ok, after i was sick last week i tried gettin back to the gym this week.. during the week i had been sick i lost about 2 or 3 pounds. well, i werked hard this week, stuck it out, ate, ate, ate, and i regained those lost pounds. woo hoo! very happy. in the final days of pct, got like 2 or 3 left. stepped on scale and have been currently at 159 for the past few days and have been around there actually for like a week so i am thinking this is where i stand. so it boils down to this - maxxed out at a 11 pound increase mid cycle. and during pct after losing the water weight, was able to keep about 6 of those pounds. i am happy. (however, 1 pound of the elusive 160!!. god damn. lol) i hope this log was a help to everyone. and i also appreciate any and all the comments. thanks fellas.