Guest guest Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Hi there, i've just complete week 4 on my 1st challenge, IN the first three weeks i've lost 2% body fat and lost 4pounds, this weekend i took an alternative day 'off' from the eating program and guess what, when i stepped onto the scale and measured myself today I've gained that 2% aswell as another 4.2 pounds... i can kick my ass, didn't think it would have such a huge impact, now i'm worried about: what happens after week 12? i want to make this a way of life, but surely don't want to gain fast should i take a week or so off... My usual diet is as follows (I sit on my ass all day, keep that in mind) Breakfast 2-3 egg whites on a slice of wholewheat toast (or i replace the toast with half a cut of oats) Mid-morning: A homemade protein/carb bar (contains 6 scoops protein powder, 2 scoops whey protein, 5 tbl spoons peanut butter, 2 cups oats, 1 cup fat free dry milk, hand full of raisins, non-nutritive sweetner, 2 tbls spoons cocao and water to bind it... this makes 8) Lunch: Half a tin of tuna, half a tomato, serving barley OR my dinner left overs in i portion protein and 1 portein carbs mid-afternoon snack: hOmemade protein/carb bar Dinner: Chicken breast with a potatoe and veggies OR Hake(fish) and barley with veggies Or Lean beef Mince, with whole wheat pasta and veggies Late night snack: an apple with cottage cheese, or hot choc made with my chocolate protein powder, skim milk and cocao How does this sound? I only do my 3 cardio (HIIT) sessions a week, should i add? I want to become lean, want to be around 16-18% body fat, am currently at 24.7% and 130 pounds.. I'm 1.73metres tall. Please, any suggestions would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 The eating looks good. Don't you think that bit of a gain could be due to water bloat? If you changed you're free day maybe you put it closer to the day you were weighing and measureing (you didn't mention what your measurements were) and you got to weigh the bloat from your free day. D On 3/9/06, gertha_schulze <no_reply > wrote: > > Hi there, > > i've just complete week 4 on my 1st challenge, > > IN the first three weeks i've lost 2% body fat and lost 4pounds, > this weekend i took an alternative day 'off' from the eating program > and guess what, when i stepped onto the scale and measured myself > today I've gained that 2% aswell as another 4.2 pounds... i can kick > my ass, didn't think it would have such a huge impact, now i'm > worried about: what happens after week 12? i want to make this a > way of life, but surely don't want to gain fast should i take a week > or so off... > > My usual diet is as follows (I sit on my ass all day, keep that in > mind) > > Breakfast > 2-3 egg whites on a slice of wholewheat toast (or i replace the > toast with half a cut of oats) > > Mid-morning: > A homemade protein/carb bar (contains 6 scoops protein powder, 2 > scoops whey protein, 5 tbl spoons peanut butter, 2 cups oats, 1 cup > fat free dry milk, hand full of raisins, non-nutritive sweetner, 2 > tbls spoons cocao and water to bind it... this makes 8) > > Lunch: > Half a tin of tuna, half a tomato, serving barley > OR my dinner left overs in i portion protein and 1 portein carbs > > mid-afternoon snack: > hOmemade protein/carb bar > > Dinner: > Chicken breast with a potatoe and veggies > OR > Hake(fish) and barley with veggies > Or > Lean beef Mince, with whole wheat pasta and veggies > > Late night snack: > an apple with cottage cheese, or hot choc made with my chocolate > protein powder, skim milk and cocao > > How does this sound? > > I only do my 3 cardio (HIIT) sessions a week, should i add? > > I want to become lean, want to be around 16-18% body fat, am > currently at 24.7% and 130 pounds.. I'm 1.73metres tall. > > Please, any suggestions would be appreciated > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Oh, please! :-) The only thing you did wrong was weigh and measure yourself closer to free day than you normally would. You're bloated. It's water. Unless you ate FOURTEEN THOUSAND calories on your free day, there's no way you gained 4 pounds of fat. You didn't say how you tested your body fat. Calipers, even in the hands of a very skilled tester, still have a 2-3% margin of error. BEI devices like Tanita scales and Omron handhelds have a 7-8% margin of error for no reason at all. And don't know if it applies to you this week, but when women mysteriously gain several pounds and come emotionally unhinged at 4 week intervals, I usually have to remind them about the hormones, bloating and emotional battiness associated with PMS. For some reason it slips everybody's mind. Don't do anything differently. You're fine. On 3/9/06, gertha_schulze <no_reply > wrote: > Hi there, > > i've just complete week 4 on my 1st challenge, > > IN the first three weeks i've lost 2% body fat and lost 4pounds, > this weekend i took an alternative day 'off' from the eating program > and guess what, when i stepped onto the scale and measured myself > today I've gained that 2% aswell as another 4.2 pounds... i can kick > my ass, didn't think it would have such a huge impact, now i'm > worried about: what happens after week 12? i want to make this a > way of life, but surely don't want to gain fast should i take a week > or so off... > > My usual diet is as follows (I sit on my ass all day, keep that in > mind) > > Breakfast > 2-3 egg whites on a slice of wholewheat toast (or i replace the > toast with half a cut of oats) > > Mid-morning: > A homemade protein/carb bar (contains 6 scoops protein powder, 2 > scoops whey protein, 5 tbl spoons peanut butter, 2 cups oats, 1 cup > fat free dry milk, hand full of raisins, non-nutritive sweetner, 2 > tbls spoons cocao and water to bind it... this makes 8) > > Lunch: > Half a tin of tuna, half a tomato, serving barley > OR my dinner left overs in i portion protein and 1 portein carbs > > mid-afternoon snack: > hOmemade protein/carb bar > > Dinner: > Chicken breast with a potatoe and veggies > OR > Hake(fish) and barley with veggies > Or > Lean beef Mince, with whole wheat pasta and veggies > > Late night snack: > an apple with cottage cheese, or hot choc made with my chocolate > protein powder, skim milk and cocao > > How does this sound? > > I only do my 3 cardio (HIIT) sessions a week, should i add? > > I want to become lean, want to be around 16-18% body fat, am > currently at 24.7% and 130 pounds.. I'm 1.73metres tall. > > Please, any suggestions would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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