Fitness routine has not really changed, nor my eating but I've put on weight

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Just a bit miffed and perplexed really! I am a runner and run every other day approximately. When I started a year and a half ago I lost some excess weight and have more or less stabilised since then. I have very recently put on about 1.5 kg, which I know is nothing really, but I can feel it around my waist, and I am finding it harder to run as a result. The only thing that seems to have changed in my exercise routine is the addition of a 1h walk every other day (to my usual running). So more exercise than I was doing! I don't monitor my eating but generally eat well, and not too much sugar.

Are you me?!

I've been thinking this over the last 3 weeks.
For some reason I have rounded in the stomach area. But my routine or eating habits haven't changed.
I also weigh about a kg heavier.
I know that muscle weighs more than fat, but it doesn't explain the extra bit I can actually see around my waist/hips!

Haha MeNeedSleep, seems very similar! Mine is definitely not muscle, extra love handles have appeared! I am going to take a closer look at my diet (which is annoying because I have never needed to before) and be a bit more conscious of what I am eating. It is possible that the extra walking has made me hungrier?

1.5kg? That's normal variation for me

The extra walking will make you a bit hungrier and you may have overcompensated slightly. Also, maybe you've changed shape a little, rather than got fatter - your arse lifting can make it seem like your hips are bigger.

Are you getting enough sleep? Or experiencing a lot of stress? Or frequently dehydrated? All three can make you gain weight.

How old are you? I'm 33 and up until last year I've never had to watch what I eat. To a certain extent I still don't but have watch the amount I eat. My dh is 42 and always said to me that my metabolism will catch up with me, I fear he's right!

I'm 41. I'm fairly petite so 1.5 kg is noticeable weight gain not really variation. As far as I know, I'm getting enough sleep and not unreasonably stressed. Possibly a little dehydrated so I'll watch that. It has definitely deposited as fat as I can see it sadly!

I think I'll look at changing my exercise routine a little too as my body appears to have got used to what I am doing.

Oh, 1.5kg is 3% of my bodyweight, but still normal variation across the days and month (am 40)

It's 2.7% of my body weight as well Maid.