December 2017/January 2018 Fat loss & Motivation

[stingray72]

Another day another hour of cardio.

[Bohman731]

211.4
Blagh...I guess I should have expected at least a little bit of a gain after last this week.
Next week WILL be better.

[Westmeister]

Glad the holidays are over, and life goes back to a modicum of normalcy
Need to drag my butt to the gym and get back into it.

Week 0: 26th Nov: - 355.1
Week 1: 1st Dec: - 350.2
Week 2: 8th Dec: - 348.7
Week 3: 15th Dec: - 353.9
Week 4: 22th Dec: - ***
Week 5: 29th Dec: - 355.2
Week 6: 5th Jan: -
Week 7: 12th Jan: -
Week 8: 19th Jan: -
Week 9: 26th Jan -
GOAL: 339

[Hanger]

211.4
Blagh...I guess I should have expected at least a little bit of a gain after last this week.
Next week WILL be better.

Good attitude.


I just got home from work. Scale was friendly but gonna wait til I sleep

[stingray72]

I think im done losing water weight but I know I lost more than .6 this week.

[Halbrust]

307.6
That's only a .4 pound gain after 3 days Laughlin. I'm considering that a huge win.

[ElPrezidente10]

Gonna be participating in this from now on. August I was around 255, now Im at 231, Christmas weighed in at 235 I readjusted my calorie intake recently will keep updating weekly.

[JSim83]

3,3 lbs gain for me this week. I was actually a little surprised that it was not worse, but now there will be some new years celebrations and on Monday I'll be back on track.

[Photoglady]

Oh bother, WHHHYYY am I up at 165?
Bc I kept eating cake. I kept working out too! bench press now at 97.5 x5

So heading into this new year, there will be no cake filled holidays. I've never tried to lose through the holidays I usually Bulk until the new year. I tried yall.

I'm still in it.

[stingray72]

Im going to see the ufc tomorrow and a friend is buying the food hmm what will I get? Nahh ill be good haha. I might get the steak and shrimp wrap again and skip the fries.

[Cowmustard]

Dec 22 245lbs
Dec 29 238.4

Hoorah

[OrangeKilomonth]

Week 0: 25th Nov - 177 lbs (80.1 kg)
Week 1: 1st Dec - 176 lbs (79.9 kg)
Week 2: 8th Dec - 175 lbs (79.4 kg)
Week 3: 15th Dec - 175 lbs (79.5 kg)
Week 4: 22th Dec - 173 lbs (78.5 kg)
Week 5: 29th Dec - 173.5 (78.7 kg)
Week 6: 5th Jan
Week 7: 12th Jan
Week 8: 19th Jan

Went up from 78.0 on Sunday. I really overate.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, everyone! (Sounds almost bitter in the context of the thread.)

[Letram]

Wow nice dedication during the holiday!!

Thanks, Hanger!

I am sorry to hear about your test results - and don't worry about complaining to strangers.. like cosm0 said, that's what we're here for, lol.

I hope your weigh in goes well when you wake up for shift!

[Hanger]

Thanks, Hanger!

I am sorry to hear about your test results - and don't worry about complaining to strangers.. like cosm0 said, that's what we're here for, lol.

I hope your weigh in goes well when you wake up for shift!

Thank you!! I don't know why I try to weigh myself when I'm on nights, I woke up and didnt even think, let the dogs out and made breakfast, showered, chugged about 1/4 gallon of water lol...the weigh in was solid, down like 1.4 lbs but I'd prefer to be on an empty stomach for consistency....I know it won't make that much difference but, might as well keep it consistent.

[Cowmustard]

Thank you!! I don't know why I try to weigh myself when I'm on nights, .

Dude I did nights for 2yrs, tough stuff

[NadimShado]

1 day late with posting (weighed myself yesterday though but didn't have internet access) Anyway christmas so i didn't lose as much as i would've wanted but still, a loss is a loss =)

Weighed in at 179lbs

Start Weight: 185,6lbs @ 20-22% bf
Goal Weight: 165lbs @ sub 15% bf

Total lost: 6,6lbs

Week 0: 25th Nov - 185,6lbs
Week 1: 1st Dec - 184,1lbs
Week 2: 8th Dec - 182,5lbs
Week 3: 15th Dec - 181,4lbs
Week 4: 22th Dec - 179,7lbs
Week 5: 29th Dec - 179lbs
Week 6: 5th Jan -
Week 7: 12th Jan -
Week 8: 19th Jan -
Week 9: 26th Jan -

[Hanger]

Dude I did nights for 2yrs, tough stuff

We rotate so it’s tough getting sleep patterns and proper weigh ins. I’ve been up for 19 hours now and scale shows a gain of a few from yesterday. Going to submit my weigh in after I sleep-will at least be a true number.

[RoseBulls]

Might use this as motivation and just post as you guys go then hop on the next one if there is one, if that's alright. Will weigh in and post tomorrow and really try kill it and shift some weight; I really need to. I'll just post don't worry about your spreadsheet deal, this is just as motivation for me.

Sure join in and kick some fat to the curb.

So weighed myself yesterday; starting weight: 195 lbs. Goal weight for end Jan: 182 lbs.

Went to gym yesterday, did my day 1 workout and half day 2 workout.

Went and ordered Pizza Hut today and did nothing... Great start! Never again, best efforts from now. Let's do dis.

[Letram]

I was ~213 yesterday and for some reason I woke up 207.8 this morning.. I've never had it drop so fast... so next Friday's weigh-in will be awesome, lol. I got a DXA scan today and there was some good news:

In exactly 8 weeks my weight went from 228.6 to 207.8, my BF% went from 33.8% to 27.4%. I lost 20.4 lbs of fat. I gained 0.2 lbs of bone density (probably because I started taking calcium supplements again - normally don't get any [lactose intolerant] or maybe weight training promoted bone density) I gained 0.7 lbs of muscle in my upper body but lost 1.3 lbs of muscle in my legs. My squats have been very light because I want to perfect my form so that would explain why I lost that muscle. I am going to make another appointment in 9 more weeks and I hope I get similar results!

Does anyone else get DXA scans? I never did until November but I am really digging getting an exact breakdown of my training/diet results.

[cosm0]

Starting 29/11/17: 170.8 lbs
Goal: 156.8 lbs

Week 0: 25th Nov - 170.8 lbs
Week 1: 1st Dec - 165.8 lbs
Week 2: 8th Dec - 161.8 lbs
Week 3: 15th Dec - 160.2 lbs
Week 4: 22nd Dec - 161.4 lbs
Week 5: 29th Dec - 162.6 lbs

Late weigh in as i've been away. Thought it was going to be alot worse as i've drank on multiple occasions and not watched my diet accurately at all, proper dieting begins new year!

[Hanger]

Finally a fasted morning weigh in.

12/29 245.4
12/22 247
12/15 246
12/8 252
12/1 257
11/29 260

It’s moving in the right direction I really have no complaints. 15 lbs in a month is fantastic



Not bad considering my crazy schedule and the holidays. I’ll take it.

[Kalagaraz]

Finally a fasted morning weigh in.

12/29 245.4
12/22 247
12/15 246
12/8 252
12/1 257
11/29 260

It’s moving in the right direction I really have no complaints. 15 lbs in a month is fantastic

Not bad considering my crazy schedule and the holidays. I’ll take it.

Yep, great progress. 15 lbs in 4 weeks is very good indeed.

[tomatalon]

Hi everyone, I guess I'm late... I'll just share my rise and fall story then.

I remember the first time I joined this forum in 2014, I was 205 lbs of fat. I made it to my lowest point (160.9) lbs in December 2015 with strong motivation, determination, and a thread like this.

In 2016 I started to work 80hrs/week as a corporate lawyer and lost track of everything. I didn't even have a personal life. Pizza was my best friend (again) to relieve stress at that time, consumed on daily basis.

With that kind of unhealthy lifestyle, I bounced back to +/- 180 lbs.

Friends who saw my previous glory were disappointed in me. They were like, "Dude, you were my motivation, now look at you".
I was ashamed of myself. All my motivation, determination, gone! It was all my fault. I couldn't pull myself together, but I blamed my job.

I changed career 3 months ago and have much more free time. I told that guy in the mirror, "You ran out of excuses."

And here I am now, 176 lbs, back with the same motivation and determination as the first time I joined this forum. Looking back at the glory of the past, I am sure I will make it back to 160 lbs. I will work on my body twice as hard.

Greetings from Indonesia. Looking forward to join the next thread.

[W.I.N.]

Starting weight: 196,5lbs
Goal weight: 187lbs
Final weight: --lbs

Total loss: 0,5lbs
Weekly average: 0,1lbs/week

Week 1: Friday 1st December: 194,2lbs -2,3lbs Pretty good week, been a while since I was able to be this consistent through the weekend and the higher rate of weight loss reflects it.

Week 2: Friday 8th December: 193,6lbs -0,6lbs Not great progress but still progress. Last weekend wasn't as clean, planning for this one to be.

Week 3: Friday 15th December: 191,2lbs -2,4lbs Good week, had a couple days where I had a few beers but I fit them in my macros and it worked.

Week 4: Friday 22nd December: 191,4lbs +0,2lbs well I did go off diet last weekend, but stayed true throughout the week. I foresee I won't be able to lose much for the next couple weeks because of the holidays but I'll stay on track other than festivities.

Week 5: Friday 29th December:196lbs +4,6lbs Obviously pretty bad week with holidays and such, almost back where I started but I usually gain about 3-4lbs water weight after a cheat day so who knows how much I gained after a cheat week lol, plus I usually have the weekdays to get that water weight off before the weigh in on Fridays... Anyway, probably stayed the same bodyfat wise or gained very little, going back dieting today and let's see how much I can bounce back by Friday.

Week 6: Friday 5th January: --lbs --lbs
Week 7: Friday 12th January:--lbs --lbs
Week 8: Friday 19th January:--lbs --lbs
Week 9: Friday 26th January:--lbs --lbs

[BecomingSmaller]

Sign me up. I'll post my first weigh in and target on Friday after I've lost the Christmas water weight.

[Hanger]

Ok. Either my scale is crapping out or something is up because I’ve supposedly gained 10 lbs in 36 hours lol.

Still a good diet. Might have been too much sodium so retaining some water but geesh 10lbs come on lol

[ElPrezidente10]

1/1/18 - 233 lbs

[k41m]

Happy new year to everyone, it's been a tough week for fat loss but the journey continues.

[Celstick]

Ugh, I for one am SO GLAD the holidays are over. Thanksgiving + Christmas + New Years (and negative double digit weather) have added significant stress to my current cut. Yeah yeah yeah, the time spent with family/friends was great and all... but I am definitely ready to cut without the added distractions and difficulties.

I overbulked last year and was chubby for summer... never happening again.

[Hanger]

Ugh, I for one am SO GLAD the holidays are over. Thanksgiving + Christmas + New Years (and negative double digit weather) have added significant stress to my current cut. Yeah yeah yeah, the time spent with family/friends was great and all... but I am definitely ready to cut without the added distractions and difficulties.

I overbulked last year and was chubby for summer... never happening again.

This Chicago winter is brutal. Was outside for several minutes and it goes right through ya. I now feel for those guys on the show Mountain Men haha