Official Feb 1st to May 1st Transformation Motivation Thread

[DarQ2]

So far my weekend hasnt looked too bad dietwise. I missed the gym today, but will hit it hard tomorrow to start the week off right.

[truthseeker1]

Tracking calories has made me so much more conscious about what I eat! In the past when I would binge I would just forget about it. But now I know that every morsel of food I eat will be logged into myfitnesspal so I'm much more reluctant to overeat! And If I do I'm much more motivated to exercise to burn of the exercise cals.

So for those struggling to eat under their calorie goal I recommend signing upto my fitnesspal!. Also, if anyone enjoys indian food please add me as I want to see how people go about eating under maintence whilst munching on calorie dense curries. I'm sarkaar on myfitnesspal.

[mom2e3]

Anyway, it is very disappointing when I remember I still got some 6 months ahead of me to reach 10% (estimating around 150lbs).

But you realize you'll be at 10% and 150. Ain't nothing disappointed about that.

I have a 7 week goal, I'm going to Hawaii April 9th!!!!!!

Best place on earth.

[jehutyzone123]

Looking through my wardrobe at old clothes seeing what would fit me. Found my smallest pair of jeans(size 33). They barely fit me when i was 16 and weighed 180. Figured i would be lucky to be able to even get my legs in them since i weigh 17lbs more. THEY FIT!

I cant wait to see where i am when i actually make it to 180 again.

[NitrogenWidget]

Looking through my wardrobe at old clothes seeing what would fit me. Found my smallest pair of jeans(size 33). They barely fit me when i was 16 and weighed 180. Figured i would be lucky to be able to even get my legs in them since i weigh 17lbs more. THEY FIT!

I cant wait to see where i am when i actually make it to 180 again.

I'm about the same weight as highschool now & one size smaller.
My highschool jeans (yeah, mom keeps everything) were 34's.
i'm still in 32's & was in 30's before my bulk.

Blows my mind. i'm in better shape than highschool & back then everyone thought I was skinny. LOL!

[Striation]

I have been in a deficit for 30 straight days. Today will be day 31. Averaging a 1275 calorie deficit for those 30 days.

[Renskol]

Lost another pound just weighing myself 3 days after the past weigh in. Today as well I bought my first pair of skinny jeans that actually was able to fit in with no issues and remain looking good. Size 32 waist.

Booked a holiday to Hawaii and Singapore during September as well, setting another milestone/goal to reach the end of my cut/early bulk

[kc_shuffle]

Feb 1 - 178.4
Feb 8 - 173.3
Feb 15 - 171.8

[moosejuice16]

I have been in a deficit for 30 straight days. Today will be day 31. Averaging a 1275 calorie deficit for those 30 days.

Dedication......You have it!!

[moosejuice16]

Went out for steak and chips last night and a couple beers. woke up this morning at 200.4lbs.. WTF????

Pressure is on the maintain that/drop that extra half lb and get sub 200 by next weds!

[Wickked]

Went out for steak and chips last night and a couple beers. woke up this morning at 200.4lbs.. WTF????

Pressure is on the maintain that/drop that extra half lb and get sub 200 by next weds!

Dat dere refeed I say. You still fat tho! lol bs aside.. Good job so far!

[moosejuice16]

Dat dere refeed I say. You still fat tho! lol bs aside.. Good job so far!

lol steak,chips and beer and still under calorie limit.. u mad?

Glad you're still in with the threads man, its good having you around.


btw i'm gunning for that sig of yours!!

[ajm422]

Morning everyone! 167.4 today! Aside from the first year or so of high school, that's the lowest weight I've ever been! Success is addictive. I killed myself on a run yesterday (6 miles in 52:53 - a PR) and I'm dead sore today, so it'll be a chance to relax and diet. Hope everyone is having a great President's Day weekend!

I have been in a deficit for 30 straight days. Today will be day 31. Averaging a 1275 calorie deficit for those 30 days.

Very nice work. If I were you, I'd take a diet break in the near future. Maybe at 6 weeks. It's beneficial metabolically and psychologically. And it's fun. Congratulations on your discipline so far! Excellent work!

I'm about the same weight as highschool now & one size smaller.
My highschool jeans (yeah, mom keeps everything) were 34's.
i'm still in 32's & was in 30's before my bulk.

Blows my mind. i'm in better shape than highschool & back then everyone thought I was skinny. LOL!

I wore 33/34 in HS when I was like 165-170. I worked out a bit but was still a bit doughy. Now I'm 167 and my 32s are starting to slip and I'm on the last notch of my belt. Muscles, man. They rock.

[Wickked]

lol steak,chips and beer and still under calorie limit.. u mad?

Glad you're still in with the threads man, its good having you around.


btw i'm gunning for that sig of yours!!

I'm in it for life like StrongMeat says...

http://i55.tinypic.com/30cbxcp.jpg

[TelusLob]

Morning .. weight has been up a few days in a row. Up 1.4 today, but it's water weight. I ate out twice yesterday and once I had 12 oz of super salty chicken. I only ate about 3500 cals. My size 30 jeans are a bit too tight in the but and legs area these days. 31's are still comfy.

Today I fly to Florida to go spend a couple of days with my 3 year old. I'll be back Tuesday night, so I may not be around much. Good news is I am getting 3 straight days off from the gym to let me body fully heal and rest. Im going to try to stay right around 3200-3300 cals for the next few days. I only have 10 more days left of my bulk.

[MatTheCur]

213.2lbs today? ORLY?!

[GregZee]

After a dissapointing Wed. weigh in, i limited sodium for a couple days and BAM! I was down 4 pounds to 234 yesterday morning. It was a great way to start a vacation, but imagine i ruined it some with yesterdays macros. Total cal: 4379 Fat: 206 Carbs: 257 Prot: 195.
The Palm Springs/Desert area in California is beautiful, first time here or in California for that matter.

[Skullster]

After a dissapointing Wed. weigh in, i limited sodium for a couple days and BAM! I was down 4 pounds to 234 yesterday morning. It was a great way to start a vacation, but imagine i ruined it some with yesterdays macros. Total cal: 4379 Fat: 206 Carbs: 257 Prot: 195.
The Palm Springs/Desert area in California is beautiful, first time here or in California for that matter.

Welcome to California. Hey GregZee I see you are from Wichita! I grew up in a small town south of there called Derby. If you get some time you should go up to Idyllwild. Cool little mountain town and might even have snow up there today? It's on the mountain you see above you there in Palm Springs. Take the Palms to Pines Highway for some killer views.

[Arabmab]

Welcome to California. Hey GregZee I see you are from Wichita! I grew up in a small town south of there called Derby. If you get some time you should go up to Idyllwild. Cool little mountain town and might even have snow up there today? It's on the mountain you see above you there in Palm Springs. Take the Palms to Pines Highway for some killer views.

Nice some other Kansas folks around!! I grew up in Manhattan, KS (in Maryland now). I've lived on the west coast and east coast, but there is no place like home though!

[GregZee]

Welcome to California. Hey GregZee I see you are from Wichita! I grew up in a small town south of there called Derby. If you get some time you should go up to Idyllwild. Cool little mountain town and might even have snow up there today? It's on the mountain you see above you there in Palm Springs. Take the Palms to Pines Highway for some killer views.

Thanks for the suggestion, Ill look that up and see about going there today or tomorrow. We go to Derby in the summer for thier water park. My kids love it.

[GregZee]

Nice some other Kansas folks around!! I grew up in Manhattan, KS (in Maryland now). I've lived on the west coast and east coast, but there is no place like home though!

I lived in Manhattan for about a year while attending KSU. Didnt work out real well for me. I had just turned 21 and wasnt ready for more college at the point. A lot of good life lessons were learned during my time there.

[Skullster]

Nice some other Kansas folks around!! I grew up in Manhattan, KS (in Maryland now). I've lived on the west coast and east coast, but there is no place like home though!

Right on! Wow congrats on your transformation I see you have come way down from your max weight! Good job dude.

Thanks for the suggestion, Ill look that up and see about going there today or tomorrow. We go to Derby in the summer for thier water park. My kids love it.

Derby has a water park? LOL I haven't lived there in 25 years but my mom and brothers still do. I was just back there right before Thanksgiving and I was not about to take my shirt off in public. Maybe in another year if I can keep this weight going down!

[Arabmab]

Right on! Wow congrats on your transformation I see you have come way down from your max weight! Good job dude.

Thanks for that. It has been a long road. It has taken a mental overhaul, but been well worth it. What kills me is comparatively in 2004-2009 I had all the time in the world to devote to eating right and exercise. Now I have a fancy job in DC, wife, and child (second due in May) and almost no free time outside of my 4-5 hours of exercise I get per week (weights + cardio). If I can lose this weight at the stage of life I'm at just about anybody can. Good luck to all!

[DarQ2]

Tracking calories has made me so much more conscious about what I eat! In the past when I would binge I would just forget about it. But now I know that every morsel of food I eat will be logged into myfitnesspal so I'm much more reluctant to overeat! And If I do I'm much more motivated to exercise to burn of the exercise cals.

So for those struggling to eat under their calorie goal I recommend signing upto my fitnesspal!. Also, if anyone enjoys indian food please add me as I want to see how people go about eating under maintence whilst munching on calorie dense curries. I'm sarkaar on myfitnesspal.

I agree, I was using Lose It for a few weeks until I saw myfitnesspal. Needless to say been using the latter for a month plus, I think its a much better app.

[ajm422]

Thanks for that. It has been a long road. It has taken a mental overhaul, but been well worth it. What kills me is comparatively in 2004-2009 I had all the time in the world to devote to eating right and exercise. Now I have a fancy job in DC, wife, and child (second due in May) and almost no free time outside of my 4-5 hours of exercise I get per week (weights + cardio). If I can lose this weight at the stage of life I'm at just about anybody can. Good luck to all!

I live in Bethesda and work at NIH! Where in DC are you?

[Gilly28]

gonna get knocked out of the green for sure this week. Sitting around 203 right now... my weight fluctuates wildly, maybe it has to do with the ungodly amount I sweat and drink water... scale even said 208 earlier this week

[scatterzoom]

My goal is to be 165 lbs by April or (10% BF), which will be my lowest weight-wise since high school. (more than 25 yrs ago) I'm definetly on track. weighed in this morning at 175.2 lbs

I love using myfitnesspal.com very easy / clean web app. Plus it has an iPhone app. I find everything I eat in there, especially all the stuff I buy from Costco. Keeping track of my calories has always been the key for me. When I know exactly how much I'm taking in I feel good about eating it and not wondering if I'm eating too much or not. When I stop counting my calories I always start gaining weight. I usually stop once I reach my goal figuring I've learned how to estimate my food, but sure enough I slowly start putting on more weight. Not this time though, I'm aspiring to be in the best shape of my life before I hit 45.

[Arabmab]

I live in Bethesda and work at NIH! Where in DC are you?

I live about a 5 minute car ride to NIH! My house address is in Kensington, MD. I commute into the city (via Medical Center Metro stop, btw) for work around 14th & K near DC Coast and McPherson Sq.

[stingray72]

Im doing good today. Ill have over a 1000 calorie deficit. Im shooting for a .8 pound loss even though i messed up this week.

[ajm422]

I live about a 5 minute car ride to NIH! My house address is in Kensington, MD. I commute into the city (via Medical Center Metro stop, btw) for work around 14th & K near DC Coast and McPherson Sq.

Weird. My address is in Kensington. I live in Parkwood right on Rock Creek Park. I bike to NIH