disgusted with weight and measurement fluctuating

17forbes

Ok i promised myself i wouln't worry to much about the scales and just try to eat at a reasonable calorific intake between 1600-1900 and work out 5 times a week circuit training 3 days & 2 days cardio running between 4 and 6 miles or resitant weights 2 days depending on my energy levels. but here i am angry with myself and my body, my weight has gone up and waist and hips also.
why why why!!

i honestly want to give up on ever trying to figure out how to manage my weight and shape. ;-(

Sarauk2sf

How much have they gone up by and over what period?

Has your activity level changed recently (more or longer or different exercise sessions?)

Just_Scott

I reviewed your diary and your calories are coming from carbs--you need to greatly increase your protein and fat intake otherwise frustration will be your best friend. I looked at Wednesday and today, essentially you are not providing any fuel to your muscles--nothing in the furnace to burn--so to say--increase fat and protein for two weeks and the results will start to show up.

imtrinat

Sorry you're having so much trouble. May I suggest more protein in your diet and eating more on your workout days? MFP is set up so that you eat back your exercise calories. Even if you don't hit that many, try to eat some of them back. You should also aim for the recommended .8 gram per pound of lean body mass. I do my best to hit anywhere from 70-100 per day.

Jchambers1130

That's alot of training and muscle to be built. Also should have some water retention.

do you feel like it's easier to do the workouts? No one ever gained weight from the cardio. It's the diet.

17forbes

well last week at this time i weighed 160 this week i weigh 163.4. i have started to run longer to prepare for a 10k

jonnythan

Ok i promised myself i wouln't worry to much about the scales and just try to eat at a reasonable calorific intake between 1600-1900 and work out 5 times a week circuit training 3 days & 2 days cardio running between 4 and 6 miles or resitant weights 2 days depending on my energy levels. but here i am angry with myself and my body, my weight has gone up and waist and hips also.
why why why!!

i honestly want to give up on ever trying to figure out how to manage my weight and shape. ;-(

When I significantly increase my activity level, or have a few very heavy exercise days, my weight tends to go up by pounds. I figure it's fatigue and tissue damage. The body retains water when repairing itself.

That said, that's a high activity level for that calorie intake.

herblackwings39

well last week at this time i weighed 160 this week i weigh 163.4. i have started to run longer to prepare for a 10k

Changes in workouts can cause water retention. Unless you've eaten 10,500 or so extra calories on top of your maintenance amount it's water.

jonnythan

well last week at this time i weighed 160 this week i weigh 163.4. i have started to run longer to prepare for a 10k

Ding ding. There you go. Probably water retention from working your body harder. Just stick with it.

_Zardoz_

I reviewed your diary and your calories are coming from carbs--you need to greatly increase your protein and fat intake otherwise frustration will be your best friend. I looked at Wednesday and today, essentially you are not providing any fuel to your muscles--nothing in the furnace to burn--so to say--increase fat and protein for two weeks and the results will start to show up.

carbs also help fuel muscles. They give you the energy to actually work the muscles do reducing carbs you much can be a mistake. If you don't eat enough carbs your body will use protein as the main energy fuel instead of using the position to buying muscle. Protein is important but there is a danger concentrating on it above all else.So needs to be balanced with carbs and fats.

Alta2000

From May 1, you have quite a few days that you eat 1100 -1200 calories, only 3 days in the 1900. You should keep at a minimum the 1600. Scoobie has you at TDEEE-25% at 1646, if you do 3-5hours exercise per week.
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

The days you do strength and cardio, you should up it to 1900.

jonnythan

Oh, wow. You're not doing yourself any favors by netting as low as 300 calories a day.

You are simply not eating nearly enough to support your activity level. Your current levels of intake would be appropriate if you were sedentary.

Sarauk2sf

well last week at this time i weighed 160 this week i weigh 163.4. i have started to run longer to prepare for a 10k

Could well be water weight. Increasing activity can increase it - plus usual water weight fluctuations. Give it a few more weeks before changing anything. See where you are then, and tweak your intake accordingly.

17forbes

thanks everyone for the advice:flowerforyou:
my muscles have been sore since the weekend but i have kept going with the circuit training, i ate more carbs because i found i had no energy to do the workouts if i didn't
i know my protein is low i find it hard to eat enough, may try some protein shakes might keep the carbs down.
i want this whole process to be something i can sustain as a way of life, cheers:drinker:

salladeve

:noway: :noway: :noway: :noway: :bigsmile:

ok I totally read the topic as disgusted with weight and measurement "flatulating"

carry on

bigmike1974

Weigh yourself daily and watch the trend. Libra is a good tool for this as is the withings app or even excel.

My weight in the last 7 days has varied between 94kg and 91kg (so 92.5kg +/-1.5kg or +/-3lb in the US) in the same week my trend weight has moved from 93kg to 92.5kg so 0.5kg lost or about a pound (which it has done pretty solidly every week for the last three months), which works out at 71g a day weight loss vs. a 3kg normal variation in weight day to day! Until I realised I needed to look at the trend (thanks to the hackers diet) I must have tried every diet under the sun for the last 20+ years and failed miserably at every one. Now I know to ignore the daily variations it is great, I no longer get upset when weighing myself.

I weigh myself on rising straight after first toilet break of the day at about 6am each day.

albayin

When I change to a new routine and next day experiencing DOMS, my weight goes up...2 lbs. If I do a long run over 10 miles, my weight goes up too...4 lbs...