Official 1 Year Fat-loss & Transformation Thread (September 2014 - September 2015)

[Raazor123]

Im doing alright today but weekends are usually the hardest for me, trying not to eat anymore for today now that im at my calorie limit.

[stingray72]

I want to join this thread to just share a transformation in a years time. And help others. You dont have to add me to the official list. Is this ok? (I have cerebral palsy thats why im so light) Im 137.8 as of this morning

[FatZillllla]

20 days and still going strong with keeping a deficit. Although, some days I barely eat enough. (Only ate 950ish on Friday)

Cardio however hasn't been going that good. My bad knee has started to hurt again so no cardio. Hopefully it's just because of the weather... :S

[stingray72]

Ive been added to the spreadsheet. Many thanks to fatzilla. I may not be overweight like most in this thread but im just as determined to have excellent results a year from now. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask me in pm or whatever.

[HappyTexan]

Wellllll....i woke up this morning with a ton of energy so decided to take it to the streets. Ran 6 miles in 1 hour and 1 minute, that is a personal best for sure. I was pretty pumped and for the first time felt more like an athletic guy running rather than a fatty.

Grinding

[grebber]

happytexan,
thats a crazy nice pace you ran. i use to jog 5ks a lot last time i lost weight but im just not very fast. this time around im going to work on speed once i lose a good amount.

fatzillllla,
its nuts how fast its going! i cant believe tomorrow is already 3 weeks in. 49 more to go. almost a month gone already and if people havent jumped on board when you started this then they are already a month behind. glad i caught your thread at the beginning.
looking forward to many weeks of chatting with all of you and pushing each other

[vadsie]

Hi guys! sry to say but I am backing out of the challenge. I will continue to try to lose weight but privately. sry if i disappointed anyone but with my mental illness it makes it tougher than normal. tnx

[HappyTexan]

Hi guys! sry to say but I am backing out of the challenge. I will continue to try to lose weight but privately. sry if i disappointed anyone but with my mental illness it makes it tougher than normal. tnx

Hey man sorry to hear this. I would not consider this much of a challenge though, we are more here to help each other through these hard times like what your having now. If you dont feel comfortable posting weight updates then just dont post them, but please continue to check in and let us all know about where you are struggling and we can band together to try to help you out.

[vadsie]

^ ty sir. ya once i get rolling in the right direction i will definitely come back and post my progress all of you guys are an inspiration for reals.

[stingray72]

^ ty sir. ya once i get rolling in the right direction i will definitely come back and post my progress all of you guys are an inspiration for reals.

I have a friend who has a mental illness and so theres nothing that would surprise me. Im on meds too and I have some episodes as well from time to time. Besides were not here to judge you were here to help and encourage each other. Please consider coming back. (Isolation isnt the answer)

[vadsie]

tnx man, i will def keep trying to lose weight, i just wanna start off privately to see how it goes. if everything gets going the way i want it to i will come back. ty for ur encouragement

[KlassicTheGreat]

^^^ good luck on your journey bro.. I say do what you have to do, just don't lose sight of your goals.. I don't post much but I've read every post in here.. Seems like a good group who just want everyone to be successful so I'd say check in from time to time..

as for me, these boards have been a god send.. Learning about macros etc... Diet has been pretty spot on, switching my protein up to ensure I get over 200g a day.. finally got motivated enough to get back in the gym today after 3 days off.. I feel good.. Its amazing how the exercise becomes addicting..

[HappyTexan]

^^^ good luck on your journey bro.. I say do what you have to do, just don't lose sight of your goals.. I don't post much but I've read every post in here.. Seems like a good group who just want everyone to be successful so I'd say check in from time to time..

as for me, these boards have been a god send.. Learning about macros etc... Diet has been pretty spot on, switching my protein up to ensure I get over 200g a day.. finally got motivated enough to get back in the gym today after 3 days off.. I feel good.. Its amazing how the exercise becomes addicting..

Klassic man you look great, nice work so far. You have come along way.

[stingray72]

tnx man, i will def keep trying to lose weight, i just wanna start off privately to see how it goes. if everything gets going the way i want it to i will come back. ty for ur encouragement

No problem bro.

[KlassicTheGreat]

@happytexan.. Thanks man.. Appreciate it.. About 3lbs away from the big 100lbs milestone... Still a long way to go tho.. You look like you are starting to lean out nicely man big difference.. Isn't it pretty cool watching your body changing? I'm starting to see more definition in my arms.. Calves look sick.. I dunno I'm finally at a point where I can see the change's.. Thats enough motivation to keep pushing.

[Beggserker]

Woke up this afternoon with nothing but coughing, sneezing, & a bad attitude gonna try and kill this cold quick.

@vadsie good luck & I look forward to seeing your progress just remember the thread is always here if you want to talk to like minded individuals.

[bomberman1986]

hope all of you guys meet your goals!

[DEEETS]

Thanks for asking, Deeets.....

How goes it for you?

Had a great weekend, set an awesome PR on Sunday. 4.5 hours straight on the toilet. 6.5 hours total.

Supermarket salad bar. Not even once.

Hey guys,

All is going well for me this weekend, food has been spot on, I use the weekends to rest from lifting. Might try to squeeze in some cardio tomorrow morning but no promises. Went for a low/no carb weekend to just change things up and its been good too. If it isn't to bad my wife and I might try our hand at carb cycling. Anyone doing this lately?

I've never tried it but i think it might be a good idea on a cut, if you also cycle your cals, filling up your glycogen before lift days (or on if you lift later in the day) For me i can't really add any carbs other than those i already consume and to cycle would greatly affect my meals in general.

[DEEETS]

I'm about 280 on a good day - wanting to cut down to 200 over the next year, whilst also doing some body recomp work towards the end.

Haiku

Man with too many chins

How he longs to see his toes

For his daughter's sake

I eagerly await the high councils verdict!

It looks like the council has been generous on this occasion and accepted your application.

[grebber]

Good morning everyone.
Weighed in this morning at 367.8
That's a 6.8 loss this week. Really happy

[Gen1GT]

368

[HappyTexan]

Good morning everyone.
Weighed in this morning at 367.8
That's a 6.8 loss this week. Really happy

Niiice man, diet and cardio paid dividends this week. Congrats dude, way to keep with it even though the browns couldnt...jab jab

[Colombini1X]

Had a bit of a dip over the weekend - Chinese takeaway on Friday night and small amounts of junk on Saturday (nothing huge, just might have busted my calorie limits by 500cals or so)

Not beating myself up too much for the weekend as other than that I had a good week and I have another week before weigh in to nail the diet, workouts have been pretty solid too. Current food intake today: Protein/creatine shake post-workout, and some chicken and rice for lunch which should see me through to dinner tonight (meat + veg)

Got a good feeling about this week!

[grebber]

Niiice man, diet and cardio paid dividends this week. Congrats dude, way keep with it even though the browns couldnt...jab jab

Thanks!
Yeah the browns could easily be 3 and 0
They still don't know how to win and it's sad. I really love football and it sucks to be a Cleveland fan

[laurab384]

Morning everyone! Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Did my 10k on saturday, had a lot of fun. We did it in 1hr 15min which isn't my best time but it was a really hilly course and we weren't really running for time so whatever.

As expected weight is basically the same as last week. A little disappointed even though I knew there wouldn't be a loss. Lately this is about the time where I'd probably start backsliding so I'm going to really try to stay focused this week. I'm really hoping to get into the 140s for the next weigh in. I feel like getting below 150 is the hurdle I haven't been able to get over this year.

[laurab384]

About 3lbs away from the big 100lbs milestone

That's awesome! Great job!

[laurab384]

Ran 6 miles in 1 hour and 1 minute, that is a personal best for sure. I was pretty pumped and for the first time felt more like an athletic guy running rather than a fatty.

Holy crap that's awesome! I'm a super slow runner, hoping to get faster someday.

[HappyTexan]

@laurab ya it was a good run and im slow too, especially compared to some haha but its nice to be able to just enjoy it. Great job on your run too.

@ grebber lol I love football too, a huge Texans fan so I know disappointment too. The browns are getting much better and even I look for their games when they are on so I can see what johnny is up too.

As for my own progress I had a great weekend with no road blocks, ran that 10k, weighted in this morning at exactly 273.0, so that is awesome. Not sure if I trust it though because I lost a lot of water weight running that 10k, but did rehydrate all day sunday

[Compy386]

I had a maintenance day where I ate 3200 calories, but it was all healthy food. Today I woke up with almost NO energy. I think my body needs a break after digesting all that food.

Happily returning to deficit again until the 1st!

[brownj12]

I haven't updated in this thread much on my progress, I am going to try to be more consistent than I have been.

Weighed in at 311.8 on Friday (46.2 lbs lost since 6/6), 3 lbs down since Monday. Outside of this threads I have been using Friday weigh-ins to track progress since my Monday weights tend to vary depending on if I had rugby that weekend. I eat significantly more on Friday night, and saturday, about 300 calories (mostly carbs) on Fridays, and 5-700 more calories on Saturdays carbs and protein, to prepare for, and recover from games. This seems to carry over to Mondays as water wait, by Tuesday/Wednesday I am typically back below my Friday Morning weight. I weigh myself frequently, which I know many people warn against, but I do it with purpose. Tuesdays, Thursdays (Rugby practice) and Saturdays (Games) I weigh myself 2-3 times a day, in the morning, pre-training/game, and post, to track hydration. It is a bit anal, but it works for me, and I find it pretty interesting.

Tonight (in like 15 minutes actually) I am headed to the local university to do a Bod Pod test, they offer it for $30 for the first test, and $15 for each follow up. I plan to test every 12 weeks to check my progress. I will update here with the results.

After that I am headed back to the gym, planning to start increasing the amount of core work I do this week. I haven't done much weighted core work since starting the cut, and I am starting to miss it. I still get some core work from compound lifts and rugby practice, but it definitely isn't the same.