Weight gain with exercise,is this normal?

whinebag
whinebag Posts: 37 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Ok I've lost over 80lbs in last 6 months and decided to start exercising(walking,jogging and lifting) on lifting I've been aiming to tone up so haven't been doing a lot of weight but rather low with more reps.

I've been eating the same calorie deficit as before I started and seems I've gained maybe 2 to 3lbs in the last 3 weeks and only changes I've made is I do take a pre workout before lifting but that's it,I haven't taken any of my measurements so don't know on that side but just curious how normal it is to gain this amount of weight.

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    do you log your pre-workout?

    is probably water retention if your muscles are sore?
  • whinebag
    whinebag Posts: 37 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    do you log your pre-workout?

    is probably water retention if your muscles are sore?

    Muscles are a little sore not bad,the pre workout in taking is capsules I did log one day but it showed no difference in any of my nutritional info,I'm using n.o. Fury.
  • steph2strong
    steph2strong Posts: 426 Member
    I'm in maintenance and find that my weight fluctuates in a 3 lb range and it tends to go up after intense strength based workouts (kettle bells, plyometrics, HIIT cycling), I usually have lower weight days after running work out days. After a few weeks period of not working out after I gave birth, I started working out again and my weight literally increased 4 lbs overnight and stayed that way for a few days until it dropped back down to my normal weight. Anyway, this is just my personal experience, nothing scientific or evidence based and maybe the weight fluctuations have nothing to do with exercise... but I have been highly athletic for years and weigh on a daily basis and have noticed this general trend for myself. Oh also some pre-workouts have supplements in them that make your muscles retain water.
  • whinebag
    whinebag Posts: 37 Member
    fernt21 wrote: »
    I'm in maintenance and find that my weight fluctuates in a 3 lb range and it tends to go up after intense strength based workouts (kettle bells, plyometrics, HIIT cycling), I usually have lower weight days after running work out days. After a few weeks period of not working out after I gave birth, I started working out again and my weight literally increased 4 lbs overnight and stayed that way for a few days until it dropped back down to my normal weight. Anyway, this is just my personal experience, nothing scientific or evidence based and maybe the weight fluctuations have nothing to do with exercise... but I have been highly athletic for years and weigh on a daily basis and have noticed this general trend for myself. Oh also some pre-workouts have supplements in them that make your muscles retain water.

    Should I opt to not take the pre workouts then,or is there some they don't do that?
  • whinebag
    whinebag Posts: 37 Member
    I'm a newbie in the exercise/workout world really trying to tone up so am really trying not to gain weight I'm still eating less than what this app says I should eat to lose 2lbs a week without exercising.

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