Thank you! Honestly, starting to become the best part of my day. I had a really off day today, and really didn't want to go, but I knew that going would make me feel a lot better, and it actually did!

It's starting to feel really good! The process - not just the progress and results. I hope I can keep this up.

I usually see a gym full of people and walk out for another day. Combine that with the gout flare up that usually gives me an excuse to lie down all day, and I can honestly say that I'm surprised I showed up.

Going to have to seriously consider how to take proper progress pics, and have at least one set I do at the same time of day once a week. For wtv reason, today felt good:

- managed to up the weight on my lat raises
- didn't look ridiculous doing my overhead press
- went despite the gout flare up

Thank you! I never thought of it as something that might have motivated someone else, but it actually has been great seeing real people post achievable results. I'm still getting used to it, but forcing myself to flex and take a photo after every workout has actually been helping, for wtf reason lol

Thinking of focusing on the same weight and making sure my form is airtight before I try progressing to higher weights for my bicep and hammer curls. I forget that I've only been doing this for like 2 weeks lol.

Wasn't really able to go up in weight that much today besides for dumbbell rows. I gotta say, I do think that I'm missing that 'pump' on my biceps that I normally get when I work out other muscles - but I'm trying to not bee too hasty and just stick to it. I end up rocking my curls by the end so...

In the end I'm happy with myself for showing up. If I just keep doing this enough, something's gotta give.

It's not a lot but:

- My bench is improving, I'm managing to lift heavier and it's really cool to see.
- Noticed a vein show up in my arm I'd never seen before.
- My lat raises are still super weak, but my form definitely feels more deliberate than it did starting out. A lot less rocking now.

Had to kind of center myself and remind myself that I'm just at the beginning, and that any kind of change is going to take consistency. I didn't lift as heavy as I'd have liked, but for the sake of being honest I am still glad to have noticed a couple of things I liked about today's session:

Today was super rough tbh. I had come back from the mall where I tried on some things that didn't fit my body the way I'd have liked. Doesn't help that I'm in Asia and have a build and size that most stores don't accommodate unless I ask - so I felt like shit going into the gym in the first place.

Well, yeah. Everything bad that happens to me is deserved, and everything good that happens is just so something bad can happen to me later to balance it out. This is probably normal and

My biceps have always been kind of a weak spot of mine. I've been trying to be better about giving them proper attention during my workouts this go about.

Thank you for saying this! Even when I used to work out a lot before, I never really had the confidence to take a lot of pictures of myself, and what you said is exactly what happened lol. There's nothing to lose I guess!

Kind of a late reply, but thanks so much for saying this! It really goes a long way to making this a place I feel comfortable. You're right, and I figure, at the very least its a good way for me to get used to how I look and deal with some issues I have with that lol. I'm gonna keep at it.