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30 January 2013

Weigh-in: 167.2 lb lost so far: 6.8 lb still to go: 0 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   add comment losing 0.7 lb a week

26 January 2013

Weigh-in: 167.6 lb lost so far: 6.4 lb still to go: 0 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   add comment gaining 0.1 lb a week

25 January 2013

Things seem to be turning a corner. It's been a rough 6 weeks for my health - norovirus, quickly followed by the flu, followed by several weeks of lingering respiratory infection/cough/shortness of breath. And of course the shoulder falling apart before, during, and after the viruses.

That has all set my workouts back pretty far - lots of days off, and when I have been able to work out, it's been at lower weights and intensity, to avoid coughing and hacking fits with a barbell on my shoulders. But I'm finally able to breathe again and had a great workout Wednesday - after doing more reading, it seemed pretty clear that I wasn't helping the shoulder with my form on the bench press. With some help from YouTube of all places - Dave Tate's "So you think you can bench" video series in particular - I made a few tweaks and everything almost literally fell into place. The pressing was clearly taking pressure off of the shoulder and triceps, and activating the chest instead. The shoulder was much more comfortable and a lot less noisy. It was very encouraging, and restored a lot of the motivation that was slipping away - for better or worse, actual or even just potential progress is a big motivator for me, and injuries take that away.

So, the last issue is diet. My patience for this cut has just about run out at the finish line; I set a somewhat arbitrary goal of 167 lbs before transitioning back to a bulk, but I can't quite push over that finish line - because I'm having trouble caring. Shedding a few vanity pounds of fat after a bulk isn't quite as motivating as the very serious health and fitness concerns that got the whole ball rolling, and I'm just having trouble giving enough of a damn to hit an arbitrary number, so I've just been maintaining for the last 10 days.
It doesn't help that I don't have quite enough muscle mass yet to cut properly - and given the choice between dropping another 10 lbs and being shredded, or just getting back to the business of anabolism, it's hard to justify getting any smaller. But I'm stubborn, so I will probably just cheat and drop some quick water weight to push below the 167 line, whether or not it makes any difference.

Apparently stoicism doesn't make me immune from fat loss frustration. Imagine that!

16 January 2013

Weigh-in: 167.4 lb lost so far: 6.6 lb still to go: 0 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   (2 comments) losing 8.4 lb a week

15 January 2013

Weigh-in: 168.6 lb lost so far: 5.4 lb still to go: 0 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   add comment gaining 1.4 lb a week

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