I’ll stick up for the scale. In my opinion, its useful to spot trends. If one takes an AM weight every day, its very unlikely that 5 extra pounds will just sneak on without warning.
Keep on eating healthy and clean and killing it in the gym. You’ve accomplished so much of your goal this way, remember?
oh right, I forget about that pesky water/glycogen stuff…
Thanks Nadie and L…but I don’t want to rebound into the 180s If I was already in the upper 160s/low 170s, I’d be ok seeing the number up a couple pounds. It’s very mental.
Kimba- I decided I will use the scale ONLY AS A TOOL(see how quickly I changed my mind? lol)
… I’d like to see how food affects me, especially as I start taking in more and doing more cardio, not to mention hitting the weights more… I think you need to see how much you can eat to maintain and how little you need to lose! How much you gain during the TOM… Strictly scientific.
Great training today though!
chest/back/tris
BB bench-
1x12x65 1x10x85 2x8x95
Underhand row- 4x10x105
Incline db bench- 1x10x40s 3x8x45s
Dead stop 1 arm rows 1x10x50s 3x8x55s
cable cross-overs- FST-7 (hey Nikki!) That’s 7 sets x 8 reps…little rest…felt the pump!! 
Starting at the low end and will work my way up…when I get to 12 reps on all sets, I’ll move the weight up.
Tricep pushdowns- 4x10x30
OH tri ext - 3x12x25
using liiiight weight and a million reps, don’t hurt though 
Reverse flys- 3x12x70
Lat raise- 3x8x20s)arms bent, bent over at the waist slightly) Was cool to see my mus-kles workin!!!
I even manged to sneak over to the dollar store to get the Kids Easter stuff, lol… If you made it to this
scales are so overrated MiM. 2 lbs? Thats nothin! Especially after you’ve been dieting… that’s just normal weight fluctuation right there 
What really matters, like you said, is how your clothes are fitting and how you are looking… and you’re looking great! Dont let the stupid scale bum you out.
^^I agree with Popeye here
2 lbs => a big lunch pre-burp
Next time you see a gain in weight like that just assume you just got 2 lbs stronger
Very awesome that you’re trying out FST-7. Keep it up.
In the store there was this guy in line ahead of me, he was so cute with his eggs and everything for Easter. He looked at some chocolates that looked like coins. He decided against them. But it’s still cute to see parents get stuff for the holidays. Kids don’t understand how lucky they are to have parents (like you MiM) who care.
[quote]Nadia Comeandeat wrote:
I don’t think a 2lb flux is unreasonable if you have been eating more carbs. It’s just water and glycogen. You’re doing great. But take care of yourself![/quote]
^This. If I’ve been very low carb, then have a salty and/or carb heavy meal, my weight can bounce up 4 pounds the next morning. It might take another 4 days to come back down, at which point it’s time to carb up again.
Enjoyed watching the video of you improvising with the row/horizontal pull things at home. Looking so cute Mims. Great legs.
Thanks for all the support through this…y’all ROCK!!
I understand the whole glycogen/water thing after dieting and then taking in carbs, etc etc…
It’s just tough, cause I’ve gotten to this point several times in my weight and I repeatedly get stuck…I wouldn’t mind the extra rebound pounds if I was already in the 160s, which is where I wish to be. It can’t be IMPOSSIBLE!!
And I think my scale is busted…I had a refeed yesterday and I lost a 1/2 lb…
who DOES THAT?! lol
Also took my temp this morning, because I’ve been meaning to do that…and it was 96.7…I think maybe my thyroid is busted?? I’ll keep taking my temp. Need to schedule that Check up too!
Here is what I ate yesterday:
1/2 cup dry oats
1 mini box raisins, nutmeg, brown sugar and Cinnamon mixed in.
1 medium banana
3/4 cup 1% ctg chz
2 cups white rice
2 cups green peas
1 large glass of milk
LOTS of carrot cake w/LOTS of cream cheese frosting
I wanted to eat more, but was going by what my appetite dictated. I’m not a fan of force feeding.
I am not seeing protein there, Betty! You need more than 3/4 cup of cottage cheese to grow those muscles and PS, carrot cake does not count as a vegetable! More protein, more green veggies (and I don’t count peas either, they’re a legume). [/lecture]
But yeah, I’m with you on the scale. I hate the damned thing. I always remember my one serious crack at the Velocity Diet. Week 1 - lost 6lbs. Yay! Week 2 - lost 1 lb. Hmm… Week 3 - lost 1lb. Really? I was ready to chew my own arm off by this point. Week 4 - lost 1lb. Week 5 (transition week - continue with the shakes but have one healthy solid meal a day. Still fairly low carb, no junk). Gained 3lbs. FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU!!!
I go more by eyeball/tape measure now. If the waist is getting smaller, you’re going in the right direction.
Your progress looks fantastic if you go by the pics you posted. I personally have never been big on weighing in because it is such a complicated piece of info to interpret, too many variables.
Just work on looking and feeling great and getting stronger. Build more muscle and the rest will take care of itself to a great degree.
Curious, what does getting to the 160’s mean for you from a body comp perspective? How much fat loss + muscle gain are you shooting for? I think that you’re fairly tall if my memory is serving.
And I <3 carrot cake, even though it isn’t a vegetable.
Cal- have you not seen the other days of the week that my protein/veggy intake is hyuge?
you don’t need as much protein when carbs are higher. Just one day, no worries…
For right now I’m taking the refeed component out. I’’ add carbs post workout and have free meals 1-2x towards the weekend instead. the 90/10 rule…I average about 4-5 times a day that I eat x .10 = about 3-4x/week that I could have a ‘cheat,’ actually.
Veg- thanks!! yes, I’m 5’9" 160s are elusive to me…something I weighed eons ago. Something I want to prove can still happen. I don’t feel like I’m ‘done.’ I don’t want a high BF in the 180s with muscle. I want to be lean!! I know I still have body fat to spare, otherwise 170s and jacked wouldn’t be a problem. More cardio may be the missing link here. But I’ve had this same conversation here before Now time to put it in action and see for myself!
ETA: I’ve looked into strongman/pl’ing/bb’ing weight classes and the 160s seem to be the most competitive. And something about being referred to as a heavyweight makes me mental. I’ve always been the big girl…even got teased as a kid.
Cardio-ed…
8 minutes to get to 120+ 22 minutes there…
Butt circuit:
4x25
donkey kicks
side lying leg raises
sldl’s(balance is getting better!)
hip thrusts
I wanted to share my fat
I just hide it well, but I know it’s there…it’s personal.
I’ve accumulated fat, especially through the middle with each kiddo. I call it my tire
Lost it and regained it, several times…so now it’s a deflated tire that just feels like it’s hanging out no matter how ‘small,’ I get. It’s IRKS me!
Ok, now for the hard part…maybe someone out there has the same issue and can help?
With cloths first, so I don’t feel bad…
This is the worst one…
But used to be soooo much more…and solid too. Now it’s just loose fat? Maybe some is skin…who knows…sometimes I dream of just going to get lypo. A lot easier!!
I don’t know why I felt the need to show my fat. But maybe it will help you all to understand why I keep blabbing on and on about it, lol.
That I’m not some whiny girl already lean who wants to lose 3-5 little baby lbs. No. I’ve got handfuls.
But I’m changing that.
I can grab handfuls of my flesh like that too. That’s not as bad as you think.
I’ve noticed a lot of your training is isolated BBer type stuff. When I was looking to get lean I was doing 100% large compound lifts and lots of them. Like 10-16 rep squats, 8 sets of 8 deads, and loads of pullups. Plus cardio and clean eating. Lots of jumprope too–six to ten minutes at the beginning of every workout.
I liked doing the Cosgrove complex (7,6,5,4,3,2,1 of deadlift, clean, row, front squat, ohp, back squat) and then some of the body weight type stuff from crossfit.
Maybe the stuff you’re doing just isn’t high enough intensity?
I found the complex I was talking about. Apparently I took out the RDL and GM when I was doing them:
Anyways, from what you’ve described your diet sounds pretty tight. So if you’re going to make changes it would have to be in your workouts.
That last pic from the side looks great btw. Don’t get too caught up in how your skin looks when you’re not standing up straight! Most everyone has stuff to grab when hunched. If you like I’ll take a pic grabbing my rolls and put it in my log But in my pics I’m pretty much always with my back straight, butt out, gut tight and this gives a leaner look for sure.
dude!!! → my belly has plenty of handles on it too so don’t ever BEGIN to feel bad! You are gorgeous!! You have such a great figure, you really do!
I know the feeling, but don’t think too much about the 165…over 165…what doe sit really matter? I got way caught up in that last summer…and it was pointless. I hope you find a spot were you feel great and strong! you already got the hawtness…
