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Confused weight gain
Hi, iv been trying to gain a little weight as i lost a bit too much due to eating less and excersising. I have cut dwn my cardio a little, i am still weight training for 60 mins three times a week, but over the last few weeks i have easily been hitting 2500-3800 calories per day, but i havent gained any weight. I was eating about 1200-1400 before so i expect to be gaining quite a lot, why is this not happening? I dont want to gain a lot, in fact im scared of gaingn too much, iv always wanted to be thin but now im just a bit too skinny, but i dont want to gain a huge amount. Im 22, female, 5′2, and i weigh about 6 stone 2. Can someone explain to me the complexities of metabolism because i dont get it. also quite scared because im finidng myself hungrier these days and im scared my appetite wont stop and il get fat in the end - please advise!
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May 2nd, 2007 at 10:53 pm
Hi, id like to answer all of your questions and
queries : ) But first of all, 3800 calories a
day and u weigh just over 6 stone?? Well u need
to post back and be more specific as to where
them calories are coming but u seem to know a
fair bit so im guessing thats with balanced meals
and high protein with a happy amount of fruit
and vegetables?? i hope so….Secondly if u
want to bulk a little to see if u like being
a bigger size i would recommend doing only
3 sets of 8/10 reps per muscle group, and with
failure at the last but not much pain…this
will put on size. Not to worry u but i wouldnt
do this constantly, for a month at a time?
U say u maybe dont want to be much bigger so
after a 1/2stone gain, use your enthuisiam
to put some reps in like 2 sets of 12/15 on
3 different exercises on a small fast weight
to tone up and give u good posture?? and if
u dont like the size u have put on?? put the
weights down for a month and hit the cardio
for a while! I hope this has helped : )
All the very best
Forby
ps any more detailed advice, please ask
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:25 am
The calories have been coming from food, I take a Promax supplement each day, sometimes i have one and a half, but I eat things like oatmeal, fruit and veg, and beans and stuff, and lots of chicken. I have been eating out a lot this last couple of weeks because i have been busy and my dad takes me out a lot, and socialising in the sun etc so have been eating things like chicken club sandwiches with fries. I have just started introducing carbs into my diet a again like pasta, fries and bread, as i didnt eat these alot before. I have always had a sweet tooth so i eat alot of icecream, but have always done this, and when i was lossing weight i still ate puddings, but low fat ones, but i always eat icecream after a meal out. My diet previously was fairly religious and predictable, and v healthy most of the time, now like i say i have included carbs here and there now, and i just feel hungrier these days. How many calories should i be eating each day to manitai my weight do you think, if i knkew this at least that would be a starting point. like you say im only 6 stone so it must be a low amount.
hope that is more specific.
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:26 am
oh by the way somedays if iv eaten loads the day before iv prbabyl noy eaten much so i havent been hitting that many calories every day, i just have days where im particularly hungry.
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:01 pm
I would advise going to your GP for a thyroid function test, if you haven’t already done so.