I recently lost 5 lbs from constantly running long distance, about 7-10 mile runs 1-2 x per week. The weightloss started about the second month into my running and continued slow and steadily for about 7 months, with little to no change in diet. Then, I had stomach problems that sent me to the hospital, causing me to lose another 5 lbs (10 lbs total since my weight loss efforts) which I kept off for a few months until moving. Eventually, it became too cold for running, and I slowly started being less active and noticed I had gained about 5lbs. So to stay active I began daily boxing and spinning, and recently joined a few friends in a daily workout challenge over the past week or two. Since this past week, I have gained another 5 lbs and after all that work and maintenance, I'm back to where I started...
I've always geared my eating towards making the healthier choices available to me, and this past week (where I've gained five pounds) I have extremely limited snacking, and if I do it's lentil chips, fruits, nuts, and a small piece of dark chocolate at the worst. But other than that I've stayed away from high starch foods (other than beans), eat whole grains, lean proteins, and try to fill up on fruits and especially veggies. I've even switched to tea over coffee, and been drinking about 5 large bottles of water a day.
This past week I have also started doing daily abdominal strength training without weights, just bodyweight, which takes about 30 minutes, but it's extremely difficult for me. But I am also still doing daily boxing for about 30 minutes and spinning for 15-30 minutes...
I can't possibly figure out why I'd be gaining weight... I'm fairly calorie deficient, eating whole grains, lean proteins, plenty of greens, and healthy fats...
Has anyone experienced something similar? If you have any advice or explanation for why this is happening it would be greatly appreciated, because I have been working my butt off and somehow I seem to only be getting heavier in a very short amount of time.
*also, I’m a female, mid 20s, always been fairly active, and not necessarily overweight but definitely not skinny.
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