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  • chachita7
    chachita7 Posts: 996 Member
    Here is my suggestion... just a suggestion - watch the sodium, I peeked at your diary and it seems that the things that you are eating are pretty high in sodium...

    Baby steps... and by the way, you want muscle, just saying - helps you burn more calories...
  • almostatgoalweight
    almostatgoalweight Posts: 234 Member
    How can a 300+ lbs man eat and avg of 1k net calories a day..and gain weight!

    Scale error. You're a programmer so you know about averages, use them instead. If you want to know how much scale error you're seeing, buy another scale and make a scatter graph of the difference between each scale.
  • this1bigdog
    this1bigdog Posts: 350 Member
    1st I wear a HRM every time I work out so I get the excat numbers...
    2nd I try to over esitmate or pick something I know will be in the system! ...I over estimate the portion size everytime to to make sure...
    3rd I hate weighing myself because of this example. I won't weight myself again till next monday..hopefully it will be less!

    having said that, I will definetly watch my salt more..pretty sure there is nothing i can do about the pooping, short of an enema (zero plans for that). I will continue counting calories, working out tirelessly and drink lots of water (you win for now Tony)...and will keep my arms and legs for now! heres crossing my fingers and toes on said limbs!

    Cheers and thanks :o)
  • deevatude
    deevatude Posts: 322 Member
    ur not eating enough calories
  • pavingnewpaths
    pavingnewpaths Posts: 367 Member
    Not quite sure if you want advice or not, but here's but I think.

    1. You can't try to gain muscle (doing p90) and lose weight at the same time. Focus on losing weight, then build muscle once you've reached your goal weight.

    2. Your body is going into starvation mode because you're eating a small amount of calories for your size. Starvation mode doesn't mean you lose muscle, it means that your body taps in to your "stored fat" chamber because it thinks your body is starved. Make sure to eat as many calories as you're supposed while staying under everything else as well. Don't eat less calories because you think it'll help you lose weight quicker.

    3. Be patient! It's OKAY that you've gained a bit of weight. Just stop, breath, and re-adjust. Don't stress yourself out or beat yourself up, it's all right. You have all the time in the world. Focus on losing weight by eating right and if you're going to exercise, do cardio not muscle building exercises.

    I personally do thing it's just the fact that these little things added up and left you where you are now. It really shouldn't be hard to get back on track as long as you don't allow yourself to be deterred! :smile:
  • chelsa1986
    chelsa1986 Posts: 71
    WHY would you WANT to lose muscle? I'm sure you're not a body builder under the fat. The fat isn't going to melt away and under will be this freakish Hulk character with disproportionate muscle mass.

    I've been at this for two years. After losing 100 lbs I can tell you, one week I would lose oz, the next multiple lbs, then I would plateau for a month. You cannot let it get to you or you'll never cross the finish line.

    You can do this. Your body is not a math formula. Take a breath, remember you're a human being with outside factors and get back in the game. Maybe lay off the scale for a few weeks, too...

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