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    GAINED A POUND by burning 2,000 calories the last 2 days????

    Posts: 611
    edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    So, I burned 2,000 calories in the past 2 days and this morning the scale said I gained a pound. HOW/WHY IS THAT???! One workout was jumping rope and the other was a boxing type workout I made up where I held weights in my hands and threw punches. (sore from that one right now.)

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    • Posts: 94 Member
      Same thing happened to me last week.... I really don't get it.
    • Posts: 3,000 Member
      Your muscles are sore.

      They are repairing.

      They need water to repair.

      You are holding that water.

      Ergo, you gain a pound. That's it! :)
    • Posts: 780 Member
      hard to tell because you aren't tracking your food and water :( may not have to do with exercise or it could be you burned a lot of calories but you didn't eat enough of them back
    • Posts: 184 Member
      Why are you so annoyed about one pound!??

      You could go to the toilet today and lose it again lol

      Its so trivial!
    • Posts: 542 Member
      Dude, take a breath and chill!

      I ran a half marathon Sunday and gained a pound the next morning, did I freak out over it?? no
    • Posts: 531 Member
      Your muscles are sore.

      They are repairing.

      They need water to repair.

      You are holding that water.

      Ergo, you gain a pound. That's it! :)

      This.

      Also, start taking measurements if you haven't already.
    • Posts: 114
      I would have to say water too, you shocked your body a bit, and it held onto some water...it will be gone by tomorrow
    • Posts: 725 Member
      All of the above.
    • Posts: 404 Member
      All of the above.

      This.
    • Posts: 918 Member
      you will be fine... your body just worked out really hard and was grasping onto anything in the body... you will take a piss and most likely all of it will go... no worries
    • Posts: 9,834 Member
      Weight loss is not linear.

      Don't weigh in everyday.
    • Posts: 15,228 Member
      Your muscles are sore.

      They are repairing.

      They need water to repair.

      You are holding that water.

      Ergo, you gain a pound. That's it! :)

      This
    • Posts: 43 Member
      Water retention--wait a few days! You'll see all your hard work pay off : )
    • Posts: 891 Member
      You're body doesn't loose weight instantly just because you have a calorie deficit. Additionally as others mentioned, with that much exercise in a couple days your body is probably holding additional water. Give it a day or two and weigh again and you will likely be happier with the results.
    • Posts: 611
      Thanks.
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