Gaining fat but I havent changed a thing!!!

[VeggieLifterChick]

I am really frustrated!!! I can not keep the fat off my body!!!!!!!! Grrrrr!!!!!!! I have been eating a really clean, strict diet, keeping things under 1700 calories, doing 45-60 min cardio 5 days a week, lifting hard, etc. I have been taking adipokinetix for 4 weeks. For about the first 2 weeks i lost fat, and now its coming back, and FAST. WTF?? This is not just my imagination. It is evident on the scale, in the mirror, and in clothing. What is going on? And how can I stop it and atleast maintain my results? 1700 calories is really adequate for fat loss. I weigh between 130 and 135. Below 1600 and I feel like I'm starving myself. Can anyone provide some insight as to what is going on and how to fix it?

 

[VeggieLifterChick]

I don't consciously try to cycle carbs. I do eat more on some days and less on other days.

As for water retention, I don't think thats the case. Unless love handles are made out of water.

 

[VeggieLifterChick]

I have to admit to eating, to a certain degree, intuitively. if I am hungry, regardless of whether I trained that day or will train, I eat. I do keep track of it on Fitday.com, though. I gravitate around 1700. Some days this week I ate 1600, most days I ate 1685, a day or two I ate 1800. I did 45 to 60 minutes of a high intensity workout Monday, Wednesday, Saturday. Tuesday I took it a little easier (still 40 mintues) and Thursday I only did 30 mins high intensity. Friday I worked so i didn't do any cardio or weights (I am a waitress, so I run around enough that its very active rest). I lifted hard enough to get to failure Monday Tues Weds and Thurs.

 

[VeggieLifterChick]

I just realizes that last post was somewhat ambiguous. By "workout" I meant cardio.

 

[VeggieLifterChick]

Well, no I don't really have any way to be sure. I will see if I can get my bf% checked tomorrow at the gym. Can calipers distinguish between fat and water weight? Maybe it is water, guess that's possible. Is there any way to really know?

 

[Gladiola]

How about stress? Isn't it exam time?

Sorry I don't have any other insight. Maybe INCREASE the cals? I lost fat on 1,800 - 2,000 & I'm 135# - or cycle the cals - your bod will get used to the low cal intake.

 

[The Shadow]

Double calories and cut cardio for the next two days

 

[Gladiola]

Double calories and cut cardio for the next two days

That sounds like it's coming from an angel.... oh how it would be nice to stuff my face to that extent.... hmmm

 

[VeggieLifterChick]

Cornholio, that is more or less my weekend. I am much more lenient about what I eat on the weekends, though I tend to do one day of cardio. I'm afraid I have tried higher calorie diets and less cardio and thats what got me here in the first place. That is, fat.

 

[wilson6]

What is the breakdown of your typical diet? How many grams of CHO, fat and PRO per day?

W6