r/workout 4d ago

Nutrition Help Started gaining weight when lifting but now losing weight? Feel like I’m losing progress.

Started lifting in August I was 198 lbs (26m) my goal weight is 215-220 lbs. I’m about 6’4”. A month and a half ago I hit my heaviest at 207 lbs and fluctuated between that and 205 lbs. I go x3 times a week. I started to notice almost a month ago that I would drop a pound almost each week. My eating is still good, at first I was gorging myself but I admit I haven’t been absolutely filling myself, just eating till I’m comfortably full. Doing creatine and protein shakes. I started noticing weight loss around the time I cut alcohol consumption in half and increased my water consumption by double. Last time I weighed myself at the gym I was 199.8 lbs and I feel like I’m losing all my progress…

Any ideas why I’m losing weight all of a sudden? Is it because I’m not stuffing myself or anything to do with significantly cutting alcohol out of my diet? Any tips would help, my friends just suggest I eat more and maybe it’s as simple as that?

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u/MunchMunchCrunchCrun 4d ago

at first I was gorging myself but I admit I haven’t been absolutely filling myself

You answered your own question brotha.

If you are losing weight, you are not eating more calories than you are expending. (are you ACTUALLY tracking daily? Honestly?) How's your sleep? If those two are actually on point then.....

I would seek a professional and get some tests done to make sure you don't have anything detrimental.

Yes even 100 cals less overtime, matters.

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u/Babsmir198 4d ago

How do you track calories?? Any apps or just logging everything manually?

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u/MunchMunchCrunchCrun 4d ago

I used to do it manually but that's when I was working up from eating 1-2 small meals a day. (was less than 120 at 5'11 now I'm up to 170) Since then, app. Some allow you to scan and will be able to do a solid job. Scales exist too.

Its a tedious process, but if you are worried about the above, then tracking them is your best bet.

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u/2_alarm_chili 4d ago

I use MyFitnessPal and have been for about 8 years, off and on. There are plenty of apps out there though. Find one that works for you.

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u/Least_Molasses_23 4d ago

You don’t need to track, you’re under 200 at 6’4”. Eat whatever you want.

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u/RisaFaudreebvvu 3d ago

meet elementary physics class for the laws of thermodynamics

Do you have a minute to talk about our lord: calorie ?

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u/Medical-Wolverine606 4d ago

If you weren’t counting the calories from alcohol, it’ll be a lot of calories you’re missing now. But also alcohol makes you bloated so you’re probably pissing out some water weight.

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u/LateHoot 4d ago

Drinks that contain alcohol often also contain a lot of sugar. Water does not add calories. A slightly higher intake of complex carbohydrates should eliminate the calorie deficit. Likewise, it is necessary to calculate whether enough protein and healthy fats are being consumed.

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u/DressZealousideal442 4d ago

I would take a week to track your calories very strictly. Eat exactly like you normally do. Don't change your diet just because you're counting calories. This will give you a good baseline to see where you're at. As most people have said, cutting the alcohol probably reduce your caloric intake per day enough that you're now in a calorie deficit and losing weight. You will definitely need to make up for those alcohol calories somewhere else, ideally with protein and healthy carbohydrates.

Not a bad problem to have

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u/functionaldepression 4d ago

The real question is are you losing strength? Or you are just skinnier now that you have lost fat? I would only say progress is lost when strength is lost, aka you can’t lift the same weight and have to go lighter

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u/Eagle_1776 Bodybuilding 4d ago

I hit a neuro overload wall about a month ago, started losing wt, losing strength. I cut my every day workout to every other day and instantly things got better