not loosing anymore... dicouraged.

smattillion
smattillion Posts: 33 Member
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Hey all. Been doing this for over a year now. Did the whole 12oo kals for a long time, went through doing too much cardio, added weight training upped calories because I had no energy, now I'm stuck. I've been gaining weight. I hate it. I want to keep mucles that I have, add more and lower my body fat %. I have bulemic eating tendencies, meaning I binge and purge by over exercising. I thnk the I don't know what I'm doing wrong (or not doing). Message me if you have advice or want specifics on my training.

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    How much weight have you gained and over what period of time?
  • PixieAdele
    PixieAdele Posts: 102 Member
    If you are gaining you probably need to lower your cal intake, but lower it modestly and be prepared to be patient. Are you near your goal weight?

    Drink at least 12-15 pints or big mugs of water/tea a day. I have 4pints before I even get to work before 8am. And remember you need a pint of water for each intense 20min gym session to keep you hydrated.

    Take measurements rather than be focused on the scale (I need to take my own advice here too).

    How long have you been at plateau or gaining? Are you being really honest with your portions ie. are you calorie creeping?

    You could take monthly pics of yourself to see your changes as you a lifting weights, even though the scale may not move much your shape will change and your body composition will definitely be changing. This will also help with which exercises you would maybe want to do more to enhance a certain body part and those where you can hang back on. For example I've stopped doing so many bicep and shoulder exercises as I wasn't keen on how my arms were changing.

    Hope this helps a bit! And good luck!

    Add me if you want daily encouragement.

    Cheers
  • smattillion
    smattillion Posts: 33 Member
    I'm currently at 135 and 18.5% body fat. My goal weight was 125 but id loose way too much muscle to get down that low, new goal weight is a comfy 128 or so. Id like the bf to be down to around 16-15%. I weigh my food, so I'm pretty accurate with calories. Like I said I binge, which I have been doing lately but its mostly with more protein packed foods (not ice cream and sugary things). I have been on a plateau for months now, gaining for about a month id say, and probably added 5lbs.
  • PixieAdele
    PixieAdele Posts: 102 Member
    I guess binging on protein food is better than sugary but its still cals isn't it. 18%bf is a very nice percentage and you look very good and lean in your pic. Have you recalculated your tdee and all that business? Your maintenance cals will be lower now than before try this to calculate http://www.losertown.org/eats/cal.php I tend to set my activity as the lowest possible as I like to eat back exercise cals.

    I've been losing and gaining the same 2 lb for months now too it's so frustrating, but I lowered my cals significantly and got down to 108 in a week from 110 but it was totally unsustainable, since then I increased my intake from 1000 to 1100 and after initially going back up to over 110 I've been losing a steady 0.2lb every 1-2days. I swear drinking tons of water is the key, plus it makes your skin luuurvly :)

    I too over compensate for bad food choices by working out too much, I promised myself I will hang back on the 7times a week cardio after my 5mile race next weekend, burning yourself out is no good for anything.
  • Flab2fitfi
    Flab2fitfi Posts: 1,349 Member
    If you are gaining you probably need to lower your cal intake, but lower it modestly and be prepared to be patient. Are you near your goal weight?

    Drink at least 12-15 pints or big mugs of water/tea a day. I have 4pints before I even get to work before 8am. And remember you need a pint of water for each intense 20min gym session to keep you hydrated.

    Take measurements rather than be focused on the scale (I need to take my own advice here too).

    How long have you been at plateau or gaining? Are you being really honest with your portions ie. are you calorie creeping?

    You could take monthly pics of yourself to see your changes as you a lifting weights, even though the scale may not move much your shape will change and your body composition will definitely be changing. This will also help with which exercises you would maybe want to do more to enhance a certain body part and those where you can hang back on. For example I've stopped doing so many bicep and shoulder exercises as I wasn't keen on how my arms were changing.

    Hope this helps a bit! And good luck!

    Add me if you want daily encouragement.

    Cheers

    This is dangerous - 8 to 10 glasses is normal. 12-15 pints of water can kill you!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    18% is already damn good, and 15-16% body fat is kind of fitness model level. And even THEY don't stay at that level year 'round. It might be your expectations that need tweaking instead of your food or routine.
  • PixieAdele
    PixieAdele Posts: 102 Member
    If you are gaining you probably need to lower your cal intake, but lower it modestly and be prepared to be patient. Are you near your goal weight?

    Drink at least 12-15 pints or big mugs of water/tea a day. I have 4pints before I even get to work before 8am. And remember you need a pint of water for each intense 20min gym session to keep you hydrated.

    Take measurements rather than be focused on the scale (I need to take my own advice here too).

    How long have you been at plateau or gaining? Are you being really honest with your portions ie. are you calorie creeping?

    You could take monthly pics of yourself to see your changes as you a lifting weights, even though the scale may not move much your shape will change and your body composition will definitely be changing. This will also help with which exercises you would maybe want to do more to enhance a certain body part and those where you can hang back on. For example I've stopped doing so many bicep and shoulder exercises as I wasn't keen on how my arms were changing.

    Hope this helps a bit! And good luck!

    Add me if you want daily encouragement.

    Cheers

    This is dangerous - 8 to 10 glasses is normal. 12-15 pints of water can kill you!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication

    Works very well for me drinking this much, obviously a big mug is not quite a pint each time, my headaches have gone and my skin has improved no end. Plus those numbers already take into account workouts.
  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,333 Member
    gosh.. i just want to bang off some real fat i have on my body... these girls are way into the vanity weight loss. maybe when i get close to goal I'll have the same problem. but where i stand.. it doesn't seem like much of a problem.
  • 1PatientBear
    1PatientBear Posts: 2,089 Member
    gosh.. i just want to bang off some real fat i have on my body... these girls are way into the vanity weight loss. maybe when i get close to goal I'll have the same problem. but where i stand.. it doesn't seem like much of a problem.

    Crappy thing to say. No need to tell her what she is and isn't allowed to consider an issue. If you don't think it's a problem, then don't comment. Or give a constructive criticism like LorinaLynn did. But just because you have more weight to lose doesn't mean that you have more or less of a problem than the OP.
  • smattillion
    smattillion Posts: 33 Member
    i want to be in that shape. but i understand that they cut to get to that when theyre competitng. i guess i need to rethink like you said.
    18% is already damn good, and 15-16% body fat is kind of fitness model level. And even THEY don't stay at that level year 'round. It might be your expectations that need tweaking instead of your food or routine.
  • smattillion
    smattillion Posts: 33 Member
    THANK YOU! i thought it was rude to. i've been my heaviest at 200lbs, so i know what its like to be far from my goal and close to my goal like i am now. so i have lost REAL fat. thank you very much.

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