This week I haven't lost any weight and even though I did probably have 2000-2500 cals last Fri/Sat because I went out and drank too much, I should still be in a pretty significant caloric deficit so I'm wondering if I'm messing up or if I'm actually gaining muscle/water.
My usual day is:
- Large chicken noodle soup: listed at 160cals, maybe 260cals with a small piece of bread + large coffee (135 cals)
- A protein snack: usually a can of tuna (maybe 200 cals) or turkey breast (300 cals)
- Greek salad: I'm not sure how much this is exactly but it has a little bit of feta cheese and a fair bit of chicken. It weighs around 0.8lbs and looks like this. I'm guessing it's 800 cals maybe?
That should add up to ~1500, maybe 1800 max if I add a bagel sometimes for some carbs before working out.
I do strength training 4x/week for 1h-1h30, I also averaged 13k steps (~6.5 miles) per day last week so an extra 500-600cals. I also started consistently taking creatine 2 weeks ago so I might be gaining water weight.
This is my before and after ~3 weeks
What do you think? Am I just gaining as much muscle as I'm losing fat or is something off?
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/qxy0uq/plateauing_at_34_weeks_am_i_undercounting/
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