How come I gain weight so easily?

Question

I go to the gym Mon-Fri and run sometimes as much as 4.5 miles on the treadmill..Either way I do about 45 minutes of cardio. I try to not go past 1200-1800 calories a day, but when the weekend comes and I do not exercise I gain back 4 pounds or so. Do I have to starve for the rest of my life or what?

Answer 1

what are you eating?

if you're doing all that exercise--and are eating unhealthy on the weekends--it might come back
you want for example, 1800 GOOD calories--1800 nutritious calories that is. for example, chicken breast over pizza anytime

another thing is--your body might be in starvation mode
1200 calories or so is way too little
you have to eat in order to lose weight--it sounds contradictory but is true

if you eat 6 small meals over a day--with a bit of lean protein at each meal--you'll curb your hunger and balance your blood glucose levels, allowing you to 1)not only have energy for the entire day but 2)speed up your metabolism

speeding your metabolism up does wonders for fat loss--since you are telling your body there's a plenty of food around--so you won't have to keep all your body fat

also--if you just do cardio--your weight might be stagnant--cardio burns calories only when you DO the activity--after you stop, the calorie burn stops. whereas weightlifting--burns calories long after you have exited the gym (up to 48 hours after a workout session)--and the world's best fat burner is...
you guessed it--MUSCLE. the upkeep of muscle has great demands on your body--so the more muscle you have, the more fat you burn--and the better you look and feel

i'm def not saying to stop doin cardio--but add in weight training (but keep in mind muscle weighs more than fat--so although you may look like you're slimming down and toning--the scale might tell you that you're the same--or even a tiny bit heavier)

so basically, eat more meals, add weight lifting to your exercise regimen (which is awesome already with the running), and good luck!

Answer 2

I Gain Weight Easily

Answer 3

Hmmm something doesn't sound right somehow. If your output is more than your input, you should be losing weight. You might want to bump it up to an hour, but mix it up. What about taking a kickboxing, or tae bo class, something you would enjoy and have fun with? The classes are usually an hour, and it would go by before you know it!
What kind of foods are you eating? Are you eating at night? If you are eating any of these foods, you should stop, and just have them once a week.: cheeses, sodas, fried foods, fast foods, gravies, eggs, bacon, white breads (switch to wheat). Hope this helps you some.......

Answer 4

You gain weight easily because it is in your family to do so (its hereditary). There are three different body types first the type that gains weight easily (that's you) then the type that has trouble gaining and losing weight and last is the type that has trouble gaining weight. You don't have to starve the rest of your life just keep doing what your doing and eat healthy not all healthy foods taste bad.

Answer 5

Maybe its just the food you are eating during the weekend, you should try to stick to eating healthy food, healthy doesnt mean not tasty.

Answer 6

I can't really answer your question without knowing how old you are 1st.

Answer 7

sometimes just the extra snacking or types of foods. try changing what you eat. cut all the carbs out and replace them

Answer 8

yes, quite possibly.

Answer 9

when you get the answer to that let me know also.

Answer 10

make 1 meal a day ONLY veggies