My weight… More than I thought? Two out of 3 scales agree…
This morning when I went in for my workout, I weighed myself as usual. The scale I have been using is a large,upright dial scale, probably spring loaded. I always weigh myself with my shorts, t-shirt, and sneakers and subtract 2 pounds for that. This morning the scale showed 169.5. By my typical standards I would record my weight as 167.5. That’s pretty good. Now here’s the kicker: Just for the heck of it, I decided to try weighing myself on the small, flat, bathroom type scale that was next to it. It told me I was 177. "Wow, that’s a big difference" I thought. So then, I decided to get a third opinion. There’s another scale inside the locker room. This one is one that I can zero out before weighing myself. I zeroed, and then stepped on. After moving the little weight adjustment things around, the scale balanced out at 176.5 pounds. So it’s confirmed, I’m a little heavier than I thought. Now, this isn’t to say I’ve gained 15 pounds since I’ve started working out about 6 weeks ago, but it’s not unthinkable. Before I started working out, I’m pretty sure my weight was in it’s normal 155 - 160 range, but I suppose it could have been a little higher. Maybe 165. Either way, I’m a happy camper. Why is this? Because today, I’m two pounds heavier than I was 10 years ago at my heaviest weight when I was working out. It had taken me 6 months to get up to 172 back then. My big problem then was I didn’t do any research on nutrition. All I did was eat a little more healthy and I drank one protein shake a day. I really didn’t know anything about muscle growth or recovery. Today is a different story. I have done lots of reading and I know much more about it now. It seems to be working. I am now up to 176 and I need to review my goals and see if there is anything I need to revise.
Yes, today was a good day at the gym. I had a great chest workout and followed that up with some triceps. I’ll post some new pictures here today as well.
