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For the past 16 weeks I have joined a group workout exercise at the local gym. We meet twice a week for one hour. It is a pretty intense cardio routine; walk outs, squats, burpees, ball slams, etc. By the end of the hour I am drenched. Now, why have I gained wait? There is NO way I am getting fat. I am not eating any different and burning what has to be thousands of calories.
Do you know your body fat percent? Instead of monitoring weight, you should be monitoring body fat.
You state "intense" but that is generally subjective, it may not be intense at all, just feeling intense to you, I do not know, I just say this because the intensity may not be as much as you think it is, thus not burning those calories as you think it should be.
Do you have any visual difference? Sixteen weeks is not long, but visual differences depends on what you looked like before, you may not be able to tell, or may be able to tell a lot.
In any case, without knowing all the facts, it could be a combination of water retention and muscle growth, offsetting the fat loss, which overall is causing your weight to increase, but you are actually decreasing in fat.
For the past 16 weeks I have joined a group workout exercise at the local gym. We meet twice a week for one hour. It is a pretty intense cardio routine; walk outs, squats, burpees, ball slams, etc. By the end of the hour I am drenched. Now, why have I gained wait? There is NO way I am getting fat. I am not eating any different and burning what has to be thousands of calories.
I went in to the military at 118. I left the military at 130...best shape of my life. It's not fat. Sometimes you gain weight when you get in shape. Weight doesn't matter, what matters is your health, and how your clothes fit.
For the past 16 weeks I have joined a group workout exercise at the local gym. We meet twice a week for one hour. It is a pretty intense cardio routine; walk outs, squats, burpees, ball slams, etc. By the end of the hour I am drenched. Now, why have I gained wait? There is NO way I am getting fat. I am not eating any different and burning what has to be thousands of calories.
it doesn't make sense its either you don't push yourself nearly enough or your regular eating routine is bad.
the numbers don't lie if you burn more than you take in you WILL lose weight........
As mentioned you can gain weight by putting on muscle while losing fat which isn't a bad thing.
That being said it all comes down to diet. You can only put on weight if your eating more calories then your burning. I'd suggest adding up how much you eat in a day for a refernce point.
As mentioned you can gain weight by putting on muscle while losing fat which isn't a bad thing.
That being said it all comes down to diet. You can only put on weight if your eating more calories then your burning. I'd suggest adding up how much you eat in a day for a refernce point.
This is it right here. You're consuming a lot more calories than you think you are, and that's why you're gaining. Get an app on your phone and start tracking everything you eat; every single calorie. You're not gonna be able to sweat it off. Limit your calorie intake and you WILL lose weight.
So, 2 hours a week of exercise? Do you actually thinking you're burning thousands of calories?
You're overestimating your calories burned and your underestimating the calories in your diet, ergo, the weight gain. And I highly doubt, its muscle gain with 2 hours a week of any exercise.
So, 2 hours a week of exercise? Do you actually thinking you're burning thousands of calories?
You're overestimating your calories burned and your underestimating the calories in your diet, ergo, the weight gain. And I highly doubt, its muscle gain with 2 hours a week of any exercise.
Exactly this. Also, people underestimate how many calories they eat. You don't need an app on your phone to track your calories. Paper and pencil does the job just fine. I use a BodyMinder diet and workout journal. It is a wonderful tool for tracking what I eat and the exercise I do. Weigh your foods and check the calorie counts online. It's a PITA, but much more effective than just assuming you're eating right. A lot of people think that because they are exercising they can eat a lot more calories. In fact, exercise doesn't burn a whole lot of calories. It's much easier to lose weight by not eating too many calories in the first place. The exercise helps you build muscle, trim fat, and make you strong.
As others have stated, adding 2 hours per week of exercise and changing nothing else probably won't make much of a difference other than making you feel good for 2 hours a week if you like sweating.
Most old school writings on cardio say minimum to even start seeing any benefit is 3x per week. But, if how and what you are eating is not being adjusted in conjunction with exercise, who knows what your outcome will be. Calculate your TDEE to get an idea of your calorie intake. And then, look at what you eat and adjust accordingly, because for example 2,000 calories of McDonald's cheeseburgers will give you a different result than 2,000 calories of fish and vegetables.
Exactly this. Also, people underestimate how many calories they eat. You don't need an app on your phone to track your calories. Paper and pencil does the job just fine. I use a BodyMinder diet and workout journal. It is a wonderful tool for tracking what I eat and the exercise I do. Weigh your foods and check the calorie counts online. It's a PITA, but much more effective than just assuming you're eating right. A lot of people think that because they are exercising they can eat a lot more calories. In fact, exercise doesn't burn a whole lot of calories. It's much easier to lose weight by not eating too many calories in the first place. The exercise helps you build muscle, trim fat, and make you strong.
I spent two solid months tracking everything I ate about a year ago. It was the best thing I could have done. I learned what my calorie intake truly was, and since that time can pretty much know how I ate for the day. I used MyFitnessPal.
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