For Real or Not? Looking for opinions/suggestions
WeCallThemDayWalkers
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Hi all! Just looking for some support and suggestions:
I started heavy lifting February 14th and since then have gained a very solid 4-6 lbs. My measurements have NOT gone down and in fact, I just feel fatter in general. Pictures also don't look good.
My strength gains have been pretty good though! Some of the progress is likely related to my getting more confident, but I can see major gains in my assisted pull-up/lat pull strength particularly.
I was kind of hoping to see more progress (inches wise) in 2 1/2 months and I'm starting to freak out a bit because I have to fit into a bridesmaid dress for a June 1 wedding and the stupid thing isn't even going to arrive until a week before the wedding. I am really afraid they're going to have to sew in a "Fat Panel" to make it fit
Am wondering if my "eating more" is preventing me from losing any fat. I have been aiming for 2000-2100 per day. My TDEE (heybales) was 2799 but will be going down a bit because I was skiing on the weekends, but not anymore! In any case, I just went on a long weekend vacation (complete with healthy eating, hiking, and relaxation!) and I thought that I'd be lighter upon my return just because I haven't lifted weights in several days...but the weight didn't go down at all. I know that I wasn't eating a lot of sodium (probably way too much sugar though!).
So...what does that mean? Is my TDEE just plain wrong and I've been eating too much and gained that 4-6lbs from that?? The fact that it didn't come off after a "rest" suggests that it's not weight-training water retention, right?
Just confused and worried about this stupid dress
If you were in my position, what would you do? Would you slash back on lifting and eat less or stay the course? I am not feeling optimistic that one more month will bring on a sudden change in my body size.
In case Heybales is around... here are the output data from the spreadsheet
BMR: 1563
TDEE: 2779
TDEG: 2182
cw: 174-176
(previously was about 169-171)
ht: 5'3"
My diary is open, so feel free to critique. I can handle it (I hope)
I started heavy lifting February 14th and since then have gained a very solid 4-6 lbs. My measurements have NOT gone down and in fact, I just feel fatter in general. Pictures also don't look good.
My strength gains have been pretty good though! Some of the progress is likely related to my getting more confident, but I can see major gains in my assisted pull-up/lat pull strength particularly.
I was kind of hoping to see more progress (inches wise) in 2 1/2 months and I'm starting to freak out a bit because I have to fit into a bridesmaid dress for a June 1 wedding and the stupid thing isn't even going to arrive until a week before the wedding. I am really afraid they're going to have to sew in a "Fat Panel" to make it fit
Am wondering if my "eating more" is preventing me from losing any fat. I have been aiming for 2000-2100 per day. My TDEE (heybales) was 2799 but will be going down a bit because I was skiing on the weekends, but not anymore! In any case, I just went on a long weekend vacation (complete with healthy eating, hiking, and relaxation!) and I thought that I'd be lighter upon my return just because I haven't lifted weights in several days...but the weight didn't go down at all. I know that I wasn't eating a lot of sodium (probably way too much sugar though!).
So...what does that mean? Is my TDEE just plain wrong and I've been eating too much and gained that 4-6lbs from that?? The fact that it didn't come off after a "rest" suggests that it's not weight-training water retention, right?
Just confused and worried about this stupid dress
If you were in my position, what would you do? Would you slash back on lifting and eat less or stay the course? I am not feeling optimistic that one more month will bring on a sudden change in my body size.
In case Heybales is around... here are the output data from the spreadsheet
BMR: 1563
TDEE: 2779
TDEG: 2182
cw: 174-176
(previously was about 169-171)
ht: 5'3"
My diary is open, so feel free to critique. I can handle it (I hope)
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Then TDEE estimate is too high, since you started at the high end it sounds like, feeling strength gains, but no inches lost. And slow weight gain. So you aren't too low it sounds like.
At least if you were at maintenance, inches would be lost as LBM is gained, some muscle, maybe 1.5-2 lb in 2.5 months.
I'd say drop 250 cal from TDEE, and see where that falls for deficit.
So adjust the daily activity (suggest entering negative in to daily activity if nothing extra is there, like -10 hrs) until the TDEE hits 2529.
Then take the deficit given.
If that is right, you should start to notice it being slightly harder for the lifting - which is right, you are eating less. Fight it, the body needs to use fat for energy while it uses the food for repair.0 -
spreadsheet says take 24% off of that TDEE = 1924 so guess I'll drop it and see what happens.
So frustrating... My body just holds on to every little scrap of calorie it can find.0
