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Here we go again with another episode of "listen to the lucky, skinny guy whine".
Anyone wanna call dibs on a high-speed metabolism before I post it on eBay?
Everyone envies a fast metabolism because I can eat like a teenager at 42 and not gain weight. I know, I know: "cry me a river, jerk."
But, the fact is that I'm trying to put on weight here. I've gone up 5lbs solid in this last month, so not bad (10lbs since early February). Barely any fat noticeable at a sustained caloric diet of ~3400 (average daily).
Oh no! I just realized I'm beginning to get focused on the scale!! I'm seeing the gains and wooshes and it just started frustrating me today for some reason 🤔.
Just a bit of insight: if you think weight loss is a slow process, adding muscle mass is astronomically slower. Talk about a patience-check...
Deep breaths... in... out... in... out...
Okay, I think I'm better now. Thanks for letting me vent, Doc.
** I just noticed that I weigh over 150lbs without looking skinny or fat - that is a HUGE accomplishment for me! **
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152.5 lb
Lost so far: 5.5 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 09 April 2019:
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4346 kcal
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Fat: 156.51g | Prot: 228.43g | Carb: 522.77g.
Breakfast: Publix Quick Cooking Oats, Winco Foods 1% Lowfat Chocolate Milk, El Popular Chorizo, Oakdell Jumbo Eggs. Second Breakfast: Nature's Best Isopure Low Carb Dutch Chocolate, Now Sports Carbo Gain, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Winco Foods 1% Low-Fat Chocolate Milk, Optimum Nutrition Micronized Creatine Powder. Elevenses: Qdoba Mexican Grill Pico de Gallo, Qdoba Mexican Grill Grilled Cheese Quesadilla, Qdoba Mexican Grill Fajita Vegetables, Qdoba Mexican Grill Shredded Cheese, Qdoba Mexican Grill Pinto Beans, Qdoba Mexican Grill Pulled Pork, Qdoba Mexican Grill Cilantro-Lime Rice, Qdoba Mexican Grill 12.5" Flour Tortilla, Qdoba Mexican Grill Roasted Chile Corn Salsa. Dinner: Yoplait Oui French Style Yogurt - Key Lime, Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats - Strawberry, Valu Time 1% Low Fat Milk, Umpqua Strawberry Ice Cream, Smucker's Sugar Free Strawberry Preserves, Daisy Low Fat 2% Small Curd Cottage Cheese, Nature's Best Perfect Zero Carb Isopure Whey Protein Isolate - Mango Peach, M&M's Chocolate Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich. Supper: Extra Strength Melatonin Gummies, Dr. Tobias Triple Strength Omega 3 Fish Oil, Vitafusion MultiVites Gummy Vitamins. more...
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3744 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Cooking - 30 minutes, Weight Training (Bodybuilding) - 2 hours and 15 minutes, Resting - 2 hours, Housework - 30 minutes, Watching TV/Computer - 8 hours and 30 minutes, Showering - 15 minutes, Sleeping - 7 hours and 30 minutes, Grocery Shopping - 45 minutes, Driving - 1 hour and 45 minutes. more...
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Different battle but the same arena. :)
09 Apr 19 by member: LZenn
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My husband burns like crazy so I understand your frustration. He is nearly 6" but I struggle to keep his weight above 140 .
09 Apr 19 by member: ConiMN
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Yea, yea, cry me a river, LOL. KIDDING!! I totally get it. While I'd like you to ship me a vile of your DNA I understand your challenges. Never experienced them, but understand them. You know what you want and you're taking the steps to achieve it. I DO get a little confused because you reference a past of keto, etc., and if not for losing weight what was that agenda?
09 Apr 19 by member: FullaBella
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From what I've read, Chris, 5lbs per month muscle gain is actually above average.
09 Apr 19 by member: LZenn
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I've read that it's normally maxes at 1lb per week.
09 Apr 19 by member: LZenn
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so you're doing fantastic!
09 Apr 19 by member: LZenn
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we all have our own struggles that are different but one thing we all share is needing to take a deep breath, never quit, and trust the process....breath
09 Apr 19 by member: Sharons Victory
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We love listening to you whine, darling, don't you ever think otherwise! We are all here for the same things...improve our health and get happy with our bodies!
09 Apr 19 by member: katies71
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Fun to read, relatable. Only quick fix of muscle volume I know of, is loading with carbs to fill the muscles with water. Trick used for looking good on photos. Otherwise, frequent loading of proteins during a day, plus straining the muscles is where the building part lay. Even the Diabetes Guru Dr Bernstein go with 'more protein' for weight gain.
09 Apr 19 by member: Diddlee
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Good job, I also gained 3 pounds, but I can see my abs better than before ...must be doing something right 😏
09 Apr 19 by member: rosio19
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I wish I had your problem. 👌
well, actually I don't know how to gain muscle, but I gain fat easily.
09 Apr 19 by member: Keilin_4
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"Gaining muscle is way easier mate, just up the cardio, you'll be 10x bigger in a couple weeks!"
09 Apr 19 by member: -Diablo
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No wonder why I don't build muscle, I stopped doing cardio, mate. 🤔🤦♀️
09 Apr 19 by member: Keilin_4
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09 Apr 19 by member: -Diablo
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09 Apr 19 by member: rosio19
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Chris, I posted a picture of you, go to my profile 😁
09 Apr 19 by member: Keilin_4
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Look at Doug McGuff online-or You Tube. He's a doc who specializes in Weight lifting. Writes a book and lectures. He can tell you about Fast Twitch Slow Twitch and what you can expect from your inherited metabolism. (And yes it/s Mc Guff no r).
09 Apr 19 by member: Long Tall and Cool
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Oh no no. I am not buying a fast metabolism. I saw how they do that on "Why are We so Fat?" on Netflix. 🤢💩
09 Apr 19 by member: theVeggieCrusador
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I remind myself that being overweight is hard, loosing weight is hard and maintaining weight is hard. Then tell myself "choose your hard". For you Chrisw77 I shall add gaining muscle is hard.
09 Apr 19 by member: theVeggieCrusador
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Yeah, I don't think you have a high metabolism you just are active and trying to gain. Hard workouts that are steadily burning more and more calories as you gain muscle and get stronger since you're pushing more weight. Heavy workouts plus a higher than average NEAT means you have to EAT.
10 Apr 19 by member: -Diablo
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