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Hello everyone ^^. I've been reading this site and others, asking occassional questions, and working out for about a year now. Current progress is messing with my head and causing me just a bit of doubt though, so i figured i would just bare it and let you guys see how i'm doing ;)

Stats: Male, 6'1, 194 lbs, cutting, BF: Somewhere between 19%(scale; i know, unreliable), 14%(Calipers), and 13%(Online calculations). I go more by clothes, and i have no 6-pac atm, so i'm fine not knowing specifically lol...

I came off of a month of horrible eating, literally 21 lbs gained lol (shhh), and i've been cutting for ~5 weeks. Scale wise, 6 pounds lost, BF wise ~3.5% lower so far. That number of pounds is what is messing with me...

---- LIFT DAYS----
Diet: BF - 4 Egg whites, 1/2 cup Old Fashioned Oats
Meal2 - 1 Chicken breast, Green Beans
Meal3 - 2 Tbsp of Natty PB
Workout
PWO - 40g whey protein, 80g Dextrose Shake
PPWO - 1 Chicken breast, Broccoli, 1/2 Cup Brown Rice
Bed - Cup of Fat Free Cottage Cheese, 2 Tbsp Flax

----CARDIO DAYS----
BF - 4 Egg whites, 1/2 cup Old Fashioned Oats
Meal2 - 1 Chicken breast, Green Beans
Meal3 - 1 Chicken breast, Veggies
Meal4 - 1 Chicken breast, 2 Tbsp of Natty PB
CARDIO
Meal5 - 1 Chicken breast, Broccoli
Bed - Cup of Fat Free Cottage Cheese, 2 Tbsp Flax

Macro Breakdown: 2200ish cals, 220g Protein, 180g Carb, 65g Fat for Lift days, 80 fewer carbs and 45 more protein on cardio days. I kind of heart chicken for its ease in preparation, fish sometimes subbed in.

Cardio 4 days a week, 45-60min
Lifting the other 3 days a week, all routined with switch ups etc.

(This post is updated to the current diet)
 
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The problem is the that the pounds/week aren't matching up very well. I have a BMR of 2100, with a workout schedule like that i should be in deficit around 800 calories. I'm not worried about muscle loss...in fact, even at this much deficit, i'm making CONSISTENT and rather quick gains in lifting numbers. In the past month i've upped squats 20 lbs, bench another 10, deads the same.

Likewise, this week and one of the ones previous, my weight has come up the same...which i don't mind, but overall that puts me at 6 pounds lost in 5 weeks, while the deficit should be closer to 10...So i've either missed something, or gained 4 pounds of muscle in a little over a month while cutting.

Yep. I'm Confused.
 
Sort of...Its not too long after my last big meal due to scheduling things, certainly not 2-3 hours later, so it fits the metabolic boost and whatnot there ;)
 
I'll be updating this probably once a week, with the current lbs and BF numbers...Feel free to drop advice or corrections if any are needed. Otherwise...here we go ^_^
 
This week put a smile on my face. Down to 191 and another full percent off my bodyfat according to calipers. The scale's BF reading has proven as horrible as everyone warned me, so i'm not including that lol. Besides, jogging 20 miles a week and working out for hours, along with eating 100% strict...not possible to NOT cut, right? :D
 
Still at 191 :mad: , but the calipers are pointing in the right direction, down to ~12% BF. :confused:

I always wonder if i'm just being rather inaccurate with the calipers and the scale is telling me the truth.

Because otherwise...i'm adding ~1 lb of lean muscle a week while cutting. Which is great if its POSSIBLE, and i AM still making solid increases every week in lifting numbers...but i thought that wasn't possible while cutting at such a deficit.

Any ideas? lol :(
 
You on the juice? Cause that would dishonor your entire family and consequently require you to commit seppuku. And I've never seen seppuku done with a Hiten Mitsirugi Style.
 
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Bonus pts for recognizing the Avatar, you are my new favorite person ^_^. No Roids though...So my reverse blade sword and i can rest easy for the moment. Still no idea what's going on biologically hehe
 
Oops, looks like i forgot to submit that in my original post...i'm kinda 23 =) I don't think taller is something i can do lol :D
 
It seems like you're weighing yourself and checking your body weight often, am i right? Don't worry about numbers everyday, check every week or every couple of weeks.

Also, do you have brown rice in your ppwo meal with the chicken and veggies?
 
Oh i'm not overly worried about the numbers, i only check them once every week as it is, so no problems there.

And no, i took the brown rice out of PPWO and put it up earlier in the day in accordance with the Pro/Carb early, Pro/fat late style. Was this an exercise in misinformation?? Should i switch it back from M2?
 
Tenken said:
Do i want to really ask what you mean by man weight, or should i infer the perverted joke version? ^^
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lol, actually I was referring to what some people call your "man weight" which has an unequivocal definition at best. I've interpreted as people trying to say "your muscles get bigger/denser and/or your bones get heavier (which could be ossification, which finishes sometime around your age)."

Of course you can take it as an even better compliment and say it's all dick weight, hahahahhaa
 
So according to this week's measurement, i'm at 190 lbs and 11.2% BF, which is one more pound off and .8% BF.

I AM progressing, i can feel it in my clothes, my girlfriend finally noticed, and i look a bit different...But i wonder if reducing my calories more might sway towards more fat loss? I'm aware of the fact that an oversized deficit will create muscle rather than fat loss, but my lifts are ALL still improving quite consistently, so i'm still gaining some incredible muscle...

Just trying to get done with cutting as quickly as possible; the idea that i might be eating too much and DOUBLING my cutting time is harsh :(

Advice/Opinions/Comments welcome as always :rolleyes:
 
OMG, on top of that, i always cut my knees when deadlifting because i go so close. Its so annoying. Save me =)
 
I'm debating dropping calories from 2300-2400 a day down to ~2100 a day by reducing some PROBABLY excess carbs from the brown rice on my cardio days. Mmmmm
 
I'm about to have a girl moment, prepare yourselves...
Still at the same weight, 190, calipers indicating perhaps the same, perhaps down for BF, 1/4 inch off stomach. I think my clothes are fitting better, but its very possible that its all in my head.

I really feel like im eating too much, despite feeling hungry most of the day. When i ate 1800 a day, i lost 2 lbs a week steadily...now at 2300, i lose a little under that every 2 weeks, and its not steady at all =) ---Current diet edited into first post of the thread---

Someone save me. Or advise on training/diet changes, something tangible! :(
 
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