Help! Can't gain weight

TrapsOfSteal

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Hi,

I'm in my second cycle of HST and am in my 6th week of the cycle. I took about 20 days of SD during which my weight dropped from 170 lbs to 165lbs and shot back up to 170 lbs during my first week of training. Within the first three weeks, I went up to about 175 lbs under the same measuring conditions(post-workout, same time) but have been fairly stable for the last 3 weeks or so. My diet is as follows:

Breakfast:

2 slices bread or 2 bagels or 2 ounces of cereal
2 small to medium fruit or 1 grapefruit or 1 cup canned or fresh fruit
1 glass of milk
3 teaspoons of sugar (or not)
2 whole eggs or 2 ounces of cheese
2 tsp peanut butter or 6-10 nuts

Lunch:

2 slices bread or 2 bagels or 2 ounces of cereal
2 small to medium fruit or 1 grapefruit or 1 cup canned or fresh fruit
V8 or 2 cups raw vegetables
2 small cans of tuna
24 olives or half avocado or 18-30 nuts

Snack:

2 slices bread or 2 medium potatos (one large)
1 glass milk
1 fruit or 2 tbs sugar (24g)
36 to 60 nuts or 48 olives

Workout (to x 1.5 at 170)

Pre and during: 6 g whey + 1-2 tbs sugar
Post: 13-5 g whey+ 3 tbs sugar
2 Hours: 14g whey + 2-4 g sugar in milk

Dinner:

1 slice bread or 1 medium potato
2 fruit or 1 grapefruit
2 cups cooked vegetables or 4 cups or raw vegetable or 2 V8
200 g white-meat skinless poultry or 6 egg whites or 6 servings or low fat cheese(1g fat/serving or less), salmon, sardines, cottage cheese
48 olives or 36-60 nuts

On workout days, this translates into over 3500 calories and on off days around 3000 calories divided into 24% protein, 33% at and 42% carbohydrates. This is a diet from Nutrient Timing by Dr. John Ivy which is intended for a 180 lbs man. What should I do to start gaining weight again? Up the calories? But I'm already overshooting?

Thanks,

Traps
 
I would keep the calories at 3500 everyday, workout or not. Try that and see if that helps at all. Are you doing a lot of cardio also?

Keystone
 
When you start a new level of nutrition you get your body offguard, specially if you are coming from low calories to high calories and you gain a lot of weight quickly, then you plateau, exactly what is happening to you, one of the reasons is because if you continue with this nutrition day in and day out your body gets used to it and changes its metabolism accordingly...... one of the things you need to do is cycle your nutrition..... for instance , if you are bulking up... then during 5 days a week you have your surplus of calories, however, during 2 days eat below maintenance, about -300-400 calories....... and be patient.... by the way, I woudn't take the measurement after workout because the conditions are not the same, your workout has different levels of effort and therefore you may lose more or less water in the process.... the best time to do it is first thing in the morning
 
from the looks of your diet you are probably not getting enough protein and i dont see how what you are eating can add up to over 3000 calories. just gotta eat more, bro.
 
I'm getting more than 1.14 grams of protein per pound. Studies have shown no extra anabolic effect past 1.14 grams per pound. And yes what I'm eating adds up to 3600 calories or so on on days and about 3000 on off days. So what is the consensus here. Eat bellow maintenance on weekends or shoot for 3500 calories every single day?

Thanks,

Traps
 
I think the bottom line is more calories full stop. Eat dirty if you have to. Bet you cant wait to gain
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