**OFFICIAL** Oct 1st - Jan 1st Weight Loss Thread/Competition

[outofmyhead]

Hoping to get sub 220lbs ( thats under 100KG by the end of this month ) havent been so light for like 10 years, pretty exited about this

[deebee83]

Hoping to get sub 220lbs ( thats under 100KG by the end of this month ) havent been so light for like 10 years, pretty exited about this

Each 'threshold' feels so good to surpass, especially when it's been a while since you've been at a certain weight. Every time I drop into a lower range of 10 lbs (210s, 200s, 190s, etc), I feel like I've made a huge accomplishment. Stay strong, good luck hitting your end of month goal.

[DamianMK]

Weight is stagnant. Today I will start strictly counting calories, I have wanted to avoid doing that as I tend to become obsessive but something has to change. It has worked in the past so makes sense to return to it. Myfitnesspal is damianmk for accountability.

I've got my mind set on 175lb which should put me around ~13%BF at which point I will concentrate on strength gains.

[cnh57811]

Weight is stagnant here too. Might have to lower cals. Ill give it one more week if this weeks loss is less than a pound.

[lucksterx]

Got sick with flu or something. Been fighting it since Monday. This after taking a 2 week break from proper diet and exercise due to work travels. Overall, somehow I've dropped 5 lbs, and hit below 190lbs for the first time since... since I can even remember. Damn that felt good, but I know the illness has to be contributing so the victory isn't as rewarding. Really anxious to get back in it :-P

Hoping to get sub 220lbs ( thats under 100KG by the end of this month ) havent been so light for like 10 years, pretty exited about this

Ballin, friend. I'd say I'm coming for your spot but... ****, lol. You got your head straight, glad to see it.

[cunfewzed]

Weight is stagnant here too. Might have to lower cals. Ill give it one more week if this weeks loss is less than a pound.

what is cal count now?

[cnh57811]

what is cal count now?

2k per day with one 2.5k day on the weekend. Averages around 2.1k. 5'9" 175 and desk job.

[cnh57811]

I think I may know why my weight has stalled this week. I have been taking green beans as my veggie for lunch instead of broccoli and I have been dumping like 4 or 5 little packets of salt on them instead of my normal 1 or 2. I wonder if that small increase could be making me retain water. Ah well.....we'll see.

[Iren1cuss]

Weight is stagnant for me too. To be honest I know the reason(weekends). Anyway, I'll try to keep myself from drinking and overeating on weekends.

[matman1813]

244lbs. not losing fast enough here.

[cnh57811]

175

Down 1.4

I was hoping for more considering i only lost 0.4 last week, but a loss is a loss. Tough week coming up!

[jtrip007]

It seems many of us are in the same boat. I have stalled at 170. But all my lifts are going up. I will stay on track until January 1st; then reevaluate. This six pack may take longer than I thought

[outofmyhead]

friday before the gym i grabbed an old pair of shorts, i used to love when i was about 50 pounds heavier, when it was time to put em on i was laughing at the locker room cause they were so big and literally fell off me i was thinking i might have to skip the gym cause i cant go in my undies and sure as hell aint going in my jeans, but after some messing around i managed to go in the shorts, im really not as big anymore i quess but in my head im still the old fatass ive been for the last 10 years , takes time to get used to change :-)

[matman1813]

friday before the gym i grabbed an old pair of shorts, i used to love when i was about 50 pounds heavier, when it was time to put em on i was laughing at the locker room cause they were so big and literally fell off me i was thinking i might have to skip the gym cause i cant go in my undies and sure as hell aint going in my jeans, but after some messing around i managed to in the shorts im really not as big anymore i quess but in my head im still the old fatass ive been for the last 10 years , takes time to get used to change :-)

Despite being a big inconvenience, I bet that felt awesome.

[Tupperwolf]

I've had to buy smaller shorts as well. Feelsgoodman

[outofmyhead]

Yes it felt great, and keeps getting better and better, you guys and this thread have been such a great source of motivation to keep going aswell, hope everyone else is doing great.
Anyways -4lbs this week so @ 223.5 now, we are 7 weeks down now and 6 more to go lets finish strong =)

[stormtiger]

Weight stayed the same as last week. I only exercised once this week.
I have been keeping a food journal but I need to start back using
my fitness pal to track my calories.
I'm sure I'm going over my calorie goal of 1500 daily.

Congratulations to everyone who lost this week.
And congratulations to everyone for just sticking with your goal of remaining in this competition!

[outofmyhead]

also you can check out www.fitday.com, i really like it , also tried myfitnesspal but really never got used to it

[Brentten]

Hoping to get sub 220lbs ( thats under 100KG by the end of this month ) havent been so light for like 10 years, pretty exited about this

That's my goal too! Can't wait lol

Although Last week I only lost 1 lb. this week has been good 5.5lbs. Seems like my loss each week is getting into some kind of pattern, small loss one week and big loss the next. Wiered

Ohwell 6 lbs to go! Shall see how the next two weeks go, but hoping for around 95kg or 210lbs by 1st jan.

"If there is one thing to get excited about, it's your ability to make yourself do the necessary things, to get a desired result, to turn the negative into success. That's true excitement - Jim Rohn"

[Tupperwolf]

Well sadly the scale didn't move for me this week. I've lost enough weight that I'm going to have to drop my cals to keep making progress. I realistically only have 3-4 more lbs to lose to be at my goal leanness before bulking so the next couple of weeks are going to be really tough. I expect I'll likely drop out of this comp before Jan 1st as I'll hopefully be starting to bulk before then.

[truushot]

Only +.2 at 192.0. Thought it would be worse as I added Creatine back into the mix.

[wings_unhinged]

Damn... Still running these comps, Krete? I was in one in April! You're dedicated!

[deebee83]

Great week, -4. Thought I was starting to have a really tough time around 190, but it was a great week in the gym and the kitchen.

186 today, goal is 184 for next week.

[matman1813]

Great week, -4. Thought I was starting to have a really tough time around 190, but it was a great week in the gym and the kitchen.

186 today, goal is 184 for next week.

What are your calories and macros like? Weight is falling off you man.

[deebee83]

What are your calories and macros like? Weight is falling off you man.

Fall in about 1700-2000 cals a day. 150-160g Protein, 70g Fats, minimal carbs (not quite into keto range, but usually in the 80-150 range).

It's not a lot of food. EC stack helps a ton with appetite and energy levels. And I miss beer. And irish/scotch whiskey.

EDIT - you're down quite a bit yourself

[usvartj]

Lost 4.6 pounds this week. I honestly ate like a madman on Monday (family had a BBQ, ate TONS of boneless, skinless chicken thigh and quite a bit of carne asada, chips like crazy, ice cream, etc, basically the worst day I've had so far since beginning) and then cut down a bit the other days. I guess I cut down a bit too much....

Anyway, Thanksgiving's coming up this week. What are you guys planning to do?

[rocketman766]

Spent most of the week sick, weight was like a yo-yo. Ended up only down 1 lb for the week. Not good, but still not 100% either. Hope to bounce back soon.

[lucksterx]

Woah. Fell 9lbs this week. I have been somewhat hovering around my submission weight, this must be the results kicking in.

[truushot]

Spent most of the week sick, weight was like a yo-yo. Ended up only down 1 lb for the week. Not good, but still not 100% either. Hope to bounce back soon.

Any week that ends up going in the direction that you desire is a good week. I used to obsess about the scale, now I still get on every day, but don't really worry about it. I don't even disrobe, the exact weight doesn't matter. I've learned that since I always eat under my TDEE I really don't need to worry much.

I had a few guys on here do a BF% check for me, and they said 25/26%. My hand held said 15.5/15.4 today. Loose skin doesn't help, but I'm probably some where in the middle. It keeps going down on my device, I shouldn't complain to much.

[Dutchie1972]

Had a week from hell - hurt my knee, burned my arm and ****ed up my diet big time. Anyway, the only way is forward... Congrats to all who lost weight or stabilized this week.