Trying to put on the right kind of weight...

AnsiStar
AnsiStar Posts: 165 Member
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I am trying to recover from an eating disorder. Since April I have more than doubled my calorie intake and I am actively trying to force myself to eat more as I really want to build muscle.

I go to the gym 3x a week and generally start with 12-15 minute of interval training on a treadmill or eliptical machine and then 40-60 minutes of weight training. I have a 20 minute ab routine for the other 4 days of the week and occasionally I'll go to the gym for a light session if I have time. I'll be starting kickboxing once a week from next week but will still go to the gym 2 times a week, once I break myself into it a little more I hope to get to 3 times again.

I have introduced carbs back into my diet a little more (so difficult...you can't begin to imagine) and at restaurants I try and relax a bit more. Recently I've found my body's not ready for loads of fat at once as it gives me this horrible pain in my right rib.

ANYWAY. Basically, I've found my stomach has become softer rather than tighter after all of this...what am I doing wrong??

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  • AnsiStar
    AnsiStar Posts: 165 Member
    Anyone?
  • GravyBrah
    GravyBrah Posts: 34 Member
    300-500 calorie surplus a day, and I recommend you cut back on the cardio or atleast do it after your weight training rather than before or even on non-lifting days.
  • AnsiStar
    AnsiStar Posts: 165 Member
    Young_Gravy I can always count on you ^_^

    So what will cardio after weights do instead?
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    It could be just water weight and your body adjusting to the extra carbs. Were you on extremely low carbs?
  • AnsiStar
    AnsiStar Posts: 165 Member
    Not extremely low, not at all. But I was significantly lower than now. I don't have big carbs every day but I have them a lot more often now.

    Does water weight make you all squishy? All just bloated?
  • GravyBrah
    GravyBrah Posts: 34 Member
    Yeah, water weight is usually squishy because it's right underneath/between the skin.

    Here are some benefits of cardio after weights:

    http://www.builtlean.com/2011/11/07/cardio-before-or-after-weights/
  • AnsiStar
    AnsiStar Posts: 165 Member
    It's worth a go! Thanks guys :D

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