davidsprincess's Journal, 28 Jan 22

Hello anyone who cares to know- I am fine. Totally recovered from covid. Not a ton of interest in FS right now but things are ok. I will start back maybe Feb 1 on here. Day 4 of the gym today and it was a fantastic workout. If there is a plus to having gained 43 pounds (gulp- yes you read correctly) it is that I am super strong again. I haven't been this strong since last time I was above 200. Definitely not worth it but still... trying to find a tiny glimmer of hope. I was just telling Melissa that at my age I planned to use lighter weights and just lift to failure and its not a competition but when I did my pull downs... I knew I had to make it heavier or I'd be there too long lifting to failure. I don't know what the usual difference is but it was about 20 pounds difference for me. Haven't noticed a big change in the other muscles besides back-except shoulders a bit maybe- in actuality I felt a little rusty on everything else from too much time off but I am praying muscle memory comes on strong and that it doesn't take 10 months to get it off just because it took 10 months to put it on. Happy Friday.