I gained weight after a month of working out
shierii
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So I started going to the gym exactly a month ago. Two weeks in, I received comments like "Your face looks smaller" or "You look like you've lost weight." I look at myself and I don't see a lot of progress but I do feel lighter. I have more energy and I could do a full circuit without much problems now. But this morning, after a 30-minute 3km run (I hate cardio), I decided to have my weight checked and I found out I have 28% body fat and I have now weighed a full kg more. My last weigh-in was 50kg but now I'm 50.9kg! I'm exactly 5ft. I try to reach 1200 calories on rest days & 2k calories on training days. But I weighed heavier instead of losing weight. Am I doing something wrong?
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What is your goal?0
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It's likely that you're retaining water from the exercise or some other reason, it's part of the normal fluctuations that make weight loss non-linear, or your eating more than you think.0
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Can you open your diary?0
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Are you weigjing your food to get accurate calorie counts? It is best to weigh yourself when you first wake up after you go to the bathroom and try to stick to the same time every time you weigh to get a better idea of your weight. As the day goes on you will weigh more and you will typically weigh more after a workout, hence weighing in the morning. Also, are you take your measurements for comparison instead of relying solely on the scale?
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0.9kg = 2 lbs.
You do realize your weight can fluctuate by over 5 lbs in one day, right? I wouldn't be concerned about this.
Also, you weighed yourself AFTER doing exercise. This will make your weight fluctuate even more.
If you want consistent reading on your weight, you should weigh yourself first thing in the morning, after taking a piss, and before you eat, drink, or do anything else.
Otherwise, your readings will be inconsistent.0 -
I can easily gain 3-4 lbs in water weight when I have even slightly sore legs from a long run or lifting.
How are your clothes fitting? Maybe try measurements instead of obsessing over the scale.0 -
Did you take measurements before starting? hips, thighs, arms
Do you weight /measure your food (food scale) ? are you really eating 1200cal.?
What is your goal? lose weight, less body fat %, gain muscle
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How did you have your weight checked? Was it under same conditions and previous weight check? Wearing the same clothes? Having eaten and drunk the same amount in last 48 hours
How did you get a body fat reading? Bio-Impedence scale? Ignore it. It will be wrong
Are you weighing and logging your food to a calorie defecit
And 2lbs is a water weight fluctuation ..exercise, hormones, sodium, waste in system etc0 -
DemoraFairy wrote: »Can you open your diary?
I will open it in a bit. I took notes from the weighing scale I used earlier today.0 -
You're eating 2000 on training days? Can you provide the rest of your stats please?0
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Did you take measurements before starting? hips, thighs, arms
Do you weight /measure your food (food scale) ? are you really eating 1200cal.?
What is your goal? lose weight, less body fat %, gain muscle
I want to lose body fat. I'm okay with building muscle too but I want to focus on losing the belly fat.0 -
Are you measuring your food?
Exactly what exercises are you doing? How are you calculating your exercise burn?
What are your specific goals?0 -
You shouldn't log stretching, yoga, push ups, or sit ups as calorie burning exercises.0
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »You're eating 2000 on training days? Can you provide the rest of your stats please?
I eat 1200 on rest days. My current body fat percentage is 28.9 and BMI is 21.9. I just started jogging a week ago, but I prefer to walk for cardio (my goal is at least 10,000 steps a day). I also do resistance training thrice a week.0 -
How did you have your weight checked? Was it under same conditions and previous weight check? Wearing the same clothes? Having eaten and drunk the same amount in last 48 hours
How did you get a body fat reading? Bio-Impedence scale? Ignore it. It will be wrong
Are you weighing and logging your food to a calorie defecit
And 2lbs is a water weight fluctuation ..exercise, hormones, sodium, waste in system etc
I log my food consistently but I do exceed my calorie requirements by 100-300 calories every now and then.
As for the weight check, I think my mistake was I did weigh myself after a workout AND my previous weight check was not under the circumstances you guys suggested. I will try to weigh myself as soon as I wake up and try to make it more consistent.
Thank you so much for the advice0 -
I can easily gain 3-4 lbs in water weight when I have even slightly sore legs from a long run or lifting.
How are your clothes fitting? Maybe try measurements instead of obsessing over the scale.
Yeah I'll definitely try to focus on that too. I guess I haven't considered water weight when I panicked earlier lol0 -
chivalryder wrote: »0.9kg = 2 lbs.
You do realize your weight can fluctuate by over 5 lbs in one day, right? I wouldn't be concerned about this.
Also, you weighed yourself AFTER doing exercise. This will make your weight fluctuate even more.
If you want consistent reading on your weight, you should weigh yourself first thing in the morning, after taking a piss, and before you eat, drink, or do anything else.
Otherwise, your readings will be inconsistent.
Awesome. I will definitely put that in mind next time. I guess my mistake was assuming that weight on the scale is consistent all throughout the day. I will try weighing myself that way next time.0 -
chivalryder wrote: »0.9kg = 2 lbs.
You do realize your weight can fluctuate by over 5 lbs in one day, right? I wouldn't be concerned about this.
Also, you weighed yourself AFTER doing exercise. This will make your weight fluctuate even more.
If you want consistent reading on your weight, you should weigh yourself first thing in the morning, after taking a piss, and before you eat, drink, or do anything else.
Otherwise, your readings will be inconsistent.
Awesome. I will definitely put that in mind next time. I guess my mistake was assuming that weight on the scale is consistent all throughout the day. I will try weighing myself that way next time.
No you will put on up to 3lb across the day and your scale weight will naturally fluctuate by around 5lbs on average across the month ...no such thing as a scale weight ...just a scale weight range0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »It's likely that you're retaining water from the exercise or some other reason, it's part of the normal fluctuations that make weight loss non-linear, or your eating more than you think.
Good point.
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Zod, I hope I don't get flagged for making fun of my own grammar. "You're" eating more.DeguelloTex wrote: »It's likely that you're retaining water from the exercise or some other reason, it's part of the normal fluctuations that make weight loss non-linear, or your eating more than you think.
Good point.
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You can still log them if you want to remember them, just change the calories to "1."0 -
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and thisI received comments like "Your face looks smaller" or "You look like you've lost weight."
and thisI do feel lighter.
and thisI have more energy
and this means the answer to this questionI could do a full circuit without much problems now.
is no...Am I doing something wrong?
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What's "IOS calorie adjustment" on you log? Are you double logging exercises, maybe? That might be why you're not losing.
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I've found the same - I've just lost 1Ib but have been training for 5 weeks. The personal trainer explained that that's often the way with women. To start with you build muscle and so the weight doesn't shift but then, because women have less capacity/ability to build muscle, that plateaus and the weight will start to drop off. I was disappointed to start with but have got my head around the idea and am loving how working out makes me feel! Don't give up!
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jackyhobson wrote: »I've found the same - I've just lost 1Ib but have been training for 5 weeks. The personal trainer explained that that's often the way with women. To start with you build muscle and so the weight doesn't shift but then, because women have less capacity/ability to build muscle, that plateaus and the weight will start to drop off. I was disappointed to start with but have got my head around the idea and am loving how working out makes me feel! Don't give up!
Your trainer said what?
May I ask what kind of training you're doing and what your food intake is like?0 -
You shouldn't log stretching, yoga, push ups, or sit ups as calorie burning exercises.
Come do yoga with me and I'll demonstrate how Sun Salutations get your heart rate up
Also:
Yoga may benefit heart health as much as aerobics
Those sun salutations and downward dogs could be as good for the heart as cycling or brisk walking, and easier to tolerate for older people and those with health challenges, according to a new review of existing research.
Based on 37 clinical trials, researchers found that doing yoga lowered blood pressure, cholesterol, heart rate and other cardiovascular risk factors in increments comparable to those seen with aerobic exercise.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/26/us-health-yoga-cardio-trials-idUSKBN0K40Y5201412260
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