NOSMAN's Journal, 10 June 2016

I know the feeling. Sometimes taking measurements of arms, chest stomach and thighs gives you a much better idea of what is going on than the scale, especially when hypertrophy training is involved. I also wrote to the site here and asked about adding a charting system for total weights lifted over time. A great way to keep motivated when you see the amounts of weights lifted each week rising even if the scale is not moving. keep it up! 

I am having the same problem. Just remember when lifting weights you are burning the fat and building muscle. Muscle occupies less space then fat does. CONGRATS and keep up the assume work! 

One thing to consider is Body Fat (BF) %. Let's say at 220lbs you are 35% Fat, leaving you 143lbs of Lean Body Mass (LBM). Depending on age and height, that you want to ultimately get to 185lbs at 15% BF, leaving you an LBM of 157lbs, a difference in muscle growth of 15lbs from your current status. You cannot outrun or outride a bad diet. Cycling is consistently steady-state cardio, as you train your body to do more with less energy....which is the opposite of what you want for weight loss. If you are stalled, or your progress is slow, it is due to your diet, and potentially too much cardio exercise. 

Thanks all for your comments. I totally agree with you all and your thoughts. According to my Android S Health app, I'm at 30.6 bmi and I'm 5'11" so I'm just at the cusp of going down from "obese" to "overweight." Can't wait to be "overweight!" So, if my app is right, I'm currently in the 25% and higher range of fat. I think once I hit the 216 to 218lb range I'll be in the 18% to 24.9% of body fat. I've been cycling since I was 16 and rode in a USCf team for a lot of years so I totally agree with the cardio and cycling ideas. Can't wait for next week. Good luck to you all!