Confusion...up...down...UP a lot.

DizzyLinds
DizzyLinds Posts: 856 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So weighed in today and the scaled is up from 56.3kg to 57.5kg in the last two weeks. I've been following the 5:2 fast since the start of August, with one or two fast days. I'm a PE teacher, train 3-5 times per week and have recently been following Stronglifts with cardio or circuit style training. I generally have my cheat times on the weekend.

I'm not sure if the weekends are causing this, sometimes it's over two days, sometimes it might be a big meal and drinks. Surely gaining 2lbs is meant that i've eaten 6000 over my maintance?

Can someone take a look over my diary?

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  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    When you have cheat times do you have cheat meals or cheat days?
    If its cheat days that could be enough just to tip you over?
  • DizzyLinds
    DizzyLinds Posts: 856 Member
    Genearally it's a meal. If i know i'm eating out over the weekend a lot then i still try to be cautious as much as possible. Surely still though if i'm fasting and training i'm still creating a large deficit? Even on days when it's been a lot more in a day i very much doubt i've eaten 3000 calories over maintance...mine being around 2100 calories. I haven't been eating at maintanance on non fast days.
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    I've had a quick peek at your diary, you have an awful lot of calories left over...it could be that you are needing to eat more, sounds mad I know but if you don't eat enough your body could be hanging on to what you are eating?
  • DizzyLinds
    DizzyLinds Posts: 856 Member
    This too is what was thinking. Even with the weekend meals i am not quite sure if it is balancing out or i am still very under. Or not sure to just completly stop the 5:2 fasts.
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    I think the fasts can work..how about eating at least half your exercise cals back? I know when I wasn't losing that it worked for me? I wasn't keen on doing that but when I did the weight started to shift again.
    I also cut my workouts from 5-6 to 2-3 HIIT training. Not saying it will work for you as it did me but it's something to consider maybe?
  • DizzyLinds
    DizzyLinds Posts: 856 Member
    1700 calories i have allocated myself on here is using my TDEE with a 15% cut. A lot of my friends on here have said to increase calories. I noticed when i was off work and less physical this was when the weight came off.
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    It could be the thing to do then? :smile:

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