Skinny and hangry 2019 thread

[grouchyjarhead]

Hovering around 193 now. Tidied up my diet a lot and figured out my Saturday problem by carb cycling which seems to be working so far. Saturdays are my long endurance days so I am often working steadily for 2+ hours. I had a tendency to go hog wild when it was time to eat on those days. Now that I'm eating almost double my usual carbs that day I'm doing much better on making the right choices and am losing more steadily.

[Payton1221]

Dipped below 175 (174.9 ) so I'm thinking ~5 lbs more with an inevitable 2 lb rebound just due to body storing more water and maybe glycogen.

[Hooverville]

Diet has been on point and easy for the past 3 days. Cortisol is phucking with me currently.

Gotta love those days you are in a steep deficit and gain weight the following morning. I’m good, it’ll all wash. Keep grinding folks.

[OldFartTom]

69.0 Kg this morning (target is <70) ending cut today. Good luck guys, keep going

Dropping off thread...

[blue9steel]

Finishing up a scheduled two week refeed. It's going well and I think my total gain will be negligible. Next four week cutting cycle begins Monday.

[tblodg15]

Does anyone else feel hungrier shortly after a workout?

I do not, maybe even less hungry.

[blue9steel]

I do not, maybe even less hungry.

I'm often hungry after a workout, but that's most likely due to the fact that I workout before mealtimes. Usually in the morning before breakfast, sometimes in the evening before dinner. It's subjective, but it tends to make things taste better as well.

[Payton1221]

69.0 Kg this morning (target is <70) ending cut today. Good luck guys, keep going

Dropping off thread...

Congratulations, but I was ready to tell you how you can (seemingly) lose weight twice as fast: use pounds instead of kilos

[Payton1221]

173.2 this morning.

I changed my workout last night to rest-pause. So I basically did one (longer) set so I was in/out of the gym in no time and so the hungry feeling I've been getting post workout didn't occur. And I actually felt like I had gotten one heck of a workout too . . . my muscles definitely felt as if they were worked!

[tblodg15]

173.2 this morning.

I changed my workout last night to rest-pause. So I basically did one (longer) set so I was in/out of the gym in no time and so the hungry feeling I've been getting post workout didn't occur. And I actually felt like I had gotten one heck of a workout too . . . my muscles definitely felt as if they were worked!

Interesting, I am wanting to try some sets with “myo reps” once I get through this current strength block. Never done it before...

[ectoBgone]

Interesting, I am wanting to try some sets with “myo reps” once I get through this current strength block. Never done it before...

Just did them with machine hack squats this morning. Legs felt like they had water balloons inside of them. Overall, I've definitely liked integrating myo reps as an efficient way to get some additional volume in a time efficient manner. I only tend to use them on exercises where form breakdown is less likely or "safe" though. I'll be curious what you think.

[wesleysh21]

Okay, I'm officially "in." My company is having a weight loss competition and there is prize money involved, so I've been holding off on losing weight. I'm starting at 218...the official weigh in was last night.

[tblodg15]

Just did them with machine hack squats this morning. Legs felt like they had water balloons inside of them. Overall, I've definitely liked integrating myo reps as an efficient way to get some additional volume in a time efficient manner. I only tend to use them on exercises where form breakdown is less likely or "safe" though. I'll be curious what you think.

Thanks for the input!

[induced_drag]

I got hurt just over 6 months ago and comfort ate a lot. I had a spinal fracture and have 2 bulging and one displaced disk pushing on my S1. I was feeling so bad that I really just wanted to distract myself in any way I could. I found it was very easy to eat A LOT of all kinds of stuff I normally would not eat.
I got over 220 and that is just too much weight for me. Pulled back cals 3 weeks ago. I am aprox 213-215ish now and headed in the right direction.

I am still in a good amount of pain at times, but not turning to food to make me feel better.

Abs are there, and even my few abdominal veins are showing again. But I am going to carry this out for a while and see where I can go since lifting as heavy as I can is not really in the cards for me now.

[scrossmaggard]

Down 10 pounds last month. Would like to lose 20 more in the next two months. Still fat.....

https://www.instagram.com/p/BuhGPMoh...=11tm3noodn7cp

[Payton1221]

Down 10 pounds last month. Would like to lose 20 more in the next two months. Still fat.....

https://www.instagram.com/p/BuhGPMoh...=11tm3noodn7cp

Great job and you're carrying some significant muscle. With the loss of some water weight, the weightloss of month #1 is likely greater than subsequent months so it may take a bit longer to lose the next 20 pounds than you think, but keep it up!

[induced_drag]

Great job and you're carrying some significant muscle. With the loss of some water weight, the weightloss of month #1 is likely greater than subsequent months so it may take a bit longer to lose the next 20 pounds than you think, but keep it up!

Thought same thing. Good base for sure. Not sure where you were at intake wise prior to last month (meaning if you were already on the diet for sometime), but a guy your size will easily see a 8-12lb water shift just pulling back carbs.

10lbs a month is unrealistic. That would be 1150 cal per day deficit. Not sure of your activity level, but my guess if you are not active outside that gym, would require you to be eating like 1500 cal / day. Not something that is sustainable for any great length of time.

A guy your size can go up to 1.5lbs/week safely. Maybe 2lbs MAX but it will cost you some muscle.

[scrossmaggard]

Thank you both. Even at my higher BF% and at 245lbs you don’t think 1% weight loss is ok? That would be 2-2.4 lbs weekly. I haven’t done any pulling of any carbs just yet, but that will be coming soon.

[Plateauplower]

Thank you both. Even at my higher BF% and at 245lbs you don’t think 1% weight loss is ok? That would be 2-2.4 lbs weekly. I haven’t done any pulling of any carbs just yet, but that will be coming soon.

1% should be fine for awhile. Don’t make yourself miserable to hit that though. It will slow down as you drop weight so plan on it taking longer than you think it will. Also you will likely see bigger drops some weeks and lower others. It’s the average that matters.

I’m down to the upper 180s. Just got an awesome new diet tool. My wife had some stomach bug and now I have it. I feel fine, just trained and had a great session, but if I eat any large meals my stomach feels aweful. Pretty much getting my protein with whey and eating really small amounts of food to keep my stomach from feeling bloated and weird. Lol won’t take me long for the shredz at the rate I’m dropping right now. Basically PSMF by default.

[TheUnderdog83]

174 pounds this morning, from 190 a little over a month ago. I’d love to be 160 by the end of April.

[wesleysh21]

I broke out the rice cooker yesterday. My mom gave it to me last summer and I never even opened it. I also got something called "the griddler" by Cuisinart...it was an impulse by. I'm gonna be eating a ton of chicken and rice during this cut, my body responds well to it.

[polishedball]

The scale is continuing to cooperate saw 235 today, about 2 pounds in the last week, once all the bloat is gone I assume i'll be back in my normal range of .75~1.25#'s per week. Kept the diet pretty well even with the trip to the arnold, road snacks usually get me, but this time only did beef jerky.

[Ukiyo3k]

174 pounds this morning, from 190 a little over a month ago. I’d love to be 160 by the end of April.

Can you explain how you lost around 1/2 lb of body fat per day?

[dazlittle]

Can you explain how you lost around 1/2 lb of body fat per day?

That's not what he really said, losing weight on the scale is very different from losing body fat.

[polishedball]

Just checking in. Have stayed on task and the scale has me down a little as well. 231 today.

[Uber_Dad]

I'm on track lost 0.7 lbs this week. Still working out and feeling good!

[Payton1221]

Finally dipped below 173 today. Another ~3 lbs and I'm done.

How many of you go to bed hungry? I posted this in a friend's journal, but I think too much like a bro at times and think "I'll lose my gainz'" if I go too long between meals. Consequently, I'll often undo a deficit during the hour before bedtime or perhaps even in the middle of the night for a 100-300 calorie snack (srs). Assuming one has eaten 40g or so of protein as late as 7:00 PM or so, is there any real concern that it'll negatively impact the amount of muscle that I currently have?

[induced_drag]

Still meandering along. Definitely dropping, but not using a scale. I did check and am around 215 right now. I can tell where I am in dropping by how I react to carbs. This was last night 'cold'. I did back workout and after I got home, I had a little carb up. 1 pack of skittles, 2-Italian ice and then I hit a bowl of raisin bran (which I love). Then I still wanted more and had a granola bar and then some kashi peanut butter granola cereal When I get going it is hard to stop, but I can see the impact the carbs have almost immediately.

[Payton1221]

. . . but I can see the impact the carbs have almost immediately.

Wow. I'm not as lean as you so I don't see such an immediate response, but if I've been dieting for several days and then have a big Big BIG carb-up, the next morning I'm noticeably bigger and still lean. The second morning I can see where some of the excess has been converted to fat

[blue9steel]

Had to slow down a little to accommodate my crazy work schedule recently but still making progress. (About an extra 75 calories a day plus less weekend cardio) Dropped a belt notch since the holidays and my clothes are fitting better. Lifts are still moving up, though not as well as they do when I'm eating more. Did a great job controlling calories on my last refeed. It seems like I may have nailed the right volume level this year but we'll see how things are going in late spring which is usually about the time I start running myself into the ground.