thanks for the imput man...i know ive gained roughly 8-10lbs...i started the cycle around 215 and im about 223-225 now...its hard to tell b/c the scale is at the gym..so i have to try and subtract the weight of my sweatpants and sweatshirt that i work out in...but id say thats a rough but fairly good estimate...my waist seems to be the same...b/c my pants are not fitting any tighter...my legs look a bit thicker and so do my shoulders...i guess im just expecting to blow up one of these days...and look really jacked...lol...stupid sounding i know...but like my buddy whose a competitive bbuilder...said...i dont have that genetic make up...i have a pretty soft endomorphic build to start with...but at least my strength is going up pretty constantly...also...i guess one isnt going to get really huge in 8 weeks...since i only started this at the beginning of january...8 weeks isnt that long of a time really...but i will be on for quite a while so maybe by 16 weeks or so i will look different...
here is a sample of my diet just in case you guys are wondering...its not exactly like this meal for meal...but pretty much the same:
meal 1: protein shake (half a serving of wt. gainer and 1 scoop of whey, skim milk, oats, strawberries, and a couple scoops of vanilla yogurt)
meal 2: ground beef, corn, potatoes, whole wheat toast, and some carrot sticks
meal 3: 1 cup of brown rice (measured dry) chilli w/extra ground beef
meal 4: 3 chicken thighs, either brown rice w/pineapple chunks or potatoes, some salsa or tomato sauce on the chicken for flavour
meal 5: post work out shake...same as before except instead of milk i put 8 oz of orange juice, and a scoop of vanilla ice cream
meal 6: a whole wheat pita w/hummus and beef, 1 cup of brown rice w/pineapple chunks
i also have a 750ml water bottle and i make sure i drink at least 1-1 1/2 of those w/every meal and always drink it during the day