Hello guys!
I am new here and this is my very first post. I have to apologize in advance because I sense it will be a long post. I hope it won't be too boring for you that may scare you away from reading it and post a comment :P
I am completely overwhelmed and lost in all the information that I have been getting during my readings to learn how to improve myself.
A little bit about me so you can understand my frustration:
I am 5.4(1,64m) and weight around 122lbs(55kgs)(the lowest I had was 117(53kgs) and I didn't like it at all) I am completely according to the healthy standards but my first evaluation just told me the truth(I have too much fat-was around 30% back then,little muscle mass and light bones). I never had unhealthy diet(my family always cooked really healthy) but never did that much exercise(except swimming,which I loved to do from time to time). My problem,looking back now,was always not eating in regular intervals of time and eating too little.I didn't drink that much water either.
I began training(just counting the weight lifting because I did body weight training before) 9months ago but trying to improve my diet was just in March. And that's when I started to see the results.I bought one of those scales measuring all and in 2 months,I saw the muscle mass growing and the body fat lowering,with the weight always the same.I even increased the bone mass. I was so happy to jump on the scale.But then,it started to make no sense and one week, it said I had gained 2kgs and it was not muscle.It gave me bigger values of fat and lower of muscle. I told myself that the scale was not making any sense because I could still see the changes in the mirror. Back then I was just making myself eat every 2,5/3h, not really counting calories but making sure I was eating enough protein.My training was always 5-6 times per week(3-4 days of weight lifting and some cardio and crossfit exercises in the other days)
Then I tried calory counting. Since I didn't want to lose weight and my goal was to lose fat but still keep my muscle, I aimed for an ok value according to my TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure).I didn't want to be bulking already. Oh my...that's when I really realized how little I was eating still(even making all 6-7meals per day) my macros would only meet in protein if I didn't have to force myself to put more carbs and fat.I was never afraid of carbs and fat but still was eating too little according to the calculations that I made. I hated that period. I was stressed because I had to weight all the food and log it in on my mobile and felt too full most of the times. Besides, still no change on the scale or in me. So I dropped it.
Here I am,still training 5-6 times per week, I still eat 6 meals a day(that I prepare the night before and carry with me all day long.only breakfast and dinner are at home) and still with those extra 2kgs,no evidence of change on my fat mass(last time I saw on the scale,it was 24%).
I came here to know if you have any tricks.How do you do it?Do you weight your food all the time?Do you eat always the same?
I always train in the morning. I wake up at 5am,have breakfast and train 40-50mins after. I have been thinking that my breakfast is not digested yet because I feel I have no energy. Thinking about leaving breakfast ready so I can eat it right away in the morning.
And believe me,my training is not soft :p I train with my bf and he makes me train hard. He never treated me like a girl or a complete newbie(as I really was) from the beginning.So,I have to keep up but I feel so tired sometimes. Then it all makes me think about my diet and maybe I am not eating enough again.
Supplements,I just multivitaminic,omega3,glutamine in the morning and before sleeping and BCCAAs in the water while training(not always because I don't like the taste and just makes me more thirsty. About water...my normal day is drinking 2,5l but sometimes I reach 4l.I just feel thristy all the time.
I hope someone can tell me what I am doing wrong.According to my estimated calculations(comparing to the information I learned from when I was counting calories) I am having 1800-2000kcal per day.I include a lot more carbs in the days I do weight lifting and the main quantities in breakfast,after training and lunch.I may be eating around 120-140g of protein every day.
I know our body is not a precise machine.It's not all about input and result,it has all the other effects around(like stress)preventing from archieving the results.
I am sorry about the long post. Good trainings and a lovely weekend ;)
I am new here and this is my very first post. I have to apologize in advance because I sense it will be a long post. I hope it won't be too boring for you that may scare you away from reading it and post a comment :P
I am completely overwhelmed and lost in all the information that I have been getting during my readings to learn how to improve myself.
A little bit about me so you can understand my frustration:
I am 5.4(1,64m) and weight around 122lbs(55kgs)(the lowest I had was 117(53kgs) and I didn't like it at all) I am completely according to the healthy standards but my first evaluation just told me the truth(I have too much fat-was around 30% back then,little muscle mass and light bones). I never had unhealthy diet(my family always cooked really healthy) but never did that much exercise(except swimming,which I loved to do from time to time). My problem,looking back now,was always not eating in regular intervals of time and eating too little.I didn't drink that much water either.
I began training(just counting the weight lifting because I did body weight training before) 9months ago but trying to improve my diet was just in March. And that's when I started to see the results.I bought one of those scales measuring all and in 2 months,I saw the muscle mass growing and the body fat lowering,with the weight always the same.I even increased the bone mass. I was so happy to jump on the scale.But then,it started to make no sense and one week, it said I had gained 2kgs and it was not muscle.It gave me bigger values of fat and lower of muscle. I told myself that the scale was not making any sense because I could still see the changes in the mirror. Back then I was just making myself eat every 2,5/3h, not really counting calories but making sure I was eating enough protein.My training was always 5-6 times per week(3-4 days of weight lifting and some cardio and crossfit exercises in the other days)
Then I tried calory counting. Since I didn't want to lose weight and my goal was to lose fat but still keep my muscle, I aimed for an ok value according to my TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure).I didn't want to be bulking already. Oh my...that's when I really realized how little I was eating still(even making all 6-7meals per day) my macros would only meet in protein if I didn't have to force myself to put more carbs and fat.I was never afraid of carbs and fat but still was eating too little according to the calculations that I made. I hated that period. I was stressed because I had to weight all the food and log it in on my mobile and felt too full most of the times. Besides, still no change on the scale or in me. So I dropped it.
Here I am,still training 5-6 times per week, I still eat 6 meals a day(that I prepare the night before and carry with me all day long.only breakfast and dinner are at home) and still with those extra 2kgs,no evidence of change on my fat mass(last time I saw on the scale,it was 24%).
I came here to know if you have any tricks.How do you do it?Do you weight your food all the time?Do you eat always the same?
I always train in the morning. I wake up at 5am,have breakfast and train 40-50mins after. I have been thinking that my breakfast is not digested yet because I feel I have no energy. Thinking about leaving breakfast ready so I can eat it right away in the morning.
And believe me,my training is not soft :p I train with my bf and he makes me train hard. He never treated me like a girl or a complete newbie(as I really was) from the beginning.So,I have to keep up but I feel so tired sometimes. Then it all makes me think about my diet and maybe I am not eating enough again.
Supplements,I just multivitaminic,omega3,glutamine in the morning and before sleeping and BCCAAs in the water while training(not always because I don't like the taste and just makes me more thirsty. About water...my normal day is drinking 2,5l but sometimes I reach 4l.I just feel thristy all the time.
I hope someone can tell me what I am doing wrong.According to my estimated calculations(comparing to the information I learned from when I was counting calories) I am having 1800-2000kcal per day.I include a lot more carbs in the days I do weight lifting and the main quantities in breakfast,after training and lunch.I may be eating around 120-140g of protein every day.
I know our body is not a precise machine.It's not all about input and result,it has all the other effects around(like stress)preventing from archieving the results.
I am sorry about the long post. Good trainings and a lovely weekend ;)