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I have heard about the body slowing down the metabolism when people cut back their caloric intake lots. That wasn't what I did...I still ate 3 regular meals (if you consider those "dried" meals food). And I did not actually measure any areas of my body--I just went by how my clothes fit and by the scales once I got home. And of course how I looked...a whole lot firmer!!
It takes awhile for your body to adjust. Also, muscle weighs more than fat, so it's not just your weight, but how you fit into your clothes, etc. You have to give it time; a couple of weeks at least.
A common mistake I see a lot of cyclists make is when they go on organized rides they eat and eat and eat at every rest stop. It's a RIDE not a BUFFET! I can ride 60 miles on about 50oz of water/gatorade mix. Nothing else. Then they look at me and ask why i'm not eating like them. They say I'm going to bonk. I just laugh and keep riding. I'm 6'2" and weigh 145 lbs. Afterwards I eat a sensable meal and I'm good.
My point is this. If you're trying to shave weight you need to burn more than you take in. The pounds will come with time. You can't workout for a few days and expect measurable results. You have to measure your success over months not days (and especially not hours like my wife tries to).
If you're working out after laying around for months then your body is going to go through some changes as smarty said. You'll be trading fat for muscle. Muscle weighs more. Don't get automatically get discouraged when you step on the scale and see a bigger number.
Don't misunderstand me---I surely did not mind weighing a bit more because I looked so much better after this major hike. It made me not only look 100% better I felt 100% better. My thinking about the original PO was that they need to give it time. As many of you others, better qualified, have stated.
I think your body weight can vary so much even in the span of 24 hours. It can depend on things like how many fluids you've just drank and also, I notice certain times of month (for women LOL) cause water retention. I've varied 3-4 pounds in one day myself. I tend not to weigh myself a lot because I'll become obsessed with the scale--not good for me since I once had an eating disorder.
I highly recommend buying and using a training diary. They sell them at the major bookstores. You can write down your weight, workout, heart rate information, your food and fluid intake, sleep patterns, etc. It really helps to trouble shoot if you need to and it's cool to see the miles add up
that I actually gained weight and ate less for sure! My personal thought was it took that fat and turned it to muscle and muscle weighs more??? I !!
Fat cannot turn into muscle. To build muscle, you need protein and amino acids. Fat can assist in muscle building by providing calories so your body doesn't burn up protein/muscle as fuel though.
Really 2 pounds is probably a small percentage of your body weight (not saying you're fat!) and it's easy for minor fluctuations like that. I wouldn't worry about it.
Well see...I learn something new everyday! Thanks for the information. So how did I get so much muscle from my 75 mile hike?? Just curious.
That's beyond me. If you were eating less and expending more calories, you shouldn't have been building much muscle, especially to the point of gaining weight.
i'm betting that it's water weight. all of the exercise is causing you to sweat a lot, which can cause an electrolyte imbalance and cause you to hold water.
but are you sure that you actually gained weight? how many times did you weigh during the four day period, and did you weigh at the same times of the day?
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