re: PuttaDaForkDown v2.0

golden nugget,

I'd be careful with the lean bulk. its where I am now, and I honestly don't like how its going. I can tell I'm putting on muscle but the water and additional fat I'm carrying makes me not like my body. I'm convinced that skinnier just looks better, lives longer, etc. But damn I want bigger arms.

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I'd be careful with the lean bulk. its where I am now, and I honestly don't like how its going. I can tell I'm putting on muscle but the water and additional fat I'm carrying makes me not like my body. I'm convinced that skinnier just looks better, lives longer, etc. But damn I want bigger arms.

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I started bulking last Monday and so far I am just trying to get the right number of calories

I ate at maintanence a couple weeks before starting the bulk, and thought I had my TDEE and such down, but after my first bulk week I actually lost 0.2 pounds off my average. So I upped the calories this week and we will see how it goes.

I plan on bulking up to 175 and then cutting again.

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The way your body feels the day after overrating. Or the idea that you set yourself back at least 3-4 days, because you felt the need to eat like a pig.

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The key is to plan your cheats out in advance, and make sure they are spaced far enough apart.

You won't feel guilty when overeating on a planned cheat day that has been on your calendar for weeks. But if its a spontaneous one, or if your cheat days are too frequent, thats where the guilt comes.

Also I always fast the day after I cheat. I usually eat a can of black beans 24 hours after I stopped eating on my cheat day, and that's it. About 350 calories or so.

That way if I gorge on 5000 calories for my cheat day, and only eat 350 the next day, thats only a 2675 calorie average. My maintenance is 2300, so thats only about 600 extra calories.

One thing I have noticed on this thread is that if you really want to lose weight you need to stop drinking beer except for your cheat days, which again, should be spaced out. Beer is the #1 reason men become skinny fat(or just plain fat).

Don't drink your calories.

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Or the idea that you set yourself back at least 3-4 days

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I call it a mental hangover. Doesn't even have to involve alcohol. If I go way off of the rails and have a big unplanned blowout (like I did last Sunday), I really feel guilty and beat myself up. Somehow, that doesn't ever stop me from doing it again

All aboard!

Forget serious cheats. I put on 3-4 pounds then spend the whole week getting those back off. I am at a new low this morning however!!!

306/276.6/220

Definitely have not been sticking to not weighing every day but at least im losing

Most definitely.

I'm wanting to lose at least 10 pounds in the next 6 weeks while this weight loss challenge is going on. Football season is almost upon us and that's always a big challenge.

I drank and ate whatever only on Saturdays and was able to lose weight last football season so it is possible

306/276.4/220

Steady is the name of the game.

My boss treated us out to Sno's yesterday. Good to see my grilled chicken, baked potato (plain..blech), and side salad was a solid choice.