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thisgirllifts
Thanks for the compliments and support ladies and gents! I've been MIA a bit. working in the Vegas industry on holiday weekends (like EDC unfortunately) makes it really tough to make it to the gym consistently. So I was away from the gym for 4 days and it killed! I was worried that I was losing strength because I managed to lose a few pounds from having irregular water intake and an erratic eating schedule. But I hit the gym yesterday and was able to push my squat 10lbs, get my Sumo Squat working weight up to a solid 200lbs for 2 sets of 6. I didn't have energy for heavy singles, but was really happy with the fact that I managed to gain strength through a pretty severe caloric deficit and not lifting over the weekend. Today was a little haphazard too, but I can happily report that I was able to maintain my working bench at 115lbs and managed to do 2 solid singles of 135 without a spot (dream come true!!) I'll get back to posting regularly now that my daily routine has settled. Tomorrow is my rest day so I'm gonna take advantage. btw I posted about considering the possibilities of leaning out specifically so I could try for a cocktailing job. I think I'd rather keep doing what I'm doing with lifting heavy and watching my portions and macros so I can continue to make as many strength gains as I can. If I lean out to the degree that I was looking for as a happy side effect, then awesome! but I don't want to lose out on getting all I can out of this cycle and lifting heavy (which I love). As I was thinking about this I read a post from an athlete on IG that I follow named @stephie_squats. I like her because she has a really great perspective on dieting and lifting that I don't often see on the average "fitness" pages on IG. She's more akin to the stuff I see on here in regards to her workouts. But anyway, I just wanted to post what she said because it totally helped me put my own fitness goals into perspective! @stephie_squats When my focus is more on strength, health and overall well being and less on the scale, body composition and being neurotic to achieve physique goals ASAP...the side effects are quite rewarding. _______________________________________ Majority of times obsessing over belly fat, the scale dropping, being 'skinnier', getting abs, etc actually steer us away from those goals. We sabotage ourselves because the pressure we put ourselves under. ________________________________________ Ever fall into the dieting, screwing yourself over and dieting again cycle? Ever wonder what the heck is wrong with you that you can't stick to your own goals? Or be as committed as you want? Try accounting for your progress differently. Take a giant mother ****ing step away from the scale. And acknowledge other (more important) victories. Like a PR at the gym, your skinny jeans fitting more comfortably, a better choice in food, being able to run with the dog, taking all the groceries in the house at once, appreciating each and every effort DAILY instead of overlooking it all and justifying everything on a stubborn metal, glass or plastic piece of shit scale that just tells you your pull of gravity between you and the body you are standing on. ________________________________________ Forget basing progress solely on your current physique and I can guarantee you will achieve those goals as a side effect.
and I completely agree, solid is sexy!! Weighing in at 158 is my badge of honor :P
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I can't remember you being fat!!! Lol
