Gaining weight, but how!??
So... back in 2021 I was 320lbs I did intermittent fasting 20-4 for a year, got down to 215lbs, was in a BAD relationship and bad family stress, my body doesn't deal well with stress and I was being sick daily everyday without fail for 6-8 months I went down to 165lbs, no muscle on me that bad I went to docs thinking I had a growth on bottom of my spine as I could FEEL it and it hurt when I sat down, nope was just the bottom of my spine :/ Anyway, got out of the relationship and stopped contact with bad family members and my stress levels went down and I could finally eat again! Well then I shot back up to 245lbs :( I've been fasting again 20-4 / 18-6 I walk often and I go to the gym 4-5 times a week I do things like yoga, pound, HIIT, circuits, body pump, legs bums and tums pretty much every week, and I've not lost anything, some weeks I gain! I. Eating about 1500-1800 calories a day sometimes less and I drink 2 liters of water only everyday without fail, I eat plenty of protein and fruits and veggies, I take a multi vitamin and omega 3 I'm also on 20mg propranolol and u get 6-8 hours sleep a night, also doing house work, gardening and have a 6year old asd&adhd boy, so I'm active and nothing is working, my clothes are not even fitting better and I look no different in the mirror, my docs have done blood tests and my testosterone levels are high so they suspecting PCOS but i need a ultrasound to confirm but that's taking a while... very confused :( please anyone have any help/advice thank you for reading :)
Posted Jul 17, 2023, 8:15 PM UTC
You def need to follow up with your doc, and figure out if there is a health issue going on. But if you are exercising a lot, your weight can go up at first: https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/7jmm6x/psa_increased_cardio_causes_a_immediate_increase/ Also weight training causes your muscles to swell, this is good, because that's how you build muscle. But it shows up as weight gain on the scale. It's not FAT gain though.
Unless you ENJOY fasting, that won't help you more than just tracking your calories. But whenever you eat, make sure you are precisely weighing and measuring your food.
If you know you lost a ton of muscle, that will slow down your metabolism. I'd suggest seeing if your doc can refer you to a dietician under your insurance, and let them help figure out what your calories should be.
You are likely looking at a long haul body recomp, at least to some degree. You should reset your expectations and try to summon up some patience. Recomp is slow, can take months to really see results.