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gamedog
I noticed the same thing with my weight gain too. I'm at 260 now, and though I do look soft in the middle -I do admit that- I'm not really any "fatter" than I was before. Sometimes I feel fatter though, because the milk bloats me up a lot.
As to the vaunted "Three Plate Goal" please allow me to share something with you.
My goal was 300 pounds. "300 by mid-July" I would say whenever I started. Everybody I know thought I was crazy and that it'd be impossible. Then I actually started getting close.
Now, please keep in mind that I only did one reset thus far, and it was way, waay back in the 100's because I had tweaked my back. I did a reset and switched from StrongLifts 5x5, to SS. Went from 135 to 300 on SS.
And I was thrilled.
Looking back on it though, I should have been a little more conservative, with my goal. Recently I had to reset my squats LOL ... well, squats, and press and bench LOL ...
I should have switched to the Advanced Novice program as laid out in PP much, much sooner. Of course, I don't mean that you have to, too, but I should have.
So here's my advice... Eat well, sleep well and train hard. But when your bar speed starts to slow, and you notice that more and more you have to pit bull your way through sets, pay attention to how you're feeling: can you still sleep well, do you still have a healthy appetite, how's your mood are you depresses, etc. And if you're starting to feel exhausted, don't be afraid of pushing back that three plates goal a few weeks so you can switch to light days on Wednesdays. Never harmed anybody who lifted heavy and wasn't a slacker in the gym.
Good luck buddy! Make it happen!