Sorry man. I'm not ignoring you. It's been real slow around here so I haven't been checking the "Training" page as much. If you want to get my attention check out the "personal journal" section. I post in there 4x a week.

If you're putting on weight then your cals are too high. Going to a dietitian was a good move. If you can follow his plan that that's great. How many cals did he start you off at?

Going 4x a week is probably ok at this point.

As far as your knee hurting ... be careful with that. A proper squat shouldn't hurt your knee. Make sure your knees are tracking in the same plane as where your toes are pointing. Your quad your knee and your toe should be in line when looking from above. Try to avoid letting your knees buckle in or bow out.

Also don't bounce out of the bottom of the squat. Not sure if you're doing this but it can be hard on the knees as well (and calves believe it or). Squatting really light for a week is definitely not a bad idea and in the long run won't affect your goals.

Did I answer all your Qs?

Any way you could get vids up of your form?

IW