[QUOTE=Sarah97;891840791] As for me I'm 8 weeks in officially (I think? lol). I've found myself feeling bad these past couple of days. I can't stop staring at my thighs in the mirror. And the cellulite...the fcking cellulite. I had such a positive outlook last week, and this week I'm a gloomy goose. I blame PMS. So my plan is to stay out of shorts in the gym so I don't emotionally pick at my cottage cheese in the 360 mirrors, and just use the power of thigh cheese rage to fuel my leg days.
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Yeah, I need to not wear my booty shorts to the gym. I always think they look amazing while I am home and then I step into the gym and see myself(and my cellulite) in all of those mirrors and want to cringe!!!!! I'm blaming it on the lighting - there is just harsh dressing room lighting in there and that's my story and I'm sticking to it LOL I felt so good about myself when I was home this morning and did exactly what you said - obsessed over the cellulite between sets.
I'm sure we notice these things about ourselves more than others do. I'm sure you look great. It's just part of the bulking mindfuk - and PMS probably isn't helping. I however don't have that excuse.
I weighed at my old gym yesterday and was a pound less - at 3:30 in the afternoon. It's possible I was dehydrated but it's also possible the stress is getting to me, or I just need more calories. The thought of eating any more food is quite daunting right now. Abs class was out of control last night - volunteering to demo was a bad idea! LOL I was nauseous all night but did manage to shove all of my calories in despite that. Pure maple syrup in my sweet potatoes has been a life-saver in those situations.
But I'm going to see what happens in the morning when I weigh on the other scale. And then make a final decision as to when I'm going to weigh. Or just say screw it and not weigh at all anymore. I've got another month to bulk and want to make the most of it. If not weighing will be one less thing to worry about, then so be it. I'm getting great complements and I feel strong and I know I've made gains. I'm looking forward to seeing just how much and hope I'm not terribly disappointed.