Official Feb 1st to May 1st Transformation Motivation Thread

[TheLulz69]

I think im getting addicted to bodyweight squats lol I do some sets to failure everyday.

Nice way to burn extra 50-60kcal aswell

[Wickked]

I think im getting addicted to bodyweight squats lol I do some sets to failure everyday.

Nice way to burn extra 50-60kcal aswell

Be Safe!! lol Don't shat on ya self!!

[NeedANick]

For all the women participating, how tall are you and how many calories are you eating and how much of a caloric deficit is it?

I need to expand my knowledge of female caloric intake. Would highly appreciate if anyone could help me

[mom2e3]

Down 2.5 pounds overnight!?!? I should've jest weighed in today.

I hate it when that happens.

"Erm" is a sheepish "um", and the acronym "NSFW" means "not safe for work".

I learned a new one too (for me it was new) just prior to the Super Bowl. "GOAT" = "Greatest of All Time"

I knew the "erm", but really had no idea about the NSFW. I need to take notes. lol

I'm 5'3 and working around a 1400-1600 calories/day. Sort of. I'm not really measuring, so it's likely I'm going over. We'll see about what happens to scale weight next weigh in. So that's probably 200-400 deficit. I think.

[jphillips33]

I hate it when that happens.

I was thinking to myself, "you have got to be kidding me." I'm looking at the number, and it took me a minute to register it as a "1" and not a "7."

[tegsa]

For all the women participating, how tall are you and how many calories are you eating and how much of a caloric deficit is it?

I need to expand my knowledge of female caloric intake. Would highly appreciate if anyone could help me

I'm 5'6"/189lbs. I know, I know, a lot more heavy than the women I see here. I'm at about 1300 cals a day putting me at an 800 calorie deficit.

[Renskol]

Had a cheat meal tonight, already felt guilty about it but I'll work hard to burn it off tomorrow, just a bit under maintenance today, hopefully a bigger loss for next week.

[Michigan12341]

What is everyone doing for lunches? I have been eating salads everyday for a couple weeks and love em but I'm sure they'll be getting old soon.

[Redwood67]

What is everyone doing for lunches? I have been eating salads everyday for a couple weeks and love em but I'm sure they'll be getting old soon.

subway. footlong subway melt, double cheese, double meat. 1160 calories, 90g protein.

[NitrogenWidget]

What is everyone doing for lunches? I have been eating salads everyday for a couple weeks and love em but I'm sure they'll be getting old soon.

Chicken breast & steamed veggies on a cut. (I can eat this forever though.)

for my bulk, chicken breast with cheese & black beans or rice rolled up in a pita shell with some fruit.

[gxi1247]

What is everyone doing for lunches? I have been eating salads everyday for a couple weeks and love em but I'm sure they'll be getting old soon.

I eat leftovers from the night before. Usually not too much though. I go to the gym over lunch then eat, and by the time I get back I am not too hungry

[ajm422]

Well, I don't want to speak too soon, but I'm gonna anyway. I'm on day 4 of my PSMF a la Lyle McDonald and it's going insanely well. I've lost 2 lbs, and the diet is actually really easy. Getting 900-1000 calories per day and 140-160 grams protein. It's weird watching the scale go down every single morning.

Somehow I convinced my gf to do it as well. Definitely helping me to stick to it. We'll see how long I can keep this up, but so far so good!

[Michigan12341]

Chicken breast & steamed veggies on a cut. (I can eat this forever though.)

for my bulk, chicken breast with cheese & black beans or rice rolled up in a pita shell with some fruit.

Chicken breast and veges for dinner for me most nights. Green giant steam bags are the best! Always stock up for the 10 for 10 at meijer. Just stay away from the ones with butter and cheese sauces.

[NitrogenWidget]

Chicken breast and veges for dinner for me most nights. Green giant steam bags are the best! Always stock up for the 10 for 10 at meijer. Just stay away from the ones with butter and cheese sauces.

I tend to eat sparcly during the day & save cals for the evening.
greek yogurt & berries for breakfast.
8 oz of chicken & any plain vegitable (usually from a packet I microwave)
and hot sauce. for lunch.

Then for dinner I do meat & Yams & leave space for a small bowl of cereal & protien shake.

[caprica6]

Well, I don't want to speak too soon, but I'm gonna anyway. I'm on day 4 of my PSMF a la Lyle McDonald and it's going insanely well. I've lost 2 lbs, and the diet is actually really easy. Getting 900-1000 calories per day and 140-160 grams protein. It's weird watching the scale go down every single morning.

Somehow I convinced my gf to do it as well. Definitely helping me to stick to it. We'll see how long I can keep this up, but so far so good!

I'm sure I'm going to piss lots of people off with this, but I think calf isolation exercises are so stupid. Do squats, lunges, deadlifts and your calves will be plenty big and strong. Same goes for those inner-thigh muscles sorority girls always work out, neck muscles, forearms, and abs. Yeah, abs. I said it. I can squat 2x my BW. Pretty sure my abs are in great shape (though hidden by a layer or two of pie).

The day you dissed the good girl, bad girl machine I checked your profile for leg pics. I checked again today. Where are dey?

I'm picking on you because you and someone else tagged me with a mild bit of bullying in the past and my memory for such things is long.

[lgraham9]

Scale couldnt decide between 195.5 and 196 this morning. Back to where I started before Superbowl Waterweight hit me, awww yea. Still a few days go to before weigh in

[TelusLob]

Morning.. Weight was up .4 today. Today is leg and shoulder day!!

[Korry1]

220.2 lbs today...

so close... lol

[Gilly28]

203.4 this A.M. I am that sweaty guy in the gym, every time... so water weight fluctuations are pretty big, probably didn't drink enough after gym last night. Hoping to be this weight at official weigh in.

[ajm422]

The day you dissed the good girl, bad girl machine I checked your profile for leg pics. I checked again today. Where are dey?

I'm picking on you because you and someone else tagged me with a mild bit of bullying in the past and my memory for such things is long.

Hmmm - not sure I have any lower body pics. I'll be sure to snap some next time I get the tripod out.

For lunch it's always M + V + D where M = chicken or fish and V = broccoli, kale, or spinach. D is always equal to cottage cheese with cocoa powder and splenda. During this PSMF I add no cooking oils. It's a mundane existence, especially for someone who loves to cook, but oh well. Only 4-6 weeks...

[masterchief_420]

awesome guys, keep posting!!!

everytime i wanna cheat, i come on here and know im not alone!!!

i got a question for you all, what is a good marinade that i can use on chicken so i can cook 10 breasts on sunday and eat throughout the week.....i thought of teriaki, but that is loads of sugar......i want somthing that tastes good, so when i go to the fridge hungary i can always grab some chicken and nuke it.

on another not i cant wait till sunday cheat day, breakfast burrito, pizza lunch, and chinese food dinner.........

[masterchief_420]

also im doing ZERO weight training.....in the past i would always put the gym and eating right in the same category, so when i didnt go to the gym, i would get down on my self and binge on bad food. now im keeping it simple, im 320 lbs, so i need to lose weight......no weights, basketball when i feel like it, but the #1 rule i follow is 6 days of strict eating and portion control, and 1 day a week where i go ape sh*t (although it is never ok to eat fast food, anything deep fried, or soda.)

i hope this works

[MatTheCur]

awesome guys, keep posting!!!

everytime i wanna cheat, i come on here and know im not alone!!!

i got a question for you all, what is a good marinade that i can use on chicken so i can cook 10 breasts on sunday and eat throughout the week.....i thought of teriaki, but that is loads of sugar......i want somthing that tastes good, so when i go to the fridge hungary i can always grab some chicken and nuke it.

on another not i cant wait till sunday cheat day, breakfast burrito, pizza lunch, and chinese food dinner.........

I have one that I go to, though it uses brown sugar in the recipe:

http://busycooks.about.com/od/chicke.../saucychix.htm

also im doing ZERO weight training.....in the past i would always put the gym and eating right in the same category, so when i didnt go to the gym, i would get down on my self and binge on bad food. now im keeping it simple, im 320 lbs, so i need to lose weight......no weights, basketball when i feel like it, but the #1 rule i follow is 6 days of strict eating and portion control, and 1 day a week where i go ape sh*t (although it is never ok to eat fast food, anything deep fried, or soda.)

i hope this works

Incorporate weightlifting into your routine. It's proven to help speed up the rate of fat loss, and it gives you an avenue to keep your muscles (or build on them if you're still new to lifting) while losing fat. Don't want to drop all that fat and have to start at less than zero because you've been losing muscle, too.

Though, I understand if you see it as something that could make you stray from the diet. You doing any cardio? Walking on an incline, jogging, elliptical? On a thermogenic/EC stack?

[mjp202]

awesome guys, keep posting!!!

everytime i wanna cheat, i come on here and know im not alone!!!

i got a question for you all, what is a good marinade that i can use on chicken so i can cook 10 breasts on sunday and eat throughout the week.....i thought of teriaki, but that is loads of sugar......i want somthing that tastes good, so when i go to the fridge hungary i can always grab some chicken and nuke it.

on another not i cant wait till sunday cheat day, breakfast burrito, pizza lunch, and chinese food dinner.........

I like marinating chicken breasts in buffalo wing sauce, and then for a meal I'll have broccoli (or some other vegetable), grilled buffalo chicken, and a carefully measured amount of blue cheese dressing.

But I also don't think the sugar in teriyaki marinade will kill you unless you're going very low carb.

[JaxLifter]

Same for me. Shooting for 233 Saturday, 231 Wednesday.

Hit 233.8 this AM, had barbacue and a beer at a concerct last night too! Down from 236 on Wed. U jelly? :-D Keep it up brah!

[stingray72]

I think im getting addicted to bodyweight squats lol I do some sets to failure everyday.

Nice way to burn extra 50-60kcal aswell

I did body weight benching and it sparked some really good growth that month but i can bench my body weight 19 times before failure on a good day. Im hoping to gain a few reps when i get down to 135 body weight on march 21 3 days before my b day.

[NitrogenWidget]

I do one-legged sissy squats.

I think im getting addicted to bodyweight squats lol I do some sets to failure everyday.

Nice way to burn extra 50-60kcal aswell

[Striation]

also im doing ZERO weight training.....in the past i would always put the gym and eating right in the same category, so when i didnt go to the gym, i would get down on my self and binge on bad food. now im keeping it simple, im 320 lbs, so i need to lose weight......no weights, basketball when i feel like it, but the #1 rule i follow is 6 days of strict eating and portion control, and 1 day a week where i go ape sh*t (although it is never ok to eat fast food, anything deep fried, or soda.)

i hope this works

Not trying to tell you what to do just wanted to give a suggestion. I used to do what you do but ended up erasing a whole week of a calorie deficit on that one cheat day. I suggest allowing yourself what you like to eat a few times a day so that you do not obsess about that cheat day. It's calories in vs. calories out. At your bodyweight you should be able to fit anything you want, in moderation, into your diet. IMO your way of dieting is simply a recipe for yo-yo dieting. I no longer have a need for a binge day since I never feel deprived.

[stingray72]

I just ordered a healthmaster for emulsifing raw fruits and veggies into liguid with the fiber included. This is a perfect item for someone like me who hates the taste of vegetables alone.

[TheLulz69]

I do one-legged sissy squats.

I can't do a single one-leg squat, I think I just have no balance at all LOL.

Do you think its OK to do them while placing the hands in front, over a desk?