Why am I gaining weight?

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Julie14401

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I am 19 years old, 5' 1, and my starting weight was 105 pounds. I know this is a healthy weight but I would still like to lose a few pounds of excess body fat and just tone up. I started dieting 3 weeks ago. For the 1st two weeks I ate around 900 calories per day and exercised for an hour per day. Over the course of 10 days my weight went down to 101 pounds. 4 days later though, at the 2 week mark, my weight shot up to 103 pounds without me changing my calorie consumption or workout regime. I read online that if you eat too few calories your metabolism slowing down causing weight loss to cease. After learning this I decided to up my calories to 1350 per day. This number is about 400 below what my maintenance calories should be. For the past week I have been eating 1350 calories per day and continuing to work out for an hour per day (cardio and weight lifting). I weighed myself this morning and the scale read 105.5 pounds! So, what is going on!? I should be losing weight but instead I am steadily gaining. I am so confused about what is happening right now and I am beyond frustrated.


I would appreciate any insightful tips. thank you for reading.
 
Muscles weighs more than fat, so you'll be heavier. At this stage, you should rely less and less on weight since you're already at a healthy mark. Measure yourself instead (your arm, waist, etc.) and focus on performance - how much push ups you can do, crunches, flies, etc.


Also: pictures, pictures, pictures! Take a lot of pictures of your body so you can compare yourself after 2 months or so.
 
Originally Posted by JayCanDoIt


Muscles weighs more than fat, so you'll be heavier. At this stage, you should rely less and less on weight since you're already at a healthy mark. Measure yourself instead (your arm, waist, etc.) and focus on performance - how much push ups you can do, crunches, flies, etc.



Also: pictures, pictures, pictures! Take a lot of pictures of your body so you can compare yourself after 2 months or so.
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I am definitely not gaining because of muscle. It takes females at least 2 months of consistent weight training in order to build enough muscle to account for a gain on the scale. Also, my measurements are increasing.
 
metabolic recovery after a crash diet can take a while, expect to gain if you make sudden calorie increases as your body tries to hang on to whatever it gets in case food becomes scarce again.

When you start lifting weights your muscles start to retain more water (to help prevent injury).

salt intake can also affect how much water you retain generally.
 
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