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For the past few months, I've been feeling and looking much better when I started to drop down excess weight,

and my body reshaped itself rather nicely with broader shoulders and slightly smaller waist size.


I also started playing soccer regularly, and then on top of that, started swimming every day.

With that came an increased appetite, and now I feel like I'm growing in fat rather than anything, as I'm eating a lot more than I'm burning.

Winter here in Oregon just came, it rained the past few days, so I had to go back to wearing jeans, turns out that I can't even fit in my jeans that were loose fit in March/April!!!

HELP! Not sure what to do and don't want to do something stupid like go to the gym and do aerobics til I pass out!

Let us know what your diet is like. Tell us how it was before you started eating more. This way we can gauge how things have changed.

I would recommend not eating starchy carbs at night. You may have to assess and count calories to see what you're getting. It's a bit of work at first but then you get to know it by heart after awhile.

My eating habits are irregular and usually involve a source of protein, salmon mostly if not, I will have a protein shake or bar.

Lately I've been eating out a lot for dinner with the idea that if I'm getting enough exercise I can eat as much as I want (til I'm full).

I no longer watch the amount of fat as I was advised that I shouldn't worry about it. Before I was restricting fat altogether except for ground flax seeds in my breakfast cereal.

If you're gaining in a bad way, you need to take a more active interest in your diet. How's your weight? If your form is bad, you could be building the abs outward, which would increase waist size without necessarily putting on fat. Without knowing what your workout schedule or current caloric intake is, it's hard to advise

You were told not to worry about the amt of fat you were consuming?

... Start worrying....

Make sure you're not getting more than about 50 grams of protein in a single sitting -- your body will not be able to metabolise it properly. Better to eat 50 grams every 2 hours (if you're trying to really up your protein intake) than to eat more than that all at once.

Also, if you want to build mass while also staying cut (or getting more cut) you need to make sure you're varying your calories with your workout. If you have a "rest" day when you don't go to the gym, keep your protein intake up but cut your carbs way back on those days. Conversely, on days when you really work harder (e.g. if you do a "legs" day, which is usually a really tough day) increase your carbs intake on that day, to make sure you have the calorie support to build on that day.

I dont feel like I have enough info to tell you why you are gaining.

Have you checked out RJ's nutrition info:
http://www.realjock.com/splash/32/


My favorite food website is:

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Allergy Avoidance Diet
Low-Fat Diet
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Vegetarian Diet
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http://whfoods.com/dietstoc.php


Food List:
http://whfoods.com/foodstoc.php

what kind of metabolism do you have?

I agree with the protein part- keep that up (but space it throughout the day) and cut out all refined sugars, bleached or enriched flower, soda, beer (yeah, all the good stuff).

Go high on the tuna and/or soy. L-Carnitine and DHEA (both over-the-counter supplements) will help you to build muscle and metabolize fat. I'd check with ur Dr. or do some research before integrating them into your diet. L-Carnitine is good but DHEA can make ya little edgy ;)

Thanks for the posts and advice!! mucho gracias....

I am on alternating days workout focusing on upper body on day one and lower body day 3... etc.

I do mostly free weights, and squats.


Also I better start analyzing my food intake and the time schedule... grrr....




Thank you

Salmon is great for you but it is a fatty fish. Eat it moderately to sparingly.

But the fat in salmon is very good for you. The only reason to maybe only have a couple servings a week is that it COULD have high amounts of heavy metals (Mercury, not Metallica)