I hit the gym hard 4 days this week (missed leg day this week) and did 2 days of cardio. This upcoming week will be all 5 days and 3 days of cardio.
I have not gone to the doctor yet about my lower back pain, but I did figure out why it hurts on arm day, Short version is I am an idiot... I did a ton of reading and research and found I was simply using too heavy of weights. I have been lamenting that, even though I use heavy weights, my arms simply are not growing. One of the things I read was to reduce the weight and REALLY concentrate on the moves and make them VERY slow. I cut my weights all but in half and made sure I concentrated hard on the muscles involved and moved very slowly. Damn, it was super hard! I also noticed my lower back did not hurt afterwards. Intrigued, I stood sideways next to the mirror and grabbed my previous 4 rep weight and watched myself curl it. Sure enough, I was lifting with my back...in other words, I was backing backwards to help my arm get past the harder points and get to the easier ones.
Now to solve the back issue when I walk. I am going to visit a specialty shoe store near where I live and have them look at my gait and see if that is the problem. It most likely is.
I really expected my weight loss to be higher than it was...since I was doing honest work at the gym, but I only lost 1 pound. Still, with fluctuations, I am not going to sweat it (rather sweat at the gym! Bah-dah-dum, bing!! Yes, I will not quit my day job) until next week is no or very little drop as well. One thing I DID notice is that my new vegetable mix actually contains some grains in it...something I did not notice before. While I doubt it is much, it is carbs and therefor will mess up my macros. I am going to be grabbing some fresh asparagus to eat with my meals this week - I love that stuff. Flash steam them in the microwave in a special container I have that was made for just that purpose.
I also lost just a little around the next but grew just a little in the chest. The rest remained static.
One thing I CAN say is that I no longer feel sick or broken like I did the previous weeks. That was pure hell! I am back, really back this time. Nothing is going to stop me now from finishing this cut and looking amazing!
Onto the stats.
*Weight: 190
*Neck: 16
*Chest: 40.75
*Stomach: 35.5
*Waist Line: 35.25
*Biceps: L: 13 R: 13
*Thighs: L: 24 R: 24
*Calves: L: 15 R: 15
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12