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Did Anyone Stall Or Gain When They Started Exercising?



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So i'm 6 months out from surgery and finally getting off my butt and exercising. My weight loss for the last 2 or 3 months has been super slow. This last month i've completely stalled, i've even gained 2lbs in the last 8 days.

2 weeks ago i started cardio, mainly on the elliptical doing 45-55 minutes at a time 5 days a week. I'm super depressed that I actually start doing good and working out and then see the scale move in the opposite direction!

Has anyone else had this happen right after they start exercising?

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Make sure you are drinking tons of Water. Your body tends to hold onto water when you start exercising.

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I stall about every 3 weeks for a week. To break it, I increase Protein and Water then BAM! 5 pounds falls off like overnight. Until I gain about 2.5 back and stall again....

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I dont know if I could get any more Protein, i'm getting 75+ a day and at least 64oz of Water. I'm trying under 20grams of carbs a day this week to see if that makes any difference. keeping my fingers crossed this stall/gain pattern breaks soon.

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How much are you working out? I wouldn't go that low on carbs if you are working out more than an hour a week. I do 5-6 hours a week, I do 700 calories a day, 80 oz of Water, 70 Proteins and 60 carbs and I have only stalled once. I lose 3 pounds a week consistently.

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Sorry I reread and saw much cardio you are doing.

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I dont know if I could get any more protein' date=' i'm getting 75+ a day and at least 64oz of Water. I'm trying under 20grams of carbs a day this week to see if that makes any difference. keeping my fingers crossed this stall/gain pattern breaks soon.[/quote']

How many carbs are you doing right now a day?

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Thank u fluffylibra30 for posting that info! That is good to know. This week I gained two pounds. My workout schedule is similar, but cals are lower. This is the first time that I've gained since being sleeved in March.

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I was getting about 58-70 carbs a day. Today i'm at 39 :( damn near impossible to do 20. I'm thinking(hoping) this might be Water weight. My scale reads total body Water and its gone 38-40% a couple weeks ago to 41-43% this week and i havent changed my water intake.

Oh well i'm not giving up on exercising thats for sure. I'm off to do so right now actually. Figure the scale has got to start moving if i'm burning that many calories 5 days a week if i just stick with it. right?!? lol

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It will come off. My trainer told me the more Water you drink the more comes out. So when I haven't lost a pound in the week, I will drink a gallon of water. Works every time! My friend has been low low carb (under 20) for months now, I have no idea how she does it!!!

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Also maybe switch up your cardio. Your body gets used to exercise and it doesn't Get as much of a workout. Try the bike or treadmill to switch it up.

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Hm how much more Water a day do you think i should do beyond the 64 i'm getting?

I've been doing the cardio for 2 weeks now and mostly elliptical but i do try and get in a day of just treadmill and another day i do elliptical for ten minutes, treadmill jogging for 4 minutes until i'm out of breath and heart rate is up to 175-180 then another 36 mins on the elliptical hauling butt.

Though i wouldnt have thought my body would already be used to the elliptical after just 2 weeks. I thought it would take longer than that. :wacko:

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My trainer told me to drink half my body weight. I never get in that much, I strive for a gallon a day. The 8x8 is the lowest recommended amount. When I go to the gym I alternate, elliptical, bike, treadmill. Then the other 2 days I have cardio classes with an ab workout at the end. Then if I'm feeling really froggy I go to boot camp on Saturday which kicks my ass!

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I just started exercising as well. So far I have not stalled at all, but I was actually coming out of 2 months with very, very small losses. I'm curious as well to see what happens. I am really hoping that I don't stall of course, but I won't be surprised if I do.

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My trainer told me to drink half my body weight. I never get in that much, I strive for a gallon a day. The 8x8 is the lowest recommended amount. When I go to the gym I alternate, elliptical, bike, treadmill. Then the other 2 days I have cardio classes with an ab workout at the end. Then if I'm feeling really froggy I go to boot camp on Saturday which kicks my ass!

Hmm well guess i'll try to get in at least 100oz a day, i dont think i could do anymore, doesnt seem there would be enough hours in the day with waiting 30 mins before eating and an hour after eating to drink.

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