Ok, well let me start off with this. I am 6 ft tall, I weigh 165 pounds, 20 years old, and I am a male. I was 257 pounds about two years ago, I lost all my weight the healthy way, 1-2 pounds a week. I am new to weight training, so I hired a personal trainer for help, his weight training tips are helpful, but his nutrition tips sound kind of odd. He says "well you were such a big guy, your body needs to adjust to everything." He says if I go straight into a 3500 calorie a day diet, I will end up being fat again. But this other personal trainer told me I need to be at 3500 calories no matter what. This other personal trainer told me to eat 3500 the day I weight train, and cut back to 2000 calories the days I dont. But they all tell me I need to eat a gram of protien per a pound of body fat, which is understandable. Will someone please help me! Its confusing when you have three "certified personal trainers" all telling you different things!
My main question is, can I stay at a 2000 calorie a day diet, and consume a gram of protien for every pound, will I still gain muscle mass if I keep to this diet?... It seems to be working for me so far.. But they all told me i am doing it wrong. I just don't want to gain any more body fat..!
My main question is, can I stay at a 2000 calorie a day diet, and consume a gram of protien for every pound, will I still gain muscle mass if I keep to this diet?... It seems to be working for me so far.. But they all told me i am doing it wrong. I just don't want to gain any more body fat..!
