So if I'm working out 3 times a week and out of the blue I increase my caloric intake by 100-150%, I'll get thinner and lose fat? Sorry for the skepticism but this just seems like a win-win situation on my part.
I guess a good example of my weird metabolic rate is the whole breakfast debate. Everyone says you need to eat a good breakfast. So this past summer I start eating oatmeal every morning. I drink orange juice with it. The first week I noticed I was about 5 pounds heavier at the end of it. 2 weeks later, 10 pounds heavier. 2 months later and I hadn't lost a single pound and I could tell a difference in my fat quantities on my body. I stopped eating breakfast completely and within 2 more months I had lost 20 more pounds. Just by eating breakfast for a couple of months my body stopped burning fat and started storing it. This is my I'm a little skeptical of simply increasing my caloric intake!!
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
That brings up a good question: Do you drink a lot of water? Water does many things to help nourish your system, plus it has been documented that the heavier people are, the more water they require for health purposes.
When shifting up your diet back to more calories, were you still working out a lot? And ratbastid's right, you can't gain fat that fast, it was probably water weight from the additional carbs in your system. Also remember that not drinking enough water causes you to retain water, just like undereating causes you to retain fat.
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I drink probably 3-4 cups per day at work. No regular soft drinks, but I do drink diet soft drinks with 0 calories and 0 sugar.
Now that you mention it, I wasn't working out like I am right now when I changed my diet last time. I was working out but nothing like now.