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

[TheNormalMan]

Day 01: 205.6#
Day 02: 204.2#
Day 03: 203.2#
Day 04: 201.6#
Day 05: 200.4#
Day 06: 199.6#
Day 07: 199.4#
Day 08: 199.8#
Day 09: 199.2#
Day 10: ???
Day 11: 198.4#
Day 12: 197.4#

I miss my carbs. I love lean protein. I love vegetables. I can make all these foods taste really good.

But damn do I miss some bread, oatmeal, or a handful of something high in carbs on these kinds of diets.

My energy levels have stabilized quite well and my strength in the gym is still just as high as it was two weeks ago.

Pushing through one day at a time and I'm feeling pretty good overall right now compared to how I've felt in the past on these short term intense diets.

Oh well, going to enjoy myself on Sunday. Have a few treats planned then so I expect to go up a pound or two from water weight most likely.

Hoping to push down to 195-196 by Sunday. Break through my lowest weight of 196.4 which I hit three months ago.

11 more days to go on this and then I'm taking a week off from dieting. Not an excuse to eat crap but going to up my calories to maintenance levels for about a week or so.

I'll reassess where I want to go or do at that point. Just got to finish this little sprint out and then I'll worry about the rest of the month then.

Hope everyone else is still going strong and staying strong to their goals and commitments.

One month down! Two more months of hard work ahead of us now.

[MallyOnSwole]

i dont know how yall weight yourselves daily, i have to weight myself once a week.

daily would drive me crazy

[Sammm94]

i dont know how yall weight yourselves daily, i have to weight myself once a week.

daily would drive me crazy

I do it 10+ times a day...did make me go mental haha
but I locked it up yesterday and next time to weigh will be march 3rd
I already want to step on it...AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[MallyOnSwole]

LOL straight up addicted to weighing yourself...its ok


only reason i dont do it is because i dont want to see zero progress in 4 days of the week and my lbs drop off in the last 3 days

[ShortBrah3030]

Went a liiittlllleeee overboard on the weekly refeed. Somewhere around 2000 over maintenance. Gonna do like an hour of cardio tonight to burn like 1000 so it's not as bad. Might do two if I'm not dead.

[curjo]

I weigh myself morning and night. Only track it twice a week for my coach though.

[deebee83]

Day 01: 205.6#
Day 02: 204.2#
Day 03: 203.2#
Day 04: 201.6#
Day 05: 200.4#
Day 06: 199.6#
Day 07: 199.4#
Day 08: 199.8#
Day 09: 199.2#
Day 10: ???
Day 11: 198.4#
Day 12: 197.4#

I miss my carbs. I love lean protein. I love vegetables. I can make all these foods taste really good.

But damn do I miss some bread, oatmeal, or a handful of something high in carbs on these kinds of diets.

My energy levels have stabilized quite well and my strength in the gym is still just as high as it was two weeks ago.

Pushing through one day at a time and I'm feeling pretty good overall right now compared to how I've felt in the past on these short term intense diets.

Oh well, going to enjoy myself on Sunday. Have a few treats planned then so I expect to go up a pound or two from water weight most likely.

Hoping to push down to 195-196 by Sunday. Break through my lowest weight of 196.4 which I hit three months ago.

11 more days to go on this and then I'm taking a week off from dieting. Not an excuse to eat crap but going to up my calories to maintenance levels for about a week or so.

I'll reassess where I want to go or do at that point. Just got to finish this little sprint out and then I'll worry about the rest of the month then.

Hope everyone else is still going strong and staying strong to their goals and commitments.

One month down! Two more months of hard work ahead of us now.

Awesome bro, keep it up.

[Vaylor]

Went a liiittlllleeee overboard on the weekly refeed. Somewhere around 2000 over maintenance. Gonna do like an hour of cardio tonight to burn like 1000 so it's not as bad. Might do two if I'm not dead.

Wow that is some amazing cardio you have there.

[deebee83]

I've been cutting since the beginning of September in last year. I'm down over 40 lbs, have gained strength, and feel like I'm getting near the end. Last night I had the biggest binge I've had since I started (other than maybe Christmas, but I'm not counting that since that was 'expected'). Went to dinner with the intentions of ordering a salad with chicken on it and drinking water. Got my salad (delicious actually), but ended up having a bunch of beer and Irish whiskey (800ish calories worth), then getting home and demolishing everything in the fridge (probably another 1200 calories worth of 'junk food').

Felt like sh*t. Co-worker brought in munchkins today and I couldn't help myself. Felt even more like sh*t.

Then I went to the gym, and I had an incredible workout, including what was without question the best pump of my life. Felt like my arms/shoulders/chest were bigger and more defined than ever before in my life. Couldn't stop looking at myself in the mirror. I'm still feeling jacked up from it.

And, despite the munchkins (estimating I ate about a dozen), I'm still in a deficit for the day (not as large as I aim for, but still about 300-400 below maintenance) thanks to a dinner of chicken breast and water.

Moral of the story: don't get upset about a cheat day, just move on and keep working hard. Very obvious advice, but my gym trip and dinner put me in a great mood and I was in the mood to share.

[cnh57811]

You deserved it man. You got the right attitude with getting your nose back to the grind stone. Why haven't I heard about all the PR's you set?

[missladyj]

Wow that is some amazing cardio you have there.

Lol...was thinking the same.

[deebee83]

You deserved it man. You got the right attitude with getting your nose back to the grind stone. Why haven't I heard about all the PR's you set?

Honestly haven't cared much about the weight on the barbell, just been worrying about dropping BF%.

All my lifts other than overhead-press have gone up, but the only one really worth noting is my squat. Started with a 10 rep max of 180. When I hit the gym on Monday I'll be doing 260.

[cnh57811]

Honestly haven't cared much about the weight on the barbell, just been worrying about dropping BF%.

All my lifts other than overhead-press have gone up, but the only one really worth noting is my squat. Started with a 10 rep max of 180. When I hit the gym on Monday I'll be doing 260.

Ha! I was just bustin your bells, but that is some good strength gainz on a cut. gjdm

Going to join a gym in April/May. Till then, I've been making good gains with my body weight exercises. Started at 3 x 5 pullups, now 3 x 9 pullups (deadhang), couldn't even dream of doing a pistol a few months back, but I'm really close to being able to get them. I am doing 3 x 6 pistols (on each leg) with only my hand aiding in some balance on a door handle. I'm plenty strong enough, but just have to get the balance down.

I guess the drop in weight directly makes these exercises easier so maybe I'm not getting that much stronger, but progress is progress.

[cunfewzed]

Ha! I was just bustin your bells, but that is some good strength gainz on a cut. gjdm

Going to join a gym in April/May. Till then, I've been making good gains with my body weight exercises. Started at 3 x 5 pullups, now 3 x 9 pullups (deadhang), couldn't even dream of doing a pistol a few months back, but I'm really close to being able to get them. I am doing 3 x 6 pistols (on each leg) with only my hand aiding in some balance on a door handle. I'm plenty strong enough, but just have to get the balance down.

I guess the drop in weight directly makes these exercises easier so maybe I'm not getting that much stronger, but progress is progress.

I was thinking about this the other day with my pull up/chin up progress. Wish I knew which part was gainzz vs the fact that I don't have to pull so much weight anymore....

In Oct I could do 2 pu and 3 cus. Now I'm up to 3x10's with a cu pr of 19!

[cnh57811]

I was thinking about this the other day with my pull up/chin up progress. Wish I knew which part was gainzz vs the fact that I don't have to pull so much weight anymore....

In Oct I could do 2 pu and 3 cus. Now I'm up to 3x10's with a cu pr of 19!

That's some damn good progress, especially with your long ass arms. I switch every 3-4 weeks between cu and pu. I have no idea what my max's are on either. Now you got me curious.....

[deebee83]

Ha! I was just bustin your bells, but that is some good strength gainz on a cut. gjdm

Going to join a gym in April/May. Till then, I've been making good gains with my body weight exercises. Started at 3 x 5 pullups, now 3 x 9 pullups (deadhang), couldn't even dream of doing a pistol a few months back, but I'm really close to being able to get them. I am doing 3 x 6 pistols (on each leg) with only my hand aiding in some balance on a door handle. I'm plenty strong enough, but just have to get the balance down.

I guess the drop in weight directly makes these exercises easier so maybe I'm not getting that much stronger, but progress is progress.

You've made all that progress without a gym membership?!? Craziness.

/impressed

[cnh57811]

You've made all that progress without a gym membership?!? Craziness.

/impressed

Yeah. Thanks. Ive just been trying to use bw exercises as progressively as possible.

[BodyOfLaw]

Feeling better than I did earlier in the week. Managed to PR a few lifts AND knock 3:30 of my 5k time today. Enjoyed myself immensely today.

[Osbornezo]

As part of my 15 week challenge I have been put on a new plan. Talk about HIT. Lots of high rep low weight workouts. Consists of 3 full body workouts and one insane cardio day. I can see myself doing well in aerobic, weight loss and body change categories but I don't know about strength. This is going to be fun!

[Schnitzl]

28,9lbs down and i recieved my first comment yesterday. Was told by a girl that i´ve lost crapload of weight

[matman1813]

28,9lbs down and i recieved my first comment yesterday. Was told by a girl that i´ve lost crapload of weight

Good job man. Feels good when people notice.

[Schnitzl]

Good job man. Feels good when people notice.

Cheers! Yeah bro, long way to go though. need to lose almost double that by summer, hope its achievable

[RugbyColt]

weighed in at 183.6 today.. so close to the 170s and no muscle definition :/ what am I doing wrong! also... my stepmum says 'you dont even look like youve lost that much weight'.... she only sees me twice a month.... damn that made me feel like shiiit.

I know I have lost though... ive had to make two extra holes on my belt and now medium shirts fit perfect wothout seeing the outlines of a belly

[cunfewzed]

weighed in at 183.6 today.. so close to the 170s and no muscle definition :/ what am I doing wrong! also... my stepmum says 'you dont even look like youve lost that much weight'.... she only sees me twice a month.... damn that made me feel like shiiit.

I know I have lost though... ive had to make two extra holes on my belt and now medium shirts fit perfect wothout seeing the outlines of a belly

You've done really well! I'm just going to be frank with you. You're being way too impatient. Forget your weight as a number. Every single one of us that's been cutting for a while have passed our initial weight goals bc they were too high. We all thought we had more LBM than we actually do. If fat serves one benefit, it makes you look buffer than you really are.

I'm 183 now. When I started, I thought i was going to be a ripped The Rock body stunt double @ 185. lol wrong. I was a solid 10-15 lbs off on my estimation. Ill let you know once I get there.

Stop concerning yourself with when body definition will come. You'll drive yourself crazy. Keep focusing on your diet and macros and the results will shortly follow. I say this with direct experience bc I'm you about 4 months ago.


CNH, had no idea you were doing only body weight exercises. Get in the gym mang! Also, try for a pu/cu pr. You can probably do more than you think!

[mikegt87]

You've done really well! I'm just going to be frank with you. You're being way too impatient. Forget your weight as a number. Every single one of us that's been cutting for a while have passed our initial weight goals bc they were too high. We all thought we had more LBM than we actually do. If fat serves one benefit, it makes you look buffer than you really are.

I'm 183 now. When I started, I thought i was going to be a ripped The Rock body stunt double @ 185. lol wrong. I was a solid 10-15 lbs off on my estimation. Ill let you know once I get there.

Stop concerning yourself with when body definition will come. You'll drive yourself crazy. Keep focusing on your diet and macros and the results will shortly follow. I say this with direct experience bc I'm you about 4 months ago.


CNH, had no idea you were doing only body weight exercises. Get in the gym mang! Also, try for a pu/cu pr. You can probably do more than you think!

Your line "stop concerning yoruself with when definition will come" Just hit the nail on the head for me. Thx for that, i've been at this a while and am starting to second guess myself and progress. Just gotta push through it and keep going

[matman1813]

Hope things went well for everyone this week, this weeks average was 224.2lbs, that's a 1.7lb loss. The next challenge is to not regain too much of that on Sunday. I'm giving my self the day off for the sake of my sanity and so I can fully enjoy watching the Ravens win.

[deebee83]

Hope things went well for everyone this week, this weeks average was 224.2lbs, that's a 1.7lb loss. The next challenge is to not regain too much of that on Sunday. I'm giving my self the day off for the sake of my sanity and so I can fully enjoy watching the Ravens win.

^^ approve of your new 'chart' of weight lost in your sig

[matman1813]

^^ approve of your new 'chart' of weight lost in your sig

Thanks man. Makes me realise how far I've already came, I can't wait 'til I can finally start bulking.

[Allingham]

Come on Ireland! (for any rugby fans, of which there will likely be none).

Fair chance of some of you having Irish ancestry though.

[Vikingly]

I'm watching too, Belfast man myself. Might be going to see the match in Dublin next week when we skin England.