Feb 1st to May 1st Transformation Motivation Thread.

[stingray72]

I'm not so sure. I am emptying my system of water weight. Ive been eating at maintance/ slight surplus for nearly a month. So Im dropping lbs. Friday is when I'll know if 2100 cals is too much. Its just I didnt have any energy at all during my work out. I did work 5 hrs at a grocery store of constant walking today as well

Your most likely fine at 2100 with all that walking you do. I burn 300 calories walking for 1 hour. so times that by at least 3 on days like that.

[russianBomber]

EC is really great, Ive been taking it for about 10 days. Do 25mg HCL with a cup of coffee in the morning and 12.5mg in the afternoon with a green tea capsule and another cup of coffee. Combined with IF and the dietary fat from keto, I am having a pretty easy time staying at around 22-2300 calories. Been doing keto for about 3 weeks and I'm glad I found something that works well for me. I suggest that people dont spend too much time at home, I would "boredom eat" before and this sometimes led to binges and set backs. Getting things done and sticking to the diet, currently winning ^^! Good luck everyone, remember its a team effort now so dont let us down!!

[jliquori94]

205 as of today, cutting till the 18th of may though, I have a vacation next week thats gonna slow progress down

[iNiRGi]

Caught a cold on monday. Haven't been able to eat anything, and can barely force myself to eat. Weighed myself this morning, looking at 2 lbs lost from when I checked in, lol.

[Nosepull]

I'm really focusing this week on SLOWING DOWN my eating. I find that I tend to inhale everything, and get to the end faster, which means I'm looking for seconds sooner before I really "get full". I'm finding that if I slow down, my stomach has time to catch up and I feel more satiated by the end of my meal.

Plus, you know, you can enjoy the food more.

[russianBomber]

had a moment like that yestersay nosepull, ate so much protein so fast that my stomach forced me to stop. Got the hiccups and had to wait it out!

[caprica6]

bad, bad caprica. friday is not looking good.

[Skullster]

bad, bad caprica. friday is not looking good.

Oh what did you go an do? I hope you did not eat the last case of Twinkies left on the planet? I wanted some of those.

[vanessa40]

bad, bad caprica. friday is not looking good.

I know what you mean. I am getting back on track starting today. This past week has been not so good so i think Friday is looking bad for me too..but hey it's a new day

[caprica6]

^ word, vanessa!

Oh what did you go an do? I hope you did not eat the last case of Twinkies left on the planet? I wanted some of those.

i'm eating at maintenance, well, slightly above, but i feel a little out of control after being somewhat disciplined for two whole weeks, lol. i'll most likely see 125 this week, not 122.

[NitrogenWidget]

haven't stepped on a scale since friday.
feels good!

[vanessa40]

^ word, vanessa!



i'm eating at maintenance, well, slightly above, but i feel a little out of control after being somewhat disciplined for two whole weeks, lol. i'll most likely see 125 this week, not 122.

I see you are my height and at the weight i would probably kill a family member to be at..lol

What is maintenance for you

[VanCars]

So, i am regularly back in the gym, and hitting the weights three times a week and cardio on my off days. Paleo diet started on Saturday and have not exceeded 2000 calories! Scared to weigh in on Friday!

[blacksilo]

^ word, vanessa!



i'm eating at maintenance, well, slightly above, but i feel a little out of control after being somewhat disciplined for two whole weeks, lol. i'll most likely see 125 this week, not 122.

eating at maintenance feels like so much food when you have been dieting! and all the water weight is discouraging.. lol but it all comes back off after a few days back in the deficit.

next week ISNT looking good either... i have cinnabon and mexican food lined up because my girlfriend is ending her PALEO challenge lol

[stingray72]

I weighed myself to see where im at and I went from 157.0 to 154.2.

[TelusLob]

haven't stepped on a scale since friday.
feels good!

I did today... up 3 lbs, lol. had a bit too much fun this past weekend. Need to go back on EC soon. Losing weight used to be so effortless to me. Now, I suck. No one to blame but myself. I need to get my **** together if I want to get back down to 10% by summer.

[NitrogenWidget]

I did today... up 3 lbs, lol. had a bit too much fun this past weekend. Need to go back on EC soon. Losing weight used to be so effortless to me. Now, I suck. No one to blame but myself. I need to get my **** together if I want to get back down to 10% by summer.

Hell Yeah!
i'm almost back into my 31's.

But it's strange.
I can button my straight leg or regular fit 31's just fine however they are too snug in the arse & legs.
I have some relaxed & loose fit 31's that are fine in the legs & arse but, the waist is snugger.

Who is making these jeans?
LOL!

[mk78]

Hell Yeah!
i'm almost back into my 31's.

But it's strange.
I can button my straight leg or regular fit 31's just fine however they are too snug in the arse & legs.
I have some relaxed & loose fit 31's that are fine in the legs & arse but, the waist is snugger.

Who is making these jeans?
LOL!

Straight leg pants are for people who don't squat

As to your previous question, from personal experience caffeine withdrawal is where the headaches come from, not the EC stack. I envy people who can take caffeine year round - 6 weeks at a time is all I can tolerate lol

[woolley91]

finding it hard to hit 2000cals, I have 300cals left needing 69p/15c/24f to hit my macros for the day. Any ideas??

[mk78]

finding it hard to hit 2000cals, I have 300cals left needing 69p/15c/24f to hit my macros for the day. Any ideas??

69p/15c/24f = 552 calories...

[woolley91]

69p/15c/24f = 552 calories...

=s it says 299 cals left for the day and the macros as above on my MFP

[vanessa40]

Straight leg pants are for people who don't squat

As to your previous question, from personal experience caffeine withdrawal is where the headaches come from, not the EC stack. I envy people who can take caffeine year round - 6 weeks at a time is all I can tolerate lol

You are so right about the jeans...lol

I am a caffeine addict..my daughter can drink maybe one coffee a day poor thing..

[stingray72]

I got accepted in redbox verizon beta streaming supposedly netflix competition. Their movie selection sucks and the video playback is jerky at times. Good thing the first month is free.

[SayWhatAgain12]

They served bourbon biscuits at a soccer first aid course I attended today. The course lasted 3 hours, I had no chance.

Hoping the extra cardio helps me out a little. Expecting to have shed ~1lb this week which isn't bad considering the alcohol binge which was a few thousand calories

[stingray72]

Want to get full on little calories eat shrimp. Its packed with protein too.

[Saucen]

Want to get full on little calories eat shrimp. Its packed with protein too.

Get full eating shrimp?

I can eat 3-4 pounds of shrimp at a time without getting full.

[stingray72]

I think im going to go at this diet as hard as I can because my bodybugg subscription runs out a few days after this comp is over and im not going to pay for another subscription. Im just going to wing it without the body bugg then. Ill save the 60 dollar yearly fee for something else.

[cyanotikat]

Been hitting the gym hard 6 days a week for the past 2 weeks. I'm getting so pissed when I'm eating more than 1300 cal >:|

[stingray72]

Been hitting the gym hard 6 days a week for the past 2 weeks. I'm getting so pissed when I'm eating more than 1300 cal >:|

I can only eat 1700 with my goals.

[xxlAmericalxx]

Hey guys. I usedabunch of TDEE calculators and they all said my maintence is around 3400 (im 6 feet 190 pounds) but for a slow bulk myfitnesspal is saying to cut (with exercise) with around 2650 calories, which is a deficitof around 700 as compared to the other calculators. for a slow cut i figured a deficit of around 300-400 wouldbe optimal, so do i eat 3000 calories or 2350 ish or just experiment?