I set out to reach 205 at the beginning of the year, and I could have reached (and possibly lower) it had it not been for my own setbacks.
I remember someone (Art maybe?) told me I needed to drop at least a 100lbs lol I thought, fuck that guy but he was damn near spot on.
300lbs > 215 40%+ bf > 25% or so
I've definitely lost a lot of strength but I guess that was to be expected. I'm sure it'll come back quickly once I'm ready for it.
2016 goals Drop to ~12% bf (175-180) and do a bulk/body recomp for a few months. I figured I would be comfortable gaining 20-25lbs from that point and still be ok. Anyone have some input?
Yeah... gained about 2 lbs. But I feel better now since the past few months have been brutal.
Weighed in at 213 lbs this morning.
Aiming for 210 by Feb 1st.
I did run for the first time in a while and was able to knock out 3 miles in slightly under 30min. A bit more running and I'm sure 25min is doable in a short amount time.
I know weight fluctuates depending on what you eat and when you weigh yourself. And I may be getting excited for nothing but weighed myself this morning and came in at 209.9 I had been eating a bit sloppy for about 2-3 weeks or so but I still counted calories.
It's only been about a week or so that I got back on track but that just means going back to what I eat every day. I guess I'll find out on by the 1st where I stand.
Maybe it was just all the crap leaving my system. Lol
About 19 lbs left to hit my goal. Almost there. Total loss for the month was only 6lbs. Definitely could have been more but whatever. Aiming for 205 by the 15th.
These past few days I've been pushing pretty hard. I've about had it with continuing to lose weight. It can be a mind fuck at times. With that being said
I want to say I see a difference from 215 but I see myself every day so maybe I don't see it much. I read that between 15%-20% body fat losing a few lbs there really isn't much of a difference visually.
So I hit my goal early that was scheduled for the 15th. It could be that the beers I had last night could have dehydrated me a bit so I'll weigh in again by the 15th.
Side note, I tried to lift a bit and I lost a significant amount of strength. These large calorie deficits have taken their toll. But I'm pretty close to my end goal so I figured my strength will be back up once I'm eating in a surplus again.
I have not consumed more than my alloted calories. I have been changing up what I've eaten and maybe sodium is higher in these foods? Waist did go down a bit even though I'm at the same weight. I did start lifting a bit again.
I'm going to imcrease my calories to be closer to maintenance for a few days and then lower them again to see if that helps with shedding the weight. Maybe I've really hit a plateau this time.
I'm going to imcrease my calories to be closer to maintenance for a few days and then lower them again to see if that helps with shedding the weight. Maybe I've really hit a plateau this time.
Originally Posted By: latank
I didn't use a calculator but I know my maintenance is around ~2400 after monitoring my weight for 2-3 weeks.
Usually I go into a 1000 a day deficit on average.
I would start first by logging every single thing you put in your mouth, if not already.
EDIT: Oh man that sounds bad.
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Fantastic job dude! Your body is responding really well to the weight loss too. /nohomo I feel bad for so many people that lose a significant amount of weight just to find they have a body under there that isn't very pleasing to look at.
I need to focus on losing 5-10 pounds in the next 5 weeks since I just found out the wife and I are going to Mexico mid April.
I'm going to imcrease my calories to be closer to maintenance for a few days and then lower them again to see if that helps with shedding the weight. Maybe I've really hit a plateau this time.
Originally Posted By: latank
I didn't use a calculator but I know my maintenance is around ~2400 after monitoring my weight for 2-3 weeks.
Usually I go into a 1000 a day deficit on average.
I would start first by logging every single thing you put in your mouth, if not already.
EDIT: Oh man that sounds bad.
I think my problem is that I've been pushing it in terms of how much I'm eating since I know what my limit is. Then I get to Sunday and it used to be a cheat meal but it's turned into a full cheat day. Up to 4k calories that day alone with no activity. Combined that I've laying off the exercise for the past few weeks has probably contributed to the slow/no weight loss.
Fantastic job dude! Your body is responding really well to the weight loss too. /nohomo I feel bad for so many people that lose a significant amount of weight just to find they have a body under there that isn't very pleasing to look at.
I need to focus on losing 5-10 pounds in the next 5 weeks since I just found out the wife and I are going to Mexico mid April.
Thanks man I'm trying. I figured these last 10-15 lbs were going to be the most challenging.
I'm hoping to get to at least 204 by the end of the week. 2 a days from now on until I drop these last 10-15 lbs. Lifting in the am followed by a bit of cardio and the pm session all cardio.
