{"id":378,"date":"2009-01-29T07:31:29","date_gmt":"2009-01-29T15:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/?p=378"},"modified":"2009-01-29T07:33:42","modified_gmt":"2009-01-29T15:33:42","slug":"why-do-you-sometimes-gain-weight-when-starting-an-exercise-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/01\/29\/why-do-you-sometimes-gain-weight-when-starting-an-exercise-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do you sometimes gain weight when starting an exercise program?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Many of you know Chalene Johnson from <a title=\"Turbo Jam\" href=\"http:\/\/store.howtobefit.com\/merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Store_Code=HPHRMS&amp;Product_Code=MDTJDVDK58&amp;Category_Code=WD\">Turbo Jam<\/a> and now her new workout DVD, <a title=\"ChaLEAN Extreme\" href=\"http:\/\/store.howtobefit.com\/merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Store_Code=HPHRMS&amp;Product_Code=MDCLDVD2102\">ChaLEAN Extreme<\/a>.  She has a blog that I enjoy because she is the consumate fitness professional and a great motivator. \u00a0 In a recent blog, she explains that, &#8220;This common increase in the scale is also the reason why perhaps millions of people start and then quickly quit their resolution to get fit&#8221;. \u00a0 Here is an excerpt from that blog:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Probably the most common question I get when I release a new exercise program is, &#8220;Help! I&#8217;m gaining weight! Am I doing something wrong?&#8221; This is a common phenomenon with any new exercise program, Turbo Kick, Turbo Jam, Hip Hop Hustle, you name it! It&#8217;s especially common (and temporary) with intense strength training programs like ChaLEAN Extreme or Tony Horton&#8217;s P90X.<\/p>\n<p>The motivation to start a new exercise program is almost always to lose weight loss. However, what most personal trainers know and most at-home exercisers do not, is that a new exercise program often can cause an immediate (and temporary) increase on the scale. (Notice I didn&#8217;t say weight gain! I&#8217;ll explain.)&#8221; \u00a0 <a title=\"Chalene Johnson's Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/chalenejohnson.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/why-do-you-sometimes-gain-weight-when.html\">Continued&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of you know Chalene Johnson from Turbo Jam and now her new workout DVD, ChaLEAN Extreme. 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