Slightly bummed. I was still 161 this morning. Technically, 160.4 whereas last time I was 162.0, but I was really hoping that was due to bloat and not weighing in at the right time of day. In an ideal world, I thought I might see 159.something this morning. Regardless, I'm at least back down where I was before and am still moving in the right direction.
I do have some good news, though! My bf% was 29.1%! Holy crap! Pretty soon I can officially update my bf to 29%! A whole percent gone!! I'm pretty proud of myself. I can tell there's a difference, too, because I feel so much better in my body and clothes. I'm on a good path :)
FOOD:
A better balance than most weekends, but I did save too much food to eat all at once before bed. I need to make sure I'm not stuffing myself to discomfort just before falling asleep. That can't be good for my digestion.
EXERCISE:
Rest. I do plan to try this tomorrow:
SCHEDULE:
Well, I went to bed at 12:30 which means I was likely asleep at 12:45. I woke with an urgent need to pee about 2:45 in the morning, so that's 2 hours of sleep. Not so good. Then I fell back asleep about 3:00 and woke up again to Marcos swearing at the shower at 8:30. 5.5 hours. Total, not so bad, but not ideal either.
LEARNED:
So I sucked up my pride and asked a (male) coworker about some lifting tips. He was very informative, but I was a bit disappointed that he suggested I lift lighter weight for more reps so that I don't bulk up. I suppose this just reinforces that it's going to be hard to get 'real' advice anywhere. Contradictory info abounds online and when I do find someone I can ask in person they will inevitably assume I'm looking to 'tone.' Blah. I guess I'll just keep figuring it out as I go and hope I don't fuck everything up on the way.
QUESTIONS:
I do have some good news, though! My bf% was 29.1%! Holy crap! Pretty soon I can officially update my bf to 29%! A whole percent gone!! I'm pretty proud of myself. I can tell there's a difference, too, because I feel so much better in my body and clothes. I'm on a good path :)
FOOD:
A better balance than most weekends, but I did save too much food to eat all at once before bed. I need to make sure I'm not stuffing myself to discomfort just before falling asleep. That can't be good for my digestion.
EXERCISE:
Rest. I do plan to try this tomorrow:
- warm-up set
- working set
- working set OR increase set (depending on ease of last set)
- working set OR increase set (depending on ease of last set)
SCHEDULE:
Well, I went to bed at 12:30 which means I was likely asleep at 12:45. I woke with an urgent need to pee about 2:45 in the morning, so that's 2 hours of sleep. Not so good. Then I fell back asleep about 3:00 and woke up again to Marcos swearing at the shower at 8:30. 5.5 hours. Total, not so bad, but not ideal either.
LEARNED:
So I sucked up my pride and asked a (male) coworker about some lifting tips. He was very informative, but I was a bit disappointed that he suggested I lift lighter weight for more reps so that I don't bulk up. I suppose this just reinforces that it's going to be hard to get 'real' advice anywhere. Contradictory info abounds online and when I do find someone I can ask in person they will inevitably assume I'm looking to 'tone.' Blah. I guess I'll just keep figuring it out as I go and hope I don't fuck everything up on the way.
QUESTIONS:
- aforementioned coworker mentioned that 30 total reps was the magic number; is there any truth to this?
- is it possible that I built 2 pounds of muscle and could this explain my weight loss plateau?
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