Weight gain whilst dieting.

Fit199018
Fit199018 Posts: 2 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I was wondering if anyone is having the same issues that I am having. Over the past year I have gone from 70kg to 63kg I was generally happy with my body weight and decided a couple of months ago to hire a personal trainer and start weight training. It's been over 6 weeks since I started and I have piled back on the weight and now back at 70kg I feel awful and don't understand how I am training so hard but actually gaining weight! I'm stuck with what to do and weather to keep up the gym it's helps with stress etc but body wise is making me look and feel awful! I don't feel I look asethetically any better, actually worse! I was aiming just to have a little more overall definition for summer but now I think I will be avoiding the beach!

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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I trained hard and gained weight too. I was in a calorie surplus. Have you been logging your food and staying in a deficit?
  • hhazzouri
    hhazzouri Posts: 103 Member
    edited May 2016
    Are you eating below or at least at your maintenance?
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Eating too much would be my guess. I've never found it difficult to gain weight while exercising hard.

    Opening your diary may help pinpoint your issue.
  • dlkfox
    dlkfox Posts: 463 Member
    You are eating in a surplus if you are gaining weight.
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    Agreed, would be better if we could see your diary to assist and know how well/accurately you're logging, plus how you're calculating your food intake (ie weighing, measuring etc) and how under/over/on point your calories you are at.
  • Fit199018
    Fit199018 Posts: 2 Member
    Thanks for the responses I have been logging what I have been eating whilst excercising as much as possible, I have definitely felt hungrier the more excercise I have been doing.. Is it worth cutting back calories a little more..
  • ashleyjongepier
    ashleyjongepier Posts: 130 Member
    I stalled for a bit when I upped my workouts because I was so damn hungry I kept eating all the food.
  • hhazzouri
    hhazzouri Posts: 103 Member
    More water then
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    ashleyjongepier wrote: »
    I stalled for a bit when I upped my workouts because I was so damn hungry I kept eating all the food.

    There's your answer!
    Unfortunately weight training is a low calorie burner but seems to have a big effect on hunger signals.
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    Fit199018 wrote: »
    Thanks for the responses I have been logging what I have been eating whilst excercising as much as possible

    I'd also like to point out this as well. There may be times that even though you think you're on target, with the added hunger signals you may be eating more than you realize.
  • joncooper1980
    joncooper1980 Posts: 96 Member
    Whats your calorie goal per day? Are you eating in a deficit? If you are eating back your exercise calories you are probably over estimating your calorie burn and eating too much. 7kgs in 6 weeks sounds like a lot of weight though. You would need to eat close to a 9000 calorie surplus over 6 weeks to gain 7kgs in fat!
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    Fit199018 wrote: »
    I was wondering if anyone is having the same issues that I am having. Over the past year I have gone from 70kg to 63kg I was generally happy with my body weight and decided a couple of months ago to hire a personal trainer and start weight training. It's been over 6 weeks since I started and I have piled back on the weight and now back at 70kg I feel awful and don't understand how I am training so hard but actually gaining weight! I'm stuck with what to do and weather to keep up the gym it's helps with stress etc but body wise is making me look and feel awful! I don't feel I look asethetically any better, actually worse! I was aiming just to have a little more overall definition for summer but now I think I will be avoiding the beach!

    You need to control how much you are eating. There is no amount of exercise that will make you look thinner if you are eating way more than you burn.
    If in a few weeks you have gained 7 kilos, you are eating a lot more than you should.

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