**OFFICIAL** Jan 1st - April 1st [2013] Weight Loss Thread/Competition

[Schnitzl]

Just realized I'm not actually in the competition. Oh well **** it.

Sig says you are losing 1-2% bf every week. Teach me master, i´ve lost 3% in 2 months according to my female scale.

[matman1813]

Sig says you are losing 1-2% bf every week. Teach me master, i´ve lost 3% in 2 months according to my female scale.

If the figures are correct he gained 9lbs of LBM in a month in a deficit. Figures aren't right unless he is getting, let's call it, external help.

[Schnitzl]

If the figures are correct he gained 9lbs of LBM in a month in a deficit. Figures aren't right unless he is getting, let's call it, external help.

Knows mate the sarcasm was strong in my post

[krete77]

First off congrat to all of us that have stuck with this competition! I don't post here much but I'm always reading here!
I have a quick question in my diet!! I keep falling short with my fat macro! I usually avg 30-45g at 1700cal I need to up it to about 50-75 or even 80g but what foods are a great fat source but won't kill my cal's! I'm losing avg 1-1.5lbs a week I'm lifting heavy 5x a week!
Macros look like this
160-200p
30-45f
125-150c
1600-1700cal..
I'm 193lbs at about 23-24bf. Bf is measured on my scale so I know it's not the best way to tell but it's showing I'm losing bf!

Add in some peanut butter for fats. or 2 tbsps of Olive oil. that should bump you up quick

[matman1813]

what foods are a great fat source but won't kill my cal's

Sadly, none. You need an extra 30g of fat, that alone is 270 calories. Best option is probably to add cooking oils.

[cunfewzed]

Sig says you are losing 1-2% bf every week. Teach me master, i´ve lost 3% in 2 months according to my female scale.

Yea, it's just not correct.

[cnh57811]

Add in some peanut butter for fats. or 2 tbsps of Olive oil. that should bump you up quick

I eat about 2 dozen whole eggs per week. That helps me get my fat up in a hurry. Also, pb, nutella, and cheese!

[deebee83]

Missed weigh in this week. Was snowed in (huge winter storm in Northeast USA) and spent 4 days drinking wine and eating well with the girlfriend. Haven't stepped on a scale.

No negative changes in the mirror and the smaller clothes I've gotten to start wearing recently still fit well, but I imagine the next weigh in may not entirely be to my liking.

[RoWdY_RuFf_BoY]

Had a pretty bad week.

On top of that, weight has stalled since Week 2.

Been eating pretty bad for last few weeks but my caliper tells me I'm still same bodyfat percentage. Good and bad. Good, that a week or two or more of bad eating can't really ruin your progress unless you go full retard. And bad, cause I might suck at measuring skin folds. So I'm not sure what to think right now.

I feel and look bloated right now from my bad eating which is normal. I feel a week or two and I will be back on track. What's weird, is I get impressed when I check myself out in the mirror. It's like I want to be lean, but I can't follow through. I think my self esteem is just high. I look very bulky. I wouldn't consider myself fat, but not lean either.

It just makes me wonder how far a long I could have been in terms of bodyfat and body composition had I stuck with my diet. It's like half way through the competition and I'm not where I want to be. But then I try to think that this is long term and I should stop trying to look for short cuts. That this is about changing my eating habits for good. Cause when I throw my diet away and binge, I go for the worse possible foods (dessert etc).

Even through all this, it's like I have this 'IDGAF' attitude. Like I don't care what people think of me. I just started calorie counting today (2k cal a day) so I am dieting right now and I will be working on my binge eating also.

Yes, dear diary moment lol. Maybe I should get one.

[MallyOnSwole]

got damn....got to work at 6am its now almost 8:30 and i have zero energy...i even drank some coffee and im still super fucn tired. this deficit is smacking me in the face right now since my schedule switched so early...how do you manage when you have no energy?

[cnh57811]

got damn....got to work at 6am its now almost 8:30 and i have zero energy...i even drank some coffee and im still super fucn tired. this deficit is smacking me in the face right now since my schedule switched so early...how do you manage when you have no energy?

Caffeine.

[MallyOnSwole]

Caffeine.

how much though? i drank about 12oz of coffee, whats the typical amount that will kick start you...never drank mnore then 1 cup before

[Allocatee]

Weighed in at 302.6 today. For what a stall I had at the beginning, fat is just melting off of me now.

It blows my mind that eating at the same calories I stalled for 3 weeks, then out of nowhere drop ~9 lbs in less than a week. That's crazy haha

[cnh57811]

how much though? i drank about 12oz of coffee, whats the typical amount that will kick start you...never drank mnore then 1 cup before

I take caffeine pills. 1 pill is 200mg of caffeine which is equivalent to about 2 cups of joe. 1 pill usually perks me up for a good while.

[cunfewzed]

I take caffeine pills. 1 pill is 200mg of caffeine which is equivalent to about 2 cups of joe. 1 pill usually perks me up for a good while.

Riding the bull

[krete77]

...how do you manage when you have no energy?

I eat food.

[cunfewzed]

I eat food.

[krete77]

Cmon. Don't act like you can't eat food. If you're hungry, EAT! Work out a better diet that suits you in times of need.

[cnh57811]

Cmon. Don't act like you can't eat food. If you're hungry, EAT! Work out a better diet that suits you in times of need.

If i eat outside of my feeding window, ill get fat. No thx jeff.

[krete77]

If i eat outside of my feeding window, ill get fat. No thx jeff.

hope I'm getting trolled

[cunfewzed]

hope I'm getting trolled

to the nth degree. Eat all of your carbs at exactly 6:36 EST or you're fuked m8.

[matman1813]

to the nth degree. Eat all of your carbs at exactly 6:36 EST or you're fuked m8.

No fast releasing carbs either, EVER! A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips.

[cnh57811]

hope I'm getting trolled

Yeah man.

[Sidewayz8]

Gonna be a slow week. came down super sick sunday night and been that way ever since. This dang weather changing from super hot to super cold the next day is kicking me in the rear. Hope to get over this and get some energy back to make it to the gym.

[Vikingly]

Gonna be a slow week. came down super sick sunday night and been that way ever since. This dang weather changing from super hot to super cold the next day is kicking me in the rear. Hope to get over this and get some energy back to make it to the gym.

That sucks dude. I've been ill twice during the competition (once some flu like chest infection, lost 3kg without getting off the sofa that week) and the other with a bad bout of D+V. Sucks wanting to be able to go to the gym but not being able to, but it'll be good when you do get going again, you'll probably find yourself dead motivated for it. I'm heading down in the morning, going to try eating an hour and a half beforehand for a change, see how that affects my performance since I'm used to training fasted.

[Chrisgixxer]

Thx everybody for the advise on how to get more fats in my diet! I'm going to start with my breakfast or snack one slice whole bread with bp, Nutella. More whole eggs not just the whites! I'm snacking on almonds as well. And salmon mmmm so good! Everything else seems to be going good!

[Bathos]

Took fat tuesday a bit literally the past 3 hours. King cake, Vanilla shake, garlic bread, french fries and Tilapia. I feel like the dinner I just consumed would shame the most hormonally challenged pregnant women. Probs somewhere around 2500 cals, hahaha

[webgodess]

got damn....got to work at 6am its now almost 8:30 and i have zero energy...i even drank some coffee and im still super fucn tired. this deficit is smacking me in the face right now since my schedule switched so early...how do you manage when you have no energy?

Good question, missing the afternoon coffee but trying to not drink my cals away so I bought this.....

I take caffeine pills. 1 pill is 200mg of caffeine which is equivalent to about 2 cups of joe. 1 pill usually perks me up for a good while.

Now motivated to crack open the bottle in my desk drawer.

Took fat tuesday a bit literally the past 3 hours. King cake, Vanilla shake, garlic bread, french fries and Tilapia. I feel like the dinner I just consumed would shame the most hormonally challenged pregnant women. Probs somewhere around 2500 cals, hahaha

Lol. The only thing I miss about pregnancy...the ability to pack away a double cheesburgers and bagels multiple times/week yet not gain much, if anything.



Edit:is winter over yet? *sigh*

[Vikingly]

Hey guys, not long back from the gym. I had a bowl of fat free yogurt this morning with a scoop of chocolate whey in it an hour and a half before I went to the gym, thinking this would give me an energy boost as I normally train fasted. Went on the treadmill first as usual and christ, it was grim. I could hardly run a mile at my usual speeds, let alone do 30mins. Won't be doing that again in a hurry! My lifting seemed about standard, though I did an extra set on a few exercises that I normally wouldn't have. Anybody ever experienced similar? If I do eat, should I do it a few hours previous (2-3) or stick with what I know to work for me?

[KidAlchemy]

Hey guys, not long back from the gym. I had a bowl of fat free yogurt this morning with a scoop of chocolate whey in it an hour and a half before I went to the gym, thinking this would give me an energy boost as I normally train fasted. Went on the treadmill first as usual and christ, it was grim. I could hardly run a mile at my usual speeds, let alone do 30mins. Won't be doing that again in a hurry! My lifting seemed about standard, though I did an extra set on a few exercises that I normally wouldn't have. Anybody ever experienced similar? If I do eat, should I do it a few hours previous (2-3) or stick with what I know to work for me?

If I eat before work out I eat early enough so I have time to crap it out.