I''m cutting, and yet gaining weight!

[Chillen]

Literally the subject. Here''s a short version of my history. I''m 18 years old and 6 months ago I weighed 210 pounds at a height of 5''6". Today I weigh 153 pounds. Basically all I did was eat less and less and less while on/off gym. At around 160 pounds simply eating less was no longer really helping so I got advice from one of the gym trainers. I upped my calories to around 1500-1700 or so and started weight lifting. I dropped down to 156 where I stayed for a while. My goal is to be 140-145, so I still was not satisfied.

I then went online and researched and was told to eat more as my current intake of calories was "starving" myself. I followed that advice around 2 weeks ago. I also started a log around this time.

Now, At first it seemed to be working but recently I''ve been going up! I thought it was a one-day thing, but it doesn''t seem to be going away.

To give a quick summary of my routine these days if your not interested in looking at the detailed fitday log, it is this.

Food: 2000-2100 cal split to 50%prot/30%fat/20%carb

Exercise: Mon/Thurs-Vigirous Lifting
Tues/Wed/Fri: Combination of HIIT/7-8min Mile/Mod Intensity Cardio
Sat/Sun: Whatever exercise I can fit in.

Please help me out and tell me what''s going on with my body!

Introducing one of the most powerful tools one can use on the goal path:

I support and advocate tracking calories and macro-nutrients--"dependent upon the individual person" which would include their current diet and fitness knowledge, and the individual's level of "personal science".

What is ones "Personal Science"?

It is the LEVEL of personal implentation of diet and fitness into ones way of life that solicates a lifestyle change that applies "enough of the person" to achieve the goal they desire. This includes making difficult decisions and easy applied decisions.

Tracking has a POWERFUL PLACE within ones personal goal quest, IMO.

One can "manipulate past data in the present" based on ready available data and will be able to:

Manipulating the Diet (by having tangible data to work from)

and

Manipulating Fitness Training (by having tangible data to work from)

Which equals (=) KING of personal SUPPLEMENTS.

and allows for "potentially" accurate:

Deficit Diet (calorie manipulations) + (nutrient manipulations) + (exercise change/manipulations) = dealing effectively with tissue loss/gain complications.

Personal history data, IMO, can assist with OPTIMIZiING results, and can arm one with a MIGHTY tool to make adjustments when or if:

A Plateau Develops.

Then this can:

Build a "personal knowledge base" to support ones goal and CAN reduce the potential of failure if applied correctly specific to the person.


Additionally, it can bring in powerful tools that can be used when one tracks their diet and training correctly, and bring forth the power it possesses to:

1. Combat cravings
2. Be allowed to eat more (at intervals) and keep deficits
3. Assist to prevent plateaus, and to pinpoint when plateaus begin and have tools to work with to find a solution within the diet and fitness data.

To name a few.

Manipulating calories Vs. fitness training data can be a powerful tool IF one knows how to use it.

It also can ASSIST in preventing:

I dont know what is happening! I am not losing weight or gaining weight!

or

" THE I DONT KNOW PROBLEM (because of no history of bodily adaption), so I dont know what to do"

Through ARMING YOURSELF WITH THE TOOLS TO COMBAT THIS.

In addition:

When you add in an on-going education IN DIET and in WEIGHT TRAINING........then you can USE this education to CHANGE the diet and/or training to break the plateau with USING YOUR HISTORY



Breif Synopis


EDIT:

I have been successful, because I have a "Hungry Heart".

Lay it Down...BABY!.........

And do not carry a BACKPACK..of negatives on your BACK........>eliminate it through a "Hungry Heart!"

Come on! Brotha and Sista's............have a "Hungry Heart!"

Let it "shiver your spine" with motivation and love for yourself and what you are doing!........YES!

----------------------------------------------->It will not desert you and never fail you.

Oh, yes!........all forum Brotha and Sista's, it doesnt matter what people say:

Everybody........has a "Hungry Heart!"..........Everybody's got a "Hungry Heart!"

If you take a ride on a "Hungry Heart" you will never look back you will always attack.

From my heart to yours, I wish all of you success. I wish all of you to EARN your dreams...........and make a "Hungry Heart" your home



Best wishes


Chillen