Gaining weight!!!!!!

Couch 25k and I'm on week 2. I've gained 7 POUNDS!!!!! how is this even remotely possible. I'm hardly eating and working my ass off doing this couch to 5k. I'm doing it 5 days a week and walking an extra 20 minutes on top of the 30 min run walk. I'm so broken hearted and want to quit. I'm just so lost. The doc is going ot give me diet pills and i'm hoping that works cuz i need something.

Sounds exactly like me. I eat right and exercise more than ever and gain. My doc actually put me on Belviq. Not that I think its working. I'm not seeing any change. :( Keep your head up and DONT QUIT...... 

when you start working really hard - you break - damage the muscles - that causes inflammation and water retention... 

but- sometimes - when we work really hard we also increase carbs - just a few extra carbs in day can increase how much water our body will retain.

one relatively carby day - and I may see up to 4-5 lbs on the scale..but 2-4 days of very low carbs and the same 4-5 lbs would disappear.  

Unless you increased carbs and calories - most likely it is inflammation due to really hard work out. 

(BTW - I had colonoscopy - and i had to do 2 day prep - ) I only had black coffee, tea, chicken stock and the horrid mixture I had to drink - and i gained 12 lbs in 2 days (water retention due to salt and chemicals) . it took me a week to get rid of tha****er... 

WOW! Thank you for that insight! Being on my thyroid meds and working out and eating healthy I fugured my thyroid levels would be better.... NOT THIS KID! They plummeted go figure. So more meds and that damn diet pill....  

so sorry.. while on a diet - the thyroid can get worse - much worse. 

Plus if you follow low carb diet - then your T3 may take an additional drop even if your body has enough T4.. very common in low carbs population... 

I do believe our body needs insulin (plus other minerals and vitamins) to convert T4 into T3.. low carbs diet = low insulin = low T3... 

I follow low carb diet - and my TSH and T$ are good, my T3 is super low.. (below normal) T3 is the active form of thyroid hormone. 

I do believe my T4 does not convert properly to T3 . so I take two different meds. I eat some carbs on top of whats in veggies and fruit idk our bodies are weird!!!!  

Don't quit!  You're doing just what you need to do.  Unless you're eating too many carbs, those 7 pounds aren't true 7 pounds of weight gain.  

Try not to weigh yourself.  If you didn't know what the scale said, I think you'd really be much better off.  You'd feel great about all you're doing and the changes you're making.  That is more important and matters the most than what the stupid scale says.  

Hang tight and don't quit.  If you want to quit something, quit the scale LOL.  Keep your head in the game and do what you're doing.