Uthinkso

I presently am at 252lb, 6', 28%BF.

5 years ago I was 173lb, 6' , 7%BF

So needless to say there is some muscle still lurking under this mass of blob I call a body. My question is this, everytime I return to the training arena to try and right the ship I quickly get discouraged by the scale. I gain weight at the gym instead of lose it. I'm sure eventually it will start going the other way and weight will come off, but I'm just curious what could be happening here. I know I'm not putting 7lbs of muscle on in a month, so what could explain this.

Diet is much improved, working out 3-4 times per week.No fast food, no more sodas or coffee (which I never drank a lot of anyway), cutting the beer down drastically (over all healthier and better for the physique), not doing atkins but eating less carbs, and cutting out snacking which was a bad thing for me as well. I pack lunches for work, but honestly 3 good uality meals a day is probably the best I have time for. I know eating more smaller meals will help me get my goals quicker and more efficiently, I just simply can't see how I have the time. I thought of MRP, but I wanted something that could become part of my everyday life, and these seem like I'd be in the poor house after too long. Any advice on good things to take for lucnh or certain things to avoid. Is a turkey or tuna sandwich on wheat bread a bad thing? I know its better than a Big Mac or a trip to Pizza Hut.

Starting back today again, and this time I am really gonna give it a solid effort. I look myself every morning and say how I'm not happy with my appearance, well today is the day for change. Thanks for the great advice as always.

"Everyone has a plan 'til they get punched in the face".-Mike Tyson

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overthepond

Keep in mind that weight can fluctuate drastically from one time of day to another. It could be that you had extra water retention at that time. I personally feel that the scale is not something you should worry about, at this point anyway. Let it be based on how you feel/look, if clothes start to get a little loose you know you are accomplishing something.

Careful with the wheat bread, it can be misleading and not as healthy as it appears. I prefer the La tortilla factory low carb wraps....yes the fat is 3.5 for the big ones but the fiber and protein can't be beat (they are good fats anyway).

How many calories are you taking in a day? If you are packing a lunch for work why not just make yourself two chicken breasts the night before and bring them with you? Or make your lunch but break it up into three bits....if it is a tuna sandwich make three smaller sandwiches, bring some veggies (those can be bought bagged from any store), and maybe and apple or berries. Lean beef jerky (or lean turkey jerky) is easy to carry, have that with some sort of carb like a ryolta crisp bread and veggies/fruit. Consider taking fish oil caps or flaxseed oil.

Coffee has gotten a bad wrap but it can be beneficial in workouts, the caffeine helps to block pain so you can lift bigger. Personally I would reccommend green tea, it has less caffeine but boosts your metabolism!

Definetly ditch the beer.

Uthinkso

What is the purpose of taking the flaxseed oil caplets? Excuse my ignorance here.

Tortilla wraps would be fine with me, never thought of that. So what your saying then is just instead of packing myself one lunch, maybe make a few smaller lunches.

Typicall this is my day.
Breakfast 7am
Lunch Noon
Dinner 8-10pm (depends on the day)

If I had something smaller at 4-5pm I think Iw ould hav emore energy for my workouts and also not eat as much at my final meal. I typically work 8am-7-8pm M-F. What would you reccomend for times of the day to eat.

Thanks very much for your advice.

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BulkMeUp

I suggest you read the sticky 'Guide to...' . This contains excellent info in getting your diet fixed, which is the biggest factor in changing your body. Compare your present diet with the recommendations and see how it stacks up. Once you sort out a diet to suit you, post it meal by meal with cals and macros for a critique.

Some pointers. Keep your cals and macros in a similar range. e.g. Dont have 800 cals in one meal and 200 in another. First figure out how much protein you need. then work out fats under 30% and the rest are carbs. Divide the total by 6, so that gives you the approx cals per meal that you should work at. Take your pwo shake (no fats in your pwo shake) into this count as well. Keep your first meal a bit higher in carbs compared to the rest and the last bedtime meal consisting of a slow digesting protein like Cottage Cheese and fats (e.g. walnuts are a great source of EFA's).

p.s. Flax oil is an EFA. The sitcky has it explained very well

LAM

what did you do to gain 60 lbs of fat in 5 years ? did you completely stop exercising ?

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What you talking about Willis ?

Volume

ive gained 50 lbs before in 5 months. Was injured and had extreme depression. Ate and Ate and layed around. Those were dark days for sure.

Never leave sight of your goal without doing something to attain it

Uthinkso

In a word YES!!

Stopped working out completely. I moved home from college my room mate moved to another town and he was my old workout partner. I got busy trying to find a job and working out fell off the priority list. Bad idea I know, and I am paying for it now.

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