Culking Bishes!!! Winter2016 / Spring 2017
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trigden1991 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »I'm eating pie for food today. Blackberry with a little raspberry and apple pies. With home made whip cream. NOMNOMNOM.
It's f**king game on for calories this weekend!
I'm tempted to start today as well, but I'm going to try to keep it to tomorrow and Friday. And there will be no logging.
I usually log- mostly because I want to try to see how much food I can actually eat. 4K minimum. In the past we used to do a Food challenge- I tried for 6 K the first time and fell woefully short. 4K was more realistic and I think I still came in at like 3500. It was pathetic. And I was *kitten* trying.
I think the most I've managed in a day was around 6k, but I could have gone a lot harder if not for the fact that 4500 of that was within a three hour cheat window.
6K is a LOT of food. Most people have no concept of what it is.
I'm happy with 4K
Last saturdays re-feed ended at 12.5k calories for me.
And I could have eaten more. Oops
Oh my.2 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »I'm eating pie for food today. Blackberry with a little raspberry and apple pies. With home made whip cream. NOMNOMNOM.
It's f**king game on for calories this weekend!
I'm tempted to start today as well, but I'm going to try to keep it to tomorrow and Friday. And there will be no logging.
I usually log- mostly because I want to try to see how much food I can actually eat. 4K minimum. In the past we used to do a Food challenge- I tried for 6 K the first time and fell woefully short. 4K was more realistic and I think I still came in at like 3500. It was pathetic. And I was *kitten* trying.
I think the most I've managed in a day was around 6k, but I could have gone a lot harder if not for the fact that 4500 of that was within a three hour cheat window.
6K is a LOT of food. Most people have no concept of what it is.
I'm happy with 4K
It's actually not much when you dgaf about food composition. I hit it with a large all meats pizza and an order of breadsticks. Hell, the sticks alone were 1500, and that wasn't even the ones with cheese, as I was mostly aiming for carbs.0 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »I'm eating pie for food today. Blackberry with a little raspberry and apple pies. With home made whip cream. NOMNOMNOM.
It's f**king game on for calories this weekend!
I'm tempted to start today as well, but I'm going to try to keep it to tomorrow and Friday. And there will be no logging.
I usually log- mostly because I want to try to see how much food I can actually eat. 4K minimum. In the past we used to do a Food challenge- I tried for 6 K the first time and fell woefully short. 4K was more realistic and I think I still came in at like 3500. It was pathetic. And I was *kitten* trying.
I think the most I've managed in a day was around 6k, but I could have gone a lot harder if not for the fact that 4500 of that was within a three hour cheat window.
6K is a LOT of food. Most people have no concept of what it is.
I'm happy with 4K
It's actually not much when you dgaf about food composition. I hit it with a large all meats pizza and an order of breadsticks. Hell, the sticks alone were 1500, and that wasn't even the ones with cheese, as I was mostly aiming for carbs.
I think even with the epic amount of tollhouse cookies I hate last year- I was still short. And I was trying.
I usually can get 2-3 okay- but 4 starts to be a stretch- unless I'm WILDLY underestimating.1 -
Hi I'm entering week 11 of my bulk. I started super lean so have nowhere to go but up. Starting weight 115, Ht 5'6. I do 4 sessions a week, 2 lower, 2 upper, but sometimes they are a little more full body, I do a lot of kettlebell moves. I am eating on average about 2700-2800 calories per day. The first 7 weeks I steadily gained 0.5 lb per week, but then hit a plateau and maintained at 115.5, then this past week i dropped to 114. So I upped my calories by 200 which means I'll have to net around 3000 calories per day. Interestingly even though the scale hasn't budged too much in the past few weeks, my skinny non-stretch jeans no longer fit in the butt and legs and I've had to pack them away. Also my husband randomly noted I have some back and shoulder mass now. so I think i'm making some progress. My situation is I have a 10 month old and am trying for number 2. I want some more mass heading into this pregnancy.
So you have been weight training and "eating in excess" for eight weeks or so, however the scale hasn't moved and you have gained visible muscle and mass in lower body?? This sounds like you are recomping, right?! NICE!
I am 5'8 and I appear very lean at 139 lbs. I have SOME muscles from primarily executing MOSTLY body weight exercises with dumbbell usage as well. I still have some chub on my arms that refuses to go away although the rest of me appears very fit... I WANT to FULLY commit to a bulk but I AM afraid of midsection and possible arm fat gains. lol I know we can't spot gain or lose obviously, but how nice would it be if "I' too could hold where I am weight wise (or just go up a few lbs), keep my waistline, but gain a bit more a88 and back definition/mass....decisions, decisions!!
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Hmm. I might be bulking by accidently eating too much at night, lol. I've gained 1.8lb in 2 weeks and am trying to keep up with lifting twice a week, but it's hard during the holidays when I'm out of town or my gym is closed. Hit the gym yesterday to get my lifts in before Thanksgiving, gym will be close rest of week.0
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trigden1991 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »I'm eating pie for food today. Blackberry with a little raspberry and apple pies. With home made whip cream. NOMNOMNOM.
It's f**king game on for calories this weekend!
I'm tempted to start today as well, but I'm going to try to keep it to tomorrow and Friday. And there will be no logging.
I usually log- mostly because I want to try to see how much food I can actually eat. 4K minimum. In the past we used to do a Food challenge- I tried for 6 K the first time and fell woefully short. 4K was more realistic and I think I still came in at like 3500. It was pathetic. And I was *kitten* trying.
I think the most I've managed in a day was around 6k, but I could have gone a lot harder if not for the fact that 4500 of that was within a three hour cheat window.
6K is a LOT of food. Most people have no concept of what it is.
I'm happy with 4K
Last saturdays re-feed ended at 12.5k calories for me.
And I could have eaten more. Oops
The most I've done is 14k calories in one day.. And that was all in one meal
God knows how much fat i ended up gaining after that 35min meal 0 -
I never successfully cut from my bulk last winter, and now I'm still gaining wait. Maybe I should just call it a bulk and get on with it.0
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I ate a whole 9x13 ice cream peanut parfait once but I have no idea how many cals it was.
Vanilla ice cream then spanish peanuts, chocolate sauce, another layer of vanilla ice cream, peanuts, chocolate sauce and topped with whipped cream. Man it was good!0 -
trigden1991 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »I'm eating pie for food today. Blackberry with a little raspberry and apple pies. With home made whip cream. NOMNOMNOM.
It's f**king game on for calories this weekend!
I'm tempted to start today as well, but I'm going to try to keep it to tomorrow and Friday. And there will be no logging.
I usually log- mostly because I want to try to see how much food I can actually eat. 4K minimum. In the past we used to do a Food challenge- I tried for 6 K the first time and fell woefully short. 4K was more realistic and I think I still came in at like 3500. It was pathetic. And I was *kitten* trying.
I think the most I've managed in a day was around 6k, but I could have gone a lot harder if not for the fact that 4500 of that was within a three hour cheat window.
6K is a LOT of food. Most people have no concept of what it is.
I'm happy with 4K
Last saturdays re-feed ended at 12.5k calories for me.
And I could have eaten more. Oops
Oh my.
Does that mean challenge accepted?
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Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »I'm eating pie for food today. Blackberry with a little raspberry and apple pies. With home made whip cream. NOMNOMNOM.
It's f**king game on for calories this weekend!
I'm tempted to start today as well, but I'm going to try to keep it to tomorrow and Friday. And there will be no logging.
I usually log- mostly because I want to try to see how much food I can actually eat. 4K minimum. In the past we used to do a Food challenge- I tried for 6 K the first time and fell woefully short. 4K was more realistic and I think I still came in at like 3500. It was pathetic. And I was *kitten* trying.
I think the most I've managed in a day was around 6k, but I could have gone a lot harder if not for the fact that 4500 of that was within a three hour cheat window.
6K is a LOT of food. Most people have no concept of what it is.
I'm happy with 4K
It's actually not much when you dgaf about food composition. I hit it with a large all meats pizza and an order of breadsticks. Hell, the sticks alone were 1500, and that wasn't even the ones with cheese, as I was mostly aiming for carbs.
If you are normally eating 4K without an issue then 6K might be doable from time-to-time but for most people who are eating around 2500 to 3000 per day that's a huge jump.1 -
trigden1991 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »I'm eating pie for food today. Blackberry with a little raspberry and apple pies. With home made whip cream. NOMNOMNOM.
It's f**king game on for calories this weekend!
I'm tempted to start today as well, but I'm going to try to keep it to tomorrow and Friday. And there will be no logging.
I usually log- mostly because I want to try to see how much food I can actually eat. 4K minimum. In the past we used to do a Food challenge- I tried for 6 K the first time and fell woefully short. 4K was more realistic and I think I still came in at like 3500. It was pathetic. And I was *kitten* trying.
I think the most I've managed in a day was around 6k, but I could have gone a lot harder if not for the fact that 4500 of that was within a three hour cheat window.
6K is a LOT of food. Most people have no concept of what it is.
I'm happy with 4K
Last saturdays re-feed ended at 12.5k calories for me.
And I could have eaten more. Oops
You and Furious Pete need to get together for a challenge lol.0 -
Update on bulk since I increased the calories to 3,500. Last week was the first week of being on 3,500 on this bulk and the weight shot up by 1.3kg/3.3lbs, half of which I assume was water weight as that was far too big of an increase otherwise as I'm only aiming for 0.5kg/1.1lbs a week. Thankfully this week, it settled down and I've gained 0.5/1.1lbs. I'll carry on as I am.1
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »I'm eating pie for food today. Blackberry with a little raspberry and apple pies. With home made whip cream. NOMNOMNOM.
It's f**king game on for calories this weekend!
I'm tempted to start today as well, but I'm going to try to keep it to tomorrow and Friday. And there will be no logging.
I usually log- mostly because I want to try to see how much food I can actually eat. 4K minimum. In the past we used to do a Food challenge- I tried for 6 K the first time and fell woefully short. 4K was more realistic and I think I still came in at like 3500. It was pathetic. And I was *kitten* trying.
I think the most I've managed in a day was around 6k, but I could have gone a lot harder if not for the fact that 4500 of that was within a three hour cheat window.
6K is a LOT of food. Most people have no concept of what it is.
I'm happy with 4K
It's actually not much when you dgaf about food composition. I hit it with a large all meats pizza and an order of breadsticks. Hell, the sticks alone were 1500, and that wasn't even the ones with cheese, as I was mostly aiming for carbs.
If you are normally eating 4K without an issue then 6K might be doable from time-to-time but for most people who are eating around 2500 to 3000 per day that's a huge jump.
My normal intake for all but refeed days ranged anywhere from 1200/day on the day after the refeed, to 2400/day on most of the others, and it was all protein shakes and keto food. So nah, I wasn't usually pushing much volume, except for that one day of the week. Admittedly, it was miserable, but like I said, it was mostly within a three hour window. By the end of it, I was eating a breadstick, then taking a 15 minute break before the next one.0 -
I never successfully cut from my bulk last winter, and now I'm still gaining wait. Maybe I should just call it a bulk and get on with it.
Everyone has their struggles. I personally don't call my weight gains a bulk unless it was planned and coupled with my lifting program for strength and size. However, if you feel that fighting it isn't working then that's probably the best way to go but you just need to set your target and be ready to cut or recomp when you hit it.
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »trigden1991 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »I'm eating pie for food today. Blackberry with a little raspberry and apple pies. With home made whip cream. NOMNOMNOM.
It's f**king game on for calories this weekend!
I'm tempted to start today as well, but I'm going to try to keep it to tomorrow and Friday. And there will be no logging.
I usually log- mostly because I want to try to see how much food I can actually eat. 4K minimum. In the past we used to do a Food challenge- I tried for 6 K the first time and fell woefully short. 4K was more realistic and I think I still came in at like 3500. It was pathetic. And I was *kitten* trying.
I think the most I've managed in a day was around 6k, but I could have gone a lot harder if not for the fact that 4500 of that was within a three hour cheat window.
6K is a LOT of food. Most people have no concept of what it is.
I'm happy with 4K
Last saturdays re-feed ended at 12.5k calories for me.
And I could have eaten more. Oops
You and Furious Pete need to get together for a challenge lol.
Haha no way I would keep up with him for speed.
What's worse/funnier is that I would consider that a moderate re-feed. When I ended my last 12 week cut, I was well into the 30k's over the weekend. Not proud but so worth it.0 -
trigden1991 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »trigden1991 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »I'm eating pie for food today. Blackberry with a little raspberry and apple pies. With home made whip cream. NOMNOMNOM.
It's f**king game on for calories this weekend!
I'm tempted to start today as well, but I'm going to try to keep it to tomorrow and Friday. And there will be no logging.
I usually log- mostly because I want to try to see how much food I can actually eat. 4K minimum. In the past we used to do a Food challenge- I tried for 6 K the first time and fell woefully short. 4K was more realistic and I think I still came in at like 3500. It was pathetic. And I was *kitten* trying.
I think the most I've managed in a day was around 6k, but I could have gone a lot harder if not for the fact that 4500 of that was within a three hour cheat window.
6K is a LOT of food. Most people have no concept of what it is.
I'm happy with 4K
Last saturdays re-feed ended at 12.5k calories for me.
And I could have eaten more. Oops
You and Furious Pete need to get together for a challenge lol.
Haha no way I would keep up with him for speed.
What's worse/funnier is that I would consider that a moderate re-feed. When I ended my last 12 week cut, I was well into the 30k's over the weekend. Not proud but so worth it.
Damn, is that over two days or three? Most people get food drunk around 8K!0 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »I'm eating pie for food today. Blackberry with a little raspberry and apple pies. With home made whip cream. NOMNOMNOM.
It's f**king game on for calories this weekend!
I'm tempted to start today as well, but I'm going to try to keep it to tomorrow and Friday. And there will be no logging.
I usually log- mostly because I want to try to see how much food I can actually eat. 4K minimum. In the past we used to do a Food challenge- I tried for 6 K the first time and fell woefully short. 4K was more realistic and I think I still came in at like 3500. It was pathetic. And I was *kitten* trying.
I think the most I've managed in a day was around 6k, but I could have gone a lot harder if not for the fact that 4500 of that was within a three hour cheat window.
6K is a LOT of food. Most people have no concept of what it is.
I'm happy with 4K
It's actually not much when you dgaf about food composition. I hit it with a large all meats pizza and an order of breadsticks. Hell, the sticks alone were 1500, and that wasn't even the ones with cheese, as I was mostly aiming for carbs.
If you are normally eating 4K without an issue then 6K might be doable from time-to-time but for most people who are eating around 2500 to 3000 per day that's a huge jump.
My normal intake for all but refeed days ranged anywhere from 1200/day on the day after the refeed, to 2400/day on most of the others, and it was all protein shakes and keto food. So nah, I wasn't usually pushing much volume, except for that one day of the week. Admittedly, it was miserable, but like I said, it was mostly within a three hour window. By the end of it, I was eating a breadstick, then taking a 15 minute break before the next one.
You were eating 1200/day? That's really low for a guy your size, I'm surprised you didn't unhinge your jaw and tilt back the fridge!0 -
What calorie bombs are you eating Thanksgiving day?
I am pleased that there will be pecan pie! I LOVE pecan pie and am so glad there won't my mom's usual pumpkin! We screwed up making the rolls - they ended up with double the amount of butter so they will be pretty heavy on calories. I am bringing a dry fermented apple cider (almost wine like) to go with the meal and something called apple pie hard cider for after dinner.
I am going to try to take it easy on the mashed potatoes since they are pretty filling to me and I might want a LARGE slice of pie!
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »trigden1991 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »trigden1991 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »I'm eating pie for food today. Blackberry with a little raspberry and apple pies. With home made whip cream. NOMNOMNOM.
It's f**king game on for calories this weekend!
I'm tempted to start today as well, but I'm going to try to keep it to tomorrow and Friday. And there will be no logging.
I usually log- mostly because I want to try to see how much food I can actually eat. 4K minimum. In the past we used to do a Food challenge- I tried for 6 K the first time and fell woefully short. 4K was more realistic and I think I still came in at like 3500. It was pathetic. And I was *kitten* trying.
I think the most I've managed in a day was around 6k, but I could have gone a lot harder if not for the fact that 4500 of that was within a three hour cheat window.
6K is a LOT of food. Most people have no concept of what it is.
I'm happy with 4K
Last saturdays re-feed ended at 12.5k calories for me.
And I could have eaten more. Oops
You and Furious Pete need to get together for a challenge lol.
Haha no way I would keep up with him for speed.
What's worse/funnier is that I would consider that a moderate re-feed. When I ended my last 12 week cut, I was well into the 30k's over the weekend. Not proud but so worth it.
Damn, is that over two days or three? Most people get food drunk around 8K!
That was 2 days. I did nap a lot and was basically in a food coma for 2 days after. The gym/pumps were outstanding the days after though.1 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »I'm eating pie for food today. Blackberry with a little raspberry and apple pies. With home made whip cream. NOMNOMNOM.
It's f**king game on for calories this weekend!
I'm tempted to start today as well, but I'm going to try to keep it to tomorrow and Friday. And there will be no logging.
I usually log- mostly because I want to try to see how much food I can actually eat. 4K minimum. In the past we used to do a Food challenge- I tried for 6 K the first time and fell woefully short. 4K was more realistic and I think I still came in at like 3500. It was pathetic. And I was *kitten* trying.
I think the most I've managed in a day was around 6k, but I could have gone a lot harder if not for the fact that 4500 of that was within a three hour cheat window.
6K is a LOT of food. Most people have no concept of what it is.
I'm happy with 4K
It's actually not much when you dgaf about food composition. I hit it with a large all meats pizza and an order of breadsticks. Hell, the sticks alone were 1500, and that wasn't even the ones with cheese, as I was mostly aiming for carbs.
If you are normally eating 4K without an issue then 6K might be doable from time-to-time but for most people who are eating around 2500 to 3000 per day that's a huge jump.
My normal intake for all but refeed days ranged anywhere from 1200/day on the day after the refeed, to 2400/day on most of the others, and it was all protein shakes and keto food. So nah, I wasn't usually pushing much volume, except for that one day of the week. Admittedly, it was miserable, but like I said, it was mostly within a three hour window. By the end of it, I was eating a breadstick, then taking a 15 minute break before the next one.
You were eating 1200/day? That's really low for a guy your size, I'm surprised you didn't unhinge your jaw and tilt back the fridge!
Just one day per week as a counterbalance for the refeed. I actually do great on very restrictive, or very heavy. It's the middle ground that I hate. I can do 800/day. I can do 3000/day. 2000/day just pisses me off.2 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »trigden1991 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »I'm eating pie for food today. Blackberry with a little raspberry and apple pies. With home made whip cream. NOMNOMNOM.
It's f**king game on for calories this weekend!
I'm tempted to start today as well, but I'm going to try to keep it to tomorrow and Friday. And there will be no logging.
I usually log- mostly because I want to try to see how much food I can actually eat. 4K minimum. In the past we used to do a Food challenge- I tried for 6 K the first time and fell woefully short. 4K was more realistic and I think I still came in at like 3500. It was pathetic. And I was *kitten* trying.
I think the most I've managed in a day was around 6k, but I could have gone a lot harder if not for the fact that 4500 of that was within a three hour cheat window.
6K is a LOT of food. Most people have no concept of what it is.
I'm happy with 4K
Last saturdays re-feed ended at 12.5k calories for me.
And I could have eaten more. Oops
Oh my.
Does that mean challenge accepted?
Damn, I just saw this and it's already 11am on Thanksgiving day. I'm WAY behind with just a bowl of Lucky Charms and an oatmeal cream pie for breakfast.2 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »trigden1991 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »I'm eating pie for food today. Blackberry with a little raspberry and apple pies. With home made whip cream. NOMNOMNOM.
It's f**king game on for calories this weekend!
I'm tempted to start today as well, but I'm going to try to keep it to tomorrow and Friday. And there will be no logging.
I usually log- mostly because I want to try to see how much food I can actually eat. 4K minimum. In the past we used to do a Food challenge- I tried for 6 K the first time and fell woefully short. 4K was more realistic and I think I still came in at like 3500. It was pathetic. And I was *kitten* trying.
I think the most I've managed in a day was around 6k, but I could have gone a lot harder if not for the fact that 4500 of that was within a three hour cheat window.
6K is a LOT of food. Most people have no concept of what it is.
I'm happy with 4K
Last saturdays re-feed ended at 12.5k calories for me.
And I could have eaten more. Oops
Oh my.
Does that mean challenge accepted?
Damn, I just saw this and it's already 11am on Thanksgiving day. I'm WAY behind with just a bowl of Lucky Charms and an oatmeal cream pie for breakfast.
You'd better get cracking!
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Ok. So...this is the place for airing our grievances, right? Since I've been at it for 3.5mos now, I'm ready to start! I was 110 when I began and just hit 118.
I think I did well sticking to gaining 2lbs/mo for the first 3mos but now I'm a mess with food and gaining too fast (stress eating). I was starting to see the pudge but taking it in stride, but now I'm panicking and thinking I should do a small cut OR just put the damned fork down..,get my *kitten* straight...and slow gain the last 2lbs and be done. The only saving grace is I've been keeping up with my workouts. I'm not worried about when it's time to cut. This may be my first bulk and I might be new to all of this, but if there's one thing I know how to do its cut. Makes me think....if I gain a bit too much I'll just deal with it.
What's making me not want to ditch the whole thing is that I feel like I HAVE made some progress. The odds may be against me but I want to see it through. Gah.... I love this and I HATE it!!!!
Ok. I think I'm done whining now.
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Wow...holidays really bring in the food and weight can come on fast! I really need to get to the gym and LIFT tomorrow to make sure at least some of it is muscle 0
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Ok. So...this is the place for airing our grievances, right? Since I've been at it for 3.5mos now, I'm ready to start! I was 110 when I began and just hit 118.
I think I did well sticking to gaining 2lbs/mo for the first 3mos but now I'm a mess with food and gaining too fast (stress eating). I was starting to see the pudge but taking it in stride, but now I'm panicking and thinking I should do a small cut OR just put the damned fork down..,get my *kitten* straight...and slow gain the last 2lbs and be done. The only saving grace is I've been keeping up with my workouts. I'm not worried about when it's time to cut. This may be my first bulk and I might be new to all of this, but if there's one thing I know how to do its cut. Makes me think....if I gain a bit too much I'll just deal with it.
What's making me not want to ditch the whole thing is that I feel like I HAVE made some progress. The odds may be against me but I want to see it through. Gah.... I love this and I HATE it!!!!
Ok. I think I'm done whining now.
Don't panic. All is going to plan. Keep up the strength work and calorie surplus for one more month. Then assess. If you have calipers, you can always check your body fat % for reassurance. It's easy to feel like things are out of control (i.e., massive fat gains) when really everything is fine.1 -
@cnbbnc sounds like you are doing great.. there are always times on a bulk where I go a little crazy (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years etc) which results in a little extra gain and water weight. Maybe start tracking and logging your food again so you are eating the right surplus without going too overboard for your comfort level. I wouldn't cut just yet!
As for me, I am doing well but I just feel so impatient lately. It's like watching a plant grow. Because I am doing a very slow bulk not only is the progress on the scale slow, but the physical results are as well. I mean it's great because I still look relatively lean, but I don't mind a bit of extra fluff for the gainz. I think I may have to bump up my surplus so I am in the 2lbs per month club... ackkk I don't know what to do. Maybe with the holidays coming up it will all work itself out!
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Ok. So...this is the place for airing our grievances, right? Since I've been at it for 3.5mos now, I'm ready to start! I was 110 when I began and just hit 118.
I think I did well sticking to gaining 2lbs/mo for the first 3mos but now I'm a mess with food and gaining too fast (stress eating). I was starting to see the pudge but taking it in stride, but now I'm panicking and thinking I should do a small cut OR just put the damned fork down..,get my *kitten* straight...and slow gain the last 2lbs and be done. The only saving grace is I've been keeping up with my workouts. I'm not worried about when it's time to cut. This may be my first bulk and I might be new to all of this, but if there's one thing I know how to do its cut. Makes me think....if I gain a bit too much I'll just deal with it.
What's making me not want to ditch the whole thing is that I feel like I HAVE made some progress. The odds may be against me but I want to see it through. Gah.... I love this and I HATE it!!!!
Ok. I think I'm done whining now.
Push through, you can do this! Remember that some of those extra calories are going to a good cause. If you could be disciplined enough to cut right now, then you can be disciplined enough to bulk responsibly!0 -
Ok. So...this is the place for airing our grievances, right? Since I've been at it for 3.5mos now, I'm ready to start! I was 110 when I began and just hit 118.
I think I did well sticking to gaining 2lbs/mo for the first 3mos but now I'm a mess with food and gaining too fast (stress eating). I was starting to see the pudge but taking it in stride, but now I'm panicking and thinking I should do a small cut OR just put the damned fork down..,get my *kitten* straight...and slow gain the last 2lbs and be done. The only saving grace is I've been keeping up with my workouts. I'm not worried about when it's time to cut. This may be my first bulk and I might be new to all of this, but if there's one thing I know how to do its cut. Makes me think....if I gain a bit too much I'll just deal with it.
What's making me not want to ditch the whole thing is that I feel like I HAVE made some progress. The odds may be against me but I want to see it through. Gah.... I love this and I HATE it!!!!
Ok. I think I'm done whining now.
I had a love for my first one and then hated it and abandoned it. It was learning curve but if I had it do over, I would have stuck to it...
If you are measuring your progress over these past months, you will have an idea what that progress actually is.. The odds are not against you in the least, this is where the mind and body may not be in agreement at the moment.
You can only do what you are comfortable with..no matter what you decide, nothing is a waste of time, you have the data from this one to do another one, rinse and repeat as often as it takes to get you to goal. 0 -
Ok. So...this is the place for airing our grievances, right? Since I've been at it for 3.5mos now, I'm ready to start! I was 110 when I began and just hit 118.
I think I did well sticking to gaining 2lbs/mo for the first 3mos but now I'm a mess with food and gaining too fast (stress eating). I was starting to see the pudge but taking it in stride, but now I'm panicking and thinking I should do a small cut OR just put the damned fork down..,get my *kitten* straight...and slow gain the last 2lbs and be done. The only saving grace is I've been keeping up with my workouts. I'm not worried about when it's time to cut. This may be my first bulk and I might be new to all of this, but if there's one thing I know how to do its cut. Makes me think....if I gain a bit too much I'll just deal with it.
What's making me not want to ditch the whole thing is that I feel like I HAVE made some progress. The odds may be against me but I want to see it through. Gah.... I love this and I HATE it!!!!
Ok. I think I'm done whining now.
I have found consistently 3.5 months is ALWAYS the mental breaking point.
This post is EXACTLY why I do 4-6 month window.
Because at 3.5 months- I want to quit so badly- so I say "if I can make it to 4- I'm okay" and then usually I feel a lot better and I can push on to 5 months.
This is part of the process- and this is WHY this thread exists- yes. LOL
If you need to take a break- just level out your calories- don't up them- just sit at a higher number and eat there for a few weeks- adjust- and realize mentally you aren't gaining any more- and then you can press on or decide to come back down.
You got this.6 -
Ok. So...this is the place for airing our grievances, right? Since I've been at it for 3.5mos now, I'm ready to start! I was 110 when I began and just hit 118.
I think I did well sticking to gaining 2lbs/mo for the first 3mos but now I'm a mess with food and gaining too fast (stress eating). I was starting to see the pudge but taking it in stride, but now I'm panicking and thinking I should do a small cut OR just put the damned fork down..,get my *kitten* straight...and slow gain the last 2lbs and be done. The only saving grace is I've been keeping up with my workouts. I'm not worried about when it's time to cut. This may be my first bulk and I might be new to all of this, but if there's one thing I know how to do its cut. Makes me think....if I gain a bit too much I'll just deal with it.
What's making me not want to ditch the whole thing is that I feel like I HAVE made some progress. The odds may be against me but I want to see it through. Gah.... I love this and I HATE it!!!!
Ok. I think I'm done whining now.
I have found consistently 3.5 months is ALWAYS the mental breaking point.
This post is EXACTLY why I do 4-6 month window.
Because at 3.5 months- I want to quit so badly- so I say "if I can make it to 4- I'm okay" and then usually I feel a lot better and I can push on to 5 months.
Yup. This is the conversation I'm having with myself. 8lbs is a lot on a short stack such as myself.... My measurements are up a bit and my abs are just about gone, but neither are what I would say is horrible. My pants still fit so...there's that! LOL! I've thought about pushing a bit further if I can stand it. Thank you.
If you could be disciplined enough to cut right now, then you can be disciplined enough to bulk responsibly!Ok. So...this is the place for airing our grievances, right? Since I've been at it for 3.5mos now, I'm ready to start! I was 110 when I began and just hit 118.
I think I did well sticking to gaining 2lbs/mo for the first 3mos but now I'm a mess with food and gaining too fast (stress eating). I was starting to see the pudge but taking it in stride, but now I'm panicking and thinking I should do a small cut OR just put the damned fork down..,get my *kitten* straight...and slow gain the last 2lbs and be done. The only saving grace is I've been keeping up with my workouts. I'm not worried about when it's time to cut. This may be my first bulk and I might be new to all of this, but if there's one thing I know how to do its cut. Makes me think....if I gain a bit too much I'll just deal with it.
What's making me not want to ditch the whole thing is that I feel like I HAVE made some progress. The odds may be against me but I want to see it through. Gah.... I love this and I HATE it!!!!
Ok. I think I'm done whining now.
This is just the cyber smack in the face that I needed. LMAO!!!
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