2014 NOV 1st to JAN 31st Transformation Challenge

[caprica6]

Wow, you are an angel! <3

Thread is now posted!!

thanks, John!



everyone, i really like you guys and gals and the intimate little group that we have going here. this thread will continue for as long as you want it to thru our end date, and the spreadsheet will continue to run even if we have only two ppl checking in by the end lol. whatever keeps you motivated and makes you feel most comfortable.

with 5 weeks left i thought it might be a good idea for us to reboot along with New Year's Resolutioners, so John has started this thread for us. feel free to join it. you can sign up and weigh in by clicking on the link at the top of the spreadsheet over there:

The 2015 New Year's to Valentine's Day Transformation Challenge Thread:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=165769781



Happy New Year, everyone.

[JohnCyr]

Heres my progress for this week..havent posted anything during holidays. Down with a cold but ill still hit the gym as much as i can!

[caprica6]

keep it up, @John!


a few of you have checked in. that's good to see.

130.5 today. idk, i was going to stick to one weigh-in day for all three challenges but i felt like weighing in with that today. (i entered 132.5 the other day for the New Year's thread.)

there is a direct link to the weigh-in form in the New Year's spreadsheet if you'd like to weigh in over there as well: http://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/c...1E&usp=sharing



i did a bunch of cardio plus full body two days ago. last night i did circuits with light weight and my bodyweight. didn't realize my gym had those cybex machines. i got a great workout on one in FL. very happy about that... my treadmill which was like an old friend that got me through a rough time, i gave it away yesterday.

[Chrislonde]

207.4, the bloat is gone, finaly!

[moosejuice16]

Checking in! 199.0lbs on 3rd jan. 3lbs gain over xmas i can live with. Ready for the last few weeks of the comp to shed some pounds!

Hope everyone had an awesome break!

[caprica6]

i'm glad you two are doing well!

i wedged this car nice and tight up against this stone wall the night before last. roadside assistance had to come and pull the car away from the wall for me the following day. i would have made the situation worse if i had tried to move the car by myself. (luckily, the car only ended up with an inch-long scratch - where the circle is.) a few nights before that someone's van died in the driveway, blocking me in. the struggle to get to the gym is real, lol.

i'll do some body weight exercises while watching tv.

[Nottoway]

Hit the gym this afternoon before work, 2 miles and 15ton chest/shoulder/tri's workout. Diet is point on today, ending at 1750. A little light, didn't run the numbers before I got to work and no way to get a few more cals. till 6am, so.... Scales have already drop for this week, easy 2 lb. drop.

Planning 3 miles Tue. before work and Back/arms Wed afternoon...

[JohnCyr]

Bump!

Again, here are my progress pics Week 1 vs Week 10.

Im having to work harder for results both in the gym and the kitchen but I aint giving up!

WEEK 10


WEEK 1 vs WEEK 10 Side Progress


WEEK 1 vs WEEK 10 Front Progress

[caprica6]

such a big difference in 10 weeks.

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just checking in. no gym time for me until later this week, most likely.

[moosejuice16]

Awesome progress John!!!

Back down to roughly pre xmas weight now. Think i'm going to stop cutting at the end of this comp and start to recomp for a few months till around the start of summer. i need more calories!!!!

[caprica6]

i don't have a scale. it's with the movers.

congrats on your progress, guys and gals. here's how you did last week.

people are sorted in the spreadsheet by most current weigh-in and percent of initial weight lost:

http://i.imgur.com/aeJzFA6.png

link to the spreadsheet:
http://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/c...r%20/%3E#gid=0

view the spreadsheet as a basic web page:
http://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/p...Xc&output=html



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we've got three weigh-ins left in here and we end on Jan 31. feel free to jump into the conversation in any one of the other threads out here:

ends on February 14, 2015 (JohnCyr is in here):
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=165769781

ends on February 28, 2015:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=165262341

ends on September 15? 2015:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=163720641


...new threads will most likely start up when each of these end.

[JohnCyr]

Thread is pretty much dead at this point but im not... so yeah.. Weekly progress here... Saturday I had weighed in at 214..then had Bday dinner and pigged out... Sunday I was 221lbs... Bloated from sugars and sodium and eating way too much...Worked my ass off in the kitchen this week and 90% in the gym, Today I am down to 212 lbs. hoping to be lighter tomorrow!

Week 11


Week 11 Side progress


Week 11 Front progress

[missladyj]

Oh...that's right, I AM in a transformation challenge

[caprica6]

Thread is pretty much dead at this point but im not... so yeah..

outstanding! what's your girl saying about the changes now?

Oh...that's right, I AM in a transformation challenge

lol! are you still in the obf challenge? your man?



let's streak, MissJ. nobody's home

[JohnCyr]

outstanding! what's your girl saying about the changes now?








lol! are you still in the obf challenge? your man?



let's streak, MissJ. nobody's home

Shes definitely noticing changes and keeps grabbing at my arms hahaha. She also gets a little jealous when her girlfriends compliment me hahaha. Shes slowly getting into it. She cheats a lot but I try to make her healthy sweets.

[Chrislonde]

Back from my ban...
Still hovering around 208. Underarm/sideboob definately leaner though so i guess i still have a bit of that recomp action going on. I will either keep things going like they are for the last two weeks or do a very agressive cut down back to 200, haven't decided yet. So far though i'm eatimating my lean mass around 174-175, which would be a solid 12-15 pounds up from the start of the challenge so on that front things were a success. Coupled with an 8ish pound of bodyfat loss, i'm pretty happy with the numbers when i put them this way.
I'm probably going to.try to get my lbm as close to 180 as i can in febuary, and after that Im going for single digit bf by june 4th. We'll see how it goes.

Anyhow keep it up guys! And John! U lookin' good

[caprica6]

Shes definitely noticing changes and keeps grabbing at my arms hahaha. She also gets a little jealous when her girlfriends compliment me hahaha. Shes slowly getting into it. She cheats a lot but I try to make her healthy sweets.

great turnaround, J.

So far though i'm eatimating my lean mass around 174-175, which would be a solid 12-15 pounds up from the start of the challenge so on that front things were a success. Coupled with an 8ish pound of bodyfat loss, i'm pretty happy with the numbers when i put them this way.
I'm probably going to.try to get my lbm as close to 180 as i can in febuary, and after that Im going for single digit bf by june 4th. We'll see how it goes.

why did you get a ban, Chris? was it self-imposed? whatever you decide to do, it's good to see you doing some long-term planning... it's good to see you.



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i don't know which box my scale is in but my cheval mirror is unpacked and i found my camera and tape measure. working out feels like a selfish act right now since i have company here and i have so much unpacking to do. i'll figure it out... i'll be unsettled/traveling btwn two locations for a bit after this week.

[Chrislonde]

Nah i got banned for a week for talking about a banned topic, apparently. It kindof annoyed me as i'm firmly against censorship but oh well.
This is what I get for answering questions and helping peoples i guess. I'm pretty much done with giving out tips and info for a while...
Anyhow, just get your company to work out with you

[missladyj]

lol! are you still in the obf challenge? your man?

Yup, we're still in it. There's about 8 weeks left so going to do my best to hit these last workouts hard and stick to macros.

let's streak, MissJ. nobody's home

I'm down, but first...hide the mirrors lol!

[stingray72]

Ive been cutting with you all and ive finally reached a point where im going to be able to do this long term and get where I want to go. Its a lifestyle change for me now not just a diet. Im progressively getting leaner again.

[caprica6]

Nah i got banned for a week for talking about a banned topic, apparently. It kindof annoyed me as i'm firmly against censorship but oh well.
This is what I get for answering questions and helping peoples i guess. I'm pretty much done with giving out tips and info for a while...
Anyhow, just get your company to work out with you

aww. but i doubt that you'll be able to stay quiet for long. you enjoy helping people too much. ...i'm glad it was just for one week.

in case you got excited for me, the company is just my brother and his wife, lol.

Yup, we're still in it. There's about 8 weeks left so going to do my best to hit these last workouts hard and stick to macros.

I'm down, but first...hide the mirrors lol!

i might have to go skinny dipping for the first time in my life once i reach my goal. maybe srs

i need to go and check your journal again.

Ive been cutting with you all and ive finally reached a point where im going to be able to do this long term and get where I want to go. Its a lifestyle change for me now not just a diet. Im progressively getting leaner again.

glad to hear that, Stingray.

[JohnCyr]

WEEK 12


WEEK 12 Side progress


WEEK 12 Front progress


2lbs loss this week.

I organised a team building activity yesterday. Snowshoeing in a National park here near Ottawa, ON.
It was -23 Celsius and sunny.
We did 10K and most of it was uphill on the way to the rest area.
I am pooped today haha. I gave it my all in the first 3km. should've paced myself hahaha
I cant imagine having done this with the extra 50 lbs I was carrying!

[JohnCyr]

aww. but i doubt that you'll be able to stay quiet for long. you enjoy helping people too much. ...i'm glad it was just for one week.

in case you got excited for me, the company is just my brother and his wife, lol.



i might have to go skinny dipping for the first time in my life once i reach my goal. maybe srs

i need to go and check your journal again.




glad to hear that, Stingray.

Cap! Had the best cheat meal in the world. Went to my all time favorite restaurant in quebec city called flavors of india. Ordered sooo much food haha had butter chicken, shrimp korma, some veggies, lamb, vegetable samosas and onion baji And chicken tandoori with a bunch of fresh naan... seriously it was the best meal i ever had hahaha i most likely gained 5 pounds if not more haha sooo worth it!

[Chrislonde]

damn john, we started off 53 pounds apart and may end up at the same weight hahaha. You are one fat mleting machine man!

just weighted in at 207... i'm guessing 205 is gonna be where i end up next weekend. Hopefully i'm a tad bloated so i'll lean out a bit more in the following week. I guess i'll drop by your st-valentine's thread to post some pics after a good 4-5 days of clean diet i may also try to hit the tanning salon a few times, i've gotten quite sickly pale since november hahaha

My forearms have clear vascularity now though, even resting, so that's a good sign that this wasn't such a bust even though i picked up over 10 pounds over the last few months
Good last week to the few still going!

[JohnCyr]

damn john, we started off 53 pounds apart and may end up at the same weight hahaha. You are one fat mleting machine man!

just weighted in at 207... i'm guessing 205 is gonna be where i end up next weekend. Hopefully i'm a tad bloated so i'll lean out a bit more in the following week. I guess i'll drop by your st-valentine's thread to post some pics after a good 4-5 days of clean diet i may also try to hit the tanning salon a few times, i've gotten quite sickly pale since november hahaha

My forearms have clear vascularity now though, even resting, so that's a good sign that this wasn't such a bust even though i picked up over 10 pounds over the last few months
Good last week to the few still going!

Thanks! haha. Working harder than ever though. lol.

208 this am. I had it in mind that id be 200 by Feb 1rst but aint gonna happen. lol Ill be happy if its 205 too!

Might be dropping a little less on the scale these past weeks but when I noticed my Back gains, I was happy and didn't care so much anymore! hahaha

[caprica6]

back is leaning out nicely and you've obviously got a lot of muscle there! i'll be back later in the day. i have to post a top ten elsewhere.

[iwelch001]

Me at 201 on December 20th

Me at 194.4 on January 26th

[caprica6]

Me at 201 on December 20th
Me at 194.4 on January 26th

great job, Welch! i've seen your true before. i was going to suggest that you post in the men in towels thread over in the female section but i know you have a girlfriend. :P

I organised a team building activity yesterday. Snowshoeing in a National park here near Ottawa, ON.
I cant imagine having done this with the extra 50 lbs I was carrying!

a friend out here has a very similar story. she has a set of pics - one of her several pounds heavier standing in a valley, and another of her at her current weight standing on the mountain or hilltop that overlooked that valley. (if i'm remembering that correctly.)

Cap! Had the best cheat meal in the world. Went to my all time favorite restaurant in quebec city called flavors of india.

om nom! i'll be visiting the home of that Indian restaurant owner before i leave this area. looking forward to that feast.

i think i told you guys. i love Quebec City but i haven't been there in a while. i'll have to remember the name of that restaurant.

I guess i'll drop by your st-valentine's thread to post some pics after a good 4-5 days of clean diet i may also try to hit the tanning salon a few times, i've gotten quite sickly pale since november hahaha

My forearms have clear vascularity now though, even resting, so that's a good sign that this wasn't such a bust even though i picked up over 10 pounds over the last few months
Good last week to the few still going!

if you don't stop by you will feel the wrath of my negs.



the last weigh-in/check in for us will be on Saturday, January 31. all former participants are welcome to post progress reports in here between now and then.

[JohnCyr]

So did my second body comp analysis today with the InBody 520 machine our fitness advisor has here at work.

Started Oct 25th @260 lbs and over 35% BF.

Did my first body comp test on November 13th and stats were:

Weight: 242.7
LBM: 167.9
BFM: 74.8
BMI: 32.9
BF%: 30.8

10 weeks later January 29th here are the stats:

Weight: 208.1
LBM: 168.0
BFM: 40.1
BMI: 28.2
BF%: 19.2

Im really stoked on these numbers, yes. YEs, I know the BF% is not so accurate as calipers, But im mostly proud of keeping my Lean Body Mass at the same weight and knowing that most of what I lost was fat. when I think about numbers, they don't really speak as much as pictures do anyways so.. yeah...

New Chapter starts for me in this journey, hoping to be below 14% BF in May. Wish me luck! haha

[Chrislonde]

Amazing work johN! Love the black.and white artsy shot haha