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Anyone else find a delay in calorie intake and performance?
So about 5-6 weeks ago i switched from a calorie deficit to being around maintenance maybe slightly more. I felt a lot healthy and more energetic within the first few days and found my recovery times improved quickly too. However over the last 2 weeks i've found im now increasing my weights almost weekly. Anyone else…
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Trying to maintain for the first time, help please
I have been trying to eat at maintenance & not succeeding for the past 3 weeks. Using a TDEE I set my goal and began, at 17,100 a week (was 15,600 prior for 0.5 - 1ibs lost per week). After 2 weeks my average weight was dropping still by the same amount. So I increased to 17,650 and I've still lost on my average. I'm…
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Trying to eat at maintenance & failing
I have been trying to eat at maintenance & not succeeding for the past 3 weeks. Using a TDEE I set my goal and began, at 17,100 a week (was 15,600 prior for 0.5 - 1ibs lost per week). After 2 weeks my average weight was dropping still by the same amount. So I increased to 17,650 and I've still lost on my average. I'm…
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Weight loss seems to have stopped - advice please
So since December until now i have been exercising and reduced my calorie intake to 15,000 a week (my TDEE is 17,600), to decrease my body fat and build muscle (consuming 1g protein per lbs of body weight). I have gone from 12st 8ibs to 10st 10ibs and appear to have built muscle that i never had before, also the fat lose…
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Deadlift advice
So I've been weight training for 3 months seriously, I'd definitely class myself as a newbie as I've only dabbled in the past here and there. I've been doing deadlifts and really focusing on the correct form, I've started ramping the weight up and can manage 154ibs for a few sets with a pr of just under 200. My real…
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What to eat to up daily protein intake
HI all, I have recently upped my protein intake to 120G daily as I have started weight training. I've never really tracked it before as I've never been interested in building muscle, however once I did saw I was only really having between 50-70G. I am finding it difficult to hit the 120G, apart from eating the obvious…
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Dieting while new to weight training advice
Hi guys im James, i started my weight loss journey in Feb this year at 175IBS. I am currently 154IBS and have recently started weight training at the gym and have noticed some results that i am happy with. My body fat % is still somewhere between 20-25% (judging from pictures nearer 20%). I am currently on 2k calories a…
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Calorie deficit & exercise calories earnt
I'm currently on a calorie deficit and when I cycle it's adding the calories burnt to what I can eat. Should I be consuming these & how would if impact on my goal of loosing body fat %
