hildawg's Journal, 03 December 2020

Hello everyone - looking for a mental hack - I have started to new (to me) weight lifting program as the strength part was lacking in my fitness routines. I still cardio but am incorporating more weights. As such, I am starting to get stronger and my work capacity is improving but also noticed my weight slowly increasing. My clothes are fitting looser so that's a good thing but the scale number is starting to bother me. Before this, I was locked into what the scale number said. It was easy to take steps to drop the weight if the scale number jumped. I like the feeling of pushing the weight (dead-lifts, bench presses, etc) so I know that with added muscle will mean 'good' weight gain. So, if anybody has any mental hacks so I don't have to be so locked into what the scale number says as opposed to being strong, let me know. Have a great day everyone.

Diet Calendar Entries for 03 December 2020:
2802 kcal Fat: 129.28g | Prot: 170.06g | Carb: 276.40g.   Breakfast: Jimmy Dean Egg & Cheese Biscuit Roll-Ups, Roasted Potato. Lunch: Eckrich Smoked Sausage made with Pork, Turkey, Beef, Freshlike Mixed Vegetables, Mission Carb Balance Spinach Herb Tortilla Wrap, Granny Smith Apples, Mexican Style Noodle Soup Sopa De Fideo Aguada. Dinner: HEB Chicken Caesar Salad, Kirkland Signature Lean Ground Beef Patties, Spanish Rice, Brown Gravy, Pita Bread. Snacks/Other: Muscle Milk Genuine Chocolate, Muscle Milk Genuine Chocolate. more...
2525 kcal Activities & Exercise: Bicycling (moderate) - 13/mph - 14 minutes, Rowing - 8 minutes, Yoga - 9 minutes, Weight Training (moderate) - 43 minutes, Calisthenics (heavy, e.g. pushups) - 23 minutes, Sleeping - 6 hours and 30 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 53 minutes. more...

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I'm not an expert by any means...but make sure to get quality sleep and give yourself rest days for your muscle to rebuild. every time you do strength training, you are tearing down muscle and that process produces cortisol (adrenaline, stress hormone) in the body, which can slow down fat burning! it might seem counterintuitive but rest (and sleep) are incredibly important factors in your strength training program. super important! I hope this helps...and keep in mind this is the advice of a non-expert. learning as I go.☺️ 
03 Dec 20 by member: Dean Health Journey

     
 

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