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First month bulking and +4kg (9lbs)
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12-16-2008, 12:57 AM #1Registered User
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First month bulking and +4kg (9lbs)
On December 1st I started eatling more. My initial goal was 5kg in 3 months.....
Two weeks in and I weighed myself and I'm 2kg heavier so if I continue to eat like this I'll be +4kg by end of December. Is this too much?
I'm 35, 178cm (5'11"), I have a desk job but do have at least one active day per week. I train for an hour (Mon/Wed/Fri) and I train at a dojo (Aikido) twice a week for 90 minutes per session. According to calorie calculators for my calorie maintenance is about 2700. Looking at Fitday I doubt I have ever eaten that much to be honest. Below is what I've been eating on average for the last 2 weeks:
6 or 7am: wake up, orange juice
7.30am: jam on toast, filter coffee (2 sugars), 20g-30g protein shake
10.30am: 3 scrambled on 2 toast
1 or 2pm: cheese sandwich (tomato/cucumber, mayo)
3ish: post workout 30g shake, 2 soy power bars
7pm: Dinner (varied but always healthy, no meat at all, only fish)
10pm: peanut butter on toast
11pm: bed
I didn't think eating 500 calories over maintenance would put on a kilo per week. I really feel like I'm stuffing myself and eating this much is hard.
Would like some input. Am I on the right path, anything else I should be doing? Cut back a bit? Substitute some foods? Cardio? Etc, etc?
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Well what was your diet immediately before this? Are you eating a lot more carbs and/or sodium? Taking any new supplements?
Don't forget, water and glycogen add weight too. Oh and the poop from the additional food, yea poop adds a good amount too if you weight yourself at the wrong times.Ron Paul 2012
No gym for home, work out floor with 30, but is it for 20 like 30 lb when you no lift it to be for men, for 30 lbs instead? or half is 10 for 20 pounds?
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Diet was much the same, just less.
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Then I would tell you that 2700 calories is in fact not your maintenance. I would lower your calories down to maybe 2900 and try there to see if you put on weight at a more reasonable rate.
Ron Paul 2012
No gym for home, work out floor with 30, but is it for 20 like 30 lb when you no lift it to be for men, for 30 lbs instead? or half is 10 for 20 pounds?
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Okay, great. I do think the weight gain is a bit much. Can feel it on the belly.
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