Putting on the Brakes

I slowed my weight gain this week, but didn't stop it.  I wound up with a two pound gain.  I’m still feeling good and I continue to get compliments on my body shaping.  As I mentioned in my last post, I feeling very strong.  I’m handling significant weight at the gym.  For instance, I was able to pyramid up to 60 lb. dumbbell curls.  I’m thinking that the strength gain is partly because of the extra calories that I’m consuming.  Right now, I’m having trouble striking a balance between losing the fat and increasing muscle size.  I’m confident that I’ll eventually work it out.

My little victory of the week came from yard work, of all places.  I went to mow the lawn, wearing a t-shirt.  The day was colder than I thought it would be, so I went to dig out a sweatshirt.  This photo shows the result.

It's things like this that help me to stay positive, even when the scale is giving me contrary information.

Weight loss to date:  39.8 lbs