Added swimming...

Montepulciano
Montepulciano Posts: 845 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So I added swimming (4/week for 30 minutes) to start and the scale is being snarky, not showing any weight loss. I am careful on logging and measuring my food. Am I retaining water weight as I have been sore in my torso as a result of the added workout? I know, I know, weight loss is not linear, but I am hoping that this is temporary and if someone has ideas, would love to hear them.

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  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    Water retention is a possibility.

    Anther thought - are you added exercise calories and eating them all back? Swimming is hard to estimate and I always found the the MFP numbers seemed to be high.
  • Montepulciano
    Montepulciano Posts: 845 Member
    edited April 2016
    I eat back less than half my exercise calories. Tempting though it is to eat them ALL. :)
  • RollTideTri
    RollTideTri Posts: 116 Member
    I don't know any reason swimming would make you retain water. Probably just a fluctuation
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