Re: Help! I'm GAINING weight!

[Guest guest]

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> Hi, okay. I'm gaining weight. I've only been doing this for a week.

> But I'm GAINING! is that normal at the beginning?

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I don't think so. but is it your TOM? how much weight. make sure you are very

careful with

portion size too. Measure if you have to.

[Guest guest]

You'll need to give a lot more details about your situation. Sometimes

people get on the scale at night or the day after free day and then

freak out because their weight is up (of course it is!). Sometimes

people weigh 102 pounds and come unhinged because they went up to 104

pounds. Never mind that they *need* to gain some muscle. Sometimes

people come to BFL off of low carb diets. If you go from eating

nothing but meat and lettuce to eating carbs six times a day, of

course your weight is going to come up a few pounds at first.

Sometimes people have never weight trained seriously and they put on a

little muscle/water weight the first week. It doesn't mean they're not

losing fat. And sometimes (rarely) people really are making their

portions way too big, going way too crazy on free day, and not hitting

it hard enough on the exercise. That seems to be a rare exception

though.

Here's an old post about the first week water and glycogen phenomenon:

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Nearly everyone gains the first week. It's a normal fluctuation in

water and glycogen from the heavy training and quality fuel. Glycogen

is stored carbohydrate in your muscles and liver, every molecule of

glycogen has a couple molecules of water attached to it, so it's

heavy. It's not fat though, and it won't make you bigger. Glycogen

stores can fluctuate by several pounds a day and they're usually

pretty depleted in anybody who's been low-carbing, dieting strictly,

or not lifting weights prior to BFL. It's nothing to worry about. Read

this:

Why the Scale Lies

http://www.skwigg.com/id12.html

Occasionally, people will see a weight gain because they start eating

bread and pasta and sugary bars and boxed rice mix 6 times a day. Here

are some pointers on that one:

Do You Want to Lean Out or Swell Up?

http://www.skwigg.com/id55.html

If you have any doubts, you can post a menu and get some feedback on

your meals.

> Hi, okay. I'm gaining weight. I've only been doing this for a week.

> But I'm GAINING! is that normal at the beginning?

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the links. Very helpful - especially the " lean out,

swell up " . Quick question - the tuna pouch - this is a tuna pita

pocket or something you get in the store?

Kerry

> > Hi, okay. I'm gaining weight. I've only been doing this for a

week.

> > But I'm GAINING! is that normal at the beginning?

>