When I did Body For Life last year, I had never done any strength training. The book said that for the first few weeks, I might show a weight gain, because I was building muscle and muscle is heavier than fat. But not to worry about it, because even though I might be heavier in pounds, I would be losing inches. And they were right! I did gain about 4 pounds and was really discouraged even though I knew that was okay. After about 4 weeks, I was down a pant size and only about 5-6 pounds.

So keep up the weight training--I do a combination of with aerobic exercise also and I feel great.

Now if I can just lose the weight!