Working out = Gaining Weight?

Question

I’ve been working out for about a week now. I’ve been wanting to loose at least 10 lbs. I weigh 127, 5’6. It just seems like every time I go to weigh myself I’ve been gaining weight? I now weigh 134? What is up with that? Is this normal? Help!? (Attention all trainers)

Answer 1

You most likely gained muscle mass. If you want to know for sure, I would recommend measuring your body fat percentage. If your body fat % decreases over the weeks and your still gaining weight, then this means your gaining muscle mass, which is great! Because the more muscle mass you have, the better able your body is going to be at burning fat, even when your resting.

Good luck and train hard.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It could just be decieving because you are retaining water. If you're being healthy your weight shouldn't have increased by that much that quickly. Just give it a few days and try again. And always weigh yourself when you first wake up.

That's not an unhealthy weight goal though. I am 5'6 118 and perfectly healthy, not abnormally thin or anything. I'd actually like to lose a few pounds.

Answer 4

Well muscle does weigh extra. Are you consuming well and healthful meals as good? And your son is handiest five months. So you have got plenty of time. Just maintain running at it. And it has tooken me many years to get my frame again. And I am nonetheless running. I had a c phase so I waited a at the same time to determine to start with bc of that however this is a lengthy approach. But your doing well. Just maintain understanding! Good Luck!

Answer 5

Its normal, when working out you are building muscle and loosing fat. Since muscle weighs more than fat it is perfectly alright. Just make sure you are following a low fat diet and watching your calories, that might be a big problem as well.

Answer 6

Muscle weighs more than fat. If you are converting your fat into muscle, then you will weigh more.

Also, if you are 5'6", getting down to 117 may be unhealthy, which is why your body isn't letting you do this. Instead of getting discouraged, try measuring your waist and hips and use these as benchmarks instead of the scale.

Answer 7

It's true that muscle mass weighs more than fat. Still, I doubt you could gain 7 pounds of muscle mass in your first week. Try eating less. :-)