Did you make it through the refeed Billy?
Im down to the last few days on this diet…wondering if I’ve put a dent on the scale at all. I know it shouldn’t matter but I want to get to 165 just to prove that I can.
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
Did you make it through the refeed Billy?
Im down to the last few days on this diet…wondering if I’ve put a dent on the scale at all. I know it shouldn’t matter but I want to get to 165 just to prove that I can.
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Good luck, and keep us updated too!
Down to 210 today.
congrats, Chim!!!
As much as I didn’t want to weigh myself, I did and…the scale didn’t budge. 
Almost hulk smashed it like I did the last one.
Maybe I could have subtracted a couple of pounds, since I’ve been ‘pounding,’ the veggies. 
Obviously I’ve gotten leaner…I can tell by pics.
I’ll be taking a break though. It’s frustrating as hell… I get to this point, get burned out, gain 5 lbs back and start over. Getting past this point seems impossible at times.
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
congrats, Chim!!!
As much as I didn’t want to weigh myself, I did and…the scale didn’t budge.
Almost hulk smashed it like I did the last one.
Maybe I could have subtracted a couple of pounds, since I’ve been ‘pounding,’ the veggies.
Obviously I’ve gotten leaner…I can tell by pics.
I’ll be taking a break though. It’s frustrating as hell… I get to this point, get burned out, gain 5 lbs back and start over. Getting past this point seems impossible at times. [/quote]
If you’re looking leaner at the same weight that means you’re not losing any muscle which is awesome! Seriously, keep at it and you’ll get even better results!
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
congrats, Chim!!!
As much as I didn’t want to weigh myself, I did and…the scale didn’t budge.
Almost hulk smashed it like I did the last one.
Maybe I could have subtracted a couple of pounds, since I’ve been ‘pounding,’ the veggies.
Obviously I’ve gotten leaner…I can tell by pics.
I’ll be taking a break though. It’s frustrating as hell… I get to this point, get burned out, gain 5 lbs back and start over. Getting past this point seems impossible at times. [/quote]
Hey MID, Just in case you should get your bodyfast tested by a skilled practioner using 7 sites. Also, have the same person do it once a week. Sometimes pics can fool you, such as lighting, angles, etc. I did this when I did the RFLD way back then.
keep dieting?? 
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
keep dieting?? :O[/quote]
Just don’t get discouraged. You’ve made awesome progress and have nothing to be bummed about.
uh, thanks fnf…I think.
Chim- I’m not giving up! just taking a break.
I did 2 rounds as a cat 1 and nodda… I think that’s my body’s way of saying SCREW YOU LADY!
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
As much as I didn’t want to weigh myself, I did and…the scale didn’t budge. [/quote]
Sounds like it could be water weight, I blame your womanly cycles. Check again in a month, it will be better.
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
uh, thanks fnf…I think.
Chim- I’m not giving up! just taking a break.
I did 2 rounds as a cat 1 and nodda… I think that’s my body’s way of saying SCREW YOU LADY!
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Hey MID, Hope you didn’t take it the wrong way. I was like you following the diet strictly and the scale was hardly moving. But when I started getting my bf tested every week from a friend and he told me my bf was dropping, it eased my mind.
I got the idea from Polqiuin to take bf tests every week to know where you’re really at.
FnF! Makes sense…
The scale lies anyway. I went for several months without weighing myself and I was fine. (cause I smashed my scale and was too cheap to buy another one)
I’ve always gone by how I look in the mirror/ measurements. I have a lot of pics as well…you can kinda see where I’ve come from if you look in my profile.
I have some calipers actually, but never bothered to use them. Maybe some rough measurements wouldn’t be bad?
I would stick with RFL cause I’m stubborn like that. But I’m itching to do MORE activity and MORE training, volume/frequency wise.
I’m still keeping the protein high, fats kinda low, but bumping the carbs up through oat bran, veggies and rice cakes after training.
EasyRhino-
could be…you never know!
Maybe it would have been more helpful to weigh in every day like a lot of people do.
I’ll give it another go middle of next month.
Here’s an update pic.
I’m around 208 now, considering taking a week off of the diet since I’m bored out of my mind eating the same food.
