May 1st to August 1st Transformation Motivation Thread.

[Fuzzhead]

Ive decided to have it lamb kebab with pitta bread shouldnt set me too far back as been doing well all week and might improve my metabolism

[davidphillips33]

i gain fat stupidly easy and ive been sticking to my macros well i just dont want to jeapodize the weeks work but then again a kebab will boost my protein count more and maybe help as i could do with some red meat

still smh...

[mtnmama]

OK - so I changed my goals slightly - after a come to jesus with myself - My goal weight & body fat date is now Sept 4th. Same goals - from 184 and ~32% bf to 148 & ~18% bf.

finished cardio today....logged in my journal. can't wait to start seeing people's transformations in here!

on a side note - having a hard time staying away from the scale - decided for this 90 days to only weight for our wed weigh-in

[davidphillips33]

Just curious how often the sheet gets updated? I PMd Nitrogen on Wednesday and since then I have seen more weights added but not mine...


So I will post here my PM'd weight of 198.8 lbs for last Wednesday. I don't think OP needs another PM.

[mtnmama]

Just curious how often the sheet gets updated?

mine hasn't either - but I would imagine he is a busy dude - just doin' this as a favor to all of us - let's give him a day or two My name just got added - so I'm happy

[caprica6]

I can't speak for Nitro - he'll give us an update soon, I'm sure.

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119.5 today and a big booty girl liked my weight update. o.o

I ate a kebab just a few days ago, Fuzzhead. Just cut the excess cals from soda, etc. and add in more activity... And listen to the Texan.

[davidphillips33]

mine hasn't either - but I would imagine he is a busy dude - just doin' this as a favor to all of us - let's give him a day or two My name just got added - so I'm happy

cool! I didn't mean to be pushy...but I guess I was bein' pushy...haha.

I can't speak for Nitro - he'll give us an update soon, I'm sure.


I ate a kebab just a few days ago, Fuzzhead. Just cut the excess cals from soda, etc. and add in more activity... And listen to the Texan.

thanks...and I agree with the activity. Teenagers(kids) should be very active...best advice right there. One nice side effect of living an active youth is you get to eat what ever the hell you want. I know I did and it was awesome.

[Fuzzhead]

cool! I didn't mean to be pushy...but I guess I was bein' pushy...haha.


thanks...and I agree with the activity. Teenagers(kids) should be very active...best advice right there. One nice side effect of living an active youth is you get to eat what ever the hell you want. I know I did and it was awesome.

i dont drink soda im reasonably active lifting 6 days a week running atleast 3 times a week with 4 hrs of pe a week and walking 1 or 2 miles a day but yet i gain weight easy

[davidphillips33]

i dont drink soda im reasonably active lifting 6 days a week running atleast 3 times a week with 4 hrs of pe a week and walking 1 or 2 miles a day but yet i gain weight easy

Aren't there any better active hobbies to do in the UK? Bikes, skateboards, skiing, sports, etc...PE and running/walking sounds boring as fark.

[igglesphan]

i dont drink soda im reasonably active lifting 6 days a week running atleast 3 times a week with 4 hrs of pe a week and walking 1 or 2 miles a day but yet i gain weight easy

i drink soda too i love it i lift 4 days a week i dont run im too lazy for that yet i dont gain weight i dont go over my calories

[adtoro07]

i drink soda too i love it i lift 4 days a week i dont run im too lazy for that yet i dont gain weight i dont go over my calories

What time do you break fast iggles? Just curious

[igglesphan]

What time do you break fast iggles? Just curious

My first calories are consumed when I get home from work around 6:00 PM... I try to adhere to the same schedule on the weekends, but I sometimes can't hold out that long.

[ghostkrashers]

Wearing a shirt that used to be normal on me, and is now a bit tight. A little bit of inspiration.

[Fuzzhead]

Aren't there any better active hobbies to do in the UK? Bikes, skateboards, skiing, sports, etc...PE and running/walking sounds boring as fark.

there is running i do for my army fitness improving and pe is with school

[MsFat2Fit]

on a side note - having a hard time staying away from the scale - decided for this 90 days to only weight for our wed weigh-in

Same here I have a hard time staying away too I can get obsessed with it. I'll try my best to only weigh in on Weds. Anyone here a runner? I'm doing a 12 week half-marathon training.

[ToshiroAki]

six hours of lap swimming, managed 450laps in a 25m pool pretty good day.

weighed myself while water logged, down 4.5lbs since yesterday.

[shoefanatic23]

Hope everyone is having a good day. Time to crush some legs!

[plentyofwhales]

Never been lean in my life, lowest I've ever been might have been 17%. I need all the motivation I can get guys

hoping I can finally get lean, look good, build some confidence, and turn my miserable life around

[shoefanatic23]

Never been lean in my life, lowest I've ever been might have been 17%. I need all the motivation I can get guys

hoping I can finally get lean, look good, build some confidence, and turn my miserable life around

One step at a time brotha. Remember his is a journey that comes over time and not over night.

[igglesphan]

Never been lean in my life, lowest I've ever been might have been 17%. I need all the motivation I can get guys

hoping I can finally get lean, look good, build some confidence, and turn my miserable life around

What are your current stats and macros?

[divinations]

Hey everyone, best of luck reaching your goals.

Starting weight is 160. Cut Jan 1 to April 1, dropped a little more than 15 lbs in that time, then maintained for April. Going to lean out a bit more, probably for the duration of May, then transitioning to recomp when I feel like I'm as lean as I want (or start looking like I need to put on muscle significantly more than I need to lose fat).

Just took a few self shots for some starting point pics, may upload them later. On my Jan-April cut I didn't take any progress photos, and sometimes it's easy to doubt your progress on a day to day basis if you don't have that reference. I definitely encourage everyone to take progress pics (even if you don't share them) for the psychological benefit of proving your progress to yourself and staying positive

Again, best of luck! Feeling pretty good about this after my last cut which pretty much went exactly as I had hoped. If anyone needs a little personal motivation or help, feel free to PM. I'm no expert and of course the stickies have all of the info you really need, but I have had consistent results and tend to be pretty good at navigating the mind games that can sometimes happen on this type of journey.

[LVLifter81]

Just curious. What was your calorie intake on your Jan-Apr cut?

Hey everyone, best of luck reaching your goals.

Starting weight is 160. Cut Jan 1 to April 1, dropped a little more than 15 lbs in that time, then maintained for April. Going to lean out a bit more, probably for the duration of May, then transitioning to recomp when I feel like I'm as lean as I want (or start looking like I need to put on muscle significantly more than I need to lose fat).

Just took a few self shots for some starting point pics, may upload them later. On my Jan-April cut I didn't take any progress photos, and sometimes it's easy to doubt your progress on a day to day basis if you don't have that reference. I definitely encourage everyone to take progress pics (even if you don't share them) for the psychological benefit of proving your progress to yourself and staying positive

Again, best of luck! Feeling pretty good about this after my last cut which pretty much went exactly as I had hoped. If anyone needs a little personal motivation or help, feel free to PM. I'm no expert and of course the stickies have all of the info you really need, but I have had consistent results and tend to be pretty good at navigating the mind games that can sometimes happen on this type of journey.

[d1guy]

194.6 today.

Its dropping fast.

[Nosepull]

Same here I have a hard time staying away too I can get obsessed with it. I'll try my best to only weigh in on Weds. Anyone here a runner? I'm doing a 12 week half-marathon training.

Yeah, I've got a half-marathon in a little over a month. Come on over to the running thread and let us know how your training goes!

[divinations]

Just curious. What was your calorie intake on your Jan-Apr cut?

I didn't count calories, but I trained hard and consumed fewer calories than I burned. The trick is, it's not easy to know for sure you are in a deficit without counting cals

Gonna have to put out a little disclaimer because I feel like this might be borderline flame-bait. If you are consuming less calories than you are burning, you will lose weight, period. I think a person should do this in whatever way is easiest and most fun for them. I would advise anyone who isn't having results to count every calorie, weigh your stuff, etc. (I've had good luck in the past with the myfitnesspal app when I was tracking every cal). I certainly don't want to dissuade anyone from following the standard advice in the stickies of this forum. I have done it that way long enough to be able to do things in a way that is a little easier for me and still get consistent results. I am not a pro BBer, nor was I obese or really desperate to lose a lot of weight fast, just someone who wanted to improve his fitness level and lean out a bit for summer, while still enjoying a few drinks at the end of the day and doing things in a way that was convenient for my lifestyle .

My method on that leg of things basically worked like this:

1. Training hard ~5 days per week (lifting and cardio).
2. Calibrating backwards with food intake. Basically eating enough to feel decent psychologically, keep my lifts going up every week, and generally feel good in the gym, but not more than that. I started after being injured and unable to lift for about 6 months, so being in an essentially untrained state going into the cut (or recomp, whatever you want to call what I was doing) allowed me to increase strength/muscle during this time period (noob gains).
3. I did IF. My basic day would consist of black coffee and water all day, workout at around 5 pm, big meal post workout then usually a snack before bed. I also drank alcohol almost every day on that cut (usually light beer and tequila).
4. Calories mostly from high quality protein sources (buffalo, fish/sashimi, grass fed beef, eggs from free range worm-eatin' chickens) and then the alcoholic beverages of course. Lots of veggies, primarily greens, broccoli, spinach, kale, etc. which don't contain many calories, are very micro-nutrient dense, and have fiber.

I know there might be some IIFYM guys out there who are about ready to tell me that I could have lost more weight counting my cals and eating McDonalds every day. I think that's great, and at the same time, I knew that I was getting enough protein and good fats, and that I was burning more cals than I was consuming. I had a good time in the gym, I had a good time at the bar. Not a single calorie was counted that cut, and I was happy with my results. If anyone is curious as to why I did things that way (might seem weird if that's pretty far off from your current lifestyle), I'm happy to answer them, but at the same time I'm not trying to encourage anyone to do things my way.

Again, best of luck to all!

[ghostkrashers]

Ug, now I feel exceptionally full from dinner. Feel like I should do some workout...but what...

[MilSpec4Life]

Gotta send OP a PM with your weight... not sure he'll catch it if you simply post it here.

I did - thanks though.

Finally got some protein powder and I can get some metabolism meals during the day. 2 meals x day average - I know... I know.

[stingray72]

Still didnt eat right yesterday. Ive been having stupid binges for no real reason but im not letting that happen anymore.

[Fuzzhead]

DOMS has kicked in throughout my body

I either have really hit the weights good or ive been sleep walking and jumped down the stairs

[igglesphan]

I did - thanks though.

Finally got some protein powder and I can get some metabolism meals during the day. 2 meals x day average - I know... I know.

What are "metabolism meals"?? Also, ditch the protein shakes as they offer very little satiety compared to protein dense solid foods. There are plenty of solid foods that offer similar macros to shakes and are much more filling.... chew your protein instead of drinking it.