can someone help please?

Question

i've been working out for about 2 months now, there is mucsle and duration improvements. My problem is I want to lose 10 pounds, I'm not overweight, but I just had a baby and i want my old clothes to fit agian. I lift weights 3x a week and cardio 3-5 depending on time availability. I keep gaining weight, i gained six, lost six, now have gained 5, whats going on here?

I am waiting for the results from a thyroid test, because i have been tired too. Does thyroid affect weight gain and loss.

just to let everyone know new research shows that muscle does not wiegh more than fat, though muscle takes up less room. If that makes sense. I've doing research on it.

Answer 1

Firstly, keep a food diary for 3 to 4 days, noting number of calories and the amount of sodium consumed. Is your weight gain fluid or muscle mass, or fat? Think about thyroid metabolic testing - its probably too much salt, increasing muscle bulk (which is good), or the thyroid has not kicked-in post partum. Good luck!

Answer 2

Sounds to me like your doing more for your muscles than for the fat. If your not losing fat and your lifting weights (*depending on the weight size*) then your gaining muscle. Every time your muscles get bigger new cells are not added, muscle cells can not divide and produce more cells. They add protein to the existing muscle cells. So this could be very well why your gaining and not losing weight. You need to make sure that your not lifting too high of pounds with the weights. Normally a person that does just wants to tone and lose weight will you 3 pound weights for the arms when doing the "T" position (bringing arms up so they are level from arm to arm). If when your lifting weights the next day your arms or legs or whatever are sore then the weight level is too high. Make sure that your eating well too, don't eat junk food.
Oh and by the way thyroid problems can slow or speed up your metabolism, and they do make you tired. The slower the metabolism then you won't be able to lose much weight because you'll definitely gain it.

Answer 3

Focus on your diet. Weight loss is 80% diet, 20% exercise. I don't mean dropping your calorie consumption below 1,200 either. (I don't recommend going below 1,400) Watch the quality of your food, make sure your not "cheating" too much.

Also, mix up your exercise routine. If you've been doing the same exercises over and over, your body finds the most efficient way to burn the least amount of calories possible. Try something new!

Also, you may not be eating enough. I know it sounds counter productive, but since you've put on a little mass, your muscles might be begging for more fuel to maintain their size AND loose the weight.

If you try tweaking your diet and mixing up your work out and it still doesn't budge, try eating about 200 calories more a day (of good food of course) and see if it starts coming off.

Answer 4

Well, have you tired measuring yourself? Muscle weighs more than fat and you could be gaining muscle mass and losing inches. Also, are you cutting back on calories, if you're consuming more calories than the amount of calories you're burning, then you will not lose weight. Your routine sounds pretty good. Check your eating habits and cut back on calories. Your daily caloric intake will vary according to your height, weight and BMI. Most of all, be patient and work hard. If you wanna change your body, you've got to do the work. Sometimes losing weight is harder than putting it on. Good luck!

Answer 5

Muscle weighs more than fat. This can often cause people to actually GAIN weight after increasing their physical activity and working out. However, they will LOOK smaller because they are toned.

Answer 6

Muscle weighs almost twice as much as fat, by volume. By working out, you replace fat with muscle. When you build muscle, it is not unusual to gain weight while losing fat. But you are usually thinner.
Have you tried on your pre-pregnancy clothes?

Answer 7

What you need to know is that muscle weighs more than fat. So when you work out, you are losing fat, but you are replacing it with muscle. Once you reach your optimal fitness level, your weight should be easily maintained.

Answer 8

well you need to eat correctly. that'll aide you in losing weight. eat at least 6 small meals a day, that'll help boost your metabolism. and workout at least 3-5 times a week. you have to keep your heart pumping. also do lots of cardio. when your doing any exercise, flex that area and do the exercise. that way you will use core muscles and burn more fat. and drink plenty of water.

Answer 9

http://www.rwbrooks.net/me/diet.html

i have done it and it does work...
if you go to yahoo and search "3 day chemical diet" you will find a bunch of pages that have basically the same info BUT with substitutions and lists of what seasonings and stuff you can use

Answer 10

with that many weight lifts your gaining mussels not fat