Slight Weight Gain
Define what your workouts are
Cardio type and time
Weights? Duration.
Yes with vigorous workouts your appetite will increase. I can go days without physically being hungry (head hungry not so much) when I am not training. When I am in serious training (this is relative to each of us) I will eat like a friggin horse or so it seams typically between 2000 and 2500 hundred calories unless I am doing long runs 2+ hours then I will be around 3000. So yes you will get hungry, ignore the crap people tell you about not being able to get hungry for x months, When your body needs fuel it will tell you.
Now the key to this additional eating is making the right choices. I maintain a very high protein 2-3 times the recommended but these adjustments were made under the guidance of my NUT not my surgeons NUT. I do take in carbs and even simple carbs in the form of Fruits and Veggies along with a post workout english muffin.
In addition on what to eat you need to know when to eat and what to eat at that point. If you aren't taking in the right things at the right time you are not optimizing your workout. If your workout is longer than 60 minutes you will need fuel depending on what you are doing.
Now people will tell you Fat weighs more than Muscle this is total bull****
. 1 pound of fat weighs the EXACT same as 1 pound of muscle, the difference is in their density. Muscle is more dense than fat so that 1 pound of muscle will occupy a smaller space that the pound of fat. This is why when people start working out those of us on the exercise and fitness forum pretty much tell people to forget the scale and go by inches. You can gain weight and lose inches as you replace fat with muscle, talk to nate about this I think he built 20 or so pounds of muscle.
The best key to working out and eating is to know your RMR and then log your numbers. I use livestrong.com and enter my workouts and food so I know my numbers line up.
Try the Exercise and Fitness Forum and you can get a lot of great info and motivation there. We maintain a daily workout thread (first one to finish the gym and posts gets to start it) to keep people accountable and inspired.
Cardio type and time
Weights? Duration.
Yes with vigorous workouts your appetite will increase. I can go days without physically being hungry (head hungry not so much) when I am not training. When I am in serious training (this is relative to each of us) I will eat like a friggin horse or so it seams typically between 2000 and 2500 hundred calories unless I am doing long runs 2+ hours then I will be around 3000. So yes you will get hungry, ignore the crap people tell you about not being able to get hungry for x months, When your body needs fuel it will tell you.
Now the key to this additional eating is making the right choices. I maintain a very high protein 2-3 times the recommended but these adjustments were made under the guidance of my NUT not my surgeons NUT. I do take in carbs and even simple carbs in the form of Fruits and Veggies along with a post workout english muffin.
In addition on what to eat you need to know when to eat and what to eat at that point. If you aren't taking in the right things at the right time you are not optimizing your workout. If your workout is longer than 60 minutes you will need fuel depending on what you are doing.
Now people will tell you Fat weighs more than Muscle this is total bull****
. 1 pound of fat weighs the EXACT same as 1 pound of muscle, the difference is in their density. Muscle is more dense than fat so that 1 pound of muscle will occupy a smaller space that the pound of fat. This is why when people start working out those of us on the exercise and fitness forum pretty much tell people to forget the scale and go by inches. You can gain weight and lose inches as you replace fat with muscle, talk to nate about this I think he built 20 or so pounds of muscle.The best key to working out and eating is to know your RMR and then log your numbers. I use livestrong.com and enter my workouts and food so I know my numbers line up.
Try the Exercise and Fitness Forum and you can get a lot of great info and motivation there. We maintain a daily workout thread (first one to finish the gym and posts gets to start it) to keep people accountable and inspired.
Paul C.
First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04
First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04
Thanks so much Paul for your help. I need to seriously visit my nut to see whats happening. I have stopped losing i'm holding at about 208 now, Would like to get a little smaller, i've recentlly started running more, as to where before i've been walking. My job title has changed as worked, so i am not walking much and sitting more at work, so i decided to jog more at the gym (cardio, then im starting to lift a little, i am very hesitant about lifting as i'm not trying to bulk up ,but rather tone. I've started my journal today and whoa i'm just realizing that its easy to rack up the calories, i've been steering clear of carbs for the most part, but do enjoy a few crackers with my hummus. but mainly potatoes, rice and such i completely avoid.
With the cardio and lifting you will burn through your glycogen fairly quick. If you start to smell like ammonia after or during a workout it means you haven't got enough glycogen or carbs in your system to fuel your body and you body has begun to break down protein for fuel.
if you are moving towards a lifestlye of exercise you may find the day your NUT won't be able to advise you correctly.
How long and how far are you running?
if you are moving towards a lifestlye of exercise you may find the day your NUT won't be able to advise you correctly.
How long and how far are you running?
Paul C.
First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04
First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04
My thoughts...Keep up or increase the exercise. It will only help (can't hurt) for both the weight regain, blood pressure, and cholestrerol. Concerning carbs (crackers)...They can be a downfall. The body uses them to burn energy first...before burning fat. So they stop the weightloss in it's tracks. If you cut out the crackers and watched the carbs (getting them from fruits and vegetable...In small amounts), the weightloss will start again. Regain is common after a year post op. Now the real work begins...
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