Gained 3 pounds after weight lifting?

iamfire1

iamfire1

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Morning everyone,

I've been on my new lifestyle change since 12/16 and as of two weeks ago, I was down from 168 to 141. Then I took my family to NC for a weeklong trip.

During that time, I chose to be seduced by Krispy Kreme donuts, basil pasta dishes and other utterly delicious-but-really-unwise food choices. I don't regret that, mind you - I'm confident enough of recovering that I can allow myself a twice-a-year cheat.

Anywhos, during this week I didn't get much exercise in (although I was able to arm-curl 30 pound weights at Walmart on afternoon).

Upon returning 3 days ago, I found I was 145, a gain of 3 pounds, so I had thought. No indeed!

Yesterday I had lost a pound to 144 and went to my local gym to do my bash-the-body weight lifting workout (free weights, cybex, etc.). Gosh that felt great - it was 'way too long to go without lifting!!

And last night, get this, I weighed 149 pounds...and this morning, it's 147. I have a net gain of 3 pounds from my weight lifting! I ate completely on course (soup, beef, etc.) with no cheats and also drank plenty of water to boot).

So my question is....did the 3 pound weight gain truly come from weight lifting? Or might something else have affected it?

I had restarted my good eating 3 days ago on Sunday.

I'm not depressed by this at all - I have enough data from the past 6 months to know I'll return back to my 141 in the future. But I certainly am curious about how that weight popped up.

Thanks!

iaf
 
No, the weights did not cause you to gain weight. It was something with your nutrition. A delayed effect possibly from the large cheat. And stop watching your weight so meticulously if you are going to question swings. Swings happen. It's part of the process.

The adaptations to resistance training happen over a more chronic time spectrum.
 
Steve said:
No, the weights did not cause you to gain weight. It was something with your nutrition. A delayed effect possibly from the large cheat. And stop watching your weight so meticulously if you are going to question swings. Swings happen. It's part of the process.

The adaptations to resistance training happen over a more chronic time spectrum.
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True. So True.
 
Morning,

Actually, it does appear that my beloved doctor's scale is completely out of whack. At the local gym, I weighed 144 - yesterday an hour after, at home my scale registered 154.

So I think I'll return to simply measuring inches instead, until I get another scale. Are doctor's scales (the ones with weights at the top) fixable?

iaf
 
Morning,

Sometimes I'm quite the idjut.

My husband pointed out to me the scale was out of calibration.

We set it back to balance at 0, and I'm 144, my start weight from before the vacation.

These things happen. Oh my, I've learned for the future. :)

iaf
 
I agree with the previous post. dont watch your weight so closely....you are probably driving yourself and your husband insane.
 
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