Hungry while bulking - am I doing it wrong?

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  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    leanmuscleway wrote: »
    Thanks Springfield. I do plot the measurements on a graph but i will edit the graph to only show the average of every week rather than every single day.

    I don't remember when you last posted, but did you just start your bulk? You'd likely see a high initial gain due to water from your glycogen stores. You may not be actually gaining as fast as you think you are. It might be best to give it another week or two and see if the gains even out then adjust as necessary.
  • DeadliftAddict
    DeadliftAddict Posts: 746 Member
    This is a very interesting forum. As a guy a few months into his first bulk, I've gotten a lot from what everyone commented on.
  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    IKR!
    I thought I knew it all until I found this place. Mind. Blown! And evidence to prove it, in my total physical transformation...
  • butterbear1980
    butterbear1980 Posts: 234 Member
    were you tracking before? that recent bump in weight has got to be water weight; your glycogen stores topping off as you go into a daily surplus. The scale is all over the place the first month. Just stick to your chosen number and after a month you should see the initial 3-6 pound increase of water. It takes at least a month to get your daily intake number figured out. Maybe even longer if you weren't logging before.
  • leanmuscleway
    leanmuscleway Posts: 72 Member
    mspunkyone wrote: »
    were you tracking before? that recent bump in weight has got to be water weight; your glycogen stores topping off as you go into a daily surplus. The scale is all over the place the first month. Just stick to your chosen number and after a month you should see the initial 3-6 pound increase of water. It takes at least a month to get your daily intake number figured out. Maybe even longer if you weren't logging before.

    Hi and thanks. I have been tracking properly now for around 6 months (although only bulking for 10 weeks of that). I'll stick to what i'm doing for now and see where it levels out.

    Its news to me that weight fluctuates for that long a period - i know some days may seem high/low due to water retention/time of day etc but i hadnt realised this could even last a whole 7-8 days ie. I have been 4-5lbs heavier for more than a couple of consecutive days.

    Thanks for the guidance.
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