New Runner Weight Gain

Javier said:

Last July I decided to add running to my exercise routine. I began by
running one minute on and on minute off and steadily progressed from
there. As of November I've been able to run a steady 4-5 miles three
times per week. However, I've noticed a steady increase in my
bodyweight over the last two months (since I began running 4-5 miles
three times per week). I've gone from 148 to 151 pounds. My eating
habits have not changed. Is this due to the extra muscle that may have
developed as a result of my running or am I slowly getting fatter?

First, congrats on your weight loss.

To answer the question, you're probably getting slightly fatter. Eventually,
when you lose weight, you reach the "minimum" and after that, you will gain
some then lose it, etc. But as long as you stay in a "reasonably fit" range,
it's not really a problem. I would suggest continuing to monitor it and
drawing a line at some point (e.g. 5lb) and taking action if you step over
that.

Quoted message said:

I haven't cut down on the number of days I workout, rather I replaced
my indoor trainer sessions with outdoor runs. It's nice to be able to

Are the runs the same duration (in terms of time) as the trainer sessions ?

If they are shorter, you may want to add an extra 20 minutes or whatever on
the trainer to make sure you get in the same exercise time. Or you could
re-evaluate your diet and make a small correction (it won't take a major
change, justr a minor adjustment) to take into account that you're burning
less.

Cheers,
--
Elflord

Hi Ellford,

Thanks for the compliment on the weight loss. I would say that my runs
are on average the same duration as the trainer sessions, especially
now that I can run a steady distance and I'm lengthening the runs a
bit more each time I hit the road. Not by much, sometimes I only add
an extra block or two but I can tell that my body notices the added
distance.

Javier

Elflord said:

Javier said:

Last July I decided to add running to my exercise routine. I began by
running one minute on and on minute off and steadily progressed from
there. As of November I've been able to run a steady 4-5 miles three
times per week. However, I've noticed a steady increase in my
bodyweight over the last two months (since I began running 4-5 miles
three times per week). I've gone from 148 to 151 pounds. My eating
habits have not changed. Is this due to the extra muscle that may have
developed as a result of my running or am I slowly getting fatter?

First, congrats on your weight loss.

To answer the question, you're probably getting slightly fatter. Eventually,
when you lose weight, you reach the "minimum" and after that, you will gain
some then lose it, etc. But as long as you stay in a "reasonably fit" range,
it's not really a problem. I would suggest continuing to monitor it and
drawing a line at some point (e.g. 5lb) and taking action if you step over
that.

Quoted message said:

I haven't cut down on the number of days I workout, rather I replaced
my indoor trainer sessions with outdoor runs. It's nice to be able to

Are the runs the same duration (in terms of time) as the trainer sessions ?

If they are shorter, you may want to add an extra 20 minutes or whatever on
the trainer to make sure you get in the same exercise time. Or you could
re-evaluate your diet and make a small correction (it won't take a major
change, justr a minor adjustment) to take into account that you're burning
less.

Cheers,
--
Elflord

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Quoted message said:

However, I've noticed a steady increase in my
bodyweight over the last two months (since I began running 4-5 miles
three times per week). I've gone from 148 to 151 pounds. My eating
habits have not changed. Is this due to the extra muscle that may have
developed as a result of my running or am I slowly getting fatter?

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Am I reading this right? You're concerned about 3 pounds? You can
vary that much in just one day! In a period of one week my weight
will easily vary as much a 4 pounds. It goes up, it goes down, up , down,
all within a 4 pound window. Note: I'm weighed myself at the same time
every day and with the same clothing (none). I assume you do the same.
I no longer weight myself regularly.

Bottom line... Due to daily fluctuations, you can't believe that you've
actually gained any weight until you've gone up 5 pounds.

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