30 day Juice now what?

[XtremeBody510]

Hey Guys,

Just got done doing a 30 day juice cleanse, and let me tell you is was f*cking tough. But......I did it. I was 232 when I started, I wanted to slim down before hitting the gym hard. I am now 217 which is 15lbs in a month. I want to lose another 17lbs and hit 200 but im thinking of doing it the conventional way, meaning watching macros and lots of cardio. Question I have is any other suggestions of losing weight? I mean im going to watch what I eat pretty perfect, im thinking of doing some beach running? Biking? seems like these 17lbs to come off are being stubborn.


thanks

[Womble619]

at 217lbs I have a hard I find it hard to believe any fat you have is being "stubborn" lol.. what calorie defecit are you running?

[XtremeBody510]

Believe me, im trying hard to lose these last 17lbs. I still got those love handles....but im at 500 deficit from 2500 calories a day to 2000

at 217lbs I have a hard I find it hard to believe any fat you have is being "stubborn" lol.. what calorie defecit are you running?

[Womble619]

Believe me, im trying hard to lose these last 17lbs. I still got those love handles....but im at 500 deficit from 2500 calories a day to 2000

@ 6'1", 217 lbs, 2500 calories is a pretty low maintenance.. dont seem right, are you even lifting each week?

[buckiaj]

The best thing I can say, is that if you did a juice cleanse the previous 30 days and dropped 15 lbs, you are going to gain at minimum 5 lbs back in just water weight/glycogen replenishment.

Similar to keto/atkins diets when you have the bounce back. Once you re-introduce carbs back into your diet, you will gain scale weight (not fat) via water weight/glycogen.

So, if you are aiming for 200 on the scale, its going to take more than dropping 17 lbs. So don't get discouraged when you get on it in a few days and you have gained weight.

[XtremeBody510]

Gym 4 days a week...with 30 min of cardio

@ 6'1", 217 lbs, 2500 calories is a pretty low maintenance.. dont seem right, are you even lifting each week?

[XtremeBody510]

thanks agreed... I will kick ass in the gym

The best thing I can say, is that if you did a juice cleanse the previous 30 days and dropped 15 lbs, you are going to gain at minimum 5 lbs back in just water weight/glycogen replenishment.

Similar to keto/atkins diets when you have the bounce back. Once you re-introduce carbs back into your diet, you will gain scale weight (not fat) via water weight/glycogen.

So, if you are aiming for 200 on the scale, its going to take more than dropping 17 lbs. So don't get discouraged when you get on it in a few days and you have gained weight.

[Agcrow]

Just count your calories and stay under maintenance, there's no need to so hours and hours of cardio a week unless you enjoy it or want to eat more food.

Concentrate on getting you diet in check, it will be the best thing for long term success.

[MyNameIsMud91]

Believe me, im trying hard to lose these last 17lbs. I still got those love handles....but im at 500 deficit from 2500 calories a day to 2000

Stubborn fat is usually the last to go. You don't really start experiencing stubborn fat till you're closing in on single digit body fat %.
With those stats, you should easily be losing on 2500.
I'm 99.9% sure you aren't counting your calories correctly.

[XtremeBody510]

I think your right, should I keep a notebook or something?

Stubborn fat is usually the last to go. You don't really start experiencing stubborn fat till you're closing in on single digit body fat %.
With those stats, you should easily be losing on 2500.
I'm 99.9% sure you aren't counting your calories correctly.