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Still hitting the 70's and I could not care less. I no longer gasp at the number staring back at me when I jump on the scale (okay, maybe not jump, cause at this weight I'll split it in two lol). I no longer care what I weigh, what size pants I wear, the size of my dress or the cellulite I get in exchange for MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH, STRENGTH, MUSCLES, HAPPINESS and SANITY. I came into this reverse diet with an open mind, optimism and knew what the consequences and rewards were. I probably could have stopped my reverse diet as soon as I hit my maintenance calories (after 3-4 years of being in a caloric deficit, AKA starvation) but I chose to get my macros to infinity and do a "bulk" because my goals have always been to build muscle and I've never given myself that opportunity before since I've always starved my body of fuel to build some. I'm still very happy at the moment with my progress at the gym and with how I look. A size 12 fits me more comfortably right now (thanks big legs and booty) and I choose to no longer buy size 10's (the size I normally wear) just because it's tight AF around my legs. This does not bother me one bit though. I think I may continue to up my calories every 2 weeks for the next 4 weeks before I call it quits.  My intake for the past 3 weeks:
Calories- 3850
So, I decided that this month will be the end of my reverse diet. I am going to stay at the same macro nutrient intake from the past week to this coming week. Then I will increase my numbers slightly again, and stay at those numbers for two more weeks until the end of my reverse diet. I hit my numbers 3-4 times this week, so I'm getting better at stuffing my face haha. Thanks to soda, I'm hitting +500 grams of carbs easily! This means that I will have been reverse dieting for exactly 1 year and 6 months (June 2014-November 2015). I started counting my macros in January 2014 but didn't actually reverse diet the period between January 2014-May 2014 because I only increased my numbers 2-4 times during that period. Nothing too exciting happened this week. No awesome PR's on the big three lifts, but I did hit some PR's on accessory work. I am still feeling good, although most of my clothes are getting smaller (actually, they are already smaller lol) but I'm happy. I still don't consider myself fat even though I have more body fat than usual, but still not as much as before I started my journey. I could not care less about the number on the scale or the sizes of my clothes. Happiness, strength and health is my #1 priority!  My intake this week and the week coming
Calories- 3850
I’m continuing to increase but it’s such a mission to hit my numbers!! I’m deciding whether I should stop increasing and just keep constant at my next increase numbers. So far, I am still very happy with my current physique so deep into mu “bulk” because I don’t feel like I look ‘fat’ in any way, yet I am eating +3800 calories a day. I have put on muscle as well as fat and could not be less bothered. My strength has increased a lot as well. New PR’s this past week include 50kg bench press, 47.5kg front squat and 85kg back squat. I will be deciding this week whether or not to stop my reverse diet and keep my intake as is.  Macro nutrient intake this week:
Calories- 3850
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