GAINING weight, please help.

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    OP, when you are calorie counting for weight loss, you have to be consistent...you have to log every day and you absolutely should be weighing and measuring out your portions/servings, etc. To lose 1 Lb per week, you have to maintain a deficit of 500 calories per day...sound like a lot, but it's not...it's a couple handfuls of nuts.

    What I'm trying to say is that if you aren't being consistent with your logging and if you don't practice proper portion control (i.e. weighing and measuring) then you're allowing calorie creep to run rampant in your diet. You most likely haven't gained any real fat...body weight fluctuates a good 3-5 Lbs on a daily basis naturally. Most likely you are just maintaining.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    In...

    ...to learn how I, too, can build muscle too fast.
  • Siege_Tank
    Siege_Tank Posts: 781 Member
    In...

    ...to learn how I, too, can build muscle too fast.

    It takes dedication, and a massive amount of andro roids..
  • Will_Thrust_For_Candy
    Will_Thrust_For_Candy Posts: 6,109 Member
    In...

    ...to learn how I, too, can build muscle too fast.

    It takes dedication, and a massive amount of andro roids..

    This ^^^^ is the information I have been searching for. I guess my time here can now come to an end...
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Did you breasfeed, and if so are you weaning now or has the production slowed?
  • Mistyfied_MD
    Mistyfied_MD Posts: 62 Member
    There are 2,500 calories in a pound of muscle.
    I'm guessing you're not adding two calories per pound of lean bodyweight to your calorie intake......So it is not because a person gains muscle to fast.

    Actually, it's 3500 calories =) It is true that muscle burns more calories, but overall weight loss is calories in versus calories out.

    OP I agree with some of the comments here: be sure you are logging EVERY THING that passes your lips. Do that for a week or so, being honest with yourself in your logging, and you may find the problem was that simple. Good luck! Stick with it!
  • brooke0206
    brooke0206 Posts: 255 Member
    I have been working with a personal trainer since January, I have a friend who also goes to the same personal trainer and in her first month she actually gained 6 lbs BUT lost inches... Make sure you take measurements because you may be losing fat and gaining muscle and it might take a while for the scale to reflect any loss but you will likely see it in measurements! Good luck!
  • FitnessRXusaAnna
    FitnessRXusaAnna Posts: 44 Member
    your so right!!! Sorry bout that!!
  • FitnessRXusaAnna
    FitnessRXusaAnna Posts: 44 Member
    I have a problem with people weighing themselves to track their "weight loss" what everyone is TRYING to do is lose BODY FAT. You need to keep your lean mass in order to continue to lose body fat.

    If you are losing just WEIGHT this also could be lean muscle mass. The more lean muscle mass that you lose the harder it will be down the line to lose fat because you took away your bodies ability to burn the fat.

    You should measure yourself.

    .........my bad with the calorie mistake on this thread that I posted earlier and was called out on! Thanks!

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