12/01/2022
If you are a weight loss aspirant and just started your journey, expect to gain a few pounds before starting to shred your weight. And when this happens, don’t panic as the gained weight won’t last long.
When you start an exercise program, your body naturally goes through several changes in the first couple months. Your body responds to the micro tears and inflammation; caused by this new exercise regime and in two ways that cause temporary water weight gain.
No: 1 - The stress and micro-tearing damage to the muscle fibers induces water retention in the body.
No: 2 – Initial stages of workout body stores more glycogen to fuel after exercise leads to weight gain which subsequently goes down in couple of months as body gets’ accustomed to exercise and won’t retain glycogen much.
Besides the above two the other reasons for weight gain are:
a) Consuming more calories than worked out, This can put some people in a tricky spot; depending on your exercise program, you might actually feel hungrier on workout days or the day after an intense workout.
b) Muscle mass is denser than fat mass and you will undoubtedly gain weight from lean muscle gains. While your clothes may feel looser, the scale may tell you otherwise. That’s because weight training builds lean muscle mass, which is denser than body fat.
Weight loss is not a linear process and you aren’t going to see immediate results—no matter how much work you put in. If you didn’t gain 30 pounds overnight, you can’t expect to lose it that quickly either.
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