exercising without losing weight

cej1992
cej1992 Posts: 2
edited December 19 in Health and Weight Loss
I`ve been running a lot but I have not seen my weight drop (its gone up actually). why is this

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  • Stallion_Duck007
    Stallion_Duck007 Posts: 44
    You are gaining muscle, which weighs more than fat! Be patient! Also, try muscle confusion by changing up your routine! If you stay with the same routine your muscles will get used to it and you won't loose any more weight.

    hope this helps!
    keep swimming!
    xoxo
  • LexyDB
    LexyDB Posts: 261
    So muscle weighs more than fat now? Muscle has a greater density and takes up less space than fat pound for pound but it doesn't weigh more.

    You're losing fat and also adding muscle, lose 1lb of fat and add 1lb of muscle and you have made progress just haven't lost weight in the way you expect. You body composition has changed which is more important.

    Keep it up.
  • 714rah714
    714rah714 Posts: 759 Member
    So muscle weighs more than fat now? Muscle has a greater density and takes up less space than fat pound for pound but it doesn't weigh more.

    You're losing fat and also adding muscle, lose 1lb of fat and add 1lb of muscle and you have made progress just haven't lost weight in the way you expect. You body composition has changed which is more important.

    Keep it up.
    This is an old argument, besides the OP deactivated her account.
  • htmlgirl
    htmlgirl Posts: 314 Member
    It could be water retention. I don't know the exact reasoning, but when you engage in a new exercise, your muscles retain water to help repair them. It takes a long time to build up muscle, so it probably wont be a huge factor in the weight gain.
  • LexyDB
    LexyDB Posts: 261
    Not an argument, it is fact. The Misnomer of muscle weighing heaver is ridiculous.
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