Why am I gaining weight????

Question

I've been doing turbo jam every morning for 1 hour and eating about 1500 cals a day and I'm gaining weight! I needed to lose 15 lbs when I started this diet and now I have to lose 20! I'm not overweight but if I keep gaining I will be!

With part of my 1500 cal diet I have ice cream.. . Does it matter? Should I cut out the ice cream?

By the way, I've been on this diet for a week. I'm not expecting a miracle but I really didn't expect this!

Answer 1

I'm sure you have lost weight...when exercising you gain muscle mass which weighs more than fat.

Answer 2

As long as ice-cream isn't the staple of your diet, it's fine. If you're having it every day, then you may want to limit it to twice a week. Try replacing it with yogurt.

I'm not sure what Turbo Jam is, but it may not be enough. Try changing your routine and incorporating running/jogging. Running is the most efficient way of burning calories, and the longer you run, the more you burn, exponentially. I WOULD NOT cut your calories any lower than you already have. Also, you don't state how long you've been doing this routine, so muscle mass could explain your weight gain if you've recently started. If that's the case, wait it out. You may also want to be checked by a physician for thyroid dysfunction. Believe it or not, when it comes to the thyroid, it's not about calories in vs. calories out anymore.

Answer 3

Sweetie, I have no idea what 'turbo jam' is I presume it is a form of aerobic excecise. You are probably gaining muscle and therefore weight. I also excercise daily and have put on weight however I have toned up. The more excercise you perform- it is likely that although your will GAIN weight- you will be fitter and more toned.
So to LOSE weight you will have to lower your calorie intake - depending on height and present weight. There are 'calorie counters' online that can show you what your daily intake should be to lose a certain amount of weight within a timescale. Hope this helps and good luck.

Ps i dont think the icecream has anything to do with it but it rakes up a whole lot of your daily calorie intake! So maybe your body is preserving weight because you spend alot of the time hungry?? Just a thought. Best of luck (again!)

Answer 4

Have your ice cream after a workout, you'll metabolize it faster.

As for the rest calm the **** down, chances are you're putting on a bit of muscle instead of fat, this is good as it will likely raise your body's metabolism. You likely had too little muscle before. Muscle is denser than fat, so it won't bulge out like fat, a smaller amount weighs more.

Think of it as getting fit, not thin.

One thing to do is take measurements of your body at like your waist, chest and hips maybe, and write them down and see how those change, because if you take off 10 lbs fat and put on 10 lbs muscle, you'll notice it in your bodyfat, because you'll have less, and your waist and such will be smaller.

The scale is only a marker, if you're out of shape your body needs to adjust to being in shape, which means putting on some muscle if you had very little before. Again this is a GREAT thing because it means you'll burn more calories the more muscle you have. Don't worry though, it'll take a ton more work than you're doing to turn into the hulk heh.

So way to go, keep it up, you'll see results and be fit in no time.

Answer 5

Don't judge how your doing based on the scale. Judge it on how your clothes fit and how you feel. When working out it's not uncommon to gain weight because when you work out the muscles get toned and usually bigger.Even though your losing fat your gaining weight because of the muscle.

If your clothes and stuff are fitting tighter than normal then it might be something to look into and it may help to cut out the ice cream because it really shouldnt be in any diet unless its a healthy version and i don't recall seeing any. I may be wrong on the ice cream because I don't eat it, but weight gain while working out is not uncommon.

Answer 6

I was having the same problem when I started High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and running/walking every day for 30 minutes. I was a competitive gymnast for 8 years and wanted to get back to a more athletic lifestyle. I had 10lbs to lose to reach my goal weight but wound up gaining 3lbs in the first 2 weeks of my program! It wasn't until my 4th week of steady training and eating nutritional meals with adequate protein that the scale started going slowly-but-steadily down and I started feeling like an athlete again.

I did some research and learned it wasn't uncommon to actually gain weight in the beginning of a new training program for a variety of reasons.

1. Water Retention-- When you exercise you create micro-tears in the muscle fibers. As these micro-tears repair, rebuild, and strengthen your muscle, it requires the muscle to absorb more water with the required nutrients to repair these tears. This is one reason why your muscles feel sore the day after exercising- it's absorbed a lot of water (with the required nutrients) to repair the muscle. This is why it's important to stay hydrated with water so the nutrients can be absorbed by the muscles, and eat healthy meals with adequate protein so the muscles can rebuild and grow stronger.

Once the muscle finishes its repairing it releases the water again and the soreness goes away.

Just as the exercise is important in creating these micro-tears it's also important to give your muscles rest and good nutrition in between exercise days. It is possible to over-train and under-nourish a muscle which can lead to muscle injuries and loss of strength.

2. You may be replacing fat with new muscle. However because muscle weighs more than fat, the new muscle will weigh more than the fat it replaced. On the other hand, muscle takes up less space than fat- so if your once-tight-jeans are getting looser but the scale it going up, then you can bet you are replacing your fat with muscle which is an overall good thing.

Your body must adapt to the physiological changes caused by your new exercise program. This means until your body adapts to your new energy requirements, the scale won't be the most reliable measure of how much body fat you're losing (body-fat calipers are probably a better measure).

A 1500 cal diet sounds reasonable, however ice cream has a lot of fat and sugar in it. Depending on how much you're eating you may be undermining your workouts. Just keep in mind, 'moderation.' One serving of regular ice cream is usually 1/2 cup which is around 150-200 calories and 7-10 grams of fat. For a general fitness walker, to burn off that 1/2cup of ice cream it would require 30- 45 minutes worth of walking. Turbo Jam seems to be a pretty high intensity workout though so you'll probably be okay treating yourself once in a while in moderation.

As for working out every morning for an hour-- just remember to give your muscles their needed rest to rebuild and grow stronger. If your muscles are super sore after a week of training that much every morning, mind what your body is saying and give it a few days. Eat some highly nutritional meals, drink plenty of water, and rest the muscles before your next workout.

Hope this helps and best of luck! Turbo Jam rocks! :)

Answer 7

Losing weight is a simple equation: if you burn more calories than you eat, the weight will come off. Start off by estimating how many calories you burn each day using the calorie calculator http://straighthealth.com/pages/tools/caloriecalclb.html This will give you an idea of how many calories to eat. Healthy weight loss is 1-2 pounds per week. To lose 1 pound per week you need to create a calorie deficit (burn more than you eat) of 500 calories per day. To lose 2 pounds a week, you have to double the deficit to 1000 calories per day. You can achieve this by eating less, exercising more or a combination of both.

Guide to Dieting - http://straighthealth.com/pages/guides/dieting.html
Health, Exercise and Diets - http://straighthealth.com

Answer 8

Of course you should cut the ice cream! But!! replace it. Don't just cut it and leave it at that. Replace it with more filling, healthier food.

What you eat is very important. There was this idiot I know who was dietting for a modelling contest to win the Miss Teen title. She said "All I had was one packed of milo for lunch, and it was really hard to lose weight. I even fainted once"

Yes you nincompoop (not you) of course you're going to faint! Milo is just a sugar rush and it's just SOOO unhealthy- jam packed with sugar!

Answer 9

well your should cut down your calorie count and eat friuts and LOTS of green veggies they are the fat eatters, and as for ice cream, once ina while wont hurt but everyday in large portions is just defeating the prupose of exersiceing

Answer 10

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