I recently started a spreadsheet log since I'm back to tracking my nutrition more intently, and from April 15th to now my weight has gone up, on average, from 181/182 to 188/189.
I'm a male, 24, 6'1, weight lift 5-6 times a week (45-60 minutes), and have been eating roughly 2100-2250 calories a day. I weight everything I eat by the grams/oz/milliliter, so my realm of error shouldn't account for more than 50-100 calories (not enough to justify steady weight increase around my current intake).
Should I stick with the consumption, maybe my metabolism is all out of whack and it will balance itself out soon, or readjust?
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05-20-2015, 02:43 PM #1
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Weight Gain On Deficit, Stick With Deficit Or Recalculate?
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05-20-2015, 02:54 PM #2
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Simple answer.. If you are consistently gaining weight then you aren't in a deficit.
Complex answer, sodium, carb load and other factors can cause water retention which can cause weight gains, however that generally does not apply to a person just starting a diet and rarely holds up over several weeks.
Most probably you are eating more than you think you are.~ Like Tae-Kwon-Leap, my goals are not a path to a door, but a road leading forever towards the horizon.
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05-21-2015, 02:58 PM #11
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I suppose. Just getting an initial calculation of TDEE online to work from, at my stats and working out 5-6 times a week (underestimating activity level) it says maintenance is like 2700-3100, so trying out 2200 and gaining weight like clockwork is just weird to me.
I went for a year and a half on a slight deficit last year without losing a single pound. Started at 181, ended at 181. So this concept is quite foreign to me haha.
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05-21-2015, 11:57 PM #12
Are you having any cheat meals/days , out drinking with the guys etc. ? And what's your activity like outside of the gym ?
My story going from obese to fit while battling daily chronic headaches:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=155566013&p=1104734533#post1104734533
Summer shred 2015. -final updated posted Sept. 19.
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=167135911
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