Weight Gain after joining gym?

[deerslazer 0]

I started working out at the gym last week.

On monday i had gained 5 pounds. Is it possible this is becuase of muscle gain?

I had second fill last week also and food intake was a lot less.

On monday i was looking forward to getting on the scale to see what the gym had done for me. When i saw the # i like to have passed out.

Anyone see this before

Thanks :rolleyes2:

[happy2lose 0]

When I weigh at the gym I weigh 4 pounds more then my home scale which isn't a big deal as long as know this and expect it. It is possible you are building muscle and that is the reason for the gain. Be sure you are getting in all your Protein and your Water each day. I'll bet you see a sudden drop next week.

Hang in there, you are doing the right thing for your health.

[happy2lose 0]

Forgot to mention......Be sure to take your measurements so you know how many inches you lose. This knowledge is really important for NSV moments :rolleyes2:

[sil 0]

you are so right deerslazer,i was watching dr.oz the other day a guy ask the same queation.he goes to the gym.an the next day gain a pound or two.the doctor told him your muscles swells after exercising.

[AirKuhl 1]

It's not possible to gain 5lbs of muscle in a week (I wish it was!). You may have been a bit dehydrated before starting and got better hydrated over time. Different scales weigh differently and you weigh different amounts throughout the day.

Ultimately the number on the scale is meaningless. It's how you look and feel that counts.

[Alsobrook71 0]

Yeah after losing 90 pounds, I decided to hit the gym hard. I go at 5:30 every weekday morning andhit the weights real hard. My diet has not changed but I have added on about 12 pounds or so in 6 weeks. My pants size has not increased and I am getting more compliments so i guess it isn't the weight but where the weight is carried (Arms are looking great)

[kossde 6]

yes!! That is exactly what happened to me. Granted, I've been going to the gym for about 18 months, but last month, I noticed that my body had started craving meat (protein). So, I obliged and within a week, I’d gained about 4 lbs. Two things clued me in to the fact that it was the gym causing it: 1) I had dropped clothing sizes – down from a woman’s size 6 to a size 4. 2) Pretty much overnight, I could lift more weight and for longer periods without it hurting or bothering me at all.

I have absolutely no clue what caused the very sudden change in how my body reacts to exercise, but I know enough to listen when my body is telling me something, and I figured after 193 lbs of weight loss, it was telling it’s time to tone up :smile:

[Lisa73 0]

Yes it is true I joined a gym and the second week had a session with a personal trainer and he weighed me that day and it matched my scale at home. The the next morning I was so sore I could hardly walk up and down the stairs from the squats he had me doing the day before and sure enough when I stepped on that scale the next morning I was 3 lbs. heavier. I could not go back to the gym for 4 days I was so sore but my weight returned to the previous weight within a week. So I don't care what anyone says you will gain weight from muscle even if its just the muscle temporiarly swelling it does happen. Lisa

[Laura Lane 0]

yes it did happen to me too.....my instructor explained this was perfectly normal because i had been lifting some weights....and you do gain muscle weight. but after 3 weeks or so i started losing weight!!! so keep it up, you'll definitely see the results.:thumbup:

[CASSIEME1 1]

I have a ? Can u exercise too much,and hinder your wtloss.my daily goal now is 10miles on the cardio-machines a day.treadmill, elliptical , bike and cross trainer