I am a 67 year old very healthy male. I am always active but not (10,000 steps active)
3 months ago at a routine doctors visit, I was told that my weight which had crept up to 169 was a bit high. I was told to try to exercise more and make sure that I ate healthy foods. My weight has averaged around 160-162 for the past 5 years.
So I started eating extremely healthy. Breakfast would be fruit and toast and coffee or fruit and nuts and coffee or a whole grain cereal. Lunch would be primary fruit and nuts or sardines in olive oil on triscuit crackers or salmon with a small amount of mayo on whole wheat bread. Sometimes a burger, no cheese. Dinner would be whatever my wife and I ate or we would go out, generally eating very healthy and in moderation. I also would drink approximately 14 6oz bottles of Pomegranate juice per week.
After about a month I weighed myself and found that my weight had dropped from 169 down to 163.5+- needless to say, I was very pleased. I then decided to start a 6 day a week walking program to try to do 10K steps per day plus my normal activity. To my surprise, I discovered that this wasn't that difficult, even in Vermont in the winter (mild so far)
So...........I walk 10K plus steps a day plus my normal activities for a little over a month and then I weigh myself and my weight has gone UP to 166???????
I can only think that two things are going on.....
I am loosing my tire around my waist, it is a bit smaller (I am a string bean everywhere else)
So, I must be gaining muscle and muscle has weight, correct? Oh, forgot to mention, I walk 10,000 steps and then I immediately eat a 21 gram protein bar and one of my two daily little bottles of Pomegranate juice.
What should I do, continue with this regiment and not worry about my weight???? Thanks, Bill