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Is it normal to gain weight with P90X?

Starting out, I weighed 171-174.

I’ve been using P90X for about three days now and I weigh 178.

Is that even normal?

I thought you were supposed to lose weight with P90X, not gain it.

But, perhaps, muscle weighs more. Although, I couldn’t have gained any muscle THAT fast.

Is this normal or not?

I’m not on any protein shakes at the moment.

I’ve done P90X for about 6 weeks and I gained weight immediately too. Other friends have had the same issue. There are a few things that could be happening:

If your muscles are screaming like mine were, all the lactic acid from the muscle tears adds liquid weight.

A friend of mine started to retain water since she went on a high protein diet at the same time.

You could have some GI issues as well.

It’s a better idea to weigh yourself weekly and no more frequently than that. I made myself crazy weighing every day and noticing a gain of 2 pounds, a loss of a half, a gain of three, loss of 4…etc…

Hang in there. I dropped 15 pounds by the end of week 3. Loss is slower now, but I had a lot to lose. Good luck!

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