ive recently started working out and drinking lots of well guess what ive gained 5lbs im crying here help me?

Question

i dont want to give up but i feel i am

Answer 1

The weight gain is normal, even up to 10 lbs. The reason is that when you start working out you stress your muscles and they need water to work. The more you workout the more water they need. Your body retains this water until it adjusts to the increased workload you are putting on it. The increased water that you are drinking is being stored for later use and muscles recovery cycle. I would be more concerned about someone that was working out and losing weight right away as they usually suffer dehydration and just stop like an overheated car by the side of the road.

If you keep working out you'll find that you may gain a few pounds but it will be in dense muscle tissue so you will look much fitter. The more muscle mass you have the easier it will be to keep fit as muscle burns calories while fat does not. Even if you exchanged five pounds of fat for muscle the long term benefit is huge.

You're one the right track!

Answer 2

Go by measurements not weight. Muscle is denser than fat, it's packed in nice and tight, not like fat which sprawls all over! You'll see a loss on the scale soon, but don't let it be your only guide! Are your clothes feeling even a tiny bit looser? Do you feel better? Are you sleeping better and are more awake during the day?

Answer 3

your muscles hold on to the water when you first start working out, that will cause a quick gain, also i know you know this, but muscle weighs more than fat-but the more muscle you build the quicker you will burn fat, give it some time and make sure you are not starving your body or you will kill your metabolism and you wont loose anything.

Answer 4

you could be devolping more muscle and the muscle does weigh more. you could be taking on more water and it could have something to do with your metabolism. get your thyroid checked.a simple blood test will tell you if thats ok. and it could be just your body is storeing the fat for energy since you just started working out. your body is probably keeping the fat all at once so it can have something to burn. try eating even more healthy. go on a green diet and all vegies. and when your working out,eat some homemade chex mix and especially raisens. raisens help with your muscles. try it,youll see. they help replinish the acid your body makes in the muscles and youll get a better recovery time. worked for me

Answer 5

Get off the scale, sweetie.

First, if you are drinking a lot of water, your body will retain it initially. When your pee starts to look like lemonade, you are excreting the water.

Second, when you work out, you build muscle. Muscle is heavier than fat.

Answer 6

Muscle weighs more than fat. Plus your body isn't used to the amount of water you're drinking. Keep it up eventually your body will get used to the amount of water you are drinking and not retain so much. Good luck.

Answer 7

since muscle weighs more than fat, you will gain weight in muscle but that is better than weight in fat. Don't go by what the scale says go by the way your cloths fit. Works for me. Scales can be deceiving.

Answer 8

That's what usually happen when you first workout..You gain weight.. After a couple of months ,you are going to realise that you are losing weight and beginning to get muscles definitions.Don't give up!!!Keep at It Up.!!!. I know its hard but well worth it..

Answer 9

Have you measurements changed? do you look more toned?
I ask because muscle weighs more than fat. Really.


You may have lost fat and gained muscle - a good thing.



the number on the scale is not the whole story.

Answer 10

By drinking I assume you mean water. You may have gained muscle mass or you maybe doing something wrong with your diet.