Congrats, it sounds like you are doing great. There were some really good points being made in this thread. The best one was "screw the scale". If you are doing any real resistance training, eating enough protein, and getting enough rest, you might as well throw your scale in the trash, since you will be gaining good weight. Go by how your clothes fit. Looser in the waist, and tighter in the chest, shoulders and sleeves???...Awesome.
Personally I get better results as far as losing fat by resistance training as opposed to cardio. It may be just because I hate cardio, so my intensity level just isn't there when I do it. But I love weight lifting, so I always give it my best effort.
Sounds like you really cleaned up your diet. It is amazing what small changes can do. I have a friend here at work. He's about 54 years old and got a pretty big gut on him. The ONLY changed he has made so far was to give up soda. He lost 9 lbs in two weeks. 9 lbs.....Soda should be outlawed. People that let their kids drink that garbage need a serious dope slap. Oops...another rant.
Anyhow, congrats!!
