Upped my cals and gained. HELP
 

I went from 1100-1200 to 1500-1600 and i gained a pound n a half :( is that suppose to happen??? And should i go back down or give it some time? Its been a week. Im still wroking out just as much and eating the same foods but i added in 2 snacks because i wasnt eating them. Please help, im not happy about the gain :(:(

Are you sure it's not water weight? Maybe only up your calories to 200 more instead of 400. That's normally what I did when I had to increase them to maintain my weight. Of course everyone is different, but maybe your body is recognizing the increase as another meal. Try a lower one and see how that works out for you. Best of luck!

What kind of snacks are you eating? Still I would give it at least two weeks.

perfectly normal:) give it more time!

Im gonna try it for another week. For my weight i should be even higher than 1600 but i dont want to go higher.

I started close to the weight you are now and average 1500-1600 cals/day. Guessing from your picture that you are considerably younger so would expect you would lose pretty well in this calorie range. I lose @ 6 lbs. per month.

Oh, and I only get on a scale once a month so I don't get discouraged by the slow rate or even those mystery higher weights.

thanks. It must just be my body trying to get used to it. thanks for the help :)

I say give it another week too. I eat between 1400 and 1600 and I've been doing pretty good. I still gain some days and all that. Definitely keep your water up, if I even eat a little over my 1600 I try and drink an extra couple cup. I think that calorie range should be suitable for you (of course everyone is different). But I would bet a million that it's water weight and that there's no way you would actually be able to gain FAT on that many calories a day.

Thanks. 1200 was ok for me but i noticed i always wanted foods i couldnt have and on the weekends i wouldnt do as good so i figured if i up the cals i can eat more and feel satisfied i also work out 5 or 6 days a week

Give it time. 2-3 weeks then tweak as necessary.

ok :)