**Transformations from FAT to FIT** Part 2

[wanttolose485]

Every single on of you are extremly amazing.
Threads like this makes me think that I can actually do it.

You *can* do it!! Good luck!

[AbilityMMA]

Extreme inspiration. I am on week 2 of my journey. I took before pictures and hopefully I can wow you all with my transformation in the near future!

[mongochuy]

Its been a while since I looked in here but damn!

GREAT WORK EVERYONE! KEEP IT UP!!

[tsiegel3]

Hey everyone, two years ago I was at my heaviest 320 pounds...I never thought that I would be able to lose the weight, I tried the low carb diet would lose 10 pounds and gain it back a month later, several times. I would try exercise but would lose motivation quickly after not losing weight fast enough. Then I came across this fat to fit forum and all the pictures inspired me and showed me that it really was attainable. Something in my head just switched and I decided I was going to lose the weight. Another site that really helped me out was mrlowbodyfat .com, Muata (the blogger on that site) lost over 100 pounds and detailed how he did it and I learned a lot from that. So on my own I went from 320 down to 290 then at 290 I started weight watchers and that tought me portion control, stopped going to meetings but kept the information I learned with me. Now I basically try and eat healthy and try and eat about 1,000 calories a day and do an hour and a half of cardio 30 min on treadmill one hour on elliptical machine.. 3 -4 days a week. I am not at my goal yet I need to loose another 40-50 pounds then I want to bulk... I still have a lot to learn about bulking, cutting and nutrition. Also when I got down to 290 pounds I started charting the scale and you can see my weight loss wasn't consistent, but I always stayed motivated and didn't drift too far away from my weight loss goals so that kept me on track..

290.6 april 1
285.2 April 5
284 april 6
283april 7
282 april 10
276.2 april 14
275.2 april 15
273.8 april 17
272.6 april 18
271.4 april 22
271.1april 23
270.4 april 24
268.0 april 28
267.2 may 1st
264.6 may 3
265.0 may 10
263.6 may 11
262.0 may 12
259.4 may 16
258.6 may 20
1st day @ gym may 23
256.8 may 24
255.2 may 26
253.6 may 27
254.2 may 28
251.6 may 31
251.6 June 2
249.2 June 6
247.0 June 8
252.0 June 15
Back On Track!!!
247.6 June 16
247.6 June 22
244.6 June 23
243.8 June 25
243.4 June 26
243.4 June 28
246.0 July 4 :X
245 July 6
242.4 July 7
245.8 July 12
244.6 July 13
242.2 July 14
241.0 July 15
238.6 July 20
235.6 July 23
235.0 July 26
239.6 July 29
239.0 August 1(alot of cheating back on track)
237.4 August 3
236.2 August 4
237.4 August 16
233.0 August 17
236 new diet approach aug 23
233.0 august 24
231.4 august 25
238.8 august 29
233.0 august 31
232.6""
235.0 sept 7
234.4 sept 8
238.6 sept 12 (weekend binge no more)
236.0 sept 13
234.0 Sept 14
237.2 sept 16
237.5 back to strict sept 21
234.6 sept 22
240 sept 28 cj bday
234.0 sept. 29
239 oct. 10
235.8 oct. 11
234.8 oct. 12
234.8 oct 13
232.4 oct. 17
230.8 oct. 19
228.8 oct. 20
234.0 < weekend binge smh
230.4 October 25
228.2 October 26
226.8 November 1
223.4 November 3
230.0 November 7
BINGE FML!
227.4 November 8
231.4 November 14
223.8 November 16
223.4 November 17
229.4 November 21
225.8 November 22
230.8 November 25
226.6 November 26
225.2 November 27
220.4 December 1st
229.6 December 5th
227.2 December 6
226.0 December 5
230.2 December 11
230.0 December 15
227.4 December 19
225.8 December 20
jan 7 235.0
jan 8 233.0
jan 7 231.2
jan 10 229.2
jan 11 227.6
jan 12 226.0
jan 13 222.6
jan 14 220.0
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[GhostAvenger620]

My turn...

[LordBiceps]

i was around 275 last year and i was 203 monday ( i weigh every monday ) i'll post pictures when im all the way done
atm im still fat when i take my shirt off so i know i still have work to do. I do not look fat with a shirt on just chubby i guess that is what i am atm
its cool to come here and see a lot of other people doing what i have been trying to do

[Libthetics]

Nice! And you won't be embarrassed when you have some awesome "after" shots.

I'm biased, since I've never been able to pull off a super-low-carb diet, but I think the most important thing is to eat responsibly, which mostly means keeping your caloric intake in check. For me it also means lots of steamed veggies and lean meat. I do keep bread and pasta to a minimum, but I still have grains. FWIW I've been able to drop 60 lbs that way, plus running and lifting.

If you're in ketosis, keep it going. But I suspect that you aren't, which means you need glucose, in which case being low-carb kind of sucks.

The gym is a great idea. Even if you have gear at home, there's less pressure to push yourself there. Once you start working out regularly I think you'll find that the dieting is easier, both because you won't have to work so hard at it and because you'll start to think of food more directly as fuel. Anyway, congrats on your progress so far. 10 pounds is significant on our frames (though you're a bit taller than I am).

lulz you just gotta be strong mentally bro. I'm getting about 20-30 carbs a day to get from 10.5 to 8% in 2 weeks.. As you said, Meats + **** tonne of steamed veges to fill you up + healthy fats = success.

[Craned]

DANG IT!!!!! I wanna post again. 8 more months

Good job everyone!!!

[cdeez]

Awesome changes on this page...

[OverFifty]

My turn...

Holy cr@p! The incredible morphing man!

What was the length of time between the 1st & last photo?

Very nice work BTW.

[GhostAvenger620]

Holy cr@p! The incredible morphing man!

What was the length of time between the 1st & last photo?

Very nice work BTW.

The first pic was taken in 2007 in Manila Philippines. I was in the worst shape of my life, drinking daily, not working out, eating pizza as a staple. Thank you for the compliments!!!!!

[DLEHMA]

I always wanted to contribute to the old thread but never got around to it so I'll post these up here. Unfortunately I don't have any shirtless before pics, and I don't look quite as lean as I did in the after pics anymore but I'll post .



here's a picture I like because it shows how deep my cuts eventually got even without overhead lighting (again not QUITE there right now but I'll get back.)

[snorkel3]

First of all, I just want to say that all of these transformations are honestly inspiring. It's pretty brave to admit to yourself that changes need to be made and very brave to go about making them. Then it's very admirable to share such drastic transformations. I appreciate having this as a reference to what people can accomplish when they're dedicated and motivated. I'm still a total noob and am still trying to get a feel for everything so bear with me, but thought I might as well share. It's not the biggest transformation and it's nowhere near where I'd like to be but I feel a huge change in the way my body performs, in my overall mood and my overall quality of life.
I was skinny/fat in college. I was all about having a low number on a scale and fitting into a size 0. I gained a lot of weight after I had my son simply from getting depressed and overwhelmed and having horrible relationship issues. I should have been exercising instead of binge eating.
Anyways, I hated how I looked. I hated how I felt even more and I felt like the world's biggest hypocrite being a fat nurse. So I started running 5-6 days a week, lifting 4-5 days a week, replaced all beverages with plain water and completely changed the way I ate.
I'm not sure what order the pictures will show up, but the bigger two are July/August 2011- 172.2lbs Yuck
The smaller three are within the past few weeks- hovering around 125-127lbs

Like I said, not where I want to be but I've been trying to measure my progress through fitness/lifting goals and how I've been feeling. Progress, not perfection.

You are now officially hot. Well done!

[anonymous]

I always wanted to contribute to the old thread but never got around to it so I'll post these up here. Unfortunately I don't have any shirtless before pics, and I don't look quite as lean as I did in the after pics anymore but I'll post .

here's a picture I like because it shows how deep my cuts eventually got even without overhead lighting (again not QUITE there right now but I'll get back.)

Awesome! What was your routine like? diet and supplements? advice etc.

[DLEHMA]

Awesome! What was your routine like? diet and supplements? advice etc.

Thanks man! My routine wasn't too strict honestly I would just try and get every muscle group in once a week at least, some maybe twice. Diet was IIFYM (if it fits your macros) and supplements none significant. I've tried multiple pre-workouts but stopped taking them all together, occasional protein shakes here and there, and some xtend to flavor my water through out the day lol (haven't tried the new xtend).

[MissionSk8r21]

Very inspirational thread. Ill need to take more pictures. Here's me after I leaned out over about a 3 month period. Gradually dropped carbs/calories, did a 5-day split, and cardio 3-4 days a week for 30mins.

[LinDiva3]

Great work to every one!

[smylie90]

this thread has so many acheivments ey, should caluclate like how much weight intotal somewhere people lose in 12 months like the Jan to May cut but a 12 month one, would be amazing to see the amount.

[doughnutgut]

Attachment 4049201 after 15 months of hard work , from 202 to 180

Mate i can say honestly that u wasnt fat!!!!
U also wasnt much different from your last pic apart from a tan and a slight cut..... (maybe a bit of bulk....)

Sorry mate but just my opinion....

[yoyoyolilembryo]

I always wanted to contribute to the old thread but never got around to it so I'll post these up here. Unfortunately I don't have any shirtless before pics, and I don't look quite as lean as I did in the after pics anymore but I'll post .

nice work bro!

[robertk232]

Dang, GhostAvenger620... NICE WORK.

mirin' your physique... Care to share your diet/workout plan? I'm also 6'5" but have a really hard time gaining lean mass.

[Karlton81]

Here are my changes

[tsiegel3]

Here are my changes

Wow great Job!!!

[LiveAlpha]

This was my transfotmation last year. I gained a lot of weight back this winter and i'm sitting at around 189 lb's. Trying to cut down to 165. Also my bench has gone up to 275 since this vid. I can't believe this is me. I also can't believe how much I've slacked and let myself go. I have to get back into it. I just have to. The second was me this summer. It's a shame how I look now :l





I look forward to posting pics of my upcoming transformation due in April.

[JoeRage]

I'm pretty new to posting on bb.com and don't know how to post pics on replys I'm on my phone do I have to be on a computer?

[cdeez]

DLEHMA nice transformation brotha. good weight loss..keep up the good work.

[GhostAvenger620]

Dang, GhostAvenger620... NICE WORK.

mirin' your physique... Care to share your diet/workout plan? I'm also 6'5" but have a really hard time gaining lean mass.

Hmm, I really don't know what to tell you, as body building is something I just do without really giving it much thought. Lately for the past decade I've grown into a severely bitter lonely person which I feel helps motivate me to do what it is that I do at the gym. Yea, if you want motivation find a woman you would give your heart and the universe to and silently do nothing while you witness her rip your heart out, feed it to her goldfish after she is done repeatedly stomping on it. Afterwards my friend, take those emotions and bottle them up and use them as motivation, trust me it works better than all the pre workout gimmics combined.

But I try to work in all the body parts for one week including cardio sessions. Here was what I did last week.

Monday Like a bat out of Hell I ran 3 miles to the gym (20 minutes), worked on my back doing dead lifts, hack slide squats, leg presses and leg extensions for one hour.

Tuesday worked shoulders; Military presses, shrugs, upright rows for an hour. Participated in the Turbo Kick box class, for an hour

Wednesday went down to the garage and worked chest on my bench press, nothing special just 10 sets at 225 pounds, followed by pushups and inclines.


Thursday Biceps,and tris; barbell curls at 120 pounds, overhead barbell extensions, other stuff I can't remember for an hour


Friday Angry as Hell at this point after doing an hour of shoulder exercises I participated in "Mean Ol' Cynthia's" Boxing Boot camp class.

Saturday Sunday rested


Now as diet goes, I eat clean 94% of the time, lean chicken, beans, lots of fruits and veggies, basically what a Gorilla would eat in the wild, ALMOST!
Can't wait to tell you all what I did this week.



Excelsior!!!! (3:06)

[tsiegel3]

Yea, if you want motivation find a woman you would give your heart and the universe to and silently do nothing while you witness her rip your heart out, feed it to her goldfish after she is done repeatedly stomping on it. Afterwards my friend, take those emotions and bottle them up and use them as motivation, trust me it works better than all the pre workout gimmics combined.

lmfao ..it's ironic that is exactly what fuels me to go hard at the gym and continue to lose weight

[GhostAvenger620]

lmfao ..it's ironic that is exactly what fuels me to go hard at the gym and continue to lose weight

It's what makes us human, no shame in that! But after tonight I'm thinking of going to the gym much later as the people at my gym are starting to treat me like a serial killer. I try to think happy thoughts, but to no avail.

[mattsimonton]

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From 215 to 167. Im down to 164 right now seeing how lean I can go. My goal is to compete