I am in my fourth week since starting the 5X5 and I am loving it. Yeah, I felt like a wimp dropping down in weight, but doing real slow controlled reps throughout the 5X5 has been great. I have never really watched steadily my weakly rep and weight gains, but the 5X5 has reformed me to write everything down and now I can see the gains right in front of me. Squats were always a tuff point for me due to some knee problems, but now doing them with a slow pace and going real low I enjoy leg days more than I ever have. It takes time, but the benefits will come in time. And yes, eat tons and tons of food!