AAll right, so a little background:
I am six foot four, about half a year to eight months ago, I weighed 230 to 240 pounds. Which wasnt bad, I was in the military and very active, most of it was muscle, I was very fit even if I wished I could drop about ten pounds.
So, I get out of the military, and between a month of partying and a month of not really doing too much exercise, I get up to 240-250 pounds, gaining a lot of fat and losing a lot of muscle. Eh, whatever, I wanted to relax and celebrate. I started working out again, but more relaxed than my military PT, doing weights every other day and walking the dog for about an hour every day.
I start gaining muscle back, but not losing fat. I get up to 250-260 pounds. I figure it is just going to take some time to get the fat burning kicking in. I start watching my diet and eating pretty healthy, oatmeal and fruit in the morning, salad with chicken in the afternoon, fish and salad at night, as a typical example.
I gain a lot more muscle and lose a bit of fat. But now I am up at 260-270 pounds. I don't look bad, I have a bit of a stomach and love handles I would love to lose, but my pants are the same size I had thirty pounds ago. I'm not doing crazy workouts, maybe an hour of weights every other day and walking the dog every day. But no matter what I do, I seem to gain weight. I wouldn't mind weighing around 250 if it was mostly muscle, but this fat is really sticking on, and gaining muscle without losing fat means I am really tipping the scales. I've gained about thirty pounds in eight months, and though I feel healthy and don't look too bad, I'm scared about just how high my weight will go, since no matter what I do I gain it rapidly. I would really appreciate any advice.
I am six foot four, about half a year to eight months ago, I weighed 230 to 240 pounds. Which wasnt bad, I was in the military and very active, most of it was muscle, I was very fit even if I wished I could drop about ten pounds.
So, I get out of the military, and between a month of partying and a month of not really doing too much exercise, I get up to 240-250 pounds, gaining a lot of fat and losing a lot of muscle. Eh, whatever, I wanted to relax and celebrate. I started working out again, but more relaxed than my military PT, doing weights every other day and walking the dog for about an hour every day.
I start gaining muscle back, but not losing fat. I get up to 250-260 pounds. I figure it is just going to take some time to get the fat burning kicking in. I start watching my diet and eating pretty healthy, oatmeal and fruit in the morning, salad with chicken in the afternoon, fish and salad at night, as a typical example.
I gain a lot more muscle and lose a bit of fat. But now I am up at 260-270 pounds. I don't look bad, I have a bit of a stomach and love handles I would love to lose, but my pants are the same size I had thirty pounds ago. I'm not doing crazy workouts, maybe an hour of weights every other day and walking the dog every day. But no matter what I do, I seem to gain weight. I wouldn't mind weighing around 250 if it was mostly muscle, but this fat is really sticking on, and gaining muscle without losing fat means I am really tipping the scales. I've gained about thirty pounds in eight months, and though I feel healthy and don't look too bad, I'm scared about just how high my weight will go, since no matter what I do I gain it rapidly. I would really appreciate any advice.