Feeling Good

Last night was chest and arms (triceps and biceps) night.
So far of all of the lifts I do I find the chest exercises to be the most frustrating. I really have to force myself to do any of these exercises and I think that until I make some visible progress, I am going to feel like they are useless, because the only think I feel that I really get from Flat Bench, or incline bench or Decline bench, or even Pec Flys for that matter is a sore chest a day or two later. Now I know since I am sore in all the right places the lifts are doing their job, but during the lifts I feel like they are just mere acts of futility. I know it will take time before I see actual visible results, but it is just tough.
On another note I am really loving dead lifts and am getting back in the squatting groove too. My quads and hamstrings are usually pretty sore after my leg day so again I know I am doing something right, and the amount of weight I am squatting and deading are consistently going up so no complaints there. I am so ready to get my dead lift over 400 and my squat over 350. There are my goals to hit by Christmas, and I know they are easily within my grasp as long as I keep myself in the gym and keep myself focused.
Another thing I am struggling with is my diet. I know it is extremely difficult to burn fat and build muscle at the same time as the diets types are at opposite ends of the spectrum, and this difficulty is finally dawning upon me. I know there has to be a way that I can accomplish both things, I have just yet to figure it out.
Anyway, headed out of town for the weekend, so we will see how I can control myself as far as eating goes. Wish me luck.