Weight gain after getting more active job?

KawaiiQuest
KawaiiQuest Posts: 2 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey guys! I'm at a bit of a loss with my weight right now, so I was wondering if I could get some insight? My last job was incredibly sedentary, and for the past few months I've gotten a new, very active job as a daytime dogwalker. I love it, and I'm definitely getting a work out in with it, plus I go to the gym a few times a week on top of that. But after checking my weight today, I'm at the heaviest I've ever been in my entire life! Needless to say it's gotten me pretty down. I'm thinking that my caloric intake might be too low now that I'm much more active? And maybe need to increase my water as well? My goal intake used to be 1,200. I'm thinking it might need to be upped a bit?

Am I on the right track here? Anyone else have a similar experience? I'm trying to get fit for an event at the end of September and I'm hoping to get in a better place!

Thanks!

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  • KawaiiQuest
    KawaiiQuest Posts: 2 Member
    I use the MFP app pretty much! And my lunch is usually a really small snack and I usually don't eat anything past 6 pm except a post-workout protein shake that I make with powder and milk. My diet has remained relatively the same, I believe.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    edited August 2018
    Are you fatter or just heavier? If you aren't tracking your calories and you are being considerably more active after having been sedentary you may have gained a bit of muscle from noon gains. Depends what sort of time frame we are talking.

    Being heavy isnt bad...being fat or obese is bad. Now if you are sure your weight gain is from fat and not water or muscle then I suppose if you aren't tracking your intake you may be eating a lot more than you used to due to your increased activity and have overcompensated a bit. Only way to tell for sure is to track.
  • tayusuki
    tayusuki Posts: 194 Member
    I had the same issue. I was losing weight steadily and then got a factory job. I ate the same and my weight stalled out. Water retention could have definitely been a cause.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    KawaiiQuest wrote: »
    I use the MFP app pretty much! And my lunch is usually a really small snack and I usually don't eat anything past 6 pm except a post-workout protein shake that I make with powder and milk. My diet has remained relatively the same, I believe. [/quote]

    Unless you're tracking your calories, there's no way to know. It's incredibly easy to eat many, many more calories than you think you are.

    Also, since you just started a new form of exercise, it's very likely that you'll experience a temporary gain until your muscles get used to it.

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