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Having decided I needed to shed some pounds I hit the gym running (so to speak ;) )
My aim was to reduce my body fat and weight.
I was 13st 2lb and 35.2% bodyfat. Im now 11st 12lb and 25.4% bodyfat.
I am now on the free weights and looking to gain muscle and keep aiming to get my bodyfat down. It's not been easy esp over christmas haha
Hey guys quick question: am I skinny fat?
[QUOTE=MyComic;1333320881]Hey guys quick question: am I skinny fat?[/QUOTE]
Not really. Skinny fat when when people have zero muscle definition. You just need to cut a bit more.
Hey y'all..
I have been a long time lurker.. I cannot explain the gratitude I have for some of the stickies and information I have found on This site..
It really is all about willpower and staying motivated..
of the 7 months.. 6 were strict dedication with a 1 month break for the holidays (still eating right)...
That being said... after college the weight just started adding on... I was 160 lbs.. skinnyfat after college.. but your average overweight individual...
Like most us that have posted on this thread.. I avoided taking pictures at all costs..
But, I had to renew my passport last summer June 2014 and was forced to take a picture.. I knew I was overweight.. but I didn't know how much it had
affected my appearance.. I looked entirely different from the person I was at 18..
at that point.. I was 220 lbs.. unhappy and just always tired... the same routine..
Fast food breakfast/Office/Fast Food Lunch/Fast Food dinner..
Eating/drinking insane (and I mean insane) amounts of processed sugars...
as far as dieting.. I simply cut all sugars from my diet.. and gradually decrease from 2000 calories to 1750 calories over the months..
Tracking all I ate on MyFitnessPal... I allow myself 1 cheat meal every week.. Thursday...
I have never really had much LBM and I really wanted to cut enough fat to where I would be comfortable with lifting..
I did Mainly High Intensity Cardio.. I hated it and still hate it... 1 hour 5 days a week..
Perhaps that was a wrong decision.. but I am happy with losing such a big percentage of body fat...
I took a break from Thanksgiving until a week after New Years and I managed to maintain my weight, which is awesome..
but lately I have lost some motivation.. I knew the road would be long.. but perhaps it is because of my absence from the gym...
I still feel I need to learn about proper lifting but I am sure the stickies will guide me to a good routine.
If possible could someone give me a bf% estimate? I'd really appreciate!
Also.. I am ready to begin lifting? I still have visible body fat in my chest/lower belly area It bothers me...
but I guess it doesn't really matter since I really have no Muscle mass...
Sorry for the long story..
I just wanted to share and hopefully motivate someone as I was motivated last year.
Starting Stats (July 2014)
28
5'8"
220 lbs
??? bf% << I'm guessing 35%??
Currently (January 2015)
29
5'8"
145 lbs
?? bf%
One of my clients.
From a sad 500 lb girl to a beautiful 150 lb sexy as **** woman!
Also, I hate saying this but she smells better now. lol
[QUOTE=Cilantro;1333536791]Hey y'all..
I have been a long time lurker.. I cannot explain the gratitude I have for some of the stickies and information I have found on This site..
It really is all about willpower and staying motivated..
of the 7 months.. 6 were strict dedication with a 1 month break for the holidays (still eating right)...
That being said... after college the weight just started adding on... I was 160 lbs.. skinnyfat after college.. but your average overweight individual...
Like most us that have posted on this thread.. I avoided taking pictures at all costs..
But, I had to renew my passport last summer June 2014 and was forced to take a picture.. I knew I was overweight.. but I didn't know how much it had
affected my appearance.. I looked entirely different from the person I was at 18..
at that point.. I was 220 lbs.. unhappy and just always tired... the same routine..
Fast food breakfast/Office/Fast Food Lunch/Fast Food dinner..
Eating/drinking insane (and I mean insane) amounts of processed sugars...
as far as dieting.. I simply cut all sugars from my diet.. and gradually decrease from 2000 calories to 1750 calories over the months..
Tracking all I ate on MyFitnessPal... I allow myself 1 cheat meal every week.. Thursday...
I have never really had much LBM and I really wanted to cut enough fat to where I would be comfortable with lifting..
I did Mainly High Intensity Cardio.. I hated it and still hate it... 1 hour 5 days a week..
Perhaps that was a wrong decision.. but I am happy with losing such a big percentage of body fat...
I took a break from Thanksgiving until a week after New Years and I managed to maintain my weight, which is awesome..
but lately I have lost some motivation.. I knew the road would be long.. but perhaps it is because of my absence from the gym...
I still feel I need to learn about proper lifting but I am sure the stickies will guide me to a good routine.
If possible could someone give me a bf% estimate? I'd really appreciate!
Also.. I am ready to begin lifting? I still have visible body fat in my chest/lower belly area It bothers me...
but I guess it doesn't really matter since I really have no Muscle mass...
Sorry for the long story..
I just wanted to share and hopefully motivate someone as I was motivated last year.
Starting Stats (July 2014)
28
5'8"
220 lbs
??? bf% << I'm guessing 35%??
Currently (January 2015)
29
5'8"
145 lbs
?? bf%[/QUOTE]
Body fat is probably around 22-25%. You lost that much weight without beginning to lift? Haha my friend did the same thing and it literally made him re-gain alot of the weight he lost. I would start lifting and maintaining a healthy diet that goes well with the physique you aim to get
[QUOTE=AnaMars;1333537581]One of my clients.
From a sad 500 lb girl to a beautiful 150 lb sexy as **** woman!
Also, I hate saying this but she smells better now. lol[/QUOTE]
[img]http://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=7538741&d=1422032279[/img]
Awesome work! She does look like a babe now :)
Thanks for the estimate! Yeah.. I lost all that weight just by not eating or drinking processed sugars, calorie counting, and of course cardio... It will be a pain to gain some BF back.. but I think it was the best decision for my joints and sanity to cut before lifting.. I am researching a few diets and plan to start a lifting program this coming Monday.
[QUOTE=BrickB;1333617301]Body fat is probably around 22-25%. You lost that much weight without beginning to lift? Haha my friend did the same thing and it literally made him re-gain alot of the weight he lost. I would start lifting and maintaining a healthy diet that goes well with the physique you aim to get[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Cilantro;1333629671]Thanks for the estimate! Yeah.. I lost all that weight just by not eating or drinking processed sugars, calorie counting, and of course cardio... It will be a pain to gain some BF back.. but I think it was the best decision for my joints and sanity to cut before lifting.. I am researching a few diets and plan to start a lifting program this coming Monday.[/QUOTE]
My reccomendation to you would be to start packing some muscle weight (eating right (make sure you're getting your carbs/protein) ) once you hit the high teens/low 20's for that fat that would normally hang to start a lean mass process. But that's just me. It's been working for me and I'm sure it would work for you if you intend on keeping lean mass instead of losing all the fat away which would be burning alot of your muscle mass.
[QUOTE=Cilantro;1333629671]Thanks for the estimate! Yeah.. I lost all that weight just by not eating or drinking processed sugars, calorie counting, and of course cardio... It will be a pain to gain some BF back.. but I think it was the best decision for my joints and sanity to cut before lifting.. I am researching a few diets and plan to start a lifting program this coming Monday.[/QUOTE]
The most important thing any of us fatties can do is lift. It maintains lean body mass, which a caloric deficit will eat away at. Also, when you're overweight and a beginner, your ability to put on muscle is bettered only by steroids. I went from 135 lb bench to 225 lb bench in about 3 months, because I started lifting when I was 420 lbs. Also, I've had my resting metabolic rate ratio measured on a calorimeter, and my metabolism has gone up as I've lost weight. Most people experience a drop in metabolism.
since it won't let me post a photo I will give measurements. you can view my before and after photos on my profile. here are my current and old measurements
Height 5'8.5"
Neck 15"
Bicep 18" (gained 1" since Jan 2014)
Forearm 12.5"
Waist 39" (lost 5.5" since Jan 2014)
Hips 54" (gained 1" since Jan 2014)
Thighs 36" (gained 5" since Jan 2014)
Calves 20.5" (gained .5" since Sep 2014)
Weight 288 lbs (gained 32 lbs since Jan 2014)
Here's a combo photo of mine. This picture is nearly a year old. Over about 8 months, I lost 40 pounds. 20 Over summer, roughly 10 from September to December, maintained for about a month, then did one final cut of 10 pounds from February to March. It was a long journey learning about dieting, etc, but I'm still learning every day. I've been working on making lean gains for about 5-6 months and have gained about 12 pounds so far. You guys are all a huge inspiration to my weightloss and improved health life!
[QUOTE=Aarondabus;1333960381]Here's a combo photo of mine. This picture is nearly a year old. Over about 8 months, I lost 40 pounds. 20 Over summer, roughly 10 from September to December, maintained for about a month, then did one final cut of 10 pounds from February to March. It was a long journey learning about dieting, etc, but I'm still learning every day. I've been working on making lean gains for about 5-6 months and have gained about 12 pounds so far. You guys are all a huge inspiration to my weightloss and improved health life![/QUOTE]
holy crap man you are looking amazing
really good work, hope I reach that bodyfat % soon =( I lost 21kg so far but still alot to go
[QUOTE=fabled009;1334102991]holy crap man you are looking amazing
really good work, hope I reach that bodyfat % soon =( I lost 21kg so far but still alot to go[/QUOTE]
Thanks man! It was quite a bit of exercise and research, but dominantly diet! Get your lean protein in, drink tons of water, eat your veggies, and make it a lifestyle rather than assignment! That's my advice.
First pic was first year of training. diet was ****. 2nd year cleaned up my diet which was the best conscious decision I made
holyyy ****tt ! good job guyss
[QUOTE=Kushkiss;1330572791]I didn't even know this before pic existed until someone sent it to me like 5ish years ago. It kickstarted my lifestyle change, I realized how deeply in denial I was. I just found it buried in a photo folder, my god what a journey it's been lol
[img]http://imgur.com/7JXugev.jpg[/img]
[img]http://imgur.com/v2P8zFB.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Ya this one is really dramatic. From like 2-3/10 to 10/10 lol.
Hello everybody,
some wonderful transformations there, here is mine I started working out 2 years ago to overcome panic attack, anxiety... and to improve myself get more self confidence etc...
it's a long journey but I'm still training one step after another :-)
[QUOTE=tleilax2004;1334385221]Hello everybody,
some wonderful transformations there, here is mine I started working out 2 years ago to overcome panic attack, anxiety... and to improve myself get more self confidence etc...
it's a long journey but I'm still training one step after another :-)[/QUOTE]
Wow nice! what was ur diet? and how often were u lifting per week?
Thanks a lot :-) ,
I have no particular diet I try to eat healthy with one or two cheating meal per week and a protein shaker every day...
For the training I try to go at gym four or five days a week usually for 1 hour or a little more and train one different muscle group daily
The fact is I doesn't really follow a program otherwise in 2 years result could have been much better I guess
PS: sorry for my English I'm french
Hi
This is my 3 year transformation , fat to fit , 200 lb to 180 lb.
The last picture is from October 2014 .
Now I bulk to 200 lb and start to cut for summer time .
We'll see how it goes .
dayum motivation af
[QUOTE=acrobat2000;1334257191]Ya this one is really dramatic. From like 2-3/10 to 10/10 lol.[/QUOTE]
dayum looking good :)
[QUOTE=waz1;1332104891]This is my transformation from fat to FIT: 3 recent photos where I'm FIT and 1 when I was fatty.
Enjoy :D[/QUOTE] good stuff man keep working and hit the chest and shoulders harder
Dang KushKiss, nice progress!
Hey All,
I'm going to repost more comparison shots of my 9 year transformation from 285+lbs at 35% body fat to 175 lbs at 9% body fat.
I recently went through some medical problems that put me out of the gym for 4 months, so I'm also reposting these photos to gain motivation to go back to the gym :)
Wish me luck on my journey to hitting that 6% body fat. That's when I'll post my collage of shirtless pictures.
[QUOTE=Kalbi;1335648991]Hey All,
I'm going to repost more comparison shots of my 9 year transformation from 285+lbs at 35% body fat to 175 lbs at 9% body fat.
I recently went through some medical problems that put me out of the gym for 4 months, so I'm also reposting these photos to gain motivation to go back to the gym :)
Wish me luck on my journey to hitting that 6% body fat. That's when I'll post my collage of shirtless pictures.[/QUOTE]
Well done mate, you look like a totally different person.
Not sure if I can post it here but I have a thread is on this board and I've just had a small update if anyone wants to check it out and critique.
current five month workout progress.
[QUOTE=xricardoverdex;1336207201]current five month workout progress.[/QUOTE]
What is your diet and workout? great progress!
Awesome thread, inspirational for everyone.