Slogging for hours together in the gym in the hope of rapidly melting away extra fat and dropping down the excess kgs on the weighing scale, but then seeing the weight creeping up instead can demotivate anyone and question whether it’s worth putting so much effort and sweat into something that does not fetch results. If you have been very sincere with your workout routines, then most probably, you are slacking out on healthy eating because weight loss will only happen with 80% dieting and 20% exercise. However, there might be other reasons as well that might be acting as barriers in your quest to reach your goal weight. In this post, we would find out why you could be gaining weight while exercising instead of losing.

1. Water Retention: Fluid retention can cause temporary weight gain on the scale and it can happen due to many factors, but majorly due to high sodium diet and dehydration. Just keep drinking at least 8 glasses of water and the water retention will come down gradually. 2. You Might Be Gaining Muscle: The weighing scale cannot differentiate between muscle, fat, and water weight percentage. Your weighing scale would show overall weight, but here’s the good news, muscle weight is good news because muscle will shape your body and burn more calories through the day. Also, as muscle weight increases, body fat would decrease.
3. Body is Adjusting to the Routine: If you are doing the same kind of workout day in and day out, the body will adapt to the rout...