April 1st - May 31st fat loss and motivation thread

[NitrogenWidget]

been cutting on 1200. dont mind it even with cardio im trying to cut a massive amount of weight. Would have rather kept more muscle but not a big deal to me

as long as you are lifting heavy & getting prot. roughly equal to your LBM daily you won't lose much muscle.

[tmartin89]

Lose of 3lbs this week, down to 196.

[NitrogenWidget]

I notice a lot of people drinking almond milk instead of regular milk. Why is that? Lactose intolerance or just preference? Seems like the macros aren't as good but I've never really looked into it

unsweetened vanilla almond milk = 30 cals a cup = no more black coffee.

[NitrogenWidget]

No change from april 1st. (186)
no surprise either since I was sick over the weekend.

[Burtle1]

Lost 5 pounds. Had to be pretty much water I imagine

[KMac4566]

Just preference for me. I'm mixing my HexaPro Decadent Chocolate with 10oz Almond Milk and 1/8 cup oats. The combo creates quite the nice, thick shake. I like the longevity of Almond Milk... no sniff test!

I've been buying the Fairlife milk, it has a great shelf life as well

[tmartin89]

unsweetened vanilla almond milk = 30 cals a cup = no more black coffee.

I used to use French vanilla creamer with Splenda but now I just drink it black.

[KMac4566]

unsweetened vanilla almond milk = 30 cals a cup = no more black coffee.

I love my black coffee but have cut it out for a PWO

[spradish]

Re calorie talk. Honestly...I dropped my weight averaging 1700-1800 cals...
I know how to maintain like a boss! But damn...gotta get the rest of this weight off.

I dropped my weight in the same calorie range in 2014. Then maintained all of last year (moving up and down between 148 and 152.5.) My maintenance calories when not cutting are 2350. As soon as I start cutting I lost 200 off that and then have to chop 500 off of that to lose a pound a week. Like you, I just want to get it done at this point. I turn 40 in late July and am determined to be done cutting by that point and not just in a "well I'll maintain for awhile" way. Done done. Stick a fork in me, I'm done, done.

I'm currently on a 2 week full diet break (which i guess beats the purpose of being in this challenge at the moment), but was just completely out of steam and after watching the womens fat loss interview by Lyle helped put alot of things into perspective.

That interview was great, right? I'm a big believer in diet breaks. When I was in the throes (sounds way more exciting than it was) of my big weight loss I could go longer and would just take one when I started feeling hungry all the time. I didn't normally feel hungry, even eating at a good deficit, so once I started thinking about food and wanting to gnaw my arm off I knew I'd need a break. I think I took 3 (maybe 4?) week long breaks that year. By the time I got to the end of them I was always re-energized and ready to get back to cutting. You'll feel much better after this!

I've been buying the Fairlife milk, it has a great shelf life as well

Fairlife drinker here too. I'm lactose intolerant and think that most lactose free milk has a weird sweet taste to it. I switch back and forth between Fairlife and milk from a local dairy that pasteurizes but doesn't homogenize it. The cream floats to the top and I love opening a bottle and scooping it out to eat. My husband thinks it is disgusting to watch and refers to it as "chunky milk." But, anyway, the non-homo milk doesn't cause me any LI problems.

[stingray72]

Well today i plan on doing cardio and weights and plan on getting in more veggies.

[precordial]

Black coffee and banana PWO crew checking in!

Felt dehydrated when I woke up this am even though I drink on average 4L of water a day. Could it be due to cutting more carbs, more animal protein intake or the 5g creatine im taking in daily?

Week 1 weigh in this am was 175.2 but with the feeling of dehydration i expect it to creep up a bit this week.

Everyone is crushing it so far!!

[live4gs]

Starting week 1 in a hole.
Weigh in this morning was 243.5.
I think most is water, lots of coffee & water since Sunday night with most of the time just sitting & wating.

[NitrogenWidget]

Black coffee and banana PWO crew checking in!

Felt dehydrated when I woke up this am even though I drink on average 4L of water a day. Could it be due to cutting more carbs, more animal protein intake or the 5g creatine im taking in daily?

Week 1 weigh in this am was 175.2 but with the feeling of dehydration i expect it to creep up a bit this week.

Everyone is crushing it so far!!

yes,yes, and yes. LOL!
low carbs, high prot, creatine.

I chug water all day & before bed and still wake up with cracked lips.
Then pee for 10 mins.

[TheDougOut]

Felt dehydrated when I woke up this am even though I drink on average 4L of water a day.

Funny... when I'm bad, and drink nothing but caffeine all day and then beer at night, I never feel dehydrated. But now that I'm drinking 4-5 liters of water a day, I wake up thirsty as hell.

[ShivaIncarnate]

178.9 today (1 lb gain), but I'm chalking it up to inconsistent water intake.

Everyone else seems to be off to a good start though. Good work!

[kmac1196]

craigschmidt, scroll to the top of the browser and in the upper right corner there should be a bell next to a shopping cart. Click on the bell and on the far right it will say MESSAGES. Click on that and then VIEW ALL MESSAGES. Then you'll see your inbox and right next to Inbox it will say [New Message]. You can click on that to write a new message. At least, that's how I get there on my phone (also an Android.) I got your weight for this week from your post though so you don't have to PM me this time.




It's the Week 1 weigh-in. Think of it as the weigh-in at the end of your first week (Week 1) of cutting.

kmac1196 and KMAC4566, are you two related? I am bound to get the two of you switched up at some point so feel free to point it out when it happens. Right now in my head I am calling you Big K and Little K.

Ha! Nope. You can call me Kristen though. In my sig.


Down 5.4 since last Tuesday. Phew

[Halbrust]

313.8 Down 1.4 Better than I expected for week one!

[mtnmama]

down 4 to 224 this morning! Feeling pretty good about that - but I know it is really mostly water. No worries - gotta start somewhere - and on a cut - that means water. great job so far everyone! to those of you who gained - just stay with it - the scale will fall into place!

rock on

[Bigbill115]

Start weight 324 today's weight 322. I'm very happy with this because I usually weight in on Fridays so it was a short week for me and still lost 2lbs. !!

[BreakdownBBD]

Rough week, rough weekend.

I think that I'm turning the corner on getting over cough & cold. Those decongestants have me constipated as hell.

Took two days off in a row.

Diet has been a disaster all weekend. Looking to get back on track today. Damage control, and it would appear that the damage was limited.

On the plus side, I'm over 3 weeks since my last drink of pop, that's probably longest since I was 10 years' old. Got to be more disciplined in the grocery store!

My weight fortunately through all of this is stagnant.

Start weight 217.0, week 1 weigh-in 217.2.

[Kennellylad]

Sw 182.984
gw 165.347

[MilkyQuaver]

Starting at 158lbs
Goal weight - 150lbs

[TechnoAddict]

Down half a pound. Slow start. I got engaged this past weekend and I went aread carelessly drinking and eating with my fiance.

[Cenetri]

So I switched from the Omron to the calipers, which are supposed to be more accurate. Instead of 18% bf, looks like I'm closer to 23%.

SW 150
GW 140

4/5: 149.6 23%bf

[FerociousKing]

I'd like to join you guys. Last time it did not go so well but I am sure it will this time. My stats:

Current weight: 284.5 lb
Goal weight: 274 lb

I am being a bit more conservative in my expectations because its been a while since things worked out. I do hope I beat this goal easily so that I can set my sights on another one before the end of the competition.

Gl everyone!

[Clydesdale1991]

New Weight: 220 lbs (1 pound up)

Beach weekend got me, nothing like this in the foreseeable future though so should be dropping.

[mmobley]

I'd like to join you guys. Last time it did not go so well but I am sure it will this time. My stats:

Current weight: 284.5 lb
Goal weight: 274 lb

I am being a bit more conservative in my expectations because its been a while since things worked out. I do hope I beat this goal easily so that I can set my sights on another one before the end of the competition.

Gl everyone!

Don't feel bad man, the last fat loss thread I was in I gained like 5 lbs. I just couldn't stay motivated...or off the beer during the week. This challenge is going to be totally different. I am extremely motivated!!!

[CeeBawa]

Latest weight - 221 lbs
Goal weight - 200 lbs

[craigschmidt]

Anyone else experience extreme water retention "whooshes"?

Yesterday morning i weighed in at 166 in the morning, had really good day calorie wise (1500-1600cal) then weighed in at 171.5 before bed. Then this morning i weighed in at 164.4 !

Not trying to over analyze. I know it was just water retention. Its just intetesting, that i could be holding 7 lbs of water, and then it lose overnight. Where does it go?! Lol

[Clydesdale1991]

Latest weight - 221 lbs
Goal weight - 200 lbs

Me and you are almost at exactly the same spot. Good luck bro.

Anyone else experience extreme water retention "whooshes"?

Yesterday morning i weighed in at 166 in the morning, had really good day calorie wise (1500-1600cal) then weighed in at 171.5 before bed. Then this morning i weighed in at 164.4 !

Not trying to over analyze. I know it was just water retention. Its just intetesting, that i could be holding 7 lbs of water, and then it lose overnight. Where does it go?! Lol

I lost 5 pounds 1 time over night, but only once. And I had a hard run that day so it could have something to do with it and I was still fairly new to losing weight.