Maybe try weaning yourself off the scale. This week could you weigh every other day instead of every day and see how that goes? If that feels all right, try for every three days next week. A slow taper might make it not so scary.
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Probably better to address the issue like double Q has suggested but, I recently started using a 7 day moving average (stole it from @Stormblessed) and that really helps give you a clearer picture of things and allows you weigh yourself daily without getting too neurotic!
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3.25.25 weight: 198.4
A. Hammer Strength Incline Press 8/8/10/10
B. Nuetral Grip Chin Ups 3x6
C. Cable Crossovers 10/10/12
D. Seated Row 3x10
E. Machine Preacher Curl 3x8
F. Incline DB Curl 2x10
G. Ab Wheel Rollouts 3x12
I like the idea of the 7-day moving average. Thank you. I’ve gained 7 lbs since the beginning of the year, but I also loaded up the creatine so I assume some of the 7 lbs is from that.
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3.26.25 weight: 198.6
A. Goblet Squat 3x10
B. Reverse Lunges 3x8
C. Standing Calf Raises 3x10
D. DB Lateral Raise 3x10
E. DB Shrug 3x10
F. Face Pulls 2x12
G. Overhead Rope Extensions 12/10/10
H. Reverse Grip One Arm Pushdowns 2x10
I. Palloff Press 3x10
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3.27.25 198.4
A. Inc DB Press 12/10/10
B. Pulldowns 12/10/10
C. Crossbody Cable Raises 3x10
D. Straight-Arm Pulldowns 2x15
E. Rope Cable Hammer Curl 3x8
F. One Arm Cable Curl (facing away, starting with arm behind me) 2x10
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3.28.25 weight: 200.2
A. Military Press 50/35
B.Machine Rear Delt 3x12
C. Rope Pushdowns 3x12
D. Lying DB Extensions 3x8
E. 45 degree Back Raises 3x12
I’ve gained 9 lbs in 3 months. Even assuming 5 of that could be from the creatine I started last month, that’s too much. Next week I’m going to lifting MWF and cardio T/TH. I’m going to do Legs/Shoulders once a week on Wednesdays because my legs are always sore, and my shoulder needs some rest. Plus, I just need some cardio for health reasons. My thought right now is one day of about a 45 minute walk in the neighborhood, and one day of farmers walks and incline treadmill walk at the gym. We’ll see.
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3/31/25 weight: 200.3
A. Hammer Strength Incine 10/8/8/8
B. Seated Row 3x10
C. Machine Flys 12/12/10
D. Straight Arm Pulldowns 12/15
E. Overhead Cable Rope Extension 3x10
F. Incline DB Curl 3x10
G. Machine Tri Extensions 2x12
H. Machine Curls 2x12
I. Swiss Ball Crunches 1xF
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4.1.25 weight: 198.2
30:00 walk around the neighborhood
213 calories
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Along with this, if you have the bandwidth, I really dig Stan Efferding’s idea of a 10 minute walk after meals. It gets in 30 minutes of cardio a day, and the walk post meal is great for glucose regulation.
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I’ve been trying to do this a couple of times a day. I take the elevator up to the 7th floor in the parking garage, the walk the ramp to the 12th floor. I was mainly doing it because I just sit on my ass all day and needed to get up.
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It’s funny: I skip lunch, but my co-workers all eat at their desk, and one has the most disgusting eating habits. Chews with his mouth open, talks with his mouth full, burps, smacks his lips, licks his fingers, and he adds a ton of hot sauce onto everything, so he spends most of the meal coughing, choking, and blowing his nose. I used to just sit at my desk being disgusted the whole time, but now I use it as an opportunity to get in a walk during their lunch break so I can get away from him, haha. He’s been great for my daily fitness!
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4.2.25 weight: 198.6
A. Squats 20/15
B. Front Squat 15/15
C. Bulgarian Split Squat 10/10
D. Standing Calf Raises 3x10
E. Military Press 30/20/20
F. DB Lateral Raise 3x12
G. Face Pulls 2x12
H. Rope Pushdowns 3x12
I. Rope Cable Hammer Curl 3x8
J. Kneeling Cable Crunches 3x10
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4.3.25
Weight: 199
30-minute neighborhood walk.
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4.4.25 weight: 199.8
A. Incline DB Press 3x10
B. Cross-Body Cable Raise 3x10
C. Machine Chest Press 1x20 (rest/pause)
D. Nuetral Grip Chins 6/5/4/3/2/1
E. 45 degree Back Raises 3x10
Nothing felt good this morning. Called it a day early and headed home for a shower.
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4.5.25 weight: 199.8
A. Seated Dip 10/10/4 (shoulder didn’t care for this)
B. Lying DB Extensions 3x10
C. Reverse Grip One Arm Cable Pushdown 2x10
D. Cable EZ Bar Curl 3x10
E. Incline DB Curl 2x10
F. Reverse Incline DB Shrug 3x8
G. Swiss Ball Crunch 1xF
I’m on call today, so I can’t go visit the wife. Gave me time for an extra workout this week. Kinda nice way to start a Saturday.
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4.8.25 weight: 204 Hotel Workout
A. Inc DB Press 15/13/12
B. Reverse Inc DB Row 3x12
C. Pushups 1xF
D. DB Pullover 2x10
E. Inc DB Curl 3x12
F. Lying DB Extensions 12/12/10
G. Swiss Ball Crunch 1xF
Not 100% sure what is going on with my weight. I started taking BPC-157 for my shoulder. I started injecting 200mg of test along with the Jartenzo. And I lowered the dose of Ozempic. And I’m traveling. No matter what it is, I do not care for it and will be going back to keto when I get home. I may stop the test injections too. I don’t know if I’m holding water or what, but do not like.
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Don’t worry about the weight. It’s not fat. Water/glycogen/muscle.
Use the mirror not the scale. I know it’s a mindfuck but your doing everything right.
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Back when I started test, 120MG a week, I gained 10 pounds almost instantly. Mine was noticeably more muscle. Not saying all 10 pounds was muscle but I was noticeably bigger/fuller.
I now take 100MG a week. Took me awhile to find the sweet spot that kept the side effects low and me feeling good. From what I understand that is common and I am sure you will need to do the same trial and error.
Keep an eye on your blood pressure and make sure you are following up with your labs.
4/9/25 weight: 201.2
Hotel Workout
A. Goblet Squat 3x10
B. Bulgarian Split Squat 3x10
C. DB Lateral Raises 3x10
D. DB Shrugs 3x10
E. Glute Bridges 3x15
E. Crunches 25/25/5 (cramp)
I pissed so much yesterday. Lost 2.8 lbs. Feel better about life. There was a group of 4 young Army kids working out this morning (doing body weight stuff), and just watching them exhausted me. I vaguely remember being in that kind of shape long, long ago.
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4/11/25 weight: 203.2
A. Hammer Strength Decline Press 4x10
B. Machine Flyes 3x12
C. Underhand Pulldowns 3x10
D. Seated Row 8/10/10
E. Kneeling Cable Crunches 3x10
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