~> 3 MONTH SANTA SHRED <~ [Oct 1st - Dec 31st] FAT LOSS CHALLENGE

[earlywynn]

Originally Posted by robertfah

The one thing with weight loss is this.....keep the number of calories you intake for the day less than the number you burn for the day.

I agree. In fact, that's the only thing about nutrition I know for sure.

The key? Knowing how many calories you actually need. I highly recommend the free Total Metabolism Forecaster being offered by a bodybuilding.com member. You need to have Excel to use it, though. Here's the link (the download is on the page, you'll need to scroll down).

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...980801&page=11

[earlywynn]

Originally Posted by fusedx

i think im about to quit guys... im weigh`n about 164 now. last week i was just 161 .. kinda loosin some motivation. >.<.. for real... i guess its these protein shake im shaken. ehh >.<

Try again this week.

[thorton]

Three pics here

First is me standing with my size 62 pants. I'm size 40 now




Second is me inside the pants



Here is a facebook ppic of me wearing the pants last October.



Notice how tight they are? They were so tight I had actually popped the button on them 3 times and had to continue to replace it.

Side note, that coat is a 6xl the shirt I'm wearing in the 2 cam pics is a XL


So thats the change in one year I've made. Next year let's see where I can be.

[Throwdown515]

wow dude, size 62 pants!?? What a huge change, keep it up!

[iDrive]

Originally Posted by robertfah

You'll get a bunch of different responses to your question....most of which will be right while a few may be wrong. The one thing with weight loss is this.....keep the number of calories you intake for the day less than the number you burn for the day. You'll loose weight that way. As far as to "Keto or not" well that's personal preference.....I look at this as a life style change and I needed to change the way I ate.....Keto would not work for me because if I changed the way I ate for Keto, I know I would get bored of little to no carbs and in 3-6 months I would be stuck trying to figure out how to maitain my weight without Keto....I know a LOT of people who have had great success with Keto and they have been doing it for years.....so it's all a personal preference really.....give it a shot and see, worse that can happen is you don't like it and change to another routine.

Great post! Worth a second look

[pablocai]

Good to see you are all losing weight

Im back to 179 again, people tells me that I look really different, thats motivation....the best thing Im doing right now is having chicken every time Im hungry, so I dont eat anything else like cookies or candies, it works fine for me....I would really like to be around 155-160 pounds for december

[SophieM]

BB Bench Press - 75 lbs-7-7-7
BB Incline Bench Press - 55 lbs-8-8-8
BB Military Press - 50 lbs-7-7-7
Triceps Pushdown - 50 lbs-9-9-9
Cable Triceps Extension - 50 lbs-9-9-9

I was supposed to do sets of 6 for bench and military press, but got a bit froggy and did sets of 7. It was fine. I'm getting ready to go do Insanity Cardio Abs.

[Throwdown515]

My White Flood tub is almost gone I'm thinking of trying a new stack. Has anyone had any good results with a pre-workout supplement? If so, I would love to hear about it.

White flood was amazing, but I wanna try something else.

[webgodess]

Time to update...




Personal mini-challenge for November..


-> Total of 24 cardio sessions (min. 30 minutes each) ~ 2/24

-> 20 Resistance/strength training sessions ~ 2/20

-> Eating clean for 30 days out of the 30 ~ 4/30

-> Total of 400 pushups by the end of the month ~ 30/400

-> Total of 1000 crunches/various abs by the end of the month ~ 0/1000

-> Total of 500 body weighted squats by the end of the month ~ 80/500

[webgodess]

Originally Posted by fusedx

i think im about to quit guys... im weigh`n about 164 now. last week i was just 161 .. kinda loosin some motivation. >.<.. for real... i guess its these protein shake im shaken. ehh >.<

Noooo don't quit. Make a plan for one week and stick to it, don't look farther and don't look back, forget the scale right now. Feel free to post what your doing and let others give suggestions.

[KetoTherapy]

Hurry everybody, get on over to MarveComicGirls thread and wish her a Happy 25th Birthday today!!!!!

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post406257731

[KetoTherapy]

Originally Posted by ajv

Great to hear Keto Therapy. Today will be my 3rd day of not smoking. I can't believe big of a step i've taken back in terms of being so tired at the gym after 3 months of not going. Its like starting all over.

That is a very wise decision you have made for your body. Congratulations to a new you!

Originally Posted by fusedx

i think im about to quit guys... im weigh`n about 164 now. last week i was just 161 .. kinda loosin some motivation. >.<.. for real... i guess its these protein shake im shaken. ehh >.<

Im sorry what? Im sure you meant you are about to quit what you are currently doing and switch it up with a new routine. We do not raise quitters in these forums.

So what was plan B?

Originally Posted by thorton

Three pics here

First is me standing with my size 62 pants. I'm size 40 now




Second is me inside the pants



Here is a facebook ppic of me wearing the pants last October.



Notice how tight they are? They were so tight I had actually popped the button on them 3 times and had to continue to replace it.

Side note, that coat is a 6xl the shirt I'm wearing in the 2 cam pics is a XL


So thats the change in one year I've made. Next year let's see where I can be.

We reap what we sow people! The proof is in his pants, LOL.

THERE ARE NO GREAT VICTORIES, WITHOUT GREAT BATTLES!

[BigDav081]

I think I want to change my goal for the end of December. I'm not sure... Maybe lose 0.5 -1 pound a week instead of 3. My strength is decreasing and it make me lose motivation. I was eating around 1500-1800 calories a day. I'm thinking about increase my calorie intake to 2000-2200. Any suggestions?
And btw, I gain 5 pound in 2 week... I hate hanging out with friend >.<

Oh and thorton, This is a SICK transformation bro!! Keep it up!

[fusedx]

Originally Posted by webgodess

Noooo don't quit. Make a plan for one week and stick to it, don't look farther and don't look back, forget the scale right now. Feel free to post what your doing and let others give suggestions.

well, i switched my routine 2 weeks ago ? i started lifting heavy instead of what i was doing before which was light weight but more rep and sets. like i used to do 6 sets of 12
with light weights. and now i switched up to 15x12x10 with heavy weight...

Originally Posted by earlywynn

Try again this week.

yeahhh il try again.. me checking pounds everyday and i see that im gaining discourages me too much.. >.<

Originally Posted by KetoTherapy

Im sorry what? Im sure you meant you are about to quit what you are currently doing and switch it up with a new routine. We do not raise quitters in these forums.

So what was plan B?

Plan B is to start again next week.. need a new routine.. >.< and focus again. Dont look at the scale until the end of the week.

[SophieM]

Originally Posted by BigDav081

I think I want to change my goal for the end of December. I'm not sure... Maybe lose 0.5 -1 pound a week instead of 3. My strength is decreasing and it make me lose motivation. I was eating around 1500-1800 calories a day. I'm thinking about increase my calorie intake to 2000-2200. Any suggestions?
And btw, I gain 5 pound in 2 week... I hate hanging out with friend >.<

That's all you're eating. I'm eating 1700-1800 and losing on average a pound or so per week. I think you need to be eating more.

[KetoTherapy]

Originally Posted by fusedx

well, i switched my routine 2 weeks ago ? i started lifting heavy instead of what i was doing before which was light weight but more rep and sets. like i used to do 6 sets of 12
with light weights. and now i switched up to 15x12x10 with heavy weight...



yeahhh il try again.. me checking pounds everyday and i see that im gaining discourages me too much.. >.<




Plan B is to start again next week.. need a new routine.. >.< and focus again. Dont look at the scale until the end of the week.

Private message me your current weight and I will check back with ya.

Originally Posted by BigDav081

I think I want to change my goal for the end of December. I'm not sure... Maybe lose 0.5 -1 pound a week instead of 3. My strength is decreasing and it make me lose motivation. I was eating around 1500-1800 calories a day. I'm thinking about increase my calorie intake to 2000-2200. Any suggestions?
And btw, I gain 5 pound in 2 week... I hate hanging out with friend >.<

Oh and thorton, This is a SICK transformation bro!! Keep it up!

I think if your current weight now is 209, that your 500 calorie deficit should slide into about 1590 calories a day. Increase that if you weight train. Anything that is 2090 will keep you steady at the weight you are now and anything higher than 2090 will make ya gain.

My opinion is to go for 1-2lbs a week and inches. Combined your results will be perfect.

[Throwdown515]

Anyone ever use the supplement "Animal Cuts?"

I've been doing some research on it, and it looks like a solid weight loss supplement! I haven't read one negative review about it yet. I will definitely be purchasing it. It's cheap too!

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/univ/cutsfree.html

Here is a link if anyone is interested.

Time for Chest and Triceps!

[SophieM]

Originally Posted by KetoTherapy

I think if your current weight now is 209, that your 500 calorie deficit should slide into about 1590 calories a day. Increase that if you weight train. Anything that is 2090 will keep you steady at the weight you are now and anything higher than 2090 will make ya gain.

My opinion is to go for 1-2lbs a week and inches. Combined your results will be perfect.

There is no way that is right. I am ~125 lbs and will maintain on over 2000 calories a day.

[robertfah]

Originally Posted by SophieM

There is no way that is right. I am ~125 lbs and will maintain on over 2000 calories a day.

1 person's calorie intake is not the same for another, regardless of weight. Factors include exercise, metabolism, stress level, etc. For 125lbs and > 2k calories you are probably very active in life or have a high metabolism (or both, lol). A good way to tell how much your intake should be is to use an online food tracking program like fitday.com or something. Track what you eat for 2-3 weeks, in that time you should have eaten a wide variety of foods. If you are gaining weight, then take your daily intake and decrease by 250-500. Repeat for another 2-3 weeks. If you are still gaining, decrease again. if you are loosing, (which is great) then you can simply add half of what you originally subtracted to get your maintenance calorie intake.

Remember, this number will shift based on you activity level.

[SophieM]

Originally Posted by robertfah

1 person's calorie intake is not the same for another, regardless of weight. Factors include exercise, metabolism, stress level, etc. For 125lbs and > 2k calories you are probably very active in life or have a high metabolism (or both, lol). A good way to tell how much your intake should be is to use an online food tracking program like fitday.com or something. Track what you eat for 2-3 weeks, in that time you should have eaten a wide variety of foods. If you are gaining weight, then take your daily intake and decrease by 250-500. Repeat for another 2-3 weeks. If you are still gaining, decrease again. if you are loosing, (which is great) then you can simply add half of what you originally subtracted to get your maintenance calorie intake.

Remember, this number will shift based on you activity level.

True, but I just can't imagine someone over 200 lbs gaining on only 2100, even if they are sedentary. I've heard of using 10xBW as calories for cutting, but never for maintenance. Maintenance I've usually heard is 15-18xBW, depending on activity.

Anyway, today.
SLDL - 190 lbs-5, 200-1
Lat Pulldown - 90 lbs-6-6-6
1-Arm Bent Row - 40 lbs-6-7-7
DB Upright Row - 20 lbs-11-11-11
Lying DB Rear Delt Row - 20 lbs-7-7
DB Curls - 20 lbs-3-2-1
Concentration Curls - 30 lbs-5-5

Probably won't do Insanity tonight. Need to study.

[KetoTherapy]

Originally Posted by SophieM

There is no way that is right. I am ~125 lbs and will maintain on over 2000 calories a day.

Yes that was based on a sedentary lifestyle, I should have been more clear and yes it does happen a lot I have seen for myself not just with myself, .

The numbers need to be increased or decreased diet and exercising pending.

If your caloric intake is at a 750 calorie increase over your weight, with an active lifestyle, then yes, you would maintain.

Although I lacked providing finer details, I disagree that:

There is no way that is right.

Toodles.

[Ancher]

Happy Freakin Friday.

Im glad to say that ive dropped a couple more lbs! Officially 262! Thats a total of 70+ since the beginning. Although ive got a bunch to loose, every pound is a mini victory.

btw... Leg day

[freedevil]

Updates for the week so far

10/4
Training - Back + Biceps + Calves

10/5
Intervals - 20 mins

10/6
Training - Legs + Shoulders

Weigh-in
10/6 - 167.8 lbs

[earlywynn]

Leg day yesterday. I really hate hamstring curls. It's like someone told you to go F yourself and you did.

[Dennis71]

weighed in today...










190.4lbs



i havent been 190 since my freshmen year of high school.. (now a freshmen in college)

[pablocai]

Im hungry! I dont eat anything since yesterday for lunch, exactly one day without food:S because I had to many things so....Im having some chicken now although .... many people told me I look totally different, I love it!

[trance__dreamer]

Originally Posted by earlywynn

Leg day yesterday. I really hate hamstring curls. It's like someone told you to go F yourself and you did.

aaaaahahahahaha.

[SophieM]

So week 1 of November goal check.
1) Keep carbs around 150 g per day or less
6/7 days
2) NO JUNK FOOD
6/7 days
3) Two workouts a day, 6 days a week
6/7 days
4) Go to bed and get up at reasonable times
7/7 days

Not bad. I didn't get both workouts in Thursday as I was studying for the ACSM-CPT exam I had on Friday. Then, when I passed, I went a little over my carbs, 170 g. I had some junk food today. Girl Scout cookies. I LOVE Girl Scout cookies.

[earlywynn]

Originally Posted by Dennis71

weighed in today...










190.4lbs



i havent been 190 since my freshmen year of high school.. (now a freshmen in college)

Excellent!

[Haz-bodybuilder]

Heres my Contribution - Started sept 20 at 90kgs (198lbs) after a bulk gone wrong with lovely stretch marks.
Now at 77kgs(169.4lbs) Been losing average of 1kg per week along with 10pounds the first 2 weeks of dieting which was all my water weight most likely. And now have a 4pack showing for the first time in my life without any real ab work either (not defined)

Looking forward to the day i finish and the following year of bulking