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Hi guys, today I left the gym before I was even half finished with training because I understood that I had put my body under too much stress the past weeks. I feel I am getting weaker, not stronger. I have low appetite although being on a hypertrophy plan (used to be constantly hungry), I could sleep all day and have occasional light knee pain (I have never had any problems with my knees before). I am still very motivated mentally and I look forward to every session, but my body says no. Anyone else ever had that problem? What helped you? How did you manage to relax and not freak out thinking about losing all your gainz? I will try not to work out at all the next couple of days, eat more, sleep more and focus on something else, like painting, making music and binge watching Netflix. Anyone who wants to complain about a similar problem, or discuss a solution, I am all ears (eyes).

Just noticed that I opened a topic very similar to yours. I know what you are going through!! I am thinking of putting a lock on my fridge and giving the key to a neighbor to hand it out to me 3 times a day. I haven't found a solution yet but I noticed that upping my protein intake made it a liiiittle bit easier to stay full. I even started eating meat for that purpose (used to be a pescetarian since I was 6, but I must admit, chicken is very very tasty!!). Cottage cheese or Skyr (does that exist in the US?) also helps, since it has a lot of protein but very few calories. Very tasty combined with berries. But still..... stomach starts growling much quicker than I am used to.

I often make protein pancakes: just put in a blender: 2 eggs, 150g cottage cheese, 2 tbsp oats and a lot of cinnamon fried in a tiny bit of coconut oil. Tastes amazing with fresh fruit and /or maple syrup, has tons of protein and keeps me full for a long time (although at the moment NOTHING seems to keep me full for longer than an hour :-( )

Hi there from Germany! This is my very first post. I am fairly new to Powerlifting (but did about 1 year of Olympic Lifting before). Female, 32, 5'4'', 142lbs. (235 squat, 115 bench, 242 DL) Currently I am on a hypertrophy plan and I was warned that I might get really hungry. But I didn't expect to get THIS hungry :-D I think about food all the time, I feel the urge to cook and try new things all day long, my stomach starts growling 90 minutes after a meal. I seriously see food everywhere I look. I only train 3 times a week for about 90min. So I am not actually burning that many extra calories. I try to stop eating at around 1900-2000cal (I tend to put on weight quite easily) and keep the protein high to keep full as long as possible but I could eat so much more after that:-) I noticed quite some muscle gain (part of it is water I guess) in the last few weeks but of course some extra fat on top. I wouldn't say no to more muscle gains but I think I don't need any more "padding":-) Do you guys think my body is serious and I really should eat as much as it is telling me to? I don't want to starve my body but I somehow think it must be joking. I don't really know how many calories other female amateur powerlifters eat, as I am the only one in my gym.