The big oak (Quercus) needs to drop some dead limbs!

I know Jack about this, but in my case, a weight gain like yours NOT preceded by a binge at the buffet line is almost always a water retention issue. I think if you stay hydrated you'll see your weight come back down again in the coming days.
 
I'm not worried. It happens every time. If I do something that makes me very sore, I gain weight. I've been very careful not to let the numbers get me off track so I should have a rapid drop in my future as my body adapt to the punishment that is power lifting. I have a gallon jug of water at my desk and I've already drank most of it. I appreciate the advice Don and way to go on the 360s!
 
You're right in that what you're doing is beneficial to your body. You're also right in that the darn number on that stupid scale can be extremely frustrating! I feel the same way. Like Don has said multiple times, I'm trying to focus more on my mental and physical feelings (as well as inches lost) over what the scale shows. The scale's just not a very reliable indicator of our progress unfortunately, at least not as reliable as we want it to be. Keep up the good work! :)
 
Thank you Tru and Mandy!

319.8 this morning. I lift this evening. I'm unsure how that's going to go. I'm incredibly sleepy today for some reason. The good news is that I am not very sore at all. I'm rather surprised at that since I went relatively heavy on deadlifts.
 
Thank you Justina!


I over ate a little last night and ended up at 2,695 which is 375 over. I need to eat all my calories by dinner and just not eat afterwards. My will power is weakest in the evenings after I've worked out. I added the 375 to today's calories and I'll try to hit 2,310 by dinner.
 
375 over after a workout doesn't seem like the worst thing in the world. Do you adjust your calorie goals based on activity levels?
 
It's not too bad Laura, but I am trying to resist the increase in appetite that lifting has given me. I made up for the calories today. My calorie goal includes 30 minutes of exercise a day 7 days a week. I exercise an hour most days, but I do not adjust. That way if I have a cheat meal on the weekend it's taken care of. I still try to keep those under calories or as close as possible.

Squat
45x5
95x5
150x5x5

SOHP
95X5X5

BOR
95X5X5

DIP
5 band x1

CHINS
5 band assisted x5
32 second hang
36 second hang

50# DB CURL X14 (7 each arm)
A little arm swing in the last 2 each arm

I was listing 4 bands before, but there are actually 5. The assist on the dips doesn't work well (too much slack) and I can't do them unassisted. I'll have to figure the assistance out or skip them for now.

I'm good on calories today. 1,935 to make up for the 375 overage yesterday.
 
At least the good thing about counting calories is that you can adjust day by day mattering on how you've done the day before. I've actually read it's better to have your calorie intake different every day so you kind of keep your body in suspense on how much you'll be consuming that day. It kind of makes sense to me. Not sure how true it is though. It sounds like you're doing enough working out to make it all balance out in the end. Great job!
 
Being able to adjust the calories is nice, but I went to bed hungry cutting the 375 yesterday.

The weight is down to 317.2 which is .6 lower than last Saturday, but still above the previous Saturday's 316.8. I feel pretty confident that it will keep dropping and that I will come in below 316.8 tomorrow. I'll be drinking > a gallon of water today and riding the bike for an hour this evening.
 
Good luck on the weigh-in, Q! After being in the 320s so long, it should feel pretty great to be heading toward the 3-teens. I will be STOKED when I get there, because you can sniff the 200s from there!
 
Well it's a return to the 3teens as I was there for the previous 2 weeks. I haven't done anything but burn fat since then, but the lifting really retained that water. The idea is that once I get the adjustment period behind me that it will be a Don Keykong-esque drop to get me in the 200s quickly.

I see you're in the single digits away from 100 lost. Badass!
 
Just keep your lifting in control... I think being able to turn your head is beneficial. ;)
Seriously, I think the added muscle mass will pay off in spades when you're doing more fat burning exercises. Working larger muscle mass means more calories burned, right?
 
I have a lifting style analogy that I picked up along the way that I like to use to illustrate how I do things.

Bodybuilding is about looking stronger than you are and powerlifting is about being stronger than you look.

I powerlift.

It's another approach to being healthy. I see cycling and lifting as opposing forces that will help keep my body in a constant state of adaptation that includes fatloss. It also makes exercising for an hour a day less boring and will open the way for any other activity that should suit my fancy. Once I have my strength and aerobic base well established I'll be able to do anything I want.
 
Run/Walk 30 min 10 sec
Avg HR 144
Peak HR 158
Min HR 112
Recovery 23

Spin Bike 1 hr
Avg HR 140
Peak 154
min 116
Recovery 21

First day giving running a go. It doesn't take much running to exceed the aerobic zone right now so it was more walking than running. I look forward to improving the ratio of running to walking. Eventually I'll just be running for a half hour and then it will be working on speed/distance. I hope my shins don't hate me.

2,256 calories so 54 under 2,310. I'm hoping that staying on calories with an hour and a half of exercise will be rewarded with a good weigh in tomorrow, but my scale is kind of an a-hole most days.
 
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I'm jealous of how much exercising your getting in! Lately I've haven't been exercising that much and starting to miss it. I keep making excuses not to go (it's too early to workout, etc). But my goal as well is to start running. I would (eventually) love to be able to be go running on the beach... but I'm still a little too embarrassed to do it.
 
You gotta get past those hangups Fox. I feel better than ever getting all the exercise. Ease into it and get your butt out on the beach. Not doing something because your carrying extra weight is self-defeating. Go do it and keep doing it and you won't have any extra weight soon enough. I wish I had a beach to run on. Take advantage!

316.2 this morning which is a new low and 33 pounds lost total down from 349.2 and -6.8 from 323.0 0n Monday the 6th. I hope I continue to drop at an accelerated pace for a bit as my average weekly loss has dropped from 1.7 to 1.5 pounds a week. I'd really like to get my average close to or at 2.0 pounds a week. Either way I'm still seeing a healthy weight loss rate.

245 will be happen on April 11, 2014 at the current rate.
 
Hey you congrats on the loss! Awesome job!! We lost about the same amount - today I am down 32 lbs!! since I started.

You are going to be my current weight in a year's time! Coincidences :)

Have a fab weekend Quercus!!! Keep up the good work!
 
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