So much for the bulk :/
I had decided to up the calories because I was getting tiny. I wanted to slowly ramp them up to avoid packing on fat and gradually find the calorie level where I would gain mass without a lot of fat. As I added calories I noticed my fat loss accelerating, so I held the calories at around 2000 - 2100 for a little while to see if it would level off, and it still has not. So, I am going to go ahead and see where this takes me since it is going faster now.
I had originally wanted to see my abs before summer arrived but they had eluded me and I was convinced that I just did not have enough lean mass to get there. The fat loss was coming to a halt and I was getting frustrated. Apparently I was feeding myself too little and my body was holding on to all it could.
So, for now I am going to stick with cutting but with this somewhat higher calorie level, and if things level off again I will raise it again and see which way it goes. Maybe the abs will show themselves.
I am lifting with good intensity and yesterday I added HIIT back into the mix and the results this morning were very positive.
So far I have lost 23.4 pounds since November 23rd!
