Hello.
Last year I lost about 30 pounds. I’m 24F, 5’7”, 200lbs -> now 170 lbs.
I’ve maintained it this entire time.
Now I’m trying to lose more fat and gain some lean muscle! So 2.5 weeks ago I changed up my routine and added strength training and more walking and it looks like this: - M-W-F I do 30 minutes of HIIT and then 30-45 minutes of strength training, and then I walk 2-4 miles a day. -I stretch and walk 2-3 miles on Thursdays - and then Tues & Sat I do 30 minutes of HIIT, stretch, and walk 2-4 miles. -Sundays are rest days.
Last week, to my surprise the scale said I was 167. I was so excited! This week I’m hovering around 171, HOW CAN THAT BE?
My diet looks like this:
1450- 1650 (it’s usually always 1650 on heavier activity days) calories a day, I make sure I’m getting A LOT of protein for muscle growth (140-160 grams) and then Sundays I sometimes have the occasional cheat day. I have a cheat day occasionally because if I don’t, then I’ll eventually just completely break my diet. So I’m trying to make sure I am creating a sustainable diet. In the past I wouldn’t give myself a cheat day and then I would break for like 2 weeks and eat just straight junk. Now I don’t do that anymore! But is there a chance my cheat meals are causing that much weight gain? During the week I stay away from simple carbs. Usually I’ll have a protein shake after a workout with eggs and a sprinkle of cheese, center cut bacon, a multi grain low carb tortilla, a banana, spinach, Greek yogurt, and sometimes some Quest protein chips or lightly salted almonds. Then for lunch I’ll have a decent sized chicken breast or cut of salmon with brown rice and a vegetable or more fruit. Then for a snack I make a healthy (yes, really) protein brownie (ingredients: chocolate whey protein powder, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, monk fruit sweetener, and water) then I top it off with vanilla Greek yogurt and fruit. It’s like having a brownie with ice cream. So good! And the Greek yogurt is low in sugar, so I know that’s not affecting me. The only thing I drink is water during the day.
And before anyone asks, YES. I am very closely tracking my calories. I even have a scale to measure everything out.
I’m always very full and satisfied with what I eat during the week. But now I’m wondering if I should cut out my cheat days? What am I doing wrong? I don’t feel hungry during the week because I eat a decent amount and always feel pretty satisfied. I don’t want to be eating only 1200 calories either. Is there a chance I’ve ruined my metabolism? I always fear this.
If anyone has some advice, please share.
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/oldkhb/i_know_im_doing_this_right_so_why_is_the_scale/
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