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I am gaining 2lbs. a week

handydan Posts: 1 Joined: 2008/02/05	2008/02/05, 03:29 PM Is this normal? I start lifting heavy and throwing in some cardio about 2 months ago. I am now 200 lbs. Should I be concerned? I originally wanted o lose some lbs.
jtin92 Posts: 3 Joined: 2008/01/13	2008/02/06, 05:18 AM I am have not been losing the weight like I wanted also. I have been lifting four days a week and doing cardio 3 times a week for five weeks now. Two of the lifting days I add cardio after. I have only lost four lbs. However I have been taking a picture of myself to see if I could see some change?I haven?t. But some days my pants fit a little better then other days they do not. I hope at some point the weight starts to drop.
returnofplex Posts: 801 Joined: 2007/10/26	2008/02/06, 12:01 PM Have either of you looked at the amount of calories that you're taking in? You either need to eat more calories than you need to grow your muscles, or less than what you need to lose the weight. Find a metabolic rate calculator online to get a base idea of your caloric needs, then adjust your diets accordingly!
jtin92 Posts: 3 Joined: 2008/01/13	2008/02/07, 04:53 AM According to this web site I should take in 3092 total calories for weight loss. That seems like a lot to me. I take in about 1800 to 2100 a day over four sometimes five meals.
returnofplex Posts: 801 Joined: 2007/10/26	2008/02/08, 01:18 PM This website give some higher end calorie estimates. Just google metabolic rate calculator. That'll give you a better idea. Oh, and remember that some of the gain is probably lean muscle mass. Perhaps assessing your progress with a measuring tape would be better than a scale. Just stick with it, it's bound to pay off!
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2008/02/08, 02:36 PM Usually 15 calories per pound of body weight is a good base line to start at,if you want to maintain. Drop your calories per lb if you want to loose and try not to go lower than 12. Will take a few weeks of verifying to adjust. -------------- Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. Ivan Montreal Canada (City of Festivals)
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2008/02/08, 06:14 PM If you are trying to lose fat, and you are gaining weight on a consistent basis, then your diet is not optimal for your purpose. Take a look here, this is what none of us can control for you. -------------- Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer
jtin92 Posts: 3 Joined: 2008/01/13	2008/02/12, 06:27 AM Thanks for the information. Since I posted here I have lost four lbs but did not change anything but added more fruit (my wife found some good oranges). I am not saying that is it I just think my metabolism might have finale started to kick in. Thanks again.
Krupica Posts: 79 Joined: 2008/02/12	2008/02/15, 07:23 AM If you have been lifting heavy you are gaining muscle, and by doing some cardio you are optimizing your body to build that muscle. keep this in mind... A woman weighing 150 pounds with 19% fat will look much smaller (and be much healthier) than a woman at 150 pounds with 35% fat. They weigh the same, yet the composition is different. Because muscle is more dense than fat the person with less fat and more muscle will look smaller. So don't pay attention to body weight and start paying attention to body composition. How much body fat do you have compared to muscle? Simply seeing how much you weigh isn't very helpful. Therefore if you are gaining muscle it will make you look thicker and cause weight gain but, you are probably burning some fat if you have changed your diet to the 5-6 a day meal plan and balancing your meals. -------------- train smart, then hard ---------------------- form over weight ---------------------- warmup, cooldown & stretch so seldom seen