So, I've gone through two weeks of workouts for NROL4W, and the day I started I weighed in at 154.5, I think. I had adjusted my calorie plan according to the author's guidelines -- calculated out my "maintenance" calories by his formula then subtracted them by 300 by his suggestion. I eat around 1645 calories on non-workout days, and I eat about 275-300 (1920-1950 depending on the amount of calories I burn in my workout) more on workout days. If I go over my calories, it's usually never more than 5 or 10. But for some reason, I've noticed that since I started this program, every Monday, my scale has been up 1.5-2lbs from the previous Monday. On the 11th, I was 154, on the 18th, I was somewhere around 156, and today I weighed in at 158.
My measurements haven't changed and all of my new clothes have been 8s and smalls and mediums, and my 10s are fitting just right/getting too big as opposed to being a bit snug. So it seems like my body is staying put -- but my weight is not.
I checked my diary for the past week, and I'm looking through the past two weeks, and so far nothing in my diet has really changed except that I eat more. In fact, if anything it looks like I've been eating BETTER since starting the program. However, I do struggle with getting enough protein so I wonder if that's causing a problem?
I wonder if I should continue with the calorie plan for another week and see what happens, but a big part of me wants to go back to the way I was eating and just keep up with the exercise regimen. What would y'all do in this situation?