help? i am very confused (and new, obviously). i lost 20 lbs in 10 months by eating about 1200-1300 calories, drinking water & exercisign regularly, weights & cardio. however, i hit another plateau.
i upped my caloric intake / day to about 1500 b/c i was told i was undereating. now i feel like i am gaining! i wont get on the scale b/c it is merely depressing but is that possible to be gaining weight after adding 300 more/day calories for a few weeks? seems odd .
if so, how do i get myself to the healthy intake of 1500 (example number) calories / week but continue a weight loss??
yes, I do weight training - 4x/week - heavy weights - 3 sets/8-12 reps all body parts split b/w 4 nonconsecutive days - and cut down the cardio from 5 days a week to 3-4 (but 20 min. vs. 45-60 i was doing)
my diet is healthy (i think) - 5 meals consisting of example day:
B- golean kashi/berries/coffee/skim milk/1% cottage cheese
S- yogurt & fruit (plum usually)
L- turkey wrap with swiss cheese
S- (i usually forget!)
D- usually fish/chicken/tofu with veggies & side salad
any help? i feel like i am going backwards....?
i upped my caloric intake / day to about 1500 b/c i was told i was undereating. now i feel like i am gaining! i wont get on the scale b/c it is merely depressing but is that possible to be gaining weight after adding 300 more/day calories for a few weeks? seems odd .
if so, how do i get myself to the healthy intake of 1500 (example number) calories / week but continue a weight loss??
yes, I do weight training - 4x/week - heavy weights - 3 sets/8-12 reps all body parts split b/w 4 nonconsecutive days - and cut down the cardio from 5 days a week to 3-4 (but 20 min. vs. 45-60 i was doing)
my diet is healthy (i think) - 5 meals consisting of example day:
B- golean kashi/berries/coffee/skim milk/1% cottage cheese
S- yogurt & fruit (plum usually)
L- turkey wrap with swiss cheese
S- (i usually forget!)
D- usually fish/chicken/tofu with veggies & side salad
any help? i feel like i am going backwards....?