Tom's On a Recomp

[Tom_B]

If you're going to be walking around a lot everyday, which you will, then that will be more than sufficient cardio.

Ya true ... I'm just gonna miss my cardio

Are you kidding?! There are 10 hundred different kinds of restaurants on every block, not just McDonald's and Wendy's. Adrian can vouch for that. The grocery stores and restaurants are limitless.

ok that's good - I just don't like not knowing what I'll be eating .. I'm very picky about my food. I don't let anyone cook any of my food or do anything without me watching them (except my dad cooking my chicken).

Then you miss a day or two. So what? When you get to your grandmother's, do calisthetics (pushups, situps, dips, lunges, etc.)

True .. I'm tryign to plan and see if maybe I should take my first week off down there , or my second .. trying to decide which would make it so I don't miss alot of WO's.

Bring protein bars, shakes, fruit and non parishable stuff.

That's true. I could try making my own protein bars, or maybe bring an entire container of my yogurt mixxed with a couple of sccops of whey , muesli mix and pysllium seed husks and some strawberries that'd be yummy. And I could bring maybe some cartons of skim milk ..

 

[Tom_B]

Good luck slathering hot wax over you and not screaming!

Am sure you have ripped a bandaid off your skin. Not imagine that pain several times more with a much larger size 'bandaid'

LOL I'm scared I'll be able to do one leg and then not the other .. maybe I should get it professionaly done ..

The amount of hair on you is determined by your genetics.

Well I'm not a hiary guy like I have to shave my face like once every 2 - 3 weeks. and my hair on my arm / face is pretty fair. Same with my leg hair .. but they just grows back quickly

read the instructions again. From what i know those products donot recommend washing with soap after applying it. As that irratates the skin. Just warm water is generally recommended. And exfoliation immediately after i dont think so. But i'm no expert and havent tried them. So check the instructions again.

ROFL omg I jsut did , and yup your not suppos to use anything afterwards no wonder I was in dying pain! LOL. I'm a retard.

If the temp is 30+deg as it is now, you wont be doing any cardio. You will be exhausted as it is.

True .. but my cardio , my precious cardio - I might sneak some depending on how I feel ..

ummm.. we DO have grocery stores here, ya know Besides if you are eating out, just make healthy choices. Even if you have to eat at McD's, you can substitute the fries for a salad at the same cost (i think they still do that ) But if you are under cals (if you have missed a meal), then eat the fries. You need to carbs and fats to keep you going and give you energy.

Well hopefully I won't be eating at Miccy D's anytime soon .. unless it's for a flurry
But I'm really gonan try and keep it really clean .. this recomp is going slow enough, and I don't want it set back 2 weeks .. see if I wasn't doing this recomp I'd be completely fien and I'd go off my diet completely for the time I'm there and enjoy myself. But I want this recomp to end!! I'm tired of my skinny fattness .. like you have no idea. Got in an argument with my friends the other day about that , I came out of the changing room after putting on a t-shirt and I called myself fat .. I really didn't liek what I saw in the mirrior my little pot belly and this big fat chest and a big back all with some ribs sticking through. It's just so wrong ..

If anything, i figure you are going to loose some weight during this trip.

yup that's why I'm freaking out.
Me + non set guideline of food + walking around through Toroto + goign with my appetite for food = disaster. And the weight I lose will probably be muscle knowing my luck.

IT IS A HOLIDAY. So treat it like one. Dont stress out over it. Have fun and make it an enjoyable trip. Even if you dont get to work out the whole time, dont fuss over it. Just have fun. With all the walking around you will be exhausted. Trust me, i know how tiring it can be. I walk around all the time.

Ya .. screw it I'll play it by ear. I'm goign to Toronto to have fun not add stress! So that's what I'm gonna do , and if I have consquences (eg. losing weight) I'll deal with it afterwards. Right now this trip is what's keeping me going

 

[Tom_B]

June 30

Training -Cardio
Step class - 25 minutes
Ab work - 10 minutes

Well this was a werid session .. see the original instructor had an appointment so she had to get antoher girl to do it. Well this other girl had an appointment as well , so se had to cut the lesson short. And since it was another instructor the pace were slower and the movements weren't as fun and there wreren't as many combos. So not the greatest cardio workout. But I was still sweating.
Then right after that there's another class .. so the girl that teaches it was in the step class and since no one signed up for her class , she jsut said they were gonna combine them .. so I ended up doing some ab work.



Diet -

Meal 1 - Muesli mix , EW , olive oil , banana ,
Meal 2 - Sweet Potato , apple , fishies , chicken , frozen broccoli, olive oil , cayenne pepper , pepper
Meal 3 - yogurt, oats , whey
*PW* oats , whey , grape/strawberry juice
Meal 4 - Yogurt , whey , pysllium , pearly barley , olive oil , muesli mix, fishies, cinnamon
Meal 5 - Yogurt , psyllium , muesli mix , almond butter, fishies, whey
Meal 6 - PB , CC , fishies, SF maple syrup


Macros ~
Calories - 2800
Fat - 72G (7G sat)
Carbs - 360G (40G fibre)
Protein - 180G


Water -3 L
Additonals -green tea, stevia ,
Sleep - 8 and a half hours


First part of my day I had a lazy day. Just sat around in my PJ's for a good 4 hours ..
But then I had to go to work , which was busy and we kept running out of eggrolls and chicken balls. fun fun and my dad needs the van tomorrow at 10am .. so that means I have to wake up early tomorrow to do my workout :suicided: But mayeb I'll get to see Mark there (that's the hot guys name) , haven't seen him in a while , it'll make my morning -
Although I'll feel like I'm cheating on super hot guy that works witht he town and dreamy gas boy LOL.
Okay one morning sarah was with her mom and they were driving down byt the graveyard. Well they had to stop at the stop sign , and right beside them there was this super hot guy planting flowers. Well sarah looks at him and goes "OOO mom he's HOT! I want him!" and then the super hot guy starts looking at her so she goes "OMG mom he's looking at me and smiling!!" So then sarah's mom goes "Umm Sarah , you do realize your window is down .." So sarah slowly puts her hand out of the car and realizes her window is down. So she starts screaming LOL! And the guy just starts laughing and sarah's mom leaned over and waved to him before driving away. ROFL! So then the next day we drove by the graveyard and guess who was there again mowing lawn? super hot guy. So we all stare and drowl over him while passing ... then we circle around and do it again .. and then again .. each time he stares and smiles at us LOL but when we tried to again they were packed up and starting to leave. And now we see him all the time and he always waves to us , it's so funny!
Then there's my favorite the dreamy gas guy : omg I went in to pay for my gas and there he was tall and handsome. So I jsut kinda get lost in his eyes while paying for my gas , then I start to leave and he looks at me and goes "Do you know how to play cruising to win?" And I'm like "No whats that .." So he pulls out this gameboard thing (it's this contest there doing) and he starts to explain it to me but I didn't catch a word , I just stared into those eyes , and OMG his voice .. omg it's the most perfect voice I've ever heard. You hear words but you can't make out what they are cause your mezmirized by it. And then he gave me the game baord and just smiled at me. So I go back there everytime hoping he's there .. well he was another time , but he wasn't working at the cash , the was pumping the gas at the full service station (but he was still behind the counter waiting to someone to come). anyways I pay adn then I start to walk out .. well being the retard I am I almost triped over my own feet as I didn't see this step -up thingy LOL. Then we went back later that day (we go through alot of gas LOL) and he was pumping gas , so I saw him .. I stared .. he stared back and then we both quickly looked away and had that akwardness.
anyways sorry I'm having kinda a bad night , and talking about hot guys cheers me up LOL - yes I'm a loser.

 

[Emma-Leigh]

Training -Cardio
Step class - 25 minutes
Ab work - 10 minutes

Well this was a werid session .. see the original instructor had an appointment so she had to get antoher girl to do it. Well this other girl had an appointment as well , so se had to cut the lesson short. And since it was another instructor the pace were slower and the movements weren't as fun and there wreren't as many combos. So not the greatest cardio workout. But I was still sweating.
Then right after that there's another class .. so the girl that teaches it was in the step class and since no one signed up for her class , she jsut said they were gonna combine them .. so I ended up doing some ab work.
Fun yet once again. Just when I think it can't get any intenser , it does . My legs are dead , and I'm sweating soo much right now. Like literally my t-shirt I'm wearing is almost compltely soaked in sweat (EWW!) , there's just the sides of the t-shirt and the bottom front that are dry.
Anyways it was a great workout. Although 3/4 I felt like I was gonna puke from all the squatting, I literally thought I was gonna have to run out of the room.

Ahhh... Tom?? I think you forgot to delete your previous post??

Then we went back later that day (we go through alot of gas LOL) and he was pumping gas , so I saw him .. I stared .. he stared back and then we both quickly looked away and had that akwardness.

BOTH quickly looked away??!!

Might be he likes the look of you too...?? He did call you back to tell you about the game thingy...

anyways sorry I'm having kinda a bad night , and talking about hot guys cheers me up LOL - yes I'm a loser.

You ok??

 

[Tom_B]

Ahhh... Tom?? I think you forgot to delete your previous post??

lol opps fixed that.

BOTH quickly looked away??!!

Might be he likes the look of you too...?? He did call you back to tell you about the game thingy...

Ohh I wish , o how I wish This is the reason everyone should go around with tags stating if their gay or not LOL.
But I'm gonna keep going back and keep hoping Sarah actually use to know him .. apparently his dad died or something , so then his mom kill herself and then a year later his sister kiled herself , could you imagine ..

You ok??

Ya .. just one of those days ya know - I didn't do anything with anyone because I needed some alone time to think of things such as this recomp and Andrew and Matt , I hope they got there alright. lol suckers I think they have to start right back at school, hmmm ...
anyways I plan on having a fun night tonight , hopefully Moncton Boys can make it down - Ive yet to meet them , their all friends with Sarah and apparently there hot .. so Sarah and Corey want to play strip poker again .. should be fun if it actually happens. And then during the day I gotta do some papers up for some people , 3 people have asked me for advise on how to lose weight and what to eat and what not to eat etc. So I'm basically just gonna through you advice for begineers posts I have bookmarked from you and combine that stuff with some stuff in the stick "Guide to .."

 

[Tom_B]

Pics of everyone

Here Jaim , got Sarah to send me all the pics - I picked out my favorite ones.

These here were taken at the school on grading day

1st picture - from left to right , Evan , Matt , Jon , jeremy , Timm
2nd picture - LOL andrew and all of his smarty pants awards!!!
3rd and 4th picture - The many faces of Andrew Charmely! LOL he dosen't like keeping a straight face for alot of picture. That's Matt beside him!

 

[Tom_B]

These here were taken on his going away party at my house.

1st picture - this is Andrew , Sarah and Matt ROFL look at matt's eyes!!
2nd picture - this is when Corey feel into my pool outside LOL! ahh that was funny
3rd picture - pic of Sarah and Andrew
4th picture - matt and Andrew
5th picture - Matt and Sarah

 

[Tom_B]

More from the party ..

1st picture - Me and Corey while playing monopoly before we decided to join teams
2nd picture - LOL the suck ass monopoly team that LOST!
3rd picture - a picture of all the guys together .. the guy in the middle is Micheal
4th picture - Andrew , Sarah and Matt
5th picture - The winning team of monopoly! LOL we kicked ass , we owned everythign on the board and won with over 18,000 dollars! it was so funny cause at first Sarah and Matt (before Corey joined them) were kicking ass .. then I realized I had the vanilla coke behind me , and Sarah is addicted to vanilla coke .. so she asked for me to pass her one , well I refused until she gave me a area I needed. LOL Matt was freaking screaming "NO don't do it! " but sarah can't resit the vanilla cooke , I'm evil! ahh great times ..

 

[Tom_B]

Pictures of the day before they left.

P.S. Corey has short hair in these pictures ..

1st picture - LOL we were at Corey's house and just randomly he leaves the room and comes back with this HUGE bucket of clothes and throws it all on the floor and goes , these are all my stuff I'm throwing out .. o god how did I buy some of this stuff?!" So well Sarah just kinda jumped head first into it and start throwing clothes at everyone to put on. Of course I got the skirt ... wait why was there a skirt in there if they were all of corey's clothes .. ROFL!

2nd picture - This is when I droped them off at home , Sarah took a picture with their little sister , Shavon (they also have a little brother - David)

3rd picture - Just Sarah and Corey being a retard .. Sarah went to the washroom and just randomly comes back with toilet paper around her head! LOL

4th picture - My favorite. This was our last picture with each other ..

 

[BulkMeUp]

ROFL omg I jsut did , and yup your not suppos to use anything afterwards no wonder I was in dying pain! LOL. I'm a retard.

Pay careful attention to the stuff you put on your self and what you do. Dont try any crazy things else you might end up with scars or problem skin for the rest of your life.

Ya .. screw it I'll play it by ear. I'm goign to Toronto to have fun not add stress! So that's what I'm gonna do , and if I have consquences (eg. losing weight) I'll deal with it afterwards. Right now this trip is what's keeping me going

thats the spirit. It is a holiday so have fun and enjoy your self and make it an enjoyable stressfree trip. Not a stressfull one.

Nice pics.. Looks you guys had a lot of fun.

 

[Tom_B]

Pay careful attention to the stuff you put on your self and what you do. Dont try any crazy things else you might end up with scars or problem skin for the rest of your life.

LOL that would suck! Damn you think removing hair from your legs wouldn't be so complicated!

thats the spirit. It is a holiday so have fun and enjoy your self and make it an enjoyable stressfree trip. Not a stressfull one.

omg I can't wait , I'm gonna love Toronto!

Nice pics.. Looks you guys had a lot of fun.

ya lots of really good memories in those pictures

 

[Tom_B]

July 1

Training -Hammies + Glutes + abs
SLDL - *45lbs* 1x12 , *95lbs* 4x8
Split Squats - *85lbs* 1x11L , 1x11R , 1x7L , 1x7R , 1x8L , 1x8R
Seated DB Press - *20lbs* 3x8 , 1x7
Glute Ham Raises - 1x2 (really crap) , 1x2 , 1x1

Then becuase I worked abs yesterday I just did 3 sets each of planks and swiss ball bridges.


Umm good workout. SLDL were perfect! got my hammies nice and good. Then for my 2nd and 3rd set of Split Squats I went really strict on tempo .. but also my neck is kinda sore from yesterday during the ab workout (not use to crunches . .espically on the step board on an incline and doing all those pulses .. ) anyways so that kinda got in my way , either way still killed my legs. Seated DB Press was nice , I thought throwing that in after my split Squats would give my legs time to recover for the glute - ham raises .. well I was wrong. OMG I couldn't do these .. they were crap! espically my first set , it was brutual!


Diet -

Meal 1 - yogurt, oats , whey
*PW* oats , whey , grape/strawberry juice, yogurt
Meal 2 - Muesli mix , EW , olive oil , banana ,
*3 hour nap*
Meal 3 - Sweet Potato , apple , fishies , chicken , frozen broccoli, olive oil , cayenne pepper , pepper
Meal 4 - Yogurt , whey , pysllium , pearly barley , olive oil , muesli mix, fishies, cinnamon
Meal 5 - Yogurt , psyllium , muesli mix , almond butter, fishies, whey
Meal 6 - PB , CC , fishies, SF maple syrup


Macros ~
Calories - 2800
Fat - 72G (7G sat)
Carbs - 360G (40G fibre)
Protein - 180G


Water -2.5L or 3L lost count
Additonals -green tea, stevia ,
Sleep - 6 hours + 3 hour nap


lots of stuff tonight , had a fun night

 

[Tom_B]

PS , I'm doing my weight / measurments tomorrow .. if there isn't some good changes (which I'm not expecting) then I'm gonna consider doing a cyclic diet .. doing a mixture of low / normal / high carb days .. as I don't think no carb days go well with my body , it likes using msucle for fuel , high carb days are gonna be a bitch though .. I'll probably have to eat like 400+ G ..

I've also been thinkin gof lowering fats and adding more carbs .. I actually notice something the other day. When I forgot my almond butter in one of my meals , I wasn't even near as bloated as I usually am .. so maybe all along , it's been the fats that's hurting??

 

[jaim91]

Corey looks sooo hot with his hair cut

 

[BulkMeUp]

. When I forgot my almond butter in one of my meals , I wasn't even near as bloated as I usually am .. so maybe all along , it's been the fats that's hurting??

It's probably the nuts, nuts, NUTS!!!

 

[Tom_B]

Corey looks sooo hot with his hair cut

LOL it looks bad in those pictures becuase he was geling it .. So I made him stop and instead mess it up more. Give it more of a bed head look and now it looks alot better.

 

[Tom_B]

It's probably the nuts, nuts, NUTS!!!

LOL!! Actually I've been finding it with the olive oil as well .. espically in my sweet tato meal , omg it's horrible

 

[BulkMeUp]

LOL!! Actually I've been finding it with the olive oil as well .. espically in my sweet tato meal , omg it's horrible

It could be the brocolli. Frozen brocolli is less likely than fresh to cause gas. But it might, nevertheless. Try the same meal with a diff veggie like green beans (cook them fully, i have issues if they are undercooked) and see if you feel the same.

 

[Tom_B]

Weight / Measurments / Pics

Okay weight this morning was 138lbs , probabaly didn't gain a pound as yesterday I was really bloated ..

Forearms - 8.5inches
Arms - 11.1
Chest - 37
Waist - 28
Under Naval30.5
Thighs - 20.2
Glutes - 35.1
Calves - 13

Those there were my old set of measurments , these are my new ones from this morning ..
Forearms - 8.7 inches
Arms - 11.4
Chest - 35
Waist - 28.3
Under Naval - 30
Thighs - 19.7
Glutes - 35
Calves - 12.7

So alright .. arms went up , chest down (I have alot of fat in my chest so thats good ..) waist is up again for the second measurment .. when I started this I think it was at 27.5 inches anyways ..
But the "bump" under my naval keeps decreasing ..
Rest is basically the same as last time ..

Here's some Pics as well , got my little sister to do them. The lighting really messed up for some .. and I also don't know how to pose at all , so I'll just post them all ..

 

[Tom_B]

More ..

 

[Tom_B]

And I've finally decided to put up a leg one .. lol don't comment on the numerous cuts / scraps / bruises I have on my legs , there nasty

 

[Tom_B]

It could be the brocolli. Frozen brocolli is less likely than fresh to cause gas. But it might, nevertheless. Try the same meal with a diff veggie like green beans (cook them fully, i have issues if they are undercooked) and see if you feel the same.

I've tried lettuce , green beans and the frozen broccoli .. so far frozen broccoli has been workign really really well. Fresh stuff though .. ugh , grean beans though are by far the worst! .. I was in so much pain.

 

[Tom_B]

June 2

Training -OFF


Diet -

Meal 1 - Whey , fishies , xanthan gum ~ 300 cals
Meal 2 - yogurt , muesli mix , xantahn gum , whey , fishies ~ 300 cals
Meal 3 - 12" Pizza with hamburger and cheese ~ 800 - 1000 cals
Meal 4 - 1/2 a king size O'Henry bar ~ 220 cals
Meal 5 - CC , whey , xanthan gum , fishies ~ 300 calss

Estimated Calories - 1920 - 2120 calories.


Water 3L
Additonals -green tea, stevia ,
Sleep - 8 hours


Hair cut today , had to work , then my friends randomly came and wanted me to go see "War of the Worlds" With them .. hence the 1/2 an O'Henry bar ... wasn't hungry but i had to eat something. Anyways it was a good movie .. well kinda. I really can't make up my mind anyways , off for some sleep.

 

[Tom_B]

Still yet to decide if I want to calorie cycle / lower my fats in my diet .. hmm.
If I do decide then it would have to go somethign like this ..

Low - 1995 cals
200G of Carbs
55G of fat
175G of Protein

Regular - 2795 cals
400G of Carbs
55G of fats
175G of protein

High - 3595 cals
600G of Carbs
55G of fats
175G of protein

And have a split something like this -
Sun - Chest / Tri - Normal (Or high)
Mon - Quads - Normal
Tues - Cardio - Low
Wed - back / Bi - High (Or normal)
Thurs - Cardio - Low
Fri - Hammies + Glutes - High
Sat - Cheat Day

Arg .. the question is though , can I eat 600G of carbs in a day?! Is it just me or is that alot of carbs for someone that only weighs 137lbs ..

 

[Emma-Leigh]

Okay weight this morning was 138lbs

Are you sure?
You look a lot skinnier than this...

It doesn't say 128 instead??

Your pictures look good - but you are looking 'skinny'... You certainly look like you have lost some lean mass since your last pictures... Arggg... [and the fact that all your measurements are (down besides your arms) probably also = lean mass loss)...

From your pictures -
I'm glad you posted the leg picture - there is a pretty impressive tear-drop you have started!! Outer quad sweep is also looking good.

Delts are looking nice - you have some seperation of the heads (esp on your right side)...

Bicep is getting there! Watch your symmetry - Your right arm is looking a littler bigger than your left...

Back width needs work - your lats actually look like they might be a little smaller (could be why your chest measurement dropped)?

And the fact that you can see your ribs like that is scary... You are looking too skinny tom... (but you know that... ).

 

[Emma-Leigh]

Still yet to decide if I want to calorie cycle / lower my fats in my diet .. hmm.

Right - my honest opinion (not going to sugar coat it).

You are too skinny tom. Way too skinny. The fact that your ribs poke through like they do is not healthy....

I have to ask you - Why (honestly) do you want to carb cycle? What are you hoping to achieve? Do you want to 'lose weight'?? Are you hoping to just lose fat and maintain your weight?

I really suggest you think seriously about if it is worth it or not. Because, at your BF%, age and predisposition to 'under-eat' then you will likely lose a deal of lean tissue in the process... Something that will only serve to slow your metabolism and make you look skeletal and sick....

The cycle you layed out would basically have you running at a more low days than anything else (unless your cheat days become somewhat more calorie dense) - because the the moment they are averaging ~2000 cals. Which would mean you have: 2 high, 2 normal, and 3 low.

And there is no way, with your tummy being like it is, that you would/could eat the amount you would have to eat to get 600g of carbs... So you would end up having to start to drink things such as gatorade or eat sweets like smarties. If you are fine with that then by all means - eat them - but you would have to be prepared to do this.

[Rant over...]


**sigh**


I don't know tom....


You worry me too much...

 

[Tom_B]

Are you sure?
You look a lot skinnier than this...

It doesn't say 128 instead??

lol ya I'm postitive .. I know , whenever I tell someone how much I weight they never believe me .. I attached a image of me on the sclae (just took one)

Your pictures look good - but you are looking 'skinny'... You certainly look like you have lost some lean mass since your last pictures... Arggg... [and the fact that all your measurements are (down besides your arms) probably also = lean mass loss)...

I know .. there really bad pictures. Like when I look in the mirror it actually look slike I've gotten bigger , then I saw these and I was like .. I don't know I'll try taken more maybe tomorrow or Sun. .. I'll get Sarah to do them for me instead of my little sister (felt so bad this morning cause I woke her up to do this for me)

From your pictures -
I'm glad you posted the leg picture - there is a pretty impressive tear-drop you have started!! Outer quad sweep is also looking good.

Thanks , I've foudn my legs are startign to lean up .. just not my inner thigh

Bicep is getting there! Watch your symmetry - Your right arm is looking a littler bigger than your left...

lol not only that but it's also alot stronger! omg and you should see my lats (those pics don't show it well) but my right was alot bigger than my left .. I've been getting ym elf to catch up ..

Back width needs work - your lats actually look like they might be a little smaller (could be why your chest measurement dropped)?

Might of .. I've actually foudn my lats to get bigger .. I need new pics .. I'll get Sarah to stand behind me in the mirror or somethign so I can show you what I mean ..

And the fact that you can see your ribs like that is scary... You are looking too skinny tom... (but you know that... ).

I can't help that , like you said it's bone! my Ribcage is so large .. , you should see me when I do a stomach vacuum .. I did one once for a friend and they were really really grossed out. I can suck my stomach in so far ...

 

[Tom_B]

You are too skinny tom. Way too skinny. The fact that your ribs poke through like they do is not healthy....

I can't help that .. even when I had a really high bodyfat % when I was like 150 - 160lbs , you could still see my ribs .. there very large ..

I have to ask you - Why (honestly) do you want to carb cycle? What are you hoping to achieve? Do you want to 'lose weight'?? Are you hoping to just lose fat and maintain your weight?

Well I was just thinking I might be able to speed up the re-comp , like i've been doing ..

I really suggest you think seriously about if it is worth it or not. Because, at your BF%, age and predisposition to 'under-eat' then you will likely lose a deal of lean tissue in the process... Something that will only serve to slow your metabolism and make you look skeletal and sick....

The cycle you layed out would basically have you running at a more low days than anything else (unless your cheat days become somewhat more calorie dense) - because the the moment they are averaging ~2000 cals. Which would mean you have: 2 high, 2 normal, and 3 low.

And there is no way, with your tummy being like it is, that you would/could eat the amount you would have to eat to get 600g of carbs... So you would end up having to start to drink things such as gatorade or eat sweets like smarties. If you are fine with that then by all means - eat them - but you would have to be prepared to do this.

So you wouldn't say my bodyfat % is 15 anymore?? ..
K I won't go through with the Carb cycling , just thought of it as an idea ..

Honestly Emma I don't know what I want right now. I already feel like I have too much mass on me .. I feel like my chest / back from a side view is really weird looking .. espically since my arms don't even match up with it. But the problem is , is that I don't want big arms.
I just really don't know anymore. I hate my body shape

 

[BulkMeUp]

Hey Tom, nice piccies. I agree with Emmas feedback. Legs are comming along nicely and your back and delts have definition. But yes, overall you are still skinny.

I also agree that you shouldnt bother about any kind of cyclicing diet or anything such. Just do a slow normal recomp. Your body has been sitting at a low weight for a while as well as you are mentally conditioned to getting skinny. Going only any kind of diet that will make you loose weight more quickly may be a temptation for you to overdo it. If you want to eat less cals, you know what to reduce

Just try and hang on to that body weight. I know you keep saying you dont want to get bigger, but you dont want to get any skinnier either. You will look sickly skinny if you do. So dont do that.

Why dont you want big arms? Dont look at it that way. Dont look at one body part and say 'i dont want...' look at the whole pic and look towards getting a proportionate body. A wide back will make your waist appear smaller. A big chest is always noticeable, else clothes on your shoulders will look like they on a hanger. Reasonably proportionate arms are a good balance. And of course Legs to match. A balanced body is more appealing.

I just really don't know anymore. I hate my body shape

That is all the more reason to work towards a proportionate and shapely body by having better muscles and not look towards loosing. If you loose you will only look worse. Your focus should be gaining mass and development of muscles coz you dont really have anything to loose. If you improve your muscles, all these issues will fade away. And no your legs and arms are not too big. I dont know who you are comparing them to, but take a walk to the athlatic field in your school and take a look. I am sure you will see a lot of guys of your height with bigger arms..etc and they look great. So try and aim towards that.

Dont wake up your sister to take pics. Ask Sarah or Corey to do that for you when you play your strip poker with them. For lighting, switch on all lights in the room. If you have a lamp that can throw/focus light on you, then use that as well.

 

[Tom_B]

Hey Tom, nice piccies. I agree with Emmas feedback. Legs are comming along nicely and your back and delts have definition. But yes, overall you are still skinny.

Thanks..

I also agree that you shouldnt bother about any kind of cyclicing diet or anything such. Just do a slow normal recomp. Your body has been sitting at a low weight for a while as well as you are mentally conditioned to getting skinny. Going only any kind of diet that will make you loose weight more quickly may be a temptation for you to overdo it. If you want to eat less cals, you know what to reduce

K not going through with the carb cycling ... I was just thinking it could speed things along as I find this is taking to long , O well

Just try and hang on to that body weight. I know you keep saying you dont want to get bigger, but you dont want to get any skinnier either. You will look sickly skinny if you do. So dont do that.

Why dont you want big arms? Dont look at it that way. Dont look at one body part and say 'i dont want...' look at the whole pic and look towards getting a proportionate body. A wide back will make your waist appear smaller. A big chest is always noticeable, else clothes on your shoulders will look like they on a hanger. Reasonably proportionate arms are a good balance. And of course Legs to match. A balanced body is more appealing.

Well I'm not saying I wouldn't like my arms a little bigger,, but I don't want them big. I just don't want to be big. I already find I have to much mass on my chest / back through a side view .. it looks akward on me , and I hate it. Depending on the material of a t-shirt it sometimes makes me look like a have major man boobs. Only recently now that I've been lsoing some fat around them , it hasn't been look so bad .. still bothers me though.

That is all the more reason to work towards a proportionate and shapely body by having better muscles and not look towards loosing. If you loose you will only look worse. Your focus should be gaining mass and development of muscles coz you dont really have anything to loose. If you improve your muscles, all these issues will fade away. And no your legs and arms are not too big. I dont know who you are comparing them to, but take a walk to the athlatic field in your school and take a look. I am sure you will see a lot of guys of your height with bigger arms..etc and they look great. So try and aim towards that.

I already think I look big and far from skinnny Adrian - I can't add more size to me , I just can't. I don't feel comfortable in my body. I jsut don't know what to do .. I'm just tryign my best right now to see this recomp through and then see how I look and decide from there what needs to be done ..
P.S. all the jocks who are my height have the exact same size arms as me , if not smaller. I also have a bigger back / chest then all of them. There's one that I can think of that's bigger.

Dont wake up your sister to take pics. Ask Sarah or Corey to do that for you when you play your strip poker with them. For lighting, switch on all lights in the room. If you have a lamp that can throw/focus light on you, then use that as well.

lol I know I felt so bad , but she said she didn't mind .. but still. I'm gonna try to get some better ones up possibly tomorrow , didn't do anythign with sarah today (Corey went away to smart camp for a week) because she was suddenly called into work.