Weight fluctuating

srv8873
srv8873 Posts: 3 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I recently added walking on a treadmill an hour a day, at 3.5 pace and 5.5-6.0 incline because I sit all day. Its of course adding a calorie deficiency which I'm filling with healthy snacks to meet my calories for the day. However, I'm gaining weight. What am I doing wrong

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  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,127 Member
    srv8873 wrote: »
    I recently added walking on a treadmill an hour a day, at 3.5 pace and 5.5-6.0 incline because I sit all day. Its of course adding a calorie deficiency which I'm filling with healthy snacks to meet my calories for the day. However, I'm gaining weight. What am I doing wrong

    Over what period have you gained weight? If you add new exercise you may retain water in the short term.

    Alternatively you may be overestimating your calorie burns and/or underestimating your food intake.
  • nighthawk584
    nighthawk584 Posts: 2,023 Member
    ^^This and weigh everything you eat on a food scale
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations
  • srv8873
    srv8873 Posts: 3 Member
    Its been a few weeks. I'm wondering if the treadmill at the gym is calculating my calories loss wrong??
  • puffbrat
    puffbrat Posts: 2,806 Member
    srv8873 wrote: »
    Its been a few weeks. I'm wondering if the treadmill at the gym is calculating my calories loss wrong??

    Most people find those to be highly inflated. Try eating back 50-75% of those calories.
  • srv8873
    srv8873 Posts: 3 Member
    I just used an online calculator to figure it out (entering my age, height and weight) and WOW the gyms machine is SO off. Now I'm mad lol 😂
  • NetritionWithMissy
    NetritionWithMissy Posts: 4 Member
    edited January 2020
    Don't get discouraged! There are SO many reasons you could be retaining/gaining weight. Only a couple weeks is not always enough to see the number on the scale budge, but you'll likely see some "non-scale victories" :) Consistency in exercise and staying in a healthy calorie deficit is going to be KEY! Do you have a weight-loss goal in-mind?

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