jmath0303 Member

Yes the past week and a half I was maintaining and was getting ready to increase calories after this week but then these past few days I've been gaining like crazy lol haven't changed the diet at all I eat pretty much the same each day

I haven't yet increased my calories yet. It's been about 2 weeks and I've been maintaining until the past couple days

Probably 250-350. About a half pound

I just started so I've been trying to find that amount...I had been maintaining for about a week before this week

I want to gain about 20 pounds. I feel like 20 pounds would take forveer at .5 pounds a week haha

I have been maintaining all week up until yesterday. I just started two weeks ago so I am trying to find the right amount of calories to gain

I do have a charge 2 so much step count is pretty accurate as well

I typically average around 20-30k a day and just had some extra exercise and walking

I also am set as sedentary and try to eat back my exercise calories

No I'm trying to bulk for the first time

No way I could eat all of that lol

I'm 5'9 140 lb 24 yr old male. Had about 50k steps today

I understand. It's difficult to change my mindset after 3 years of constant calorie deficit

So what would you recommend starting at half of those?

Thanks for the response! I like to go on walks in the morning and at night. I also have a desk job but always try to get up once an hour and walk. As for calories burned, I do have a Fitbit linked to my account. Does that make it more accurate?

I don't log my exercise on mfp it is already set up through Fitbit

I have mfp and fitbit connected and it gives me a 1000-1200 adjustment each day

Yep that's about what l get!

I have a Fitbit charge 2 so it's a pretty accurate measure of daily activity

I usually wake up and do a 60 minute walk before work (office job, but still get a few thousand at work as well) and then another 60 minute walk after work. I also do some moderate lifting to start to build muscle

Thank you! I have eased off of the cardio and just walk now. About a 60 minute walk in the morning and then some sort of lifting at night to help add on some muscle with another 60 minute walk. I have a desk job but still try to get up hourly and get steps in. I have a Fitbit charge 2 linked to mfp. But I'm not sure what…

I'm just worried that I did a lot of damage to my metabolism with doing that few of calories with so much exercise over a long period of time

When I was dieting I was doing around 1200 calories and then for they past 2 weeks I have been doing about 2000. I was up 6 lbs the first week but stuck with it and lost three of those in the second week. I am nervous about eating all of those calories.