Ihave been gymming it ....

tinkerbell23 | 21:33 Sun 17th Jul 2011 | Health & Fitness

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4x a week to see results then i will cut down. I have a really active job.. Yet ive put weight on! I dont eat as bad as i used to. Always have a breakky! But in 4wks ive put on 4-6lbs rougly surley thats not in muscle? Im the heaviest ive ever weighed!

Im a size 10... Im comfy with that, i try not to let weight bother me and go by how i look/ feel in clothes. I have a wee pot belly im
Working on but this weight gain has annoyed me what am
I doing wrong? Too much weights and not enough cardio??? X

i have 2 bulging discs at the bottem of my back was diagnosed in jan ,i cannot have an operation so am having physio and am back to work after being off for 4 months .I used to walk about 1 and a half hours 2 - 3 times a week and my legs got quite toned ,

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TonyV

did you get you burger fix?

tinkerbell23

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Thanks for the chat i appreciate it! My clothes feel same on but my BMI shows im overweight for my height by alot and it annoys me. I try not to focus on it though cos i think im an ok size etc x

tinkerbell23

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Nooo tony!

My fave chinese was shut too haha both my hangover cures DOH haha xx god was getting me back for bein a drunken disgrace last night x

looobylooo

i know what you mean tinkerbell, i love carbs too, bread and tatties and whatnot, and its hard trying to reduce them.
dont you find the more you know you shouldnt be having something, the more you want/crave it?! lol
ive also read too, the more carbs you have the more your body wants.
maybe dont try and cut back on them tooooo much, else you will rebel! ... just keep an eye on what youre having, and see where you can 'tweak' things a bit.
keeping a food diary is a very good idea, its amazing how you 'forget' the couple of biscuits you have here and a few sweets you have there.
good for you for doing the gymming by the way, especially as youre so busy with your work and stuff. and you never know, it could be youve lost fat, but at the same time youve gained muscle, hence the increase on the scales.
its tough isnt it?...i know!
anyway, let us know how you get on wont you :o)

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tinkerbell23

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Wonder what the removed answer was..... :0/

I have a new notepad and will be writing every morsel down LOL x

AB Editor

If you want to post about this regularly there is plenty of space over here:

http://www.theanswerb...ght-Loss-and-Dieting/

tinkerbell23

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Ed i selected health and fitness as im talking about the gym and where i may be going wrong in gym. Do you mean i should re-post in another section?

Old_Geezer

"Working on but this weight gain has annoyed me what am I doing wrong? Too much weights and not enough cardio???"

Trying to spot reduce rarely if ever works. Your body stores fat reserves where it chooses to. Exercise a certain area and it'll most likely grow as the muscle grows, but the fat remain.

As you get older you have to make a choice on whether to accept a bit of padding in some places, or alternatively go for the skinny limbs look, and see a slightly drawn face in the mirror.

That said, to reduce size, your best bet is to reduce intake. Burning off more energy has an effect, but IMO not such a significant one.

AB Editor

No, just trying to get some regulars into Weight-loss & Dieting. Although I do take your point about this being "fitness" over dieting.

Do you do big weights or little ones? You'll lose weight quicker with a few to-exhaustion reps rather than 100 easily done reps... Also it saves time!

Also it does seem like you've got a lot of carbs in your diet - try spinach salads with tomatoes and mozzarella.

tinkerbell23

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Well, i was doing 100 a go and a friend said it was way too much so i reduced to 30/40 and upped weight. Ach ill keep notes and see how i go....then if i lose/ gain, i will pop into weighloss and report back ;0> x

Old_Geezer

Having read the rest of the thread (well skimmed anyway) it looks to me that your diet doesn't appear too high in energy. Just wonder if your metabolism and switched to survival mode and is holding on to what it can. Try at least having one decent meal a day at whatever time you find most convenient. And yes, keeping a diary of what one eats, and the Calories that portion size gave you, can help dispel any illusions a dieter may have.

AlBags

You won't catch me in weight loss and dieting.
Like a butcher's dog me ; )

Wrongn3mbr
You seem like just the person I will never meet .. which is good.

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