Until last year I always carried a bit of weight, nothing serious but always over a bf of say 16%. I've always worked out or played sports, my diet has just always been crap and when I hit the gym I never worked out efficiently! Then last year I said I had enough, I said I was getting a 6 pack no matter what it takes!
So I did my bit of homework, said I would clean up my diet, followed a proper weights programme. Seemed like the weight just fell off me, went from 76kg to 70kg and got good shape to my muscles.
I put it down mainly to my diet, I was unreal dedicated, nearly a bit OCD about the whole thing but I had serious will-power in that I could say no to snacking or resist the slighest craving for some tastey food! It felt great & I often thought to myself how I didnt do this sooner, that it was so easy!
But then last July I said lets put on a bit of size so I decided to bulk. It wasnt a clean bulk in that I tracked macros & calories but I was really careful with what I ate & never ate s**t!
But as the weeks went on I started just eating loads to the point where I was fit to get sick and not for the sake of bulking but because I wanted to! I've since managed to get a hold of eating but I'm far from where I used to be.
So the reason I'm writing this is because I want to know how do I get back to where I was a year ago, where eating well and in moderation was 'easy'? As it stands I'm eating only about average 250-300 cals above my target amount but those cals are mainly carbs & eaten late at night. Its like I have no will power to just say no, your not hungry now go to bed.. I wonder do I have to wait until I get overweight or where I start getting slagged for being overweight before I decide to do something again. If anyone has any advice on how to break this barrier and get back on track it would be greatly appreciated!
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Thread: Hear me out..
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01-28-2013, 09:53 AM #1
Hear me out..
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01-28-2013, 05:00 PM #2
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1) Maybe its your body telling you that you need to re-adjust your goals? You might have put on enough muscle that you need more calories now?
2) If its just a mental thing, maybe your subconscious is just tired of the discipline - willpower needs rest just like muscles.
If I was you, and I'd double checked all my macros to make sure I was eating enough, i'd take a week off.
Just forget about it all for a week, eat what you like, when you like. Relax. Just for a week. If you're anything like me, a week of subway and McDonalds will be more than enough time for the self loathing and guilt to kick in and you'll be back on track in no time lol.
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