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I just re-started at the gym after a very long break - so I'm effectively a total newbie again.

In my first 3 months, calorie deficit of around 750 per day, I lost 18 lbs of bodyfat and gained...

I'll try and post progress about once a month. Even though you're a bunch of internet strangers, it feels good to share my progress.

START: 2022-10-31 (Halloween) - 220lb, probably around 32%bf...

I see there's a new thread for Spring, but wanted to post my results for Q1 2023.

I started my fat loss and fitness journey in November 2022 at around 220lbs. Did a BodPod composition scan at the...

Based on your height/weight, I think it would make sense to eat at maintenance or maybe a small surplus and try to clean bulk. I know a lot of stuff out there says not to bulk unless you are 15%bf...

Hi all!

I started my fat loss and fitness journey in November 2022 at around 220lbs. Did a BodPod composition scan in December 2022 so I can better track my progress.
I've been losing around 5...

Fat Loss comes mostly from Diet.

You should do strength training simply to preserve muscle - but you likely won't actually be able to get stronger or build muscle on a caloric defecit. The...

I'm in a similar boat. I weighed 220lbs 15 weeks ago. I've been steadily losing around 1.5 lb per week (on average) since then. I weigh 198 now but have been stuck here for around 10 days. I'm...

Depends on your current waist size.

Most guys can get their waist down to 28-32 inches. If you are currently around that, then it may be hard to lose more inches just due to your height,...

10% seems about right to me. Thinking about starting a bulk soon? 147 lbs is pretty light, although you still look good (you don't look skinny, you are well proportioned, have decent muscle mass,...

fixed.

And yes, you can do both at the same time. You just need to be really careful about your diet.

at 5'11" and 155 pounds, you need to eat. Make sure you get plenty of protein in every meal, and keep your total daily calories around 3000 (may need more/less based on your genetics, metabolism,...

I actually originally built my chest doing pushups. I didn't have a gym membership at the time (or know anything about lifting). I did them every morning upon waking up, and every night before...

Nobody ever said you can get away with "eating whatever you want."

It would be incredibly difficult to create a diet consisting entirely of McDonalds that would meet your daily protein...

Being slightly OCD is perfectly normal, in fact I would say that it is a good thing. It means you care about your results, and want to make sure you're doing things right (whether it's your diet,...

Lots of people will tell you different things about how much weight, reps, and sets you should do.

I always try to do as much weight as possible, allowing for at least 3 sets of 5 reps. I try and...

Judging from your avatar, I doubt it is because of fat gain. People usually only get stretch marks from fat if they get really big, or lose a lot of weight really fast with a starvation diet.
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I keep a rough count of how much protein I've eaten every day. I make sure to get at least 200g total before going to sleep. But I don't count my carbs or fats at all, I just eat when I'm hungry,...

you are 14 years old... chances are your online fat calculator doesn't account for that.

What is your current height/weight? That would tell us a lot more about your situation and what you should...

Suggestions:

1. Try to replace the instant breakfast with a real one. Cook up some oatmeal and eggs.
2. Add some more healthy fats (nuts, peanut butter, olive oil)
3. I would ditch the...

As long as you get enough protein and don't exceed your daily calorie limits, there is nothing wrong with some junk food.

Just be aware that junk food rarely ever provides any sort of significant...