Weekly Measurements

I took my weekly measurements this morning, and things seem to be slowing down. This is when you are in danger of losing motivation, and when you can get frustrated. You just have to stay focused and don't put too much importance on the numbers, they are just vague gauges to keep you on track and make sure you are not slipping backwards over time. If you focus too much on stats and numbers you will drive yourself crazy.
Just know, that if you are eating clean and consistently working out, you will head towards your goals and get there eventually. And if the numbers aren't changing fast enough or they are holding steady, that's ok too, they'll start moving again in the direction you've set for yourself. If they are at a plateau for too long though, you might have to make a few minor changes.

My scale weight was up 2 lbs. overnight, I'll be honest, I did get on the scale twice to make sure I read it right. But it's not devastating to me, or even unusual, I'm sure I'm just holding some water, from something I ate that was saltier than I expected. It happens quite often actually, this time it just happened to happen on measurement day.

As for some of the other readings, my waist lost .25" over last week, so that also brings my body fat reading down another .5%. My biceps & calves gained an 8th of an inch. My Chest and my Legs grew by a quarter of an inch. But these are too small of an increase to really shout about, and could just be the difference of how taut or how loose I held the measuring tape from one week to the next. You have to keep perspective, be happy for the small gains and forget about the small losses. But most important,  keep at it... have patience... be consistent and persistent... and in the gym give it all you've got... Intensity + Consistency = Density.