I'm actually gaining weight...WTF?

[Anonymous]

So I weighed myself today at the gym and I actually gained 2 pounds or so. I've been going to the gym 5x a week for 1-1.5 hours now and I've started doing 30 mins. of cardio to start then my weight training and also adding in tricep exercises... I still eat very clean.

I understand that I'm probably going to be gaining muscle now since I'm past the one month mark but I still have plenty of fat on the back of my thighs I want to lose. Like 15 pounds. I have been doing my same leg exercises but I'm worried that I won't lose fat and just gain muscle.

I'm getting annoyed because I'm going to the beach in 9 days and I want to look better in my bikini. Tips?

[Cornelius]

I started at the healthy weight of 85kg on 15 February 2011 and after going to the gym 3-4 times a week, every week I now weigh 78kg.

I am really trying to get ripped and not build to much muscle being a stocky guy by nature.

What I found was that although I was doing Cardio like mad, my weight increased by 2-3 kg during the first month...so I was idling at 87ish kg at one point.

I think what happened is that my muscles needed to "firm-up" to deal with the extra strain they now had to endure. This more dense muscle weighed more than they did before, and I became heavier faster than what my body could burn fat. Once this transformation started to level out, and the muscle development started to slow down, I could see the cm's fall off as I no longer gained muscle mass and my fat burning could catch-up.

This unfortunately does not happen in 9 days :(

I also used something called Phedra-cut, which is an over the counter product that really helped me shred allot of fat and gave me tons of energy. This is an awesome product to use for a cardio based routine. Just drink lots of water.

Oh and the biggest change came when I started running to gym and after 3 weeks I ran to gym and back home instead of driving.. This was awesome for my thighs, and strengthened my core muscles and toned my be-hind allot :) Good luck, and enjoy the beach.

[Lupianwolf]

If you look good and everything's getting slimmer or toned, who cares how much you weigh

[Asker]

I guess.

[Tank137]

The trick to continuously losing weight from an area is muscle confusion. After doing the same leg workouts for so long, you should get a new routine to continue toning and losing fat on your legs. Also, only weigh yourself once a week. Your weight may fluctuate because of water retention day to day and shouldn't be looked at as 'gaining weight.' And of course, by now you might be gaining muscle so look at the small gains as achievement.

Things like dancing have an effect on every part of the body because you use basically every muscle for it, and it's also good cardio. Maybe skip a day of gym and take up zumba classes or something similar. It might help you get a more uniform weight loss.

[Asker]

I'm going to start dancing in May and take yoga or pilates. Thanks.

[Tank137]

Yoga is more muscle control and flexibility. The toughest yoga I've seen is on P90X and it would work well on endurance and maybe weight loss. Much luck!

[Asker]

Okay, thanks again. :)

[Hyped_up_on_coffee]

Its muscle, muscle weighs more than fat so keep that in mind but if you wanna loose weight eat properly eat less protein, more veggies, whole grains, less fats, and drink a ton of water. Drinking water makes you less hungry.

[c7777]

I weigh myself everyday at the gym and I've been bouncing between 152 and 156. I think this is fairly normal considering how much I workout and run. I thnk it really depends on the time of day, what youve eaten, if youve gone to the bathroom, water... there's so many things that could affect it so a 2 pound difference doesn't really mean anything.

[Anonymous]

Hmm...I'm no expert but perhaps since you're going to the gym more often your body is storing more nutrients/energy as a way to give you fuel. I'd imagine that the body does this by storing this fuel in all the muscles being used.

Also, the human body is not known for changing quickly.

[GucciBandanna]

You're probably near your lower weight. Maybe you gained weight because you had some poop in you? Yeah it could be muscle too. I'm sure you'll look great in a bikini.

[Asker]

No, I'm not near my lower weight.

[GucciBandanna]

What's your lower weight?

[Asker]

I want to be 115.

[GucciBandanna]

I mean the lowest weight you can sustain.

[Asker]

What?

[GucciBandanna]

Eventually you'll hit a brick wall and stop losing weight.

[stevo]

If you want to lose the fat, you're on the right track-just throw in a running or jogging everyday, or just try weight training with a light weight for as long as you can with whatever excercises you wish, that will work.

[palek]

I'm assuming you remember to evacuate your bowels daily, so unless you're pregnant, I can't imagine what what could lie at the root.

[cyrus7]

It might be water weight.. ?

or you may have gained muscle lol

[Asker]

Either way, lame.

[cyrus7]

nah the weight doesn't matter as long as you look and feel good :P

[TheGodEmperorLeto]

Muscle weighs more than fat. More muscle you get, more you'll weight. It's not a bad thing.

[Curmudgeon]

You are gaining muscle mass. Watch your size on the clothes rack, not your weight on the scales. There are well toned people who are "heavy" because muscle weighs more than flab.

[sweet_18]

well you're probably jsut gaining muscle and don't worry about sumer, you look good already

[EngineeringStudent]

I'm currently going through the exact opposite.

[Shaun]

It's called growing.

[Asker]

How is that growing? I'm almost 21.

[Shaun]

I didn't stop growing until I was 27 or so.

[Shaun]

Fact I was over 30 before I went from a size 12 to a size 13

[GucciBandanna]

Penis size in inches.

[Shaun]

That stopped growing when I was 8

[SnackG]

No more pie. :P

[Asker]

I didn't even eat half of what I ordered yesterday! WTF.

[SnackG]

hahaha I was just kidding. I seriously doubt some pie would cause that. It's probably muscle.