Working out and Eating healthy but gained weight???

bump.... i have the same problem gained weight would be good to hear everyone's opinions

It is best to make your diary public if you want advice. :-)

You do need to burn fat ... So you need to track your heart rate with an Heart Rate Monitor
In order to navigate around your lipolytic threshold.
See link below for exact calculation

http://michelebologna.net/en/2011/03/allenarsi-nel-modo-giusto-con-il-cardiofrequenzimetro/

Hope this will help

I have been slow at loosing weight as well. I have found when I eat after working out I realy don't eat as much because I am pumped with the water that I consumed during my exercise. Now I don't have a tape measuer either but I am feeling that I have lost inces. Now on your case remember that muscle weights more than fat so you might be gaining muscle. Now for the food part. I think after reading all that it might be too much for your stomach to handle after you exercise.

When I experience this I start weighing and measuring my portions. I get more detailed in my diary reports. It is easy for me to nibble and not measure or report.

Weight can just be a number that messes with you. For example, if you drink a half litre of water, you just gained a pound (until that water comes back out)

That or the scale just hates you. I had one that more than once that determined I gained 3 pounds just by takeing a crap. That scale was evil, we left it behind when we moved.

I hope you warned the new owners that it was evil and determined to eat at your self esteem?

Hee.

Hi JB

Well done so far, I don't know if it is an urban myth but most people say that muscle tissue weighs more than fat tissue; so it may be that you are turning blob into firm stuff. Do you have a deadline important event? If not then with regard to the amount of eating and hunger you are suffering I think you might find it easier to do the following:

1. Allow yourself to lose weight more slowly, by doing this you can slightly increase your calorie intake and eat more regular meals. I achieved a higher calorie allowance by telling myfitness that I was more active than I thought I was.

2. Eat smaller amounts 4 times a day - allow yourself a small amount of carbs and stick to low GI carbs where possible. I'm told that my 12th and 14th March are good examples of a diet day by my gym manager.

3. Think about dividing a plate visually in 1/4s and then allow yourself 1/4 protein, 1/4 carb, 1/2 fruits and vegetables. Remembering that cheese and milk products count as protein.

4. Drink a good glass of water before every meal.

5. Mix up your exercise more and the time of day that you exercise if you can, the aerobic elliptical trainer will improve your fitness levels but repetitive weights and resistance exercises are better at burning fat; they also trick the body into thinking its exercising for longer. Perhaps you could go for a jog or a brisk walk...

6. Weigh yourself once a week, you can lose and gain loads in a day with water retention. Make it an early Monday morning ritual, weighing in immediately after you have got up before you dress and eat anything!

Hope that this is helpful!

Cheers & hope it goes better next week

You are definitely not eating enough. Find out what your BMR is and eat at LEAST that everyday, more on workout days. Your body is retaliating. Feed it! There are lots and lots of threads on here about eating your BMR. Do some research and give it a try.