2018 April / May Fat Loss & Motivation

[k41m]

Scale's battery died srry for not presenting for the weight in.

I'll get some numbers running next friday.

[zeegetsfit]

is it too late for me to join?? I weighed in today at 215

[MadeofSilver]

Would like to join as well for extra motivation.
Week 1 weight is 253 lbs.
Goal is 230 lbs

[monogram88]

I am 29 years old male. In 2015 I weighed 257 pounds, that is 117 kg. I started to eat healthy, I walked daily and I exercised at home three times a week, because I did not have enough money to hit the gym. In just half year I lost 48 kg (105 pounds). It has been three years that I maintain my weight - I weigh 69 kg (152 pounds). I am 5 feet 10 inches tall (178 cm), so I do not look to skinny, I think I got my ideal weight. But I have one big problem: I have stubborn fat left on my lower belly and on love handles, also there is some fat in my boobs and they look loosen. I exercise 2 or three times in a week, I try to walk a lot, I drink at least 2 liters of water daily, but I just cant get rid of that annoying fat. Could any of you guys give me some advise, what should I do to loose that stubborn fat on my lower belly, love handles and man boobs? I would appreciate any advice. Thank you in advance, people. I am waiting for your answers.

[cwjones18]

Starting Weight - 200 lbs
Goal Weight - 188 lbs

Week 1: Friday 6th April - 203.8 lbs
Week 2: Friday 13th April
Week 3: Friday 20th April
Week 4: Friday 27th April
Week 5: Friday 4th May
Week 6: Friday 11th May
Week 7: Friday 18th May
Week 8: Friday 25th May

Poor Start to the challenge going the wrong way but hoping its due to a busy Easter break and a good week this week will get me back on track.

[onthespot]

Starting this late, my weight is 253 Lbs and my goal for this challenge is to get to 240 Lbs.

[jinda628]

Late Update:

Week 0: Friday, 03/30 - 173 lbs. (starting weight)
Week 1: Friday, 04/06 - 172 lbs.
Week 2: Friday, 04/13 -
Week 3: Friday, 04/20 -
Week 4: Friday, 04/27 -
Week 5: Friday, 05/04 -
Week 6: Friday, 05/11 -
Week 7: Friday, 05/18 -
Week 8: Friday, 05/25 -

Goal - 165 lbs or less.

[FlankDrivePlus]

Can I still join?

[JSim83]

Can I still join?

Yes, I added you.

[mrsmokeysause]

Week 1: 230lbs

[RIHD]

Hi JSim83,

Am I ok to join? Apologies for the late entry.

[NitrogenWidget]

That's two days in a row of walking on my lunch for cardio.
Going to try and get on the treadmill tonight after work.

[bodyfatsux]

174 lbs. Another notch on the progress bar filled out. Woot

[JSim83]

Hi JSim83,

Am I ok to join? Apologies for the late entry.

I added you to the spreadsheet.

[jjh86]

Sorry for forgetting to weigh in recently im currently at 171 from my start at 175

[JSim83]

Sorry for forgetting to weigh in recently im currently at 171 from my start at 175

So is this your week 2 weigh in?

[jjh86]

No thats week one ill give my weigh in for week 2 this friday

[NitrogenWidget]

Still sick. mostly runny nose and body aches but getting in 45mins. to an hr cardio by walking on my lunch.
Not sure what weight will be by tomorrow but my pants are getting baggy due to majority of fat coming off thighs and arse.
Belly is smaller around the belly button but where my pants button it hasn't shrunk enough to button up the next smaller sized pants even though they fit everywhere else.

first world cutting problems.....

[jinda628]

Having kind of a good progress reducing my calories from 1800 to 1500 from about a week ago.
I'm down to 170 lbs this morning from 172 last Friday.

1500 cals is kinda tough though. I really get so hungry at night and normally have like 300~500 calories left to eat depending on what I had at lunch.
These are mostly my options at night and would appreciate any suggestion:

• steam veggies & meat (either meatballs, pork ribs, beef)
• oatmeal with honey, cinnamon and raisins with optional fruits on the side depending on calorie balance. (question: Is peanut butter good on oatmeal? Someone told me that but I thought its gross lol.)
• boiled eggs.
• Cereals and milk
• fruits - lots of fruits have natural sugar so this is my least priority since I have bad levels of A1C.

I'm happy with the progress though. Worked out 6 days last week and I'm on my 3rd straight this week (4th tonight). I only plan at least 4x a week but have been motivated the past weeks.

[NitrogenWidget]

I have greek yogurt for breakfast.
Chicken and veggies for lunch.
then dinner I usually eat later which is chicken with a protein shake before bed.

I also take two doses of EC which pretty much kills my appetite.
But even without it I get used to less food and as long as I stay busy i don't really crave anything.

[jinda628]

I have greek yogurt for breakfast.
Chicken and veggies for lunch.
then dinner I usually eat later which is chicken with a protein shake before bed.

I also take two doses of EC which pretty much kills my appetite.
But even without it I get used to less food and as long as I stay busy i don't really crave anything.

How much cals are you targeting a day?

[NitrogenWidget]

How much cals are you targeting a day?

between 1000 and 1200 cals Sun-thurs. I get my 140-150g of prot. then fill in the rest with fat's and carbs.
fri and sat are closer to maint. and my lifting days.

[jinda628]

between 1000 and 1200 cals Sun-thurs. I get my 140-150g of prot. then fill in the rest with fat's and carbs.
fri and sat are closer to maint. and my lifting days.

Wtf? Lol I dont know if I can do that. I maybe hitting that if I consider the calories burned by my workout but to eat at just that amount of calorie will be hard for me.
I'm already getting crazy at 1500 lol. I don't think I'll have the energy to workout with that.

Do you feel fine with that? Whats your weekly deficit then?

[bodyfatsux]

Wtf? Lol I dont know if I can do that. I maybe hitting that if I consider the calories burned by my workout but to eat at just that amount of calorie will be hard for me.
I'm already getting crazy at 1500 lol. I don't think I'll have the energy to workout with that.

Do you feel fine with that? Whats your weekly deficit then?

I feel fine on about 1K on my more active days and 0.8K on my less active days. Though I am pretty sedentary and get slightly more protein than my LBM. I also try to spread out my cals throughout the day including casein before bed + after waking up. WARNING NOT FOR EVERYONE.

[jinda628]

I feel fine on about 1K on my more active days and 0.8K on my less active days. Though I am pretty sedentary and get slightly more protein than my LBM. I also try to spread out my cals throughout the day including casein before bed + after waking up. WARNING NOT FOR EVERYONE.

I think this can also be dependent on a person's body composition. For two people with this stats:

Guy #1 - 170 lbs, 5'9, 20% BF
Guy #2 - 170 lbs, 5'9, 30% BF
Both assuming 30 yrs old and sedentary activity level.

Guy#1 will have higher TDEE at 2040 cals a day while,
Guy#2's TDEE will be 1840 cals a day.

So if they both cut and eat 1000 cals a day, Guy#1 is actually cutting at a higher calorie deficit of 1040 cals because he got more LBM. Compared to Guy#2 with a deficit of 840 cals.

[SmaugBoggs]

Having kind of a good progress reducing my calories from 1800 to 1500 from about a week ago.
I'm down to 170 lbs this morning from 172 last Friday.

1500 cals is kinda tough though. I really get so hungry at night and normally have like 300~500 calories left to eat depending on what I had at lunch.
These are mostly my options at night and would appreciate any suggestion:

• steam veggies & meat (either meatballs, pork ribs, beef)
• oatmeal with honey, cinnamon and raisins with optional fruits on the side depending on calorie balance. (question: Is peanut butter good on oatmeal? Someone told me that but I thought its gross lol.)
• boiled eggs.
• Cereals and milk
• fruits - lots of fruits have natural sugar so this is my least priority since I have bad levels of A1C.

I'm happy with the progress though. Worked out 6 days last week and I'm on my 3rd straight this week (4th tonight). I only plan at least 4x a week but have been motivated the past weeks.

You could try limiting your calories as much as possible during the day so you don't go to bed hungry.

When cutting my typical routine is no breakfast, small lunch (300-400 cals), large dinner(500-1000), then a small snack an hour or two before bed. I usually end up around 1500ish calories, sometimes a little more. Cutting isn't easy, but it also should be torture. If you're extremely hungry or not feeling well, just eat a bit more. Being miserable all the time isn't sustainable.

And yes oatmeal and PB is awesome. Throw a banana in there too for extra goodness if you can afford the cals.

[bodyfatsux]

I think this can also be dependent on a person's body composition. For two people with this stats:

Guy #1 - 170 lbs, 5'9, 20% BF
Guy #2 - 170 lbs, 5'9, 30% BF
Both assuming 30 yrs old and sedentary activity level.

Guy#1 will have higher TDEE at 2040 cals a day while,
Guy#2's TDEE will be 1840 cals a day.

So if they both cut and eat 1000 cals a day, Guy#1 is actually cutting at a higher calorie deficit of 1040 cals because he got more LBM. Compared to Guy#2 with a deficit of 840 cals.

Yes true, and though I am closer to Guy #2... I think it also depends on the types of food consumed. For me if I eat a lot of carbs one day I tend to wake up EXTREMELY hungry the next day. So this low carb diet is working out pretty well for me. I don't get too hungry, but if I don't eat enough depending on my activity for the day, I will feel like crap.

I was bod pod tested at 37% BF @ 184 lbs btw, and I am sedentary but lift 3 times a week and calculated my TDEE based on my total intake + total weight loss to be around 2150 cals. So not sure but hoping the bod pod was an overestimation of my BF%.

EDIT:

So I was reading about DEXA, and though Bod Pod is different, I think the same principle applies. Depleted glycogen = higher BF% reading. I was definitely carb depleted at my first test. When I go back for another Bod Pod test, I am going to make sure I am refed for a new base line.

[NitrogenWidget]

Wtf? Lol I dont know if I can do that. I maybe hitting that if I consider the calories burned by my workout but to eat at just that amount of calorie will be hard for me.
I'm already getting crazy at 1500 lol. I don't think I'll have the energy to workout with that.

Do you feel fine with that? Whats your weekly deficit then?

I just walk during the week.
I eat more on the weekends so I can lift.
But I just do something like fierce 5 or pyramid just to make sure I work the muscles hard enough to keep them.
my deficit?
IDK I drop between 2 & 4 lbs a week so it varies.
really depends on if I can take the dog out for a walk after work. pretty much done with treadmill.
weather has been chitty so i just walk on my lunch for now.

i was 228 last friday.
I got more energy now than when I was 245 in March when I started.
I also take two doses of EC.
One in the morning and one before my lunch walk.
I'm hoping for a 3lb drop this week.

[WeedRamen]

Height: 182cm/6', GW: 75kg

Week 0: Friday 30th March - 82.2kg/ 181.2lbs (starting weight)
Week 1: Friday 6th April - 82.4kg/181.7lbs (+0.2kg/0.5lbs)
Week 2: Friday 13th April - 82.1kg/181.0lbs (-0.3kg/0.7lbs)
Week 3: Friday 20th April
Week 4: Friday 27th April
Week 5: Friday 4th May
Week 6: Friday 11th May
Week 7: Friday 18th May
Week 8: Friday 25th May

Good that I'm down this week but dang it, I got caught on the wrong side of water weight fluctuations. I was 81.1kg just yesterday morning! A whole 2.2lb extra that I could have been down today! Can't be helped, went to a pub quiz yesterday and ate some salty snacks (didn't go over maintenance though, as I was tracking).

[dinesh690]

Week 0: Friday 30th May 213lbs (96.5kg)
Week 1: Friday 6th April - 211.4 lbs (95.9kg)
Week 2: Friday 13th April - 208.8lbs (94.7kg)
Week 3: Friday 20th April
Week 4: Friday 27th April
Week 5: Friday 4th May
Week 6: Friday 11th May
Week 7: Friday 18th May
Week 8: Friday 25th May

Cut going well. Been around the 208.5-209lb mark for a couple of days now. Was expecting to weigh a little more today than I do seeing as I had a bit of a cheat meal yesterday & went over maintenance calories. Intermittent fasting is working well for me in terms of schedule & having to prep less meals to eat at work.