2019 March - April Fat Loss And Motivation

[JamesD7]

Week 1, Friday March 1st - 165.8
Week 2, Friday March 8th - 165.6 (-0.2 Lbs)
Week 3, Friday March 15th - 164 (-1.6 Lbs)
Week 4, Friday March 22nd - 162.7 (-1.3 Lbs)

Still going in the right direction. I've been dieting for almost 8 months now and it's starting to grate on me mentally only eating 1700 calories for so long. 45 Lbs down altogether for me now but my god I can't wait until I start my first bulking phase and can eat 2500+ calories every day. Not so I can stuff my face with junk food as **** dirty bulking but just so I'm not always feeling slightly hungry.

[illpinoise]

169.8 lbs

Week 1: 171.9 lbs (+2.1 lbs) ate more sugar/sodium than usual this week
Week 2: 167.8 lbs (-4.1 lbs) w00t!!
Week 3: 166.5 lbs (-1.3 lbs) - lowest weight since 2004, 5'9" still have lower belly fat (sweet tooth as a kid), but abs above that starting to show
Week 4: 165.8 (-0.7 lbs) happy since i tried eating at maintenance this week. Monday to friday average
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[johndoethethird]

Starting weight December: 216lbs
Starting weight March: 197.8 lbs
Target weight: 187 lbs

Week 1: Friday 1st of March - 197.8lbs
Week 2: Friday 8th of March - 197lbs
Week 3: Friday 15th of March - 196lbs
Week 4: Friday 22th of March - 194.8lbs
Week 5: Friday 29th of March
Week 6: Friday 5th of April
Week 7: Friday 12th of April
Week 8: Friday 19th of April
Week 9: Friday 26th of April

[deano110]

I'm in for this, although a bit late to the party!

Starting weight Friday 15th March: 206 lbs
Target weight: 194 lbs

Week 1: Friday 22nd March - 203 lbs
Week 2: Friday 29th March
Week 3: Friday 5th April
Week 4: Friday 12th April
Week 5: Friday 19th April
Week 6: Friday 26th April

First week down of a 6 week mini-cut, I'll be keeping all variables consistent throughout, aiming to lose around 2 lbs per week.

Reduced calories by 1,000, current macros P200 C200 F60

PPL split twice per week, 10k steps per day

[PuppyLife]

Starting weight: 229.8
Goal weight: 200

Week 1: Friday 1st of March - 229.8
Week 2: Friday 8th of March - 229.8
Week 3: Friday 15th of March - 228
Week 4: Friday 22th of March - 226.2
Week 5: Friday 29th of March
Week 6: Friday 5th of April
Week 7: Friday 12th of April
Week 8: Friday 19th of April
Week 9: Friday 26th of April


Down about 3 lbs since I started. I was a bit late in the game. Hopefully by the end of April I can get to 200. It would be a great feeling to finally break free of the 220s. I feel so fat/chubby being at this weight.

[Pweef]

Week 1: Friday 1st of March: 218.0 lbs
Week 2: Friday 5th of March: 215.6 lbs
Week 3: Friday 15th of March: 216.8--totally cool with this small gain. Was out of town 3 days of the week for work and ate horribly. Will try and get back down to 215 by end of this week and keep on rolling.

Week 4: Friday 22th of March: 214.0:- exactly what i thought would happen. Shed the water weight and am down 1.6 pounds from the prior week after a brief gain
Week 5: Friday 29th of March
Week 6: Friday 5th of April
Week 7: Friday 12th of April
Week 8: Friday 19th of April
Week 9: Friday 26th of April

[Pistols77777]

Hi everyone,

Week 1: Friday 1st of March 240
Week 2: Friday 8th of March 235
Week 3: Friday 15th of March 233
Week 4: Friday 22th of March 225
Week 5: Friday 29th of Marco
Week 6: Friday 5th of April
Week 7: Friday 12th of April
Week 8: Friday 19th of April
Week 9: Friday 26th of April

[dbdestroys]

Starting weight of 244.7 and a goal of 232

Week 1: Friday 1st of March 244.8 lbs
Week 2: Friday 8th of March 245 lbs
Week 3: Friday 15th of March 244.1
Week 4: Friday 22th of March 242.8
Week 5: Friday 29th of March
Week 6: Friday 5th of April
Week 7: Friday 12th of April
Week 8: Friday 19th of April
Week 9: Friday 26th of April

I managed to turn things around after the tough start. Felt good towards the end of this week and I had the lowest number I have seen on the scale in years 3 different times this week. Hoping to break through that this coming week! I have been out of the gym for a week due to busy schedule so if I can get back in there and eat the same things are looking better.

[Frank Drebin]

Hi everyone,

Week 1: Friday 1st of March 240
Week 2: Friday 8th of March 235
Week 3: Friday 15th of March 233
Week 4: Friday 22th of March 225
Week 5: Friday 29th of Marco
Week 6: Friday 5th of April
Week 7: Friday 12th of April
Week 8: Friday 19th of April
Week 9: Friday 26th of April

Holy **** did you get a leg amputated?!

I'm up a bit today from last week.

189.6

[SkinnyFat]

Starting weight : 198 lbs
Goal weight : 185 lbs

Week 1: Friday 1st of March 197 lbs
Week 2: Friday 8th of March 197 lbs
Week 3: Friday 15th of March 197 lbs
Week 4: Friday 22th of March 194 lbs
Week 5: Friday 29th of March
Week 6: Friday 5th of April
Week 7: Friday 12th of April
Week 8: Friday 19th of April
Week 9: Friday 26th of April

Back on track.

[matthew2474]

Week 1: Friday 1st of March: 192 lbs
Week 2: Friday 8th of March: 189.7 lbs
Week 3: Friday 15th of March: 186.0 lbs
Week 4: Friday 22th of March: 184.6
Week 5: Friday 29th of March
Week 6: Friday 5th of April
Week 7: Friday 12th of April
Week 8: Friday 19th of April
Week 9: Friday 26th of April: Goal weight 175 pounds.

Very pleased with my progress. Just have to stay consistent. The only thing that even remotely discourages me when dieting is how long it takes for my body to shed belly fat. I know this is a very common complaint/trait among men but it's absolutely where I keep most of my fat. Very strange too because I actually have a small waist once I'm down to around 13% bf. Hard to say what weight I'll be at my goal of 10% bf. I'm thinking around 165 or so. Unless these next 10 pounds reveal a more drastic body composition change than I expected... Will have to go by pictures here soon.

Edit: Was just curious to see what a BF calc would say. https://www.calculator.net/body-fat-...=92&x=83&y=17#

What a joke, there is no way in hell I'm 11.6% BF. Need to buy some calipers, they are at least in the ballpark of bf%.

[Pistols77777]

Holy **** did you get a leg amputated?!

I'm up a bit today from last week.

189.6

Let’s just say I revamped my diet cutting more while maintaining min macros and I have cut back on the bulking. It was counterproductive lifting heavy weights Because I would budge with my weight so I have to ethier cut or bulk. Everyone’s advise was true I can’t do both I tried. It’s not physically possible my body wouldn’t respond however with more food cut and more resistance training I saw drastic results. Plus I have a high body fat percentage it’s literally falling off but trust me the hard part was getting used to eating less food. Now I schedule my meals and pre days in advance no cheat days and my wife supports me with my diet also so really it’s all thanks to her.

Regards,

[Nitir]

Weigh-in today, was at 141lbs don't see so much change on the weight scale, so I assume I 0 lbs this week, however body scale is looking good.

[Photoglady]

GOAL WEIGHT 145 LBS

Week 1: Friday 1st of March 155.4LBS
Week 2: Friday 8th of March 161.8 LBS - TOM hormones bloat yay!!! being a lady is fun!
Week 3: Friday 15th of March 154.8 I wish It were more, gonna track an average for next week
Week 4: Friday 22th of March 157.0


Really? I'm not new to this. at all. nor am I kidding myself. Weighed in Monday at 153.4 and stayed on track. This 157 showed up today. I can feel I'm holding water. I feel bloated but nothing in my diet nor hormonally should be adding water right now.

carbs are at a 7 day average of 84 grams yesterdays intake was 83 grams.
I drink a gallon of water a day and my caloric intake is at a weekly average of gross 1614 cals net 1490 cals

so I've been here before. I just press forward at this point I'm not cutting calories.

Week 5: Friday 29th of March
Week 6: Friday 5th of April
Week 7: Friday 12th of April
Week 8: Friday 19th of April
Week 9: Friday 26th of April

[mtnmama]

starting-2/22: 226 *** goal is 201-196

week 1-3/1: 221
week 2-3/8: 216
week 3-3/15: 214
week 4-3/22: 212

still going down - actually fully expected to weigh today and find that i was plus a lb or two. pleased that i did not gain - but i spent most of the week with the scale acting a fool - so not sure whats up. i think i can still reach my goal window. i am vain - and i already ordered the next size down clothes - so i better be meeting my goals.

looks like most everyone dropped this week - looks like everyone is doing what it takes to stay in it. good job!

pistols - that is NUTS

photoglady - i frickin hate that for you. thats actually how my week was - and i even took in more sodium and cals yesterday and late - but the scale moved....usually i am like you though - decent week and then strange retention the night before weigh in - i honestly used to think i was mentally willing it (subconsciously - did NOT want it).

peace ya'll and stay the course - almost halfway.

[TheUnderdog83]

Goal: 165 pounds

Week 1: 174.2 pounds
Week 2: 171.8 pounds
Week 3: 169.4 pounds
Week 4: 165.8 pounds

[bto131]

Starting weight 214.74, Goal weight 205. Height 6'5.

3/4: 214.74
3/11: 213.97
3/18: 212.60
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[djfunkstar]

Starting weight: 170.0 lbs
Target weight: 158.0 lbs
July 5th target weight: 143.0 lbs

Week 3: Friday 15th of March - 168.0.0 lbs
Week 4: Friday 22nd of March - 165.6 lbs
Week 5: Friday 29th of March
Week 6: Friday 5th of April
Week 7: Friday 12th of April
Week 8: Friday 19th of April
Week 9: Friday 26th of April

[Nujabez]

Weight today 260

[MichaelNgoo]

Starting Weight: 173.4 lbs

Week 1: Friday 1st of March - 172.2 lbs (-1.2 lbs)
Week 2: Friday 8th of March - 172.2 lbs (-0.00)
Week 3: Friday 15th of March - 172.2 lbs (-0.00)
Week 4: Friday 22nd of March - 171.4 lbs (-0.8 lbs)

Target Weight: 168 lbs

[Pachito13]

Goal Weight: 245 lbs

Week 1: 265 lbs
Week 2: 262.8
Week 3: 262.3
Week 4: 261.9
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[Grelko]

Week 1: ???
Week 2: 216.4 (Accurate 211.3)
Week 3: 209.0 (-2.3)
Week 4: 207.5 (-1.5)
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Waist (bellybutton) 42
Hips 40.5
Thighs 25.5
Calves 16.5
Arms 13.5
Chest 44

Waist (bellybutton) 42.0 >>> 42.5 (+0.5)
Thighs 25.5 >>> 24.5 (-1.0)

Seems like my body is slowly moving things around.

207.5 this week, so another 1.5 pounds down. I'm trying to figure out my actual TDEE, so I've been messing around with my calories a little.

Last week I averaged 1,688/day, and lost 2.3 pounds. This week I averaged 1,934 and lost 1.5 pounds.

There were only a couple things that I ate, that I didn't (personally) weigh out, so the calories aren't off by much.

I'm going by weekly calories, because I get migraines and have stomach issues. Certain days, I might only eat 500 calories, other days might be 3000+. I average everything out at the end of the week.

Slowly switching from 3L/day of Diet Dr. Pepper (yes I said 3 liters) back to water and Green Tea.

Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be working on my macros.

[JSim83]

203 for me, which is same as last week. I also checked measurements and according to my measurement tape I have now lost exactly 40 cm (15.7 inches) off of my waist. from 134cm to 94cm

[JSim83]

Starting weight 214.74, Goal weight 205. Height 6'5.

3/4: 214.74
3/11: 213.97
3/18: 212.60
3/25:
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If you want me to add you to the spreadsheet, please use the same dates as in the spreadsheet or the week numbers.

[NitrogenWidget]

well food cals were solid this week.
but, was hitting the beer a bit and didn't exercise
so not surprised I stayed the same.
Week 1: 240
Week 2: 238
Week 3: 237
Week 4: Friday 237
Week 5: Friday 29th of March
Week 6: Friday 5th of April
Week 7: Friday 12th of April
Week 8: Friday 19th of April
Week 9: Friday 26th of April

If it weren't for this thread i'd probably slack next week also.

[AhmedAli9620]

Week 1 : 269lbs
Week 2 :263.5lbs
Week 3 : 260.92lbs
Week 4 : 259.82lbs
Sorry for not posting yesterday, internet was out.

[NINEOFSPADES]

Week 1: Friday 1st of March 215.5
Week 2: Friday 8th of March 215.0
Week 3: Friday 15th of March 213.5
Week 4: Friday 22th of March 211.5
Week 5: Friday 29th of March
Week 6: Friday 5th of April
Week 7: Friday 12th of April
Week 8: Friday 19th of April
Week 9: Friday 26th of April

[WeedRamen]

Finally not flat!

Starting: 85.6kg/188.7lb
Goal: 80kg/176.4lb

Week 1 - 1st March: 84.3kg/185.9lb (-1.3kg/-2.8lb)
Week 2 - 8th March: 84.3kg/185.9lb (0.0kg/0.0lb)
Week 3 - 15th March: 84.3kg/185.9lb (0.0kg/0.0lb)
Week 4 - 22nd March: 83.3kg/183.7lb (-1.0kg/-2.2lb)

[PuppyLife]

Well, distraction is a obstacle that you face consistently in your life and it is generally always happening unless you really learn to pay attention to the present. Now, let me clarify something, I'm an extremely rational and skeptical person ( just for the sake reinforcing this point to bring me to what's helped me, I'll let it be known I'm atheist and pretty much do not believe in anything supernatural) but the thing that (over time) has made the difference in my habits is meditation. Particularly vipassana mediation and with some other support from Stoicism philosophy. It's simply the practice of being aware of the thoughts and sensations that come into consciousness. Once you've learned to be more aware of what you're becoming aware of in each moment, there is an opportunity to recognize the ability to separate the feelings in itself and your reluctance to identify with them.

This, and as I've said before, getting older I'm starting to realize the time can fly by and to go 6 months in a caloric deficit is such a short time compared to the bigger picture.

Also bro those classes are a useful tool! I even would do them when I was powerlifting for the fun of it and to help my skwaat and dead lift game out. A lot of people don't realize this but you need some endurance to do some intense skwat and deadlifts sessions.

Thanks man!! I've been really trying to pay attention to my thoughts and not get "attached" to the unwanted ones but simply be a watcher of them. It's kind of the same thing. One time a shrink told me to do that as well haha. About those classes, I can see how useful they are as well as not even fitness related. You get to meet people you wouldn't otherwise meet. I really need to look to get a good group of friends in my area. its tough as #&@$. Glad your making some fitness progress as well. I hear you on the belly fat being the last to go. I can pretty much say where fat is gonna come off at around what weight and be off +- 5 lbs. LOL. The changes happen in the face and the back which gets massive change. I suffer with having love handles till around 180. Although vascularity in the arms is somewhat starting to come through a bit in the inner forearm.

[xbertyxx]

Lost two pounds this week. Makes up for not losing any last week

Week 1: Friday 1st of March 128
Week 2: Friday 8th of March 127
Week 3: Friday 15th of March 127
Week 4: Friday 22th of March 125
Week 5: Friday 29th of March
Week 6: Friday 5th of April
Week 7: Friday 12th of April
Week 8: Friday 19th of April
Week 9: Friday 26th of April