Exercising - is this normal?

klsjlw
klsjlw Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, I'm hoping some of the more seasoned people can help me out. I have always ate a healthy diet, but I've never been 'fit' I don't exercise, never played sports, etc. Recently (two weeks ago) I started jogging on my treadmill, takes me 25 minutes to do 1.75 miles but I remember when I couldn't even do .25 without stopping so for me that's a huge improvement, sometimss i alternate using my spin bike and also doing 21 day videos... BUT I'm gaining weight but also inches? I realize the weight is most likely muscle because I've always been so inactive but is the inches normal?? It's making me feel defeated because my weight never fluctuated and now I'm actually trying to be active and my jeans are tight!

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  • ElJefeChief
    ElJefeChief Posts: 650 Member
    edited April 2016
    I don't think you're gaining any muscle mass over two weeks of running on a treadmill (you can't really expect to gain significant muscle mass from running anyways).

    Most likely that's either normal weight fluctuation, or possibly fat gain if you're overeating.
  • sanfromny
    sanfromny Posts: 770 Member
    Your body is adjusting to a new exercise routine. It fluctuates because of things such as shifting water and protein to your muscles to repair and for recovery. Normal stuff. You'll level out. Make sure you are drinking a lot too!
  • CollieFit
    CollieFit Posts: 1,683 Member
    You're not building muscle from a couple of miles running or twenty minutes stationery bike.
    It's possible it's water weight.... It's also possible that you really need to tighten up on your food logging as the exercising might have made you hungrier and you're actually eating more than you think?
  • blues4miles
    blues4miles Posts: 1,481 Member
    CollieFit wrote: »
    You're not building muscle from a couple of miles running or twenty minutes stationery bike.
    It's possible it's water weight.... It's also possible that you really need to tighten up on your food logging as the exercising might have made you hungrier and you're actually eating more than you think?

    This.
    1) water weight (your muscles hang on to extra water to repair themselves when you start a new exercise program)
    2) It's really common for people to eat more when they start exercising. Doesn't matter how "clean" you are eating, quantity is what counts. Are you using a food scale?
  • klsjlw
    klsjlw Posts: 3 Member
    Hmm, well my routine the last two weeks has been 25 minutes of jogging, then 25 on the bike for a total of 50 minutes and every other day ontop of those two I've been alternating a 30 minute ab video and a 30 minute upper body video.

    I guess it's possible it's not muscle but I've never fluctuated in my weight, and as long as I can remember I have the same meals every day yogurt and some fruit for breakfast, salad with no dressing for lunch and dinner is usually a chicken breast, sweet potato, and veggies.. or a quiche, etc.. I don't snack or eat sweets, I guess I'll give I a few more weeks and see.

    I also have always drank a lot of water, I did give up coffee and switched it out for green tea a few months ago that is one change.

    Thanks for the input!
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    sanfromny wrote: »
    Your body is adjusting to a new exercise routine. It fluctuates because of things such as shifting water and protein to your muscles to repair and for recovery. Normal stuff. You'll level out. Make sure you are drinking a lot too!

    This ^^

    And possibly a little muscle since you were very sedentary before.
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    blues4miles wrote: »
    CollieFit wrote: »
    You're not building muscle from a couple of miles running or twenty minutes stationery bike.
    It's possible it's water weight.... It's also possible that you really need to tighten up on your food logging as the exercising might have made you hungrier and you're actually eating more than you think?

    This.
    1) water weight (your muscles hang on to extra water to repair themselves when you start a new exercise program)
    2) It's really common for people to eat more when they start exercising. Doesn't matter how "clean" you are eating, quantity is what counts. Are you using a food scale?

    Quantity of calories to clarify :smile: I agree as well. If you've ever seen 'the chart', part of it does talk about new exercise affecting weight (it doesn't mention issues as it's used for 'not gaining weight' but that was already explained).
  • klsjlw
    klsjlw Posts: 3 Member
    Thank you a for your advice, I'll look into a food scale and start paying closer attention to the food aspects I really didn't consider that since my diet has been so routine for so long without fluctuating I didn't think good would impact it now. I have a lot to learn!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    klsjlw wrote: »
    Hmm, well my routine the last two weeks has been 25 minutes of jogging, then 25 on the bike for a total of 50 minutes and every other day ontop of those two I've been alternating a 30 minute ab video and a 30 minute upper body video.

    I guess it's possible it's not muscle but I've never fluctuated in my weight, and as long as I can remember I have the same meals every day yogurt and some fruit for breakfast, salad with no dressing for lunch and dinner is usually a chicken breast, sweet potato, and veggies.. or a quiche, etc.. I don't snack or eat sweets, I guess I'll give I a few more weeks and see.

    I also have always drank a lot of water, I did give up coffee and switched it out for green tea a few months ago that is one change.

    Thanks for the input!

    You have to understand how really, really, really hard it is to build muscle. A male who has tons more testosterone pumping through their body than a female, with stellar genetics and a solid lifting program isn't going to put on muscle mass in a couple of weeks.

    You are likely holding onto water and it is quite possible you are also eating more than you think you are...even if you eat healthfully, you can gain weight. I eat very healthfully and did a full bulk cycle eating kick *kitten*, highly nutritious and healthy food...you can overeat healthy.
  • CrabNebula
    CrabNebula Posts: 1,119 Member
    I always put on a few water weight pounds when I switch up my cardio routines. Can last for weeks, which sucks, but eventually it comes off and then some.
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