Weight gain problems

RyanWilson1993

I'm currently bulking a few days ago i weighed 162 the next morning i weighed 161 now today i woke up and i was at 160 which i dont understand ive been eating all the necessary calories can someone please help me out?

FoodandFitness

You are either overestimating your calorie intake or your exercise has increased or your non-exercise induced thermogenesis (ie. pacing, walking, fidgiting) has increased to compensate for your caloric increase.

Bottom line is you need to eat more. Also, I would only compare weights at a week to week point in time because water weight fluctuations will throw you off.

3laine75

i have your problem but in reverse lol. wish we could swap. seriously tho, i'd leave it for a week or so to see if it levels out and you start gaining and if you are still losing up your cals a bit

RyanWilson1993

As of recently ive been using a **** ton of milk to hit my calories i know there is a better way but its difficult to hit 2900-3100 calories a day

mmapags

As of recently ive been using a **** ton of milk to hit my calories i know there is a better way but its difficult to hit 2900-3100 calories a day

I don't know about that. What you are doing is what Rippletoe recommends in Starting Strength.

RyanWilson1993

I've heard about that book never read it though

mmapags

I've heard about that book never read it though

It's awesome! I'd highly recommed it.

wellbert

I'm going to quote Tate on this one...

"For dinner you're gonna order an extra-large pizza with everything on it. Literally everything. If you don't like sardines, don't put 'em on, but anything else that you like you have to load it on there. After you pay the delivery guy, I want you to take the pie to your coffee table, open that ****er up, and grab a bottle of oil. It can be olive oil, canola oil, whatever. Anything but motor oil. And I want you to pour that **** over the pie until half of the bottle is gone. Just soak the **** out of it."

"Now before you lay into it, I want you to sit on your couch and just stare at that ****er. I want you to understand that that pizza right there is keeping you from your goals."

"Now you're on the clock," he continues. "After 20 minutes your brain is going to tell you you're full. Don't listen to that ****. You have to try and eat as much of the pizza as you can before that 20-minute mark. Double up pieces if you have to. I'm telling you now, you're going to get three or four pieces in and you're gonna want to quit. You ****ing can't quit. You have to sit on that couch until every piece is done.

And if you can't finish it, don't you ever come back to me and tell me you can't gain weight. 'Cause I'm gonna tell you that you don't give a **** about getting bigger and you don't care how much you lift!"

kdeaux1959

These fluctuations occur for all of us whether we are trying to gain or lose. Keep at it and eat plenty of calories... Best wishes on your best and healthiest success. Weekly to Biweekly weights are more accurate.

vodkoffee

Weight fluctuates over time. Try keeping a moving average to track your weight more accurately. I use an iPhone app called True Weight. I'm sure there are others out there as well. Don't stress about a pound here than there.

RyanWilson1993

I'm going to quote Tate on this one...

"For dinner you're gonna order an extra-large pizza with everything on it. Literally everything. If you don't like sardines, don't put 'em on, but anything else that you like you have to load it on there. After you pay the delivery guy, I want you to take the pie to your coffee table, open that ****er up, and grab a bottle of oil. It can be olive oil, canola oil, whatever. Anything but motor oil. And I want you to pour that **** over the pie until half of the bottle is gone. Just soak the **** out of it."

"Now before you lay into it, I want you to sit on your couch and just stare at that ****er. I want you to understand that that pizza right there is keeping you from your goals."

"Now you're on the clock," he continues. "After 20 minutes your brain is going to tell you you're full. Don't listen to that ****. You have to try and eat as much of the pizza as you can before that 20-minute mark. Double up pieces if you have to. I'm telling you now, you're going to get three or four pieces in and you're gonna want to quit. You ****ing can't quit. You have to sit on that couch until every piece is done.

And if you can't finish it, don't you ever come back to me and tell me you can't gain weight. 'Cause I'm gonna tell you that you don't give a **** about getting bigger and you don't care how much you lift!"

LMAO well i can tell you that weightlifting is a very huge part of my life and i take it very seriously and i can eat a large stuffed crust pizza by myself pretty easily :P