Interesting Turn of Events - Bit of a rant mostly...

ebjr
ebjr Posts: 7
edited October 2 in Fitness and Exercise
So i knew it would happen...Plateu with less than 1lb to go from my Goal weight. So what did i do...Well 2 weeks ago i changed up my workout routine and hit the Gym 5days in the week rather than the usual 3...Kept my diet about the same.
Last week I traveled to the US so it was a bit more difficult but i managed to work out 4 days..so one extra day than the norm. Plus i walked way more than normal since i didnt have a rental car. I did manage to stay within range on my calories with some days over and some still under.
Looking forward to seeing the results and meeting or beating my target, boy was i surprised to see that i put on 3pounds!! Seriously!! how the heck did that happen??
I've plateued before and know that some funky stuff can happen but never would have imagined that i would gain 3lbs. I bit discouraging but kind of odd at the same time since i actually went down another notch on my belt.
So a couple things come to mind, im doing too much weight training and/or not drinking enough water. Either way this sucks!

Just thought i'd share this little of tug of war story. I'm gonna get through it. Gonna try more cardio and less weight training to see how it goes.

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  • datguy2011
    datguy2011 Posts: 477 Member
    you nailed it.. more cardio.
  • Marquettedominos
    Marquettedominos Posts: 107 Member
    Honestly weight is just a number. What was your body fat percentage when you started? You may have gained some muscle instead of loosing weight. Or you could have gained a bit of water weight. I would not worry about a 3-5lb fluctuation.
  • RMinVA
    RMinVA Posts: 1,085 Member
    Probably just water weight from travel/different foods. Two weeks is not nearly enough time to see any significant difference in muscle mass.
  • campi_mama
    campi_mama Posts: 350 Member
    If you flew...which I'm assuming you did, you are most likely retaining water. Give it a few days and don't be so hard on yourself. As someone else said, 3-5 lb flux is not a huge deal. Take a breath and go chug some water :drinker:
  • ebjr
    ebjr Posts: 7
    Thanks for the feedback and replies. I will see how the next 2 weeks go.
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