Heyo 6 foot 3 (190.5 cm) and currently 327.5 lb (148.5 kg)
I'm currently in the process of trying to shed weight and gain muscle, as once I graduate from my bachelor degree next December, I'd like to enlist in the army and be as close to physically fit as possible for my enlistment.
I'm one who never cared about their weight. I've always been a big guy but people never really have called me fat, but I know I'm obese by BMI standards and I find my weight affecting my ability to do certain core exercises like push-ups and pullups.
On December 11th I decided It was time for me to begin development on my goal. I downloaded a calorie tracking app which put my daily allowance at 2795 calories a day to reach my goal weight in a year and a half. And then for the first 3 days I essentially did nothing but eat at around 1200-ish calories a day and do my 3 mile walks at night.
I lost 6 pounds in around 3 1/2 days. My starting weight was 332.5. and the lowest I got was my weigh in on the 14th and I weighed 326 flat.
The day of the 14th I started my weightlifting journey along with cardio. So starting yesterday I'll go to the gym and do my 45 minutes on the treadmill and then move on to about 30-45 minutes of weightlifting, working upper and then lower and then resting before a full body.
Anyways
Today, the morning of the 15th I woke up and weighed myself at 327.5. and I'm just flabbergasted how after definitely staying within my calories and doing some weightlifting I managed to gain a pound and a half in a single day.
I'm used to losing a pound and a half a day!
I've read online and it says that when you start weightlifting it's normal for your body to retain water because your muscles are inflamed and healing. But an entire pound and a half? And another possiblity is that I just weighed myself wrong and I actually wasn't 326 lb. Although I always triple weigh myself)
Anyways, just feeling discouraged and would love some...any advice. I'm torn between weight loss and muscle building. I'm already pretty strong I'd say, after doing football in highschool and various labor jobs throughout college so far.
I want to lose the fat in my body MORE than I want to gain new muscle.
So maybe I need to reprioritize my fitness.
Anyways thanks for any and all advice!
- Daniel
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