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I think I've had some success with the refeeds. I've dropped weight, although not much scale-wise. But my lifting belt now goes to the fourth hole when only a couple weeks ago, it was on the third. And my pants are fitting differently, so something's going on. I'll take it! :) Had a craptastic...

I dropped more weight! Yay! And could see visible changes in the mirror during my lift today! Phew!!! Couple things I noticed in the interim... The day after the refeed, I was a miserable bitch. Not sure what was up with that. I was just really agitated, for no reason. Also noticed incredible...

Tried the refeed today since today's workouts included 45 minute LISS in the morning and a heavy leg workout followed by some plyo in the afternoon. It was hard to find carbs in the house coz all that's here is oatmeal and fucking brown rice. I'm already sick of that shit, so I couldn't...

And I'm leaning towards that refeed. That shit sounds like fun! Lol

I'm reading!!! Just staying quiet coz I don't know shit anymore! Lol. My own prep has me so dumbfounded that I can't even muster up a response to much of what's been on the forums lately!!! :)

Oh no!!! The douchebag diet again?!? That sucks, Cali. I wish I had some helpful advice for you. Have you thought about hiring a hit man? Lol ;)

I've been thinking more about what could be causing this, based on some of these responses. Tell me what you think... It could be total body recomp. I def increased my leg size during the off season so maybe that's part of it. It could be the var. I usually taper up to 20, usually starting at...

I should add that this current diet is reflective of some play with carbs and fats. On meal two, I used to eat almonds. Dropped those. At meal five, I've dropped carbs except on deadlift days and leg days. And I do have a cheat meal on Sunday.

Hi ladies!! I need help. I'm 11 weeks out and I am not dropping weight. I think that I look leaner but I've stated at 170 for over three weeks. I've tried to implement small changes and still, the weight will not drop. Now I understand that I'm going for a "look," not a specific weight. But I...

Hi Cali!!!!!

Hmmm... Yes, those all sound like some pretty good possibilities that I hadn't considered. (Duh!! Lol). So then how do you know if how you're training and eating is "right"? You can't rely on the scale and measurements would be just as useless I think b/c who knows if there's really more muscle...

I think I end up over thinking them, that's my problem. :) so here's my deal... I'm currently "bulking". I'm 170 lbs, 5'10ish. Competed heavyweight bb at 152 in may. Want to specifically gain size in legs and shoulders/upper back. When I started comp diet, I was at a 19% bf 176 lbs. I'm pretty...

Holy shit!!!! It worked! I'm a believer!!!! Lol two days back into it, doing a 5x5 workout per major body part and am having great success!!!! Shoulder is a little better but still is a bit "iffy". Overall, I'm really pleased. Tomorrow is leg day. Super stoked for that!!!! Whoo-hooooooo!!!!!!!

I've been off the board for quite some time. Think I need to get back on it. Since I was last here, I've continued training-- currently in my off season. I'll do another show in spring. I've been trying to continue to eat clean, but since I'm trying to put on some size, I sometimes eat dirty...

I've missed you guys!!! Just reading through this thread has got me all inspired! Qt, zed, Cali know their shit. Cali helped significantly in terms of diet for my first bodybuilding show. When any of them offer advice on here, I usually take it as gospel. :). Keep us posted on how you're doing!