I gain weight when im on high protein diet?

ana_lalic
ana_lalic Posts: 26 Member
edited November 26 in Food and Nutrition
For the last 3 months i noticed that i have been gaining fat.(atleast 8 pounds) I havent stopped exercising and my diet did not change. I was eating around 1600 and now trried to drop it lower but didnt succed. I looked at my logs and noticed that that is just the time when i started to eat more and more protein and use shakes. When i started to eat around 1300 I was eating around 120 grams of protein and i weigh around 130 pounds right now. When i was happy with my body and was my leanest (i was able to see my abs,felt healthy...) i was eating around 1600 cals (i was trying to gradually go up to around 2000-2200 wich was my maintance including my activity and ate not more than 60 grams of protein. I know im not in caloric surplus so that isnt the reason.

Could to much protein be the cause of my weightgain?

Thanks a lot :)

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  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    You gain weight from a caloric surplus, not from certain macros. Protein does not convert into fat.

    Are you logging correctly? Are you weighing everything?

    60g protein isn't much. I eat typically >115g a day and still lose or maintain.

    So are you eating 1300 or 1600 daily? Your message is a bit confusing.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Too much protein won't be an issue, but too many calories are. How are you measuring your intake?

    And actually, at your size, you're on the border of being underweight.
  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    edited November 2015
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Too much protein won't be an issue, but too many calories are. How are you measuring your intake?

    And actually, at your size, you're on the border of being underweight.

    I believe OP knows this. They have the typical prefix appended to their name that indicates an eating disorder and their about me lists one well known actress with disordered eating.

    OP, I strongly urge you to seek assistance from a professional or team of professionals who can assist you on a path to recovery.

    *edited to fix an erroneous statement.
  • ana_lalic
    ana_lalic Posts: 26 Member
    cathipa wrote: »
    You gain weight from a caloric surplus, not from certain macros. Protein does not convert into fat.

    Are you logging correctly? Are you weighing everything?

    60g protein isn't much. I eat typically >115g a day and still lose or maintain.

    So are you eating 1300 or 1600 daily? Your message is a bit confusing.

    Sorry for confusing message. English isnt my first language. I now eat 1650 cals a day (my body burns around 2200 calories). I was eating 120g of protein on 1300 calories diet and when i started that i started to gain weight.
  • ana_lalic
    ana_lalic Posts: 26 Member
    I weigh everything on a kitchen scale and have been doing it for years so im sure im doing it correctly.
  • ana_lalic
    ana_lalic Posts: 26 Member
    I dont have an eating disorder . im healthy and in a normal weight range for my height and age.
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    BecomingBane wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Too much protein won't be an issue, but too many calories are. How are you measuring your intake?

    And actually, at your size, you're on the border of being underweight.

    I believe OP knows this. They have the typical prefix appended to their name that indicates an eating disorder and their about me lists one well known actress with disordered eating.

    OP, I strongly urge you to seek assistance from a professional or team of professionals who can assist you on a path to recovery.

    *edited to fix an erroneous statement.

    Missed the "ana". Yep I second the help.
  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    I'm going to leave this here. If your age is correct on your profile, you are underneath the healthy weight range for your age.

    https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/healthdisp/pdf/tipsheets/Are-You-at-a-Healthy-Weight.pdf


  • ana_lalic
    ana_lalic Posts: 26 Member
    I value all of your oppinions so i will check with my doctor but i really dont think i have an ED.
  • ana_lalic
    ana_lalic Posts: 26 Member
    cathipa wrote: »
    BecomingBane wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Too much protein won't be an issue, but too many calories are. How are you measuring your intake?

    And actually, at your size, you're on the border of being underweight.

    I believe OP knows this. They have the typical prefix appended to their name that indicates an eating disorder and their about me lists one well known actress with disordered eating.

    OP, I strongly urge you to seek assistance from a professional or team of professionals who can assist you on a path to recovery.

    *edited to fix an erroneous statement.

    Missed the "ana". Yep I second the help.

    "ana" is not for anorexia ,its my name, its really common in slavic countries (im slavic)
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    ana_lalic wrote: »
    ...Could to much protein be the cause of my weightgain?

    No.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Part of it. You should be at 80-85 grams/day.
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