Started working out and gained weight

jayleehaley1013
jayleehaley1013 Posts: 2 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've gained 5 pounds since I started working out and I'm getting frustrated as to why. It always seems to happen when I begin working out that I gain 5-10 pounds. I want to loose weight not gain it.

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  • French_Peasant
    French_Peasant Posts: 1,639 Member
    Over what period of time? Did you start eating more? Did you account for normal monthly fluctuations? Is it the kind of workout that would cause your muscles to retain water weight?
  • AlyM725
    AlyM725 Posts: 158 Member
    Could be water retention. If you're not used to working out, your body may retain water to help heal your muscles. It happened to me the first week I worked out too.
  • French_Peasant
    French_Peasant Posts: 1,639 Member
    More questions--What are your goals (maintain, lose a little or a lot of weight, OR just become more fit), are you rigorously using MFP to track your calories so you know exactly what you are taking in? Are you weighing yourself at the same time (ex, first thing in the morning) so you've established a consistent weight benchline? The more details you can provide on what you are doing and tracking, the more helpful we can be to try to pinpoint the problem and give you ideas to correct it. There are so many different things that can create the perception (or fact) of weight gain.
  • ogtmama
    ogtmama Posts: 1,403 Member
    It's probably water for muscle repair...but just working out probably won't make you lose weight. You should start logging your food and make sure that you are consuming less than you burn...and are made in the kitchen, not the gym.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,993 Member
    edited June 2016
    I'm sure it's water retention. Your muscles store more water temporarily to heal themselves. Give it 2-3 weeks, and the water should vanish again. Just keep on working out. It's good for your body.
  • akf2000
    akf2000 Posts: 278 Member
    But muscle weighs more than fa-NOT IN THE FACE! NOT IN THE FACE!
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