Hi,
I competed in early Feb, I did a 14 week comp and lost 13lbs, completely natural not even a fat burner. The diet was very reasonable, a sort of IIFYM with a fairly wide choice of foods (i.e. lean meats, healthy grains, healthy fats, etc). I was very strong throughout the prep and actually gained muscle during the prep, so it wasn't one of those crash diets that destroys metabolism.
The 2 weeks after comp I went a bit crazy and ate far too much, but after that I regained control of my diet and hunger. I thought if I could stay within 6lbs or so of comp weight I'd be happy. Instead I kept gaining weight at the rate of almost 1lb a week. So I thought I would go back on my comp diet and lose the 5lbs that separated me from my target weight. Well, even back on comp diet I am still gaining about 1lb a week. Now I really am confused.
I am back to pre-comp weight so I am not so ballooned to the point I seriously freak out, but I sure am starting to worry.
Does anyone have any idea what may be going on, and what I should do?
Thank you.