2007-08-14 16:27:02 · 8 answers · asked by tjwrichardson 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
newbies to exercise do not gain muscle mass as fast as the masses report. initially when you first start exercising insulin sensitivity increases and the body stores more nutrients in the muscle cell in the form of glycogen. this is where the couple of lbs that you have gained are from. this is also why tracking the body fat % is essential when dieting for fat loss. numbers on the scale are deceiving and tracking the body fat tells you exactly where gains are losses are actually occurring vs guessing. you can get some cheap hand calipers on the net for $20 and start tracking your own bf%
2007-08-14 16:43:33 · answer #1 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how hard you work out, if you just do pushups and situps you wont loose weight. What you eat also affects how much weight you loose. Only except to loose 2-3 lbs a week because that is healthier than loosing a lot of weight quickly. Also your weight can fluctuate between 0-5 lbs daily. So yes it most likely is muscle and the weight will drop.
2007-08-14 23:37:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
seems weird if your doing cardio. you would initially lose a lot of water weight and then gradually gain muscle.. but 3 weeks is too short a time to be gaining a lot of muscle. Are you doing cardio or weights? If you are doing weights, and see weight gain its probably muscle. but i dont do a lot of weights so i wouldnt know.
Also what are you eating? Are you eating more coz you workout more? then you will definitely see weight gain irrespective of your workouts. Coz its easier to eat more calories than the amount you burn. IT could take you 1 hour to burn calories in a chocolate bar you can gulp in a minute!
2007-08-14 23:35:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this is a common question. You are gaining muscle mass right now and muscle weighs more than fat so you are experiencing an increase in body weight. This can be confusing because people want to see a decrease in weight when they step on to the scale and even if they are losing fat, they are gaining muscle mass, which is taking its place in pounds. So don't let this feed back from the scale mislead you or even decrease your confidence level. I would suggest letting a mirror be your guide and not a scale, its more accurate feed back on your bodies progress.
2007-08-14 23:37:07 · answer #4 · answered by funnylegz2003 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You may be building muscles. Try low carb, low fat, high fibre, high protein, and exercise. The foods are low caloried, and yet filling and healthy.
It is my lifestyle now. I am on low carb, low fat, high fibre, high protein and a hour brisk walk 5 times a week, and I have lost 31lbs/14kg and gained better health. I am now maintaining my 108lbs/49kg for more than a year, with more fruits and complex carbs.
Details such as my experience, meals, recipes, foods to buy, reading labels, walking as an exercise and to shape the body etc etc, are in my blog.
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2007-08-15 05:01:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are probably just retaining water in your muscles. Are you working out with weights? When you do this, you tear your muscles allowing water to go there. Just give it some time, you should start losing here pretty nicely.
2007-08-14 23:35:29 · answer #6 · answered by Yomama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have been faithfully working out and you have gained weight that is muscle that you are gaining and when you have enough muscle your muscle will start using up fat to burn and you will loose more weight.
2007-08-14 23:31:58 · answer #7 · answered by Jules 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well i would say it could be muscle because it weights more than fat if you keep working out and getting muscle u probally weight more but u wont see any fat only muscle
good luck
2007-08-14 23:32:45 · answer #8 · answered by usc rocks 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋