I'm Dieting and Exercising and Not Loosing Any Weight

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When a person is trying to lose weight while dieting and exercising, they may experience some sort of weight gain or the frustrating result of not losing any weight at all. Sometimes this can drive a dieter to quit, but before you throw in the towel, you should know there could be an explanation to all of this that you can deal with. Below you will find a few reasons as to why a person is gaining weight or staying the same while dieting. You may be able to make a few lifestyle, dieting or exercising changes to remedy your problem.

1) The Number of Calories You Are Consuming

You have to take a look at the number of calories that you are consuming. You may be taking in more calories than you are burning energy, Remember that almost every food item contains a certain number of calories. Remember, the more you burn, the bigger the dent you put in your calorie consumption.

2) Retaining Water

You may be gaining weight while you are dieting because you are consuming too many salty foods. This also happens if you are the sort of person that adds salt as a seasoning to most of the things that you eat. Salt makes your body retain water, which causes you to hold more weight. Some try to combat water retention by doubling their water intake. This will help to flush out the excess water in your body.

3) Not Eating Enough Calories & Starving Yourself

Usually, you should be burning more than 1500 calories per day. You should try to increase your caloric intake by 50 to 100 calories per week so that your body can use the calories to burn the excess fat within your body. If you stave yourself, you will not burn your excess fat unless you are continually practicing unhealthy dieting practices that can lead to serious eating disorders. You body will negatively react to a lack of much-needed calories. If you are not getting the proper amount needed, your body will think that you are starving and goes into “survival” mode, thus saving anything you eat and turning it into fat.

4) Genetics

There are a few obese individuals who will find losing weight a particularly hard task due to their predisposition to gaining and maintaining a high weight. This is attributed to single gene mutations that are responsible for a person to have a syndrome that causes them to gain weight.

5) Gaining More Muscles

If you are dieting and exercising and not losing any weight, then you may be replacing you lost weight with the addition of more muscles to your physique. This is especially true when you have been exercising or lifting weights. Muscles weigh more than fat does.

6) Birth Control Pills and Other Medications

If you have just started taking birth control pills, switched birth control brands or are taking any other medications, you could experience fluctuations in your weight. Some women gain weight when they begin taking birth control pills. Other medications promote the retention of water, which causes you to weight more.

7) Quit Smoking

If you are trying to revise your eating habits and have also quit smoking, your body may be reacting by gaining weight.