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Gaining weight after working out more

MorganWhite1
MorganWhite1 Posts: 2 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So I have been dieting and exercising for three weeks and I have lost 8 pounds but recently I started working out harder and the past few days I have been gaining about 0.5 pounds per day :( should I be concerned or is that just muscle maybe? (5'8, 172-->165)

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  • MommyMeggo
    MommyMeggo Posts: 1,222 Member
    Water retention in the muscles from the new routine. Common. It will fall off eventually.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    MommyMeggo wrote: »
    Water retention in the muscles from the new routine. Common. It will fall off eventually.

    ^Yep. This would be my guess as well. Give your body some time to adjust to the new routine.

  • 2011rocket3touring
    2011rocket3touring Posts: 1,346 Member
    Something similar happened to me... Hopefully numbers will look better next weigh in.
  • MorganWhite1
    MorganWhite1 Posts: 2 Member
    thanks guys! so helpful :blush:
  • MarkChaney
    MarkChaney Posts: 3 Member
    MommyMeggo wrote: »
    Water retention in the muscles from the new routine. Common. It will fall off eventually.

    Thats what I was thinking too. I'm having the same issue as MorganWhite1 when I work out. I can be 173 pounds the morning of, and a day or two later I am at 175/176 sitting. Its strange but I figured it was water.

    Morgan, you got this. Even if the scale doesn't give you the number you wish, keep taking pictures of yourself and compare. Any workout is a victory. Wishing you the best!
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