Official Feb 1st to May 1st Transformation Motivation Thread

[NitrogenWidget]

i fit 31 without a belt and its a nice fit, jeans in the picture are 34 with the belt keeping them up

im about 4 notches in on those

im going to have to start buying new pants soon

-StrongMeat-

Nice. i'm 32 loose fit now since I bulked.

Last summer I was 31/32 straight leg.
And towards the end of my cut in Dec. I was wearing some 30's & 30 slim-fit.

I plan to be in those again for summer.

I'm thinking in about 5lbs (170) i'll be back in my 32 straight legs.
I carry a lot of fat on my upper ass which makes them uncomfortable to wear.

I miss them. LOL!

[StrongMeat]

What weight did you start out at? BTW, congrats on the new pants soon, its a great feeling. Just ran out of notches on my fat boy belt, and the pants are staying up...First of many smaller sizes are coming for me soon.

my heaviest when i started the cut was 220 in the middle of September and I was wearing size 38

tbh i cant afford clothes shopping right now lol

weighed in 165 this morning the whoosh is alive!

-StrongMeat-

[StrongMeat]

Nice. i'm 32 loose fit now since I bulked.

Last summer I was 31/32 straight leg.
And towards the end of my cut in Dec. I was wearing some 30's & 30 slim-fit.

I plan to be in those again for summer.

I'm thinking in about 5lbs (170) i'll be back in my 32 straight legs.
I carry a lot of fat on my upper ass which makes them uncomfortable to wear.

I miss them. LOL!

lol, for me my legs are thickest on my thighs

my hips have shrunk drastically, but the remnant of stronglifts is apparent those ATG squats made a difference in my leg shape(good)

im holding off on shopping until i officially end the cut

-StrongMeat-

[TelusLob]

Morning peeps! Middle back is sore today. Got a monster gym session planned... Abs, chest + finishing my leg workout from yesterday.. Perhaps a bit too ambitious? All while fasted of course. Weight was down .4 today despite eating lots of sodium for dinner. LOLz.... Im really enjoying eating more food this cut. Cutting at 2500 calories seems to help my body retain more muscle. I cannot wait to see what my body will look like in 10 lbs. I was looking back at some of my pics from November last year.. My shoulders and chest have grown quite a bit. My shoulders look much thicker.

[NitrogenWidget]

lol, for me my legs are thickest on my thighs

my hips have shrunk drastically, but the remnant of stronglifts is apparent those ATG squats made a difference in my leg shape(good)

im holding off on shopping until i officially end the cut

-StrongMeat-

I hear ya. I've only bought 3 pair of pants new.

Everything else is $5 jeans & pants at salvation Army & good will.

[AdamDye86]

^This. I was thinking about doing the same thing.

[Wickked]

I hear ya. I've only bought 3 pair of pants new.

Everything else is $5 jeans & pants at salvation Army & good will.

I also bought new pants. I was size 40 and dropped to 38. When I bought 4 pairs sz38 last week they fit me loose. !!! Going to return and check out the 36!! awww!!

[TelusLob]

Morning all.. My weight was up a bit today. My water intake was whack, I went over my calories ate out twice and I drank last night.. LOLZ

Despite that, I went to the gym yesterday and lifted twice.. Leg presses, squats, leg extensions (PR on those). Abs, and did about 12 sets of various bench + I threw in some chin ups and dips as well. Needless to say, I am sore and I'm likely to develop DOMS as the day progresses. No lifting today, but I might go for a walk this am.

[Arabmab]

Keep up the great work! I just got back from 3 days on vacay and stayed in a deficit. You can do it!

Hey, I wanted to say thank you for the kind comment. I was on the verge of a... shall we say "upside deviation from my daily caloric goals" last night and thought back to this comment. I ended up drinking 1/2 gallon of water, took a walk, and went to bed early. Thank you!

[StrongMeat]

after a night of undereating, vomiting, and debauchery

im down to 163, i think i vomited in my sink, it smells rank

-StrongMeat-

[bama5584]

I was out of town with family for a wedding this weekend... needless to say I'm going to have to bust my @#$ for the next couple of days to lose any this week.

[Striation]

Hey, I wanted to say thank you for the kind comment. I was on the verge of a... shall we say "upside deviation from my daily caloric goals" last night and thought back to this comment. I ended up drinking 1/2 gallon of water, took a walk, and went to bed early. Thank you!

That is awesome! Really glad the comment helped you! Reps.

[kc_shuffle]

after a night of undereating, vomiting, and debauchery

im down to 163, i think i vomited in my sink, it smells rank

-StrongMeat-

Ive been watching your progress closely, as we both had similar starting weights. Looks like you will be pulling well ahead this week.

[StrongMeat]

Ive been watching your progress closely, as we both had similar starting weights. Looks like you will be pulling well ahead this week.

Wouldn't count on that yet, up until last night I've been well hydrated, I might weigh in 164 or so come Wednesday, I've made it a point to keep my losses within a healthy range without too much zig zag

-StrongMeat-

[moosejuice16]

Morning all, just checking in. Hope you all had a good weekend. weight was down at 195.4 sunday so im hoping to get myself back on track this week.

[Renskol]

Back into deficit mode after eating at maintenance for a week, made PR's for lifting yesterday, proud for that. Just feeling that stomach fat still, it's definitely not motivating looking down or feeling the fat around my stomach or it could be that I'm looking at myself every day and not seeing much change. Aiming to be under 75kg this week, good job for everyone else.

Edit: On Size 32 Jeans right now, wearing a belt with 3 notches up, the jeans themselves feel some-what loose(straight leg). I'd feel best in a 30/31 tbh but saving money. Yet, still too much fat on my stomach

[blacksilo]

Edit: On Size 32 Jeans right now, wearing a belt with 3 notches up, the jeans themselves feel some-what loose(straight leg). I'd feel best in a 30/31 tbh but saving money. Yet, still too much fat on my stomach

that's exactly how i am... ha, don't want to get ahead of myself quite yet on the new clothes

[TelusLob]

Morning peeps.. Weight was up today.. Guess Im holding some water. All I did yesterday was took a 4 mile walk and rested. Feeling much less sore today. Heading to the gym in a few minutes to murder my chest and triceps.

[NitrogenWidget]

and i'm sick again.
fuark!
Kids are walking germ factories I tell ya.

[StrongMeat]

Lol as expected after the refeed I'm back to 165, 164 in reach for Wednesday tho, water weight and glycogen stores are real...

-StrongMeat-

[TelusLob]

and i'm sick again.
fuark!
Kids are walking germ factories I tell ya.

Damn, nitro - you may be the sickest person I've ever met. LOL, I literally don't ever get sick. Haven't really even had a cold in a year or so.

Do you take a multi-vitamin? D3? C? Green tea?

I had an AWESOME workout today. Trashed my chest and triceps. I think its about time to invest in a dip belt.

[NitrogenWidget]

Damn, nitro - you may be the sickest person I've ever met. LOL, I literally don't ever get sick. Haven't really even had a cold in a year or so.

Do you take a multi-vitamin? D3? C? Green tea?

I had an AWESOME workout today. Trashed my chest and triceps. I think its about time to invest in a dip belt.

I actually went most of the winter with just one sinus infection and that was mild.
but the laste few months i've been on & off feeling like crap.

My kids are trading their colds back & forth & obviously giving it to me also.
People are sick at work with the change in the season.

It's rough.

[StrongMeat]

and i'm sick again.
fuark!
Kids are walking germ factories I tell ya.

apple cider vinegar!

havent been sick yet since taking it(knocks on wood)

happy 3000th post btw

-StrongMeat-

[TelusLob]

Here's something crazy... My hips have grown 1.5" in the past 5 weeks... And my pants are now tighter in the butt area than they were at the end of my bulk. I came off EC stack a while ago, and since I've been back cutting the past few weeks, I've been working my legs a lot, also this is the highest amount of calories I've ever cut at.

Not sure what the culprit is and I'm not even sure I believe it myself, but it appears that I am both losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time. Like I said, I cannot explain it... Far too many variables involved. But I really believe it is happening and I'm not sure why? I know I've been busting my ass harder than ever at the gym. I am still hitting some PR's every week even though I am cutting again.
I'm not complaining at all, mind you. Just something I've observed recently and not really sure what is causing it. But its been happening long enough now for me not to just blow it off as coincidence.

[TB0202]

No such thing.

when you loose fat the cells sometimes fill up with water & hold that for a bit before they shrink.
Just keep doing what you are doing.

something will happen.

By the way, what have your macs been?

That's been the issue. I was not tracking anything I ate. Just eating less while working out more. Starting this Sunday I'm tracking what I eat so I can see what I'm taking in and how it breaks down.

This could be a good week for me.

[TelusLob]

Use an app/website for tracking ^^^

[NitrogenWidget]

apple cider vinegar!

havent been sick yet since taking it(knocks on wood)

happy 3000th post btw

-StrongMeat-

Strong 3,000th post.
me whining about being sick.

I'll check it though.

[blacksilo]

finally busted through my plateau! woke up at 166.1 this morning... pretty happy about it!

[moosejuice16]

finally busted through my plateau! woke up at 166.1 this morning... pretty happy about it!

Congrats man!!

Hoping to be at 196 tomorrow morning. Will start throwing in fasted cardio in the mornings from next week, i hate running so much but i really should start doing it more than once every two weeks.

[NitrogenWidget]

179lbs this morning.
Outstanding!

I need to drink more water. severly holding fluid.