RAEANNESISSON's CalorieKing blog
Sunday, Jun 27 2010 - 4 mile and gaining weight... need advice
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my third 5K went great yesterday. finished in about 31:30 at the same spot my very first 5K was which was a 33:00 run. so, i improved! this will be a great baseline run so that after my 15k training i can do a 5K to see how my speed is impacted. can't wait....
ran my 4 mile training session today... 43 minutes, so not too bad at all!
i have been eating 1700 cals (give or take, mostly take) for ten days now and the scale has actually increased! i am worried and i don't know why it has increased... here are some of my thoughts.
1. time of month
2. increased running in the heat
3. increased weight training (slightly)
4. moving to only one true rest day
5. more diet soft drinks/calorie free treats w/aspartame than i "should" have (ie. 2 or more a day)
6. mcdonald's ice cream cones (usually one a day, but it does "fit" into calories/etc)
7. can the increase in cals really be the reason? is my body just adjusting?
8. extra bites here or there
9. new HRM may be registering slightly larger burns than my old one which causes increased consumption when eating back cals
10. i have been messing with my carb/prot/fat ratios and i wonder if that's got my body guessing
i'm not sure what to do... kind of in a panic, i decreased back down to 1500. my thought was that my body would just continue to slowly lose with all my training, etc. but i had no idea i would see increases. certainly 1700 calories wouldn't make me gain... but idk.
also... not sure how many cals to eat back, or if i should continue to eat them back. so many factors! i have been sticking to 50-55 carb/20 fat/25-30% protein and i wonder if the slight increase in carbs has played a factor. but, i need quality carbs for my running training....
so much to think about and i'm not sure what direction to go. give it more time at 1700, or stay at the decreased 1500? or 1600? thoughts?????
also... found this great weight training sight... think i'm going to use this routine at home:
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/frankoman-dumbbell-only-split.html
ran my 4 mile training session today... 43 minutes, so not too bad at all!
i have been eating 1700 cals (give or take, mostly take) for ten days now and the scale has actually increased! i am worried and i don't know why it has increased... here are some of my thoughts.
1. time of month
2. increased running in the heat
3. increased weight training (slightly)
4. moving to only one true rest day
5. more diet soft drinks/calorie free treats w/aspartame than i "should" have (ie. 2 or more a day)
6. mcdonald's ice cream cones (usually one a day, but it does "fit" into calories/etc)
7. can the increase in cals really be the reason? is my body just adjusting?
8. extra bites here or there
9. new HRM may be registering slightly larger burns than my old one which causes increased consumption when eating back cals
10. i have been messing with my carb/prot/fat ratios and i wonder if that's got my body guessing
i'm not sure what to do... kind of in a panic, i decreased back down to 1500. my thought was that my body would just continue to slowly lose with all my training, etc. but i had no idea i would see increases. certainly 1700 calories wouldn't make me gain... but idk.
also... not sure how many cals to eat back, or if i should continue to eat them back. so many factors! i have been sticking to 50-55 carb/20 fat/25-30% protein and i wonder if the slight increase in carbs has played a factor. but, i need quality carbs for my running training....
so much to think about and i'm not sure what direction to go. give it more time at 1700, or stay at the decreased 1500? or 1600? thoughts?????
also... found this great weight training sight... think i'm going to use this routine at home:
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/frankoman-dumbbell-only-split.html
3 comments so far.
3.
a decade ago
Not a bad routine - though if you are a beginner, unless you're lifting really heavy, there isn't any real reason to do splits. Splits are for people who need the recovery time between muscle groups because they are working them so hard.
You can get great muscle strength from doing full body workouts. You don't need a week between each body part - which is essentially what will happen with the 3day split. I know I go nuts if I only work legs once a week - that is a big burner and I need those muscles for running!
Also with your running, let's say you need a rest day and you miss one of your splits. You'll have to wait to hit that muscle group again for another week.
It is a matter of preference, so you don't have to listen to me. But I had someone come up with a routine for me with my half training, and it ended up being 2 full body workouts just to maximize my running time and incorporate rest.
by HAPPYNSWEET77CHI
2.
a decade ago
thanks for the input!
:) i eat back a lot of my calories too... so that could play a part. after reading other people's suggestions in the forums, i am going to keep at 1700 and see how it goes... maybe another week or two.
by RAEANNESISSON
1.
a decade ago
I am not really sure what to say about the gain.... 1700 with as much as you are working out should not cause a gain. I always put on 2 lbs of water during TOM. I would wait until that's over to try and find out, but maybe drop back down for the time being if you feel that would make you relax more, then try it again after TOM.
thanks for the weight training link; that is very good!
by NEIMANMARXIST