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Michael Matthews’ Thinner Leaner Stronger book says in the last 15 weeks I should’ve gained 1#/wk at first then 1/2#/week then 1/4# to 1/2#/wk now. That’s a 7-8# gain approximately. I’ve gained about 3-4. I’m wondering if that means I haven’t gained the 1:1 fat:muscle, if I’m not working hard enough or what’s up. Now to figure this stuff out and remember what I’m reading!
This evening as I’m reading I was flexing and looking lol. Kinda disappointed as I’m impatient and keep expecting massive gains. I read some more only to realize I had laid my left hand on my right arm and could feel a difference from the last time I remember doing that. Granted I don’t remember doing it in the last several weeks but I do know it was after I started back to the gym.
Not every gain is seen. Some are felt. Just wish my jeans waistband didn’t ‘feel’ a bit tight when I put them on. Thankfully they loosen up quickly.
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1553 kcal
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Fat: 76.59g | Prot: 90.82g | Carbs: 125.01g.
Lunch: Land O'Lakes Salted Butter, Roasted Potato (Fat Not Added in Cooking), Pork Shoulder Roasts (Boston Blade, Cooked, Roasted) . Dinner: Kraft Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Great Value Shredded Hash Browns, Kroger Green Bell Pepper, Onions , Pillsbury Pie Crusts - All Ready Rolled, Ground Beef (90% Lean / 10% Fat) . Snacks/Other: McDonald's Ice Cream Cone, Snickers Snickers Bar (1.86 oz), Premier Nutrition High Protein Shake - Caramel. more...
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The book is for the male body. Women do not gain muscle like men do, they gain less weight. You are small and you will probably gain even less. Google how much women would gain and it might give you an idea.
22 Jul 19 by member: Charlotte_15
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I am not trying to discourage the book in any way. Your arms look great by the way!
22 Jul 19 by member: Charlotte_15
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This is the one for women. The cover states “the simple science of building the ultimate female body” and its purple. I gave hubby the male version and it’s a yellow cover. I’ve googled and there’s so much conflicting info! Most say 1/8 to 1/4 per week for women after menopause if I remember correctly. As to the arms, thanks ;). It’s the only place I can really see a difference. I can feel a difference in my legs and core but I can’t see it. Probably because almost every upper body exercise I do uses the biceps in some way or another.
22 Jul 19 by member: peeperjj
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Patience :) Needed for both fat loss and muscle gain. You'll get there. :)
22 Jul 19 by member: LZenn
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Patience: the one thing I have very little of. Distraction: what I do so I don’t lose patience. Lol
22 Jul 19 by member: peeperjj
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I’m just getting to the eating plan. Reread some that I’ve read before while skipping the things I have learned to remember. I got hubby to agree to change the workout for a bit to his in the book. The 6 meals a day seem tiny for me but add up to 2500kcal! I can’t eat that lol. I’d be heavy again in a hurry. I’m just trying to figure out the pre and post workout meals right now. Gym time generally 4-6 hours after lunch for me and 1-2 hours before dinner. I do have bcaa shake with creatine. I add protein IF I’m gonna be lacking for the day. Guess I’ll add the 25g whether I need it or not. Can’t stand twice that but the one scoop is growing on me as long as the watermelon bcaa powder is included. NOW you know the real reason I have bcaa powder hehe. Omg that stuff is like candy. And only 60 kcal for a double or 30 for single.
22 Jul 19 by member: peeperjj
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Chris... how well you know me lol. I’m actually both. I’d use bitchy because I like to complain and it’s more aggravation than upset for me. It’s probably a 40/60 split with impatience being the 40%. 🤣
22 Jul 19 by member: peeperjj
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Before I start with heavy lifting, I think I'll buy one of those scanning scales. I know they're not real accurate at any given point, but they may be helpful in giving trends. Heck, I'm not real accurate using a measuring tape, so we're even!
22 Jul 19 by member: LZenn
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Thank you Peeperjj! I read a book summary a few days ago and found it very interesting but I did notice that the summary that I read was for men. I appreciate you pointing this out to me, that there is a book for women. My personal goals are different but it has helped me to read and follow the posts about building or in my case rebuilding muscle.
22 Jul 19 by member: Charlotte_15
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Yw Charlotte! Hubby says our books are similar mostly but some areas are way different. Food amounts is a good example.
22 Jul 19 by member: peeperjj
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LZ, our scale is supposed to be off no more than 3%, but based on a dexa scan it’s off by 6-7%. It has still given me an idea of how fast I’m losing. It has the added benefit of getting me to think about hydration levels, how it effects the readings and to drink more water. Worth the $65 since that’s less than one dexa scan. I do wish I’d have gotten one with bone and water readings but those were over $100. Mine just does weight, BMI, bf, sm, bmr, ‘age’ and visceral fat. I’m coming in to get than my real age with 4 VF so I’m happy there. It’s just the bf needing to go and the sm needing to come lol. (BF body fat, SM skeletal muscle)
22 Jul 19 by member: peeperjj
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