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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find it hard to believe that OP has completely transformed his body with adding lots of bulk, muscularity, bulging veins on lifting 1hr a day and a little cardio. There are probably a lot of dietary and lifestyle changes going on as well that aren't being mentioned. The wife is probably wondering what happened to the guy she married and who this stranger is.[/quote]

Perfectly possible. You will get vascular if you cut your body fat%, [b]control, your diet[/b] and lift weights.  You don't have to look like Mr. Olympia.  1 hour per day everyday is definitely enough to add significant bulk. No, you're not going to be entering into body building competitons, but it's enough to add bulk of you're lifing heavy and doing good exercises like squats, deadlifts, bench presses, pullups, rows, etc.  [/quote]

Control your diet. You said it right there. OP has obviously incorporated his mindset into other areas of his life and this isn't just something he privately does at the gym with no impact on his spouse. I'm married to someone like this. He won't eat the family dinner. He eats a very specific diet unappealing to the rest of us. It's kind of a drag. He doesn't like to eat out anywhere and if he does will eat a plate of basically raw vegetables so we have to go to specific places that meet his standards, all for his vanity project it's not like an allergy. If OP used to enjoy dinner with his spouse and now doesn't anymore it can be a buzz kill.[/quote]

Wow we are a screwed up country. The person who doesn’t want to eat a crummy 2000 calorie meal with no nutrients is the one getting criticized.[/quote]There is a middle a middle ground. [/quote]

Let me guess, your middle ground involves your spouse consuming higher calorie, nutrient poor food to make you happy rather than you consuming healthier food that he prefers?[/quote]

First tell me what you think of the following meal:

Skinned, boneless thighs marinated in teriyaki sauce and broiled; roasted broccoli, red peppers and garlic lightly dressed in olive oil with sea salt, pepper and paprika; fruit salad with strawberries, cantaloupe, mango and red grapes; crusty really good bread from a bakery with salted Irish butter.

Is this an example of the higher calorie nutrition poor meal or like more the healthier food you prefer? [/quote]

Are you Mrs. Raw Vegetable Plate? If yes, why are spending a summer Saturday and Sunday convincing DCUM posters that you are normal and your husband has an eating disorder?  Surely there are more satisfying ways to spend your time? [/quote]

Nope that wasn't me. Because of course my husband would never eat that. But you sound sort of obsessed with me. Maybe get a life?[/quote]

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