> I don't know if it's holiday pounds. I think it might be age pounds. I started exercising three times a week, and gained four pounds. I got sick and haven't been eating hardly anything (or exercising at all) and seem to have gained another six.
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> I don't know what to do.
Building muscle necessarily requires an increase in body weight. However, your clothes probably won't fit any tighter at this point in your workout cycle. In this case, the scale would not be an accurate representation of a change in your physique. However, if your clothes do fit tighter, then you might be able to walk the extra weight off. You don't have to run, although intense exercise helps to maintain a higher basal metabolism rate (BMR). If you are going to do intense aerobic work, use an exercise bike or an eliptical. Do not run on a treadmill. It places unnecessary stresses on the skeleton, especially the knees. Your appetite might increase transiently due to beginning an exercise program. There might also be a delay in the increase in BMR that should occur. You might not see significant weight loss for a few weeks.
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