5 Secret Fountains Of Excess Weight Gain
If you incessantly check your weight, you may be losing motivation very quickly. Keep in mind, however, that even though your weight may be going up, you could be making substantial progress in the right direction.
In fact, many women actually gain weight while losing fat when just starting off with an exercise program. Especially if there is a lot of resistance training involved. Why does this happen? Because of H20 which increases weight instantly.
The issue most women have is identifying what is causing the excess water gain. So in this article I’ll show you 5 things that could be causing you to gain weight instantly:
1. Food mass. This may sound obvious, but in my experience many women overlook the fact that once they eat food they gain the weight of the food. And it can add up over the course of a day. So don’t be surprised if you are significantly heavier at night. Also, if the food is heavily salted you can easily gain five pounds in no time.
2. Everything carb. Your body needs carbs, there is NO way around this. The brains preferred source of fuel is glucose-a simple carbohydrate. And in order for your body to take in carbs it also needs water. For every one part of carb it needs 3 parts water.
3. Sodium. You probably already knew this one, but did you appreciate the magnitude of sodium weight gain? Most women grossly underestimate how much water they are actually retaining because of sodium. Too much sodium can make or break an already lean woman’s appearance.
4. Showering. That’s right, water can get pulled in through the skin. This is one of the main reasons many amateur wrestlers miss their weight class-they take a nice long shower right before showing up and the scale gives them a much different reading! Does this mean you should stop showering? Absolutely not, but it doesn’t hurt to know the facts.
5. Resistance training. When you lift weights, your muscles develop a heightened ability to suck in carbohydrates. And remember that carbohydrates bring a lot water to the party. So please don’t freak out if you notice an almost instant increase in weight from resistance training. Stick with it, in the long run you’ll be much better off.
The take home point here is to NOT obsess over the weight scale readings. I see far too many women get discouraged because they are gaining weight. Only if they knew that they were also losing fat!
Author Katherine Crawford, a fitness physiologist and former flabby arms sufferer, teaches women how to reduce arm fat swiftly. Figure out how to get sexy and toned arms by visiting her blog about how to shake weight right now!