Details:
Height: 5’11
Weight: 215 lbs
Body fat: 20%
Lean mass: 26.4%
RMR: 2231 cal
*I’m 1 year into lifting on a regular basis
Background:
I already know I’m gonna come off as a disorganized mess, but I’m looking for advice not criticism please.
PHASE 1 (2 yrs): Trying to lose weight
I’ve always been overweight. I’ve tried so many different techniques (counting cals, cutting cals, cutting carbs, etc) to lose weight but they either don’t work or the weight comes back. The only thing that has really ever worked was a summer when I did CrossFit, I lost weight and looked great (I already know how you feel about CrossFit, but this detail is relevant later)
After that summer, I gradually gained the weight back due to inactivity.
PHASE 2 (1 year): Trying to gain muscle
At this point I decided to give up on losing weight and instead focus on gaining muscle to improve my body. I increased my calories to around 1,000 above RMR and did workouts of shorter reps and heavy loads. I noticed some muscle gain but also a lot of fat gain which I didn’t like at all.
PHASE 3/NOW (4 months): Trying to do everything and getting nowhere
My biggest priority is to lose weight, but I love having muscles too. I decided I’d focus on losing weight and would cut calories and do more cardio. And I’d continue lifting to maintain muscle mass and if lucky gain some.
-I’ve cut calories to 1,800
-I track about 1,000+ calories burned through my Apple Watch daily
-I’ve resumed CrossFit because it’s the one cardio that’s seemed to have an effect on my body composition
-I lift 6 days/week (Quads, Chest, Arms, Glutes, Shoulders, Back, Rest) with higher reps
-I eat about 210 grams of protein, 70 grams fat, and carbs vary a bit
And my body weight is still the same. I haven’t noticed a change in body composition (my clothes fit the same). I know with this regimen that I must be overworking my body, but I would at least expect to notice some weight loss. I’ve actually been steadily gaining weight for the past three weeks up to 220 lbs.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Either to lose weight or gain muscle, at this point I just want to see a change in my composition.
Height: 5’11
Weight: 215 lbs
Body fat: 20%
Lean mass: 26.4%
RMR: 2231 cal
*I’m 1 year into lifting on a regular basis
Background:
I already know I’m gonna come off as a disorganized mess, but I’m looking for advice not criticism please.
PHASE 1 (2 yrs): Trying to lose weight
I’ve always been overweight. I’ve tried so many different techniques (counting cals, cutting cals, cutting carbs, etc) to lose weight but they either don’t work or the weight comes back. The only thing that has really ever worked was a summer when I did CrossFit, I lost weight and looked great (I already know how you feel about CrossFit, but this detail is relevant later)
After that summer, I gradually gained the weight back due to inactivity.
PHASE 2 (1 year): Trying to gain muscle
At this point I decided to give up on losing weight and instead focus on gaining muscle to improve my body. I increased my calories to around 1,000 above RMR and did workouts of shorter reps and heavy loads. I noticed some muscle gain but also a lot of fat gain which I didn’t like at all.
PHASE 3/NOW (4 months): Trying to do everything and getting nowhere
My biggest priority is to lose weight, but I love having muscles too. I decided I’d focus on losing weight and would cut calories and do more cardio. And I’d continue lifting to maintain muscle mass and if lucky gain some.
-I’ve cut calories to 1,800
-I track about 1,000+ calories burned through my Apple Watch daily
-I’ve resumed CrossFit because it’s the one cardio that’s seemed to have an effect on my body composition
-I lift 6 days/week (Quads, Chest, Arms, Glutes, Shoulders, Back, Rest) with higher reps
-I eat about 210 grams of protein, 70 grams fat, and carbs vary a bit
And my body weight is still the same. I haven’t noticed a change in body composition (my clothes fit the same). I know with this regimen that I must be overworking my body, but I would at least expect to notice some weight loss. I’ve actually been steadily gaining weight for the past three weeks up to 220 lbs.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Either to lose weight or gain muscle, at this point I just want to see a change in my composition.
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