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Thanks - seems this has a lot to do with the daily goals set for my calorie intake on MFP. I've read through several of the threads from your link and used a couple of calculators etc I found linked in those. They seem to suggest I need a lot more calories - I'm 5"6 and 185lb...and they seem to suggest over 2000 calories a…
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Yea, actually he has a number of quals/degrees - although is he a registered dietician, now I think about it I doubt it. I haven't asked for a specific diet plan, he just took a run down of my (then) normal daily intake and suggested basic adjustments. The numbers are based on what MFP suggested for me and what I am…
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The diet is based on trainer advice - he suggested re-balancing things so I increased my protein intake and reduced the other two, although the fat reduction is not huge. The diary here spits out a requirement of 1200 calories per day for me, I try to aim for around 1100, but I am new to the food side of things and to…
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I understand that - I have been training with my PT for about 5 months prior to this :) I expected some water weight due to the increased exercise and higher protein diet, just not this much. I would hope though that with 5 months of training already I should have some muscle gain...I assumed the fact I am now working with…
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Yes, I am logging everything as accurately as possible - I measure and then add to the food diary here - however some brands are different here and the occasional take out I get (I like raw tuna/salmon sushi) is tricky to log. But I am careful, while acknowledging that a tiny bit of estimation goes on for things like that…
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Great, thanks. I'm hoping a small amount is muscle gain, but thought 2kg was a bit ridiculous. Was more concerned that it was also too high to write off as water weight.
