Ok I'm trying to slim down for the upcoming summer season and to make myself feel and look better in general. I'm not overweight but I'm certainly not skinny. I'm 5'1 and before I started exercising I weight 118, with a goal in mind of 108. 2 weeks later of running on the treadmill and stationary bike for 45 minutes (500 calories according to the machines) everyday I am up to 123? I'm really confused and its very discouraging. I take a multivitamin and also am on celexa for anxiety (just started that around a month ago if that might have to do with the gain) I eat a lot of chicken and snack on carrots and clemintines and eat a 6 small meals (200 calories) a day. Its just not adding up for me, any advice?
2007-02-17 10:42:01 · 13 answers · asked by hallie 5 in Health ➔ Women's Health
im not thin though, hence im trying to exercise. im short so 118-123 looks like ALOT more on me. i would never want to be all muscle its not attractive im just looking to slim down
2007-02-17 10:58:23 · update #1
200 calories EACH MEAL if im eating 6 meals how would i only be eating 200 cals a day? ahhh! lol i guess i shoudl have specified that...but i thought it would have been a no brainer. 200 x 6 =1200 cals a day :)
2007-02-17 14:20:33 · update #2
Muscle weighs more that fat, don't trust a scale. A scale measures mass.Try and give your body a break during the week, try taking a Saturday off, your body needs the rest, and if you are doing the same things everyday (exercise wise) your body can become use to those types of workouts. Rotate your workout. ie. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, try riding your bike. And Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, do the treadmill. Always remember to stretch before and after, doing this not only helps you in preventing strains or pains, but also helps in lengthening your muscles, and help in blood flow.
Because you are taking meds your body might be retaining water, or like you had mentioned those pills could be giving a side effect of minor weight gain.
2007-02-23 02:58:37 · answer #1 · answered by Carla S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm understanding you to say your eating only 200 calories all day. If that's correct, you are starving your body and your body will automatically stop the weight loss by slowing down your metabolism, ect. I'm your same height and your goal weight. I lost weight recently by taking in about 800 calories a day. I work out 3 times a week which includes 1 hour on the treadmill (4.0 speed/5.0 incline) and another 45 minutes doing weight bearing exercises for legs, tummy, ect. I burn off about 650 calories each work out session. I eat an apple for breakfast, a large salad for lunch and then a medium size dinner (4 oz meat/ or a vegetarian meal). I also take 1 multi vitamin a day. You will lose weight this way and maintain it.
2007-02-17 19:36:42 · answer #2 · answered by ireallydoknowitall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If people knew how to lose weight, then how come America is the fattest society to ever exist. They are doing many things wrong. Nourish your body thin, instead of starving your body fat. Good carbs like celery and carrots will never make you fat. Bad carbs like cake will, but you don't need to know the whole science of glycemic load. You need to re-learn how to eat so you can become thin and healthy. Salt has no calories but makes you fat and burning more calories does not help this fatness.
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2007-02-17 19:01:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muscle weighs more than fat, so the exercise is trading your fat weight for the heavier muscle weight. I'm more concerned about limiting yourself to just 200 calories a day. this is not healthy and your body is not going to stand up to this for very long. Go ahead and exercise, increase your calories to 1200 a day and go by how you feel emotionally and how you look to decide if you need to lose more weight. Ask your friends if they think you need to lose weight, I'm guessing they will tell you that you don't.
2007-02-17 19:07:23 · answer #4 · answered by mamabear1957 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are your clothes feeling better and falling off? I would pay more attention to that than the weight.
Muscle weighs more than fat so you could have gained some muscule which is a good thing cause more muscle means faster metabolism. Be patient and continue doing what you're doing and you'll get the results you want.
2007-02-23 19:48:15 · answer #5 · answered by I Know, I Know 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Calm down! Muscles have weight! Congratulations! Ignore the number and go for how you feel and look, unless you're a jockey riding a horse! Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of the Celexa.
2007-02-17 18:46:51 · answer #6 · answered by Venita Peyton 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
celexa could be causing the weight gain. 1200 cal's of intake and burning off too much could be causing your body to hold onto all the foods you are eating and turning it into fat. just watch how much you are eating and burning.
stressing can cause weight gain too. so if your stressed about losing weight you could be doing your body more harm then good.
muscle weighs more then fat so you could be building more muscle. don't use the scale as a way to see how much your losing. do your pants fit better? are they more loose? use that as a guideline
2007-02-24 09:52:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're just gaining muscle. muscle weighs more than fat. when i started ice skating last year i gained probably about 10-15 pounds! don't worry. just look at sizes. you should be going down. =]
2007-02-17 19:37:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
calm down sweety! muscle weighs more than fat- scientific fact.... measure yourself and go by size not weight. expercising will probably cause you to gain muscle mass. don't freak just continue eating adn exercising. its absolutely healthy!
good luck
*:+:* loVely *:+:*
2007-02-17 19:57:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's true your exercising so much your gaining weight by building up weight in your muscles guys dun like girls with 6 pack abs or to much muscle which is why just being thin is good enough
2007-02-17 18:54:41 · answer #10 · answered by BlueCherubi 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋