Weight Loss Thread
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Yeah. If we had self control, we wouldn't be constantly at war with the hambeast within.
Big Phoenix
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Fifey
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Dr pepper 10, a&w 10, sunkist 10, coke zero vanilla, coke zero, diet cherry dr pepper, coke zero cherry, monster ultra, monster Lo carb, monster rehab, are all great flavored Lo cal or no cal drinks. Or crystal light flavored drink packs that you add to water.
Oh, spent 5 days on vacation in myrtle beach, ballooned up over 9 lbs between multiple all you can eat buffets and icecream on the boardwalk the only "real" exercise I did was 30 minutes fucking around in the fitness room of the hotel... My girlfriend lost 1lb. My willpower is weak. 3 days later I've dropped most of it, now sitting at 203. But still 4 lbs above where I was same time last week.
Gravel
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My first cut is officially over. It was about 20 weeks long and I went from 178 pounds to 157. Unfortunately that's a bit off since on my bulk I had been doing night weigh ins and during my cut I switched to mornings (since it's more accurate). In reality I was probably 176 at the start. In the spoiler tags below I will lay out my changes in measurements and lifts. On my compound lifts I generally lost about 15-20%, but my isolations stayed about the same or even got stronger. I actually set my deadlift PR during my cut in early Feb, as well as a bodyweight percentage PR at the end of March (425 overall PR, 420 at 165 lbs for a 2.55x bodyweight lift).
Overall what I learned from this is that I should have been way more aggressive with my calories. I started out at about 2200 a day and ended at 1850. I probably should have gone with like 1900-2000 to start with and dumped as much weight as I could for the first month. My lifts were going to go down anyway and my muscle wouldn't have wasted much in that time period. My goal was originally 160 pounds but as I got closer I realized I had underestimated my bodyfat. I was probably in the 20-21% range, but had estimated 17-18%. I finished at 13-14%, with my top 4 abs visible but fuzzy, and the bottom not really visible unless I pull the skin. The pictures you can't see my abs for shit.
I also fucked up and waited until yesterday to do my progress pictures. My cut ended on May 11th, so just over 3 weeks ago. I've put on 7 pounds since then, although my bodyfat hasn't changed much so I'm thinking it's all from carbs and water weight for the most part. The pictures don't look like much has changed outside of getting a bit of a tan. But I'm significantly smaller (just look bigger than I am versus when I was heavier).
Body Measurements - I actually do measurements for 9 bodyparts (neck, chest, shoulders, arms flex/unflex, forearms, waist, hips, thigs, calves) but I'm cutting some of them out from this.
Lift Changes - Same thing, this doesn't encompass everything. I've also changed my routine several times during the cut.
My routine is a 4 day split (I can post if anyone wants), but I've switched it up so I can hit almost everything twice a week.
Goal is now to get up to 173 at the same bodyfat percentage or lower. I'll probably do a lean bulk until September, a quick one month cut, and then finish the year bulking.
Also set lifting goals of 375 squat, 275 bench, and 185 military press, all for 1RM. The squat goal is probably a bit loftly since I'm terrible with squatting, but we'll see as the weeks go on.
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Overall what I learned from this is that I should have been way more aggressive with my calories. I started out at about 2200 a day and ended at 1850. I probably should have gone with like 1900-2000 to start with and dumped as much weight as I could for the first month. My lifts were going to go down anyway and my muscle wouldn't have wasted much in that time period. My goal was originally 160 pounds but as I got closer I realized I had underestimated my bodyfat. I was probably in the 20-21% range, but had estimated 17-18%. I finished at 13-14%, with my top 4 abs visible but fuzzy, and the bottom not really visible unless I pull the skin. The pictures you can't see my abs for shit.
I also fucked up and waited until yesterday to do my progress pictures. My cut ended on May 11th, so just over 3 weeks ago. I've put on 7 pounds since then, although my bodyfat hasn't changed much so I'm thinking it's all from carbs and water weight for the most part. The pictures don't look like much has changed outside of getting a bit of a tan. But I'm significantly smaller (just look bigger than I am versus when I was heavier).
Body Measurements - I actually do measurements for 9 bodyparts (neck, chest, shoulders, arms flex/unflex, forearms, waist, hips, thigs, calves) but I'm cutting some of them out from this.
Chest
Start: 43"
End: 41.25"
Shoulders
Start: 50"
End: 47.5"
Arms (Flexed)
Start: 15.5"
End: 15"
Waist
Start: 34"
End: 30.75"
Legs
Start: 24.25"
End: 22.5"
Calves
Start:14.75"
End: 14.25"
Start: 43"
End: 41.25"
Shoulders
Start: 50"
End: 47.5"
Arms (Flexed)
Start: 15.5"
End: 15"
Waist
Start: 34"
End: 30.75"
Legs
Start: 24.25"
End: 22.5"
Calves
Start:14.75"
End: 14.25"
Lift Changes - Same thing, this doesn't encompass everything. I've also changed my routine several times during the cut.
Deadlift
Start: 410x1
End: 405x1
Cable Rows
Start: 170x8
End: 190x7
Squats
Start: 315x1
End: 250x3
Calf Raises
Start: 320x12
End: 445x12
Bench Press
Start: 235x1
End: 205x3
EZ Bar Curls
Start: 110x4
End: 100x8
Dumbbell Hammer Curls
Start: 40x8
End: 55x8
Military Press
Start: 155x5
End: 135x6
Close Grip Bench Press
Start: 180x5
End: 185x3
Start: 410x1
End: 405x1
Cable Rows
Start: 170x8
End: 190x7
Squats
Start: 315x1
End: 250x3
Calf Raises
Start: 320x12
End: 445x12
Bench Press
Start: 235x1
End: 205x3
EZ Bar Curls
Start: 110x4
End: 100x8
Dumbbell Hammer Curls
Start: 40x8
End: 55x8
Military Press
Start: 155x5
End: 135x6
Close Grip Bench Press
Start: 180x5
End: 185x3
My routine is a 4 day split (I can post if anyone wants), but I've switched it up so I can hit almost everything twice a week.
Goal is now to get up to 173 at the same bodyfat percentage or lower. I'll probably do a lean bulk until September, a quick one month cut, and then finish the year bulking.
Also set lifting goals of 375 squat, 275 bench, and 185 military press, all for 1RM. The squat goal is probably a bit loftly since I'm terrible with squatting, but we'll see as the weeks go on.
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Why did you stop at 13-14% and not 10% or lower, which would be the normal point at which to start bulking again? Because your lifts were dropping too much?
What are you going to do now, bulk again? Slow bulk?
Gravel
Mr. Poopybutthole
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I got pretty fucking sick of cutting. And yeah, my lifts were going down more than I was comfortable with.
My goal had originally been 10-12%, but because I underestimated my starting bodyfat my cut went longer than I anticipated. Then I would have slow bulked until the end of the year (maybe 1 to 1.25 pounds a month), or until I got to 14-15% again.
Now I'm basically just going to bulk until the end of August (have my 10th anniversary cruise, and I'll definitely be eating like a fatty then). I'll do a much more aggressive cut in September, maybe into October, and then lean bulk it out the rest of the year.
Looking at my progress pictures I definitely want more muscle mass anyway. I'd be comfortable if I could go year round at 165-170 and about 10% bodyfat. But that means probably an additional 10-15 pounds of muscle. So that's my goal in the next 12 months.
My goal had originally been 10-12%, but because I underestimated my starting bodyfat my cut went longer than I anticipated. Then I would have slow bulked until the end of the year (maybe 1 to 1.25 pounds a month), or until I got to 14-15% again.
Now I'm basically just going to bulk until the end of August (have my 10th anniversary cruise, and I'll definitely be eating like a fatty then). I'll do a much more aggressive cut in September, maybe into October, and then lean bulk it out the rest of the year.
Looking at my progress pictures I definitely want more muscle mass anyway. I'd be comfortable if I could go year round at 165-170 and about 10% bodyfat. But that means probably an additional 10-15 pounds of muscle. So that's my goal in the next 12 months.
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What are your goals? And how do you exercise?
If you just want to lose weight then keto is fine.
If you lift weights and want to lose body fat and maintain or possibly even grow muscle then you should carb cycle, which is similar to a timed keto diet. On non training days keep protein high (3-4g per kg) and carbs low. On training days reduce protein to 2.5-3g per kg and eat 125-200g carbs post workout. On training days fat should be lower (lean meat only, turkey, white fish). On non training days, fat can be higher (red meat, oily fish etc)
What is your height/weight? 1500 calories sounds super low. How often do you train?
Himeo
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Obesity research confirms long-term weight loss almost impossible
Have you tried not eating sugar, you fucking retards?
Himeo
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Pro-tip: The "healthy" diet they feed people has fruit, whole grains, and starchy vegetables. If they want to lose weight they should cut those things out because our bodies convert them into sugar. Our bodies flip out because sugar is a poison and we can only function within a narrow range of blood sugar so it releases a ton of insulin into the blood to control blood sugar. Insulin drives blood sugar into the fat cells and starves your organs as well as interferring with grehlin and leptin, driving hunger and exhaustion.
My comment is the cure to this "epidemic" of obesity and the key to permanent weight loss. Their article is a confession that their dietary advice does not work.