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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / November 2003frustration
I've switched from bulking (muscle growth) mode to cutting mode this week, and it sucks. When you get used to eating at an 1800 calorie level, then drop back to 1300, there's not much margin for error - you pretty much have to make every bite count towards daily nutritional needs. I'm struggling with the reduced calories, and I'm having to retrain myself after only 3 months of being off "weight loss mode". It's hard! And I've been constipated beyond belief, which isn't helping, despite constant water intake and high fiber diet. And now, to make matters worse, I started my period today! Wait a second... I'm not supposed to have a period, I'm on depo. But when was my last shot? duh, not since July. So, in all my efforts to start losing weight again, I think I'm actually up about 4 lbs today. And I'm leaving on Friday for a week long vacation, so I might as well just screw it until I get back... det It's hard to be on 1300 calories. Why did you switch from weight loss mode to bulking up mode and then back to "cutting" mode? Can you try to find some middle ground, such as eating 1700 calories and spending 200 calories per day on some easy exercise activity. Anyways, yes, cutting on food is difficult sometimes! i > I've switched from bulking (muscle growth) mode to cutting mode this week, > and it sucks. When you get used to eating at an 1800 calorie level, then [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > det >It's hard to be on 1300 calories. Why did you switch from weight loss >mode to bulking up mode and then back to "cutting" mode? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Anyways, yes, cutting on food is difficult sometimes! I'll respond for Determined. The weight loss mode - loses some muscle. The goal of the bulking phase for both myself and determined, was to build muscle (and at the same time we have noticed some fat loss or fat re-adjustment). Then you do another cutting phase to lose fat again. The end result is having the same measurements but being about 10lbs heavier. Which also means a slightly higher metabolism, and makes it easier to maintain a steady weight without feeling deprived. Consider this - both Det and I are about 5'3" tall and try to keep our weight less than 130lbs. At that rate - for an average person, your BMR is only about 1300/day, 1800 w/ exercise. That is easily consumed and can leave you feeling deprived as you MUST watch portion control all the time. The extra 10lbs and continued activity levels can bring your daily maintenance calories up to about 2000+ if you are lucky. Those extra few hundred cals that you make up from increased muscle mass and exercise can really make a difference in how you eat. > >It's hard to be on 1300 calories. Why did you switch from weight loss > >mode to bulking up mode and then back to "cutting" mode? When you lose fat, you lose some muscle. Then, when you gain muscle, you gain some fat. The ratio depends on how carefully you eat and exercise. The goal is to maximize fat loss and minimize muscle loss during a cutting phase, and to maximize muscle gain and minimize fat gain during a bulking phase. You cycle between the two until you reach the body comp you are looking for. det >> >It's hard to be on 1300 calories. Why did you switch from weight loss >> >mode to bulking up mode and then back to "cutting" mode? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > phase. You cycle between the two until you reach the body comp you are > looking for. I see. Anyway, it is a lot easier to maintain weight if you spend a few hundred calories per day. This way you can get away with eating more and feel less deprived. i 223/176/180 Ignoramus wrote: >It's hard to be on 1300 calories. Why did you switch from weight loss >mode to bulking up mode and then back to "cutting" mode? I'm 5 ft 3 inches. Left on my own recoginicance, I find it hard to eat as much as, or more than, 1200 to 1400 calories unless I'm like really on a go-out-to-dinner mode. I'm slowly losing weight on maintenance, and I'm beginning to preceive this could conceivably become a problem. So very much depends on the size you are, how active you are, and how much you really *want* to eat. beeswing >recoginicance please forgive the spelling error. it's late, and i'm more than rather tired...... bees > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > beeswing Good point beeswing. i det, my question? in the "overall scheme of things" are you enjoying your life?  Signatureread and post daily, it works! rosie in the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher. ..............................dalai lama > I've switched from bulking (muscle growth) mode to cutting mode this week, > and it sucks. When you get used to eating at an 1800 calorie level, then [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > det > det, > my question? > > in the "overall scheme of things" are you enjoying your life? yes. emphatically. > And I'm leaving on Friday for a week long vacation, so I might as >well just screw it until I get back... I'll second that motion! :-) <jj - whose also up about 4lbs after a weekend of fun, and is struggling w/ getting back to the lowercal woe. Heck - struggling with trying to do a low carb to curb the sweettooth too > > And I'm leaving on Friday for a week long vacation, so I might as > >well just screw it until I get back... > > I'll second that motion! Hey, we'll call it strategic deconditioning....;-) Then you shouldn't be doing it. You should be doing something you don't have to switch on and off of, that you can keep up with for the rest of your life and be healthy on. If it's this much trouble, you're doing something wrong. > I've switched from bulking (muscle growth) mode to cutting mode this week, > and it sucks. When you get used to eating at an 1800 calorie level, then [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > det |
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