taf1968 Land of the Lost (Abs) Blog

Wow, I guess I haven’t blogged in a long time–been focusing more on my journal entries.  Time for an update I suppose.

At the time of my last blog entry, I had taken 1-year progress pics and I was in the process of making some changes to my training and diet.  Trying some new things (like moving to a 4-day split), new supplements (SuperPump 250) and struggling with trying to find a diet after having to walk away from keto.  Since that time I have put on around 6 lbs . . . but according to my calipers I have been dropping bodyfat as well.  The last few days I have been getting readings just below 15%.  I also am up 1/4 inch on my arms.  So am I REALLY putting on muscle and trimming bodyfat at the same time????  I’d be kind of surprised, but happy if that’s really the case.  My goal was to get back down around 180 lbs, but I would be pretty thrilled to be a little heavier but have better muscle and definition.

I am planning on taking progress pics on my birthday in a couple weeks.  So the proof will be in the photos I guess.  I just always hear that it’s hard to lose fat & gain muscle at the same time  . . . so I am just wondering if maybe I am still not using the calipers correctly.  But I am getting consistent readings and measuring the same way I always have.  Seems like the most fat has been coming off my upper chest and thighs.  My waist, as I knew would be the case, is going the slowest and I think that is just my last place to lose.

Anyway . . . this was just on my mind so I thought I’d post about it.  I’ll post again when I take those pics and then I’ll gt my answer I suppose.