peeperjj's Journal, 01 May 2019

Totally messes with my monthly numbers. 2.8# gain last month or thereabouts. No way is that a real gain but sure looks bad on my spreadsheet lol. IS it possible to gain 1-1.5# in a month from lifting with a 50-200 kcal jump in daily calories? 

2943 total surplus for the month so 98.1 kcal daily surplus. Should be a 0.84#, or 13.5 oz, gain this month. 

Good luck with it peeper! Lots of variables not nearly as accurate as a spreadsheet is precise. 

I have no information to offer - just my support! 

Yes, it is possible to gain a pound a month lifting. And with all the corresponding water that goes with it, it's better to go with the mirror than with the scale. 

It’s sadly unlikely 😕 they rarely invest in research on us. We have proven to be too unpredictable 😑 

There are entire magazines and websites that are just focused on women athletes and body building. That’s where I found a lot of my info when I was helping to train a 10 year old to run. When she way surpassed my knowledge, I got her a trainer. She is almost 14 now and has run 5 marathons— 26 miles. 

LZ, the mirror, tape measure and clothes aren’t telling me anything yet ;). The fact that I am adding 5-20# on my 3rd set tells me I’m gaining strength quickly even if not a noticeable size difference. (I’m the 3rd set I do as many as I can so today I had one rep and as many as 8 trying to find the ‘max’ that I can do in 2-4 reps). @Bella thanks :)  

Kenna and Dawn, my issue is that I’m not the normal woman that the information focuses on when I can find any. Cancer survivor, post menopausal, osteopenia, bad back etc yet I’m 38. I generally look for information that leans toward helping women in their 50s or older because of the health issues. After all those are generally ‘older’ people’s issues. I will look for some magazines though. I have a book on the subject bit it’s hard to follow and I have memory issues. It would be nice to have a website bookmarked on my phone that I can access easily and quickly rather than wait until I’m home and spend an hour trying to find the information in the book.  

Thanks Tom! Yes there are tons of variables. Nothing is the same from day to day. I even vary the weights I’m lifting and the sets/reps. I’m winging it I guess lol. Then when you add in things like different foods, water consumption, water loss through urine and sweat etc... it boggles the mind lol.