"Maintaining" state of mind...?

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So, I've reached my goal weight (yay!). I've switched my routine up and it's now more focused on weight training so that I can put some weight back on in muscle and I've up-ed my calories/protein/carbs slightly. But, it seems like my brain has switched itself into "I reached my goal" thinking and I find myself thinking that since I've hit my goal weight I can start being more lenient in my diet because I'm busting my a$s at the gym lifting heavy. And I KNOW this is a crap way of thinking... I can tell I've put on a couple pounds of fat along with a few pounds of muscle, which I know happens when you're lifting and increase your calories, but it's making me feel like I'm sabotaging myself because for 9 months I was stepping on the scale every two weeks and seeing my weight lower by 2-4 lbs at a time. Now, I see it going up in tiny little increments. And it SUCKS (I know I said above that I want to put weight on in muscle, but it's weird when you actually see the scale going the opposite way than it used to...) I guess my problem is that I can't tell what weight is getting put on in muscle or fat and it's making me think like I'm gaining tons of weight (fat). Yes, I see my body changing and muscles becoming more defined, but it's just my mind screwing with me, I think...

Anyone else having this "problem"? I'm not sure if it's really a problem or if I just need to switch my way of thinking from losing weight to maintaining/putting on muscle. I might sound like a nutcase, but there's gotta be someone who's going through it too.

yoovie

dont worry about raising your cals cause youre lifting - anything new will show on your body- but you know- because youve come this far- that it just takes a month or so for your body to adapt and then it starts progressing again.

You know this You got this, girl

massaoli

Could you measure body fat at the gym?congrats on your success .