Exercise and weight loss

cherilee0831
cherilee0831 Posts: 44 Member
edited November 18 in Health and Weight Loss
It seems that the day after a good workout (one that involves cardio and strength training with at least a 500 calorie burn), I don't lose any weight. Is that normal?

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear
  • happyauntie2015
    happyauntie2015 Posts: 282 Member
    Weight loss isn't linear. Your going to have ups and downs and times where you stay the same. If you had a hard workout it's possible your body is hanging onto​water weight to repair your muscles. It's about the trend not 1 day :)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,611 Member
    cherilee0831 wrote: »
    It seems that the day after a good workout (one that involves cardio and strength training with at least a 500 calorie burn), I don't lose any weight. Is that normal?

    Yep ... perfectly normal.

    Each weekend, I exercise a lot. And immediately after each weekend, I gain weight. Then toward the end of the week I lose it. It's just water retention.

  • jen_bush
    jen_bush Posts: 679 Member
    Well, you might not lose weight even after a week of strength training. Especially in the beginning,because you are building muscle you have never worked before and muscle does weigh more than fat (since it's more dense). Don't get discouraged though - I find taking weekly progress pictures and body composition scans the most helpful, because it used to drive me crazy focusing on the scales.

    As long as you consistently meet your calorie, macro goals and do your exercise - the scales will follow eventually x
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Strength training builds muscle if you consume enough protein. Otherwise it just hurts. Both ways it causes water retention for a very few days.
  • SusanMFindlay
    SusanMFindlay Posts: 1,804 Member
    cherilee0831 wrote: »
    It seems that the day after a good workout (one that involves cardio and strength training with at least a 500 calorie burn), I don't lose any weight. Is that normal?

    Very normal. Nothing to do with "building muscle". You can't build muscle overnight.

    But your muscles will retain water after being used more than usual. It's water weight.

    FWIW, when I first started strength training, I "gained" about 5 pounds almost overnight due to this factor. They eventually dropped off.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    Yes, it is normal, but keep in mind that weight loss and fat loss are not exactly the same. If you are eating at a deficit, exercise always results in fat loss even if you don't lose weight.
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