 4-6 of starting to workout you gain weight from water retention but I don't know when does it go away?!or is there some fast way i can get rid of it? Am i doing something wrong that caused it to remain in my body after the 6th week?
It's like I'm being punished for working out! Lol


P.s. even though I look fatter(i'm 64.4g now)yet I feel my body is more toned and my energy has boosted alot too.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks :)

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  • luckypony71
    luckypony71 Posts: 399 Member
    Are you weighing and measuring your food? I do a zumba workout twice a week. It is tough and fun, but I don't think it builds any real muscle.
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
    Weight loss is mostly about what you eat. You can gain weight on too much healthy food too. You really should count calories.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    How many calories are you eating? Typically when you increase your exercise, you also increase how much you eat. Unless you are measuring and logging, you don't know.
  • Raynne413
    Raynne413 Posts: 1,527 Member
    Working out is good for health, but unless you are eating at a deficit, you won't automatically lose weight. Unfortunately. LOL
  • blc1971
    blc1971 Posts: 170 Member
    As the others have posted, log your food and count calories, check your intake carefully. 85%-90% of diet success rests in the kitchen. I have lost 76 lbs in the last 25 months doing mostly zumba (2-3 times a week) and, more recently, added in running and some weights. Zumba is primarily cardio, so you will generally not gain muscle; however, I found that I got really lean. Good luck and keep at it!!
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
    edited October 2014
    Just to reiterate:
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  • bazarn
    bazarn Posts: 80 Member
    If you're "skinny fat" and want to tone up, lifting heavy is key. Have you been lifting any weights?
  • bazarn
    bazarn Posts: 80 Member
    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2013/01/14/5-mistakes-that-newbies-make-when-trying-to-get-healthy/

    Read specifically the section titled "The Anti-Bulk Toner."
  • Lorleee
    Lorleee Posts: 369 Member
    I do Zumba twice a week. There are soooo many health benefits (and mental benefits) to dance. But the weight thing is mainly about food.
  • meemo8loves8zumba
    meemo8loves8zumba Posts: 5
    Thank you everyone.. I will start to count my calories here ..but honestly I'm kind of discouraged after reading your answers ! :( I previously did lots of reading about what I'm going through and most of it said the cause was water retention since the metabolism is changing (from inactive at all.. to active daily) so I was hoping it'd be that! Anyways, I will start counting my calories and see what happens. Thank you again :)
  • Lorleee
    Lorleee Posts: 369 Member
    Aw, don't be discouraged! You're doing a wonderful thing for your body and your health (and hopefully enjoying it, too!) The rest is icing on the cake.
  • caracrawford1
    caracrawford1 Posts: 657 Member
    edited October 2014
    meemo8loves8zumba wrote: »
    Thank you everyone.. I will start to count my calories here ..but honestly I'm kind of discouraged after reading your answers ! :( I previously did lots of reading about what I'm going through and most of it said the cause was water retention since the metabolism is changing (from inactive at all.. to active daily) so I was hoping it'd be that! Anyways, I will start counting my calories and see what happens. Thank you again :)

    Nope. People (who don't run) are usually surprised to hear that a lot of people(myself included) gain during marathon training. My last one I put on five or six pounds. It is human nature to subconsciously overcompensate for workouts. Weigh and measure what you are eating.

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