Goal achieved 12 days ahead of time…
…and I’m now the heaviest I have ever been. I couldn’t be happier. I feel like doing the happy dance. A few things happened since last entry: as stated then, I was attempting to moderate gains to 1lb each week, so I slightly reduced my calories intake. As a result, I ended up loosing 1 pound. I guess the teaching to take from it is that the difference between growing or loosing weight is too subtle for me, and it is very difficult to fine tune it. I can apparently gain weight while reducing my bf%, but that doesn’t mean I can train or diet for it. My point is, if I trim some fat while packing muscle it will be welcomed, but dieting to trim fat while gaining muscle is beyond my wisdom for now.
That said, I decided to go back to the diet and workout scheddule that allowed me to gain 2 pounds every week since december. After all, I still have my upper abs somewhat visible, and shouldn’t be too concerned about fat gain at this stage. Granted, I cannot conceive myself with a gut, but I can cope with a small pad over my lower abs. And I’m sure my abs dont’t show more just because… I don’t have much to show to begin with, so targeting the abs with good weights will enhance that too. Actually, I have noticed some improvement also on my obliques, so the mid-section seems to be responding quite well to the treatment I’ve been giving to it.
Well, it seems it is time for a new short-term goal now. I’ll go for 155lbs (70 kilos). I use the metric system, and in my mind, 70 kilos is my ticket out of skinnyland. Deadline is March 13th.
Now I have to go celebrate. Eating, of course.
February 10, 2009 at 12:16 am
Congrats!!!!!!!!! I’m jealous
And no one can gain muscle and lose fat at the same time… it’s either one or the other 
February 10, 2009 at 12:55 am
MMM… I’d argue that point about " No one can gain muscle and lose fat at the same time…"
If you are gaining in stregnth, and increasing y our muscle mass-this thn burns calories, and if you are following a restricted diet of calories, you’ll lose weight / fat.
So I’d say that you can gain muscle and lose fat at the same time. Its kind of a must! Plus haven’t you ever seen someone just loose fat and not gain muscle- they are still FLABBY…
Muscles help shape/contour/build the body and prevent the flabby-ness.
Comes down to Calories in and Calories out- with Diet Control and Exercising.
Just my opinion…