Confused

Hi, I am 18, a guy, and was around 175 pounds.  I felt that I was way to sucked out at 175 because I was only eating 1000 calories a day and doing heavy weight lifting.  I now started eating more but cant stop gaining weight and I also do a heavy weight training program and cardio 2 x a week.  Im up to around 186 pounds now and I think some of it is muscle but i dont know and im scared, I dont want to be 235 pounds again.

Could you get your body fat tested?  That will be an indication of where you are.  Then you can work from there.  It might also be helpful to see a trainer for a few sessions. 

Also a great forum is at www.bodybuilding.com - I think you will find a bunch of people there that can help you with the weights stuff.

I'm not sure but when I read your post I though gaining weight was the point.  First off at 1000 cals you were undereating.  Second to build muscle effectively you need a calorie surplus with a lot of protein as well.  The down side is that while doing the heavy lifting in calorie surplus you will probably put on some fat as well.  One way to deal with this is to cycle your workouts.  Do several months of heavy lifting in calorie surplus then a month of lighter lifting with increased cardio while in calorie deficit but don't go below 1500 cals ever and don't creat a deficit larger that 1000 cals in a day.

I agree with trhawley.  However, the OP says that he has increased calories since eating 1000 a day.  He got down to 175 on 1000/day and is now up to 186.

slash4221, how many cals are you eating now per day?

Also, slash, if your working out at a gym have your body fat percentage taken.  The you can test it every so often and use this as a guide to whether you are adding muscle or fat.  You can also use it as a guide to know when it is time to switch to the fat burning mode.

slash: 

How tall are you? How many calories a day are you eating? What does a typical day of food look like? 

sorry for taking so long, schoolworks been piling up.

im 5 foot 10

my morning meal is almost always:

a packet of oatmeal and a few oats scattered on top

2 egg whites

a protein shake and a banana

than after i work out:

a protein shake and half a small gatorade

than for lunch:

grilled chicken from the school salad bar, usually no sauce or some terryaki.  also I usually mix in some vegetables usually brocoli and maybe some carrots or peppers

for between lunch and dinner:

usually more egg whites, maybe a protein shake

dinner:

usually just chicken againf rom te salad bar. with a diet snapple iced tea and some fruits and vegetables. usually canteloupe and brocoli

probably around 6-8 ounces of chicken in each meal though

That's almost the perfect diet with one major problem: Too much protein, and way too many shakes.

You only need the shake immediately after lifting. 

Otherwise you could use more complex carbs like sweet potatoes, brown rice, and beans.

Also you're not getting close to enough fat in your diet. I would try eating some nuts in between lunch and dinner and around bedtime.