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why am i gaining

coconutgirl Posts: 39 Joined: 2005/07/05	2005/11/01, 10:46 PM can't figure out why i'm gaining. soetimes i wonder if i don't eat enough. a typical da is 40 min card first thing, meal one is 5 egg whites a1/3 c. oatmeal and a few blueberies. meal 2 - apple meal 3 - turkey sandwich or wrap with lot's of veggies meal 4- yogurt or protein shake low carb meal 5- 5 oz protein with veggies meal 6- 94% fat free popcorn. i also lift weights 3 days a week.. please help, i'm so uncomfortable with myself right now...
Mr.BadAss Posts: 27 Joined: 2005/10/30	2005/11/02, 01:18 PM First I would start with looking at how many calories and fat are in these things. Turkey breast, bread, wraps, popcorn, yogurt, shake and even veggies may have more calories and/or fat than you realize. A lot of sodium also makes people gain weight, water weight. Especially in females. Sliced turkey will have a lot of sodium. Vegetables such as corn and peas are sweet and have more calories than you realize. Second, even though you may be eating correctly you may be gaining more muscle. Since muscle weighs more than fat you may be gaining more muscle mass than fat mass. The plus side to this is the more muscle you gain, the more fat you lose. I tell my roommate to not focus on how much she weighs and more on her waist size, etc. She stalled at about 140 and went up about 2 or 3 lbs. I told her that her body was building her muscles up and that was the reason she was gaining. The all of a sudden about 4 weeks of that she knocked 10 lbs off like it was nothing.
michelle9510 Posts: 172 Joined: 2005/07/14	2005/11/02, 07:43 PM Are you doing cardio?
coconutgirl Posts: 39 Joined: 2005/07/05	2005/11/02, 10:50 PM I do 40 min of cardio 4-5 x'sweek , Hard cardio. Lately I have been speed walking.. good for the legs..thanks for the input.
atmasters Posts: 70 Joined: 2005/08/10	2005/11/03, 09:36 PM How much are you gaining and what time are you weighing your self? You will weigh less in the Am then you do in the PM. I can gain almost 5 lbs during the day just by water and the food I eat.
coconutgirl Posts: 39 Joined: 2005/07/05	2005/11/04, 12:57 AM all I know is that I can't get into any of my clothes!!!! BUt I always feel hungry, I drink about 1-2 gallons of water daily... not enough food? I'm lost...
sivysivy Posts: 391 Joined: 2005/02/11	2005/11/05, 01:10 AM I really think you are not eating enough for the amount of activity that you are doing. On the very high end it looks like you are probably eating only about 1300 calories a day, this is way to little if you are doing cardio 4-5 times a week plus weights 3 times a week. You could add cottage cheese with fruit in the mornings. Some whole wheat toast maybe with natural peanut butter, Tuna if you like, stuff like that. Also how long have you been working out? Sometimes it just takes a while. Dont loose hope.