2019 - September/October Fat Loss and Motivation

[ndog]

Starting weight: 232 lbs
Goal Weight: 175 lbs

week 1-9/6: 228
week 2-9/13: 225
week 3-9/20: 219
week 4-9/27: 212
week 5-10/4: 205
week 6-10/11:
week 7-10/18:
week 8-10/25:

[QkFx]

Starting Weight: 246.2lbs
Goal Weight: 220.0lbs
(Ultimate Goal: 185.0lbs)

week 1-09/06: 239.6lbs (-6.6lbs)
week 2-09/13: 236.6lbs (-3lbs)
week 3-09/20: 237.8lbs (+1.2lbs)
week 4-09/27: 236.0lbs (-1.8lbs)
week 5-10/04: 235.2lbs (-0.8lbs)
week 6-10/11:
week 7-10/18:
week 8-10/25:

[DebiLynn]

Hello,

I just noticed that I'm not on the spreadsheet for week 5. I entered my weight, I'm on page 3 all the way at the bottom. Could you please add me when you get the time. Thanks in advance!

Debi

[xsquid99]

Starting weight: 215.7 lbs
Goal Weight: 195 lbs

week 1-9/6: 214.8 lbs
week 2-9/13: 215 lbs
week 3-9/20: 214 lbs
week 4-9/27: 213.6 lbs
week 5-10/4: 213.6 lbs
week 6-10/11:
week 7-10/18:
week 8-10/25:

The fact that you're only down 1.2 lbs over 5 weeks says that your caloric deficit is very, very small. If you were in a decent sized deficit you should be down at least 5 lbs by now.

[TheHaws]

Hello,

I just noticed that I'm not on the spreadsheet for week 5. I entered my weight, I'm on page 3 all the way at the bottom. Could you please add me when you get the time. Thanks in advance!

Debi

Updated!

Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...gid=1211396005

[DebiLynn]

Thank you so much!

Debi

[Xenuprime]

The fact that you're only down 1.2 lbs over 5 weeks says that your caloric deficit is very, very small. If you were in a decent sized deficit you should be down at least 5 lbs by now.

Yep, I agree. I am lowering it this week. I looked back at my logs from 2016/2017 and I was at a MUCH lower deficit. Along with that, my carbs were pretty low and my protein intake was decent. There were days I was at 1000 calories or less. Now, that worked of course, but I won't go that low this time. I will adjust my current and see how it goes.

[drgoku]

Lost 0.6kg / 1.2lbs this week.
Did better than I expected. I was in stress through the week due to personal/work issues and wasn't at 100%. Didn't count calories for a few days either.

Two more weeks to go. Hope to go below 80kg for this cycle. Let's make it happen.

Starting weight: 85kg/187.4lbs
Goal Weight: 77kg/169.8 lbs

week 1-9/6: 84.2kg / 185.6lbs
week 2-9/13: 83.5kg / 184lbs
week 3-9/20: 82.8kg / 182.5lbs
week 4-9/27: 81.9kg / 180.5lbs
week 5-10/4: 81.6kg / 179.9lbs
week 6-10/11: 81kg / 178.6lbs
week 7-10/18:
week 8-10/25:

[estikei]

Damn. Started supping creatine again plus added carbs back into my meals...
Still, my weight gain is not as bad as compared to last time.
Yesterday i was actually 200 grams ligher than today, and then added a fierce workout. Today, there's almost no muscle in my body that isn't sore

week 1-9/6: 301.3
week 2-9/13: 303.4
week 3-9/20: 307.1
week 4-9/27: 301.2
week 5-10/4: 297.8
week 6-10/11: 300.5
week 7-10/18:
week 8-10/25:

[deano110]

1.6 lb scale weight drop this week, really satisfied with how this cutting phase has gone. At this rate I won't reach my goal weight on 183 lbs but everything else has gone really well. I've not had to increase my expenditure and only made minor adjustments to my calorie intake.

For the final 2 weeks I'll be dropping my carbs by 15g per day. Everything is still going well, lifts in the gym are progressing, food focus hasn't crept in, energy levels are in a good place and body composition is improving week on week.

Average marcos for last week:
Training day P197 C249 F51 2,334 cals
Non-training day P210 C142 F88 2,290 cals

This week's training and activity
PPL split x2 per week
15k steps per day
1,200 calories from cardio per week

Macros goals
Training day P200 C235 F54
Non-training day P200 C150 F90

Starting weight: 89.6 kg/197.5 lbs
Goal Weight: 83 kg/183 lbs

week 1-9/6: 88.8 kg / 195.8 lbs
week 2-9/13: 88.2 kg / 194.4 lbs
week 3-9/20: 87.8 kg / 193.5 lbs
week 4-9/27: 87.3 kg / 192.4 lbs
week 5-10/4: 86.3 kg / 190.3 lbs
week 6-10/11: 85.6 kg / 188.7 lbs
week 7-10/18:
week 8-10/25:

[AshMcC88]

Week 1- 09/06: 114.7kg / 252.lbs
Week 2- 09/13: 113.6kg / 249.9lbs
Week 3- 09/20: 113.1kg / 249lbs
Week 4- 09/27: 112.3kg / 247lbs
Week 5- 10/04: 112.3kg / 247lbs
Week 6- 10/11: 111.1kg / 244.4lbs
Week 7- 10/18:
Week 8- 10/25:

Happy with this week, 1.2kg down and my strength is still going up. Looking foward to dipping under 110, as it will take me to the half way point to my goal weight.

[JohnCyr]

Crazy loss this week. -6lbs.... My knee was hurting bad. Ended up going to the gym only twice. However i did cut and split 6 cords of wood on the weekend... perhaps some of this loss is due to anxiety as well as these last few days have been pretty bad from that perspective. Anyway.. my initial goal was 220.. secondary goal was 215 so now im aiming for that. Im content if i lose 2-3lbs per week.

Week 1- 09/06: 239
Week 2- 09/13: 237
Week 3- 09/20: 233
Week 4- 09/27: 230
Week 5- 10/04: 227
Week 6- 10/11: 221
Week 7- 10/18:
Week 8- 10/25:

[XinXom]

Down 1.6 this week which Im thrilled with because last weekend I drank Friday night ate a ton of ice cream then took my kids to a festival the next day a and drank again followed by ordering a disgusting amount Chinese at like 1 am to where I ballooned up to 296 on Sunday. To make up for that I added about 1 hour of cardio in my gym session on Wednesday and about 10 miles of extra walking this week and kept to my meal plan perfectly during the week looks like it payed off. Closing in on losing 80 for the year which has me optimistic about my yearly goal of 100 pounds. On top of that my lifts have been great bench which at the start of the year was only 155 has exploded I was able to get 1 max rep at 245 this week during chest day which felt amazing I have not lifted that much in over 10 years. feeling good.

Starting weight: 292.8
Goal weight 280

week 1-9/6: ??
week 2-9/13: ??
week 3-9/20: ??
week 4-9/27: ??
week 5-10/4: 287.8
week 6-10/11: 286.2
week 7-10/18:
week 8-10/25:

[Xenuprime]

Whoohoo, finally some movement. Down 1.2 lbs this week. I cut about 150 calories average out this week and upped my water intake. Also had some great pumps at the gym this week.

Starting weight: 215.7 lbs
Goal Weight: 195 lbs

week 1-9/6: 214.8 lbs
week 2-9/13: 215 lbs
week 3-9/20: 214 lbs
week 4-9/27: 213.6 lbs
week 5-10/4: 213.6 lbs
week 6-10/11: 212.4 lbs
week 7-10/18:
week 8-10/25:

[DebiLynn]

Starting weight: 171 lbs
Goal weight: 161 lbs


week 1-9/6: 169.6 (-1.4)
week 2-9/13: 168.8 (-0.6)
week 3-9/20: 167.0 (-1.8)
week 4-9-27: 166.6 (-0.4)
week 5-10/4: 165.4 (-1.2)
week 6-10/11: 164.8 (-0.6)
week 7-10/18:
week 8-10/25:

[Budjola]

just want to wish good luck to all of you.

im doing OMAD Carnivore/Keto diet for 45 days, i've been eating way above my maintenance and im holding steady weight at 138-140lbs. usually i eat around 2500-2800 kcal a day. key to everything is move, workout, do something every day, dont just sit down and never give up.

[TheHaws]

Starting weight: 214.9lb
Goal Weight: 195lb

week 1-9/6: 211.9 (-3lb)
week 2-9/13: 210.5 (-1.4lb)
week 3-9/20: 209.9 (-.6lb)
week 4-9/27: 208.6 (-1.3lb)
week 5-10/4: 208.3 (-.3lb)
week 6-10/11: 209.3 (+1lb)
week 7-10/18:
week 8-10/25:

[xsquid99]

Starting weight: 220.6
Goal Weight: 208

Not a good week despite dropping cals slightly and increasing cardio. I'm sticking it out though as my overall averages were still down so it may be a bit of water retention.

week 1-9/6: 218.8
week 2-9/13: 216.8
week 3-9/20: 214.5
week 4-9/27: 212.8
week 5-10/4: 211.6
week 6-10/11: 211.0
week 7-10/18:
week 8-10/25:

[ndog]

Starting weight: 232 lbs
Goal Weight: 175 lbs

week 1-9/6: 228
week 2-9/13: 225
week 3-9/20: 219
week 4-9/27: 212
week 5-10/4: 205
week 6-10/11: 201
week 7-10/18:
week 8-10/25:

[estikei]

Starting weight: 220.6
Goal Weight: 208

Not a good week despite dropping cals slightly and increasing cardio. I'm sticking it out though as my overall averages were still down so it may be a bit of water retention.

week 1-9/6: 218.8
week 2-9/13: 216.8
week 3-9/20: 214.5
week 4-9/27: 212.8
week 5-10/4: 211.6
week 6-10/11: 211.0
week 7-10/18:
week 8-10/25:

I can tell you a story or two about water retention... pissing me off big time.

[xsquid99]

I can tell you a story or two about water retention... pissing me off big time.

I've done this enough times now to know that the scale can really mess with your head if you're impatient, just be confident in your tracking and workouts and eventually things tend to work themselves out. One other way that I tell things are on the right track is if I don't have any "high number" weigh-ins during the week. If all my weigh-ins are low then usually things are on the right track and I'm just waiting for that inevitable "whoosh".

[estikei]

I've done this enough times now to know that the scale can really mess with your head if you're impatient, just be confident in your tracking and workouts and eventually things tend to work themselves out. One other way that I tell things are on the right track is if I don't have any "high number" weigh-ins during the week. If all my weigh-ins are low then usually things are on the right track and I'm just waiting for that inevitable "whoosh".

Yeah I'm guessing there will be a whoosh... I keep putting on weight as I train harder than ever before. I'm ripping my heart out in the gym man...
My nutrition was well controlled over the course of the last week but still: added carbs back in, added creatine back in, trained harder and I'm 2kg up versus last Sunday. Not too crazy for a 136kg guy right?

Also, I seem to be responding really well to my training. Chest and shoulders are changing noticeably. Even my forearms change, probably because their job is to stabilize the weights I lift.

By the way: i gained 900g again versus yesterday

[Pistols77777]

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to know if I can still join for the remainder of the period?

week 1-9/6: -
week 2-9/13: -
week 3-9/20: -
week 4-9/27: -
week 5-10/4: -
week 6-10/11: 220
week 7-10/18:
week 8-10/25:

Just a bit of background I began this year at around 270 lbs was able to get down to around 205lbs.
I am back up to 220 after school semester started I got a bit off track. However, I plan to stick with it and my new goal for the end of the year is to get down to 200lbs.

Best of luck everyone.

[TheHaws]

Just wanted to know if I can still join for the remainder of the period?

Added to the spreadsheet.

Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...gid=1211396005

[Maverick2015]

Hi John. It seems our lives cycle similarly. I remember cutting together years ago. I am back and am once again close to your weight (where you were a couple weeks back at least). Nice drop this week!

[Pistols77777]

[QUOTE=TheHaws;1589761111]Added to the spreadsheet

Thanks!

[drgoku]

Lost 0.4kg / 0.9lbs this week.
Felt lean and light this week. Although the scale shows only 0.4kg loss I feel I made good progress. I can visually see the flabs in upper body melting away now. Just a bit more to go. Confident of breaking below 80 this cycle.

Starting weight: 85kg/187.4lbs
Goal Weight: 77kg/169.8 lbs

week 1-9/6: 84.2kg / 185.6lbs
week 2-9/13: 83.5kg / 184lbs
week 3-9/20: 82.8kg / 182.5lbs
week 4-9/27: 81.9kg / 180.5lbs
week 5-10/4: 81.6kg / 179.9lbs
week 6-10/11: 81kg / 178.6lbs
week 7-10/18: 80.6kg / 177.7lbs
week 8-10/25:

[deano110]

2 lb scale weight loss this week which puts me in a really good position going into the final week. Only change from last week was a 15g drop in carbs and a slight increase in protein, I'll be keeping everything the same and hopefully I'll get under 185 lbs - higher than my target weight but I'm really happy with my body composition at this body weight and my training hasn't taken a dip during this dieting phase so I feel reassured I've made the right decision and not increased the deficit chasing the number on the scale.

I've pretty much laid out my plan to transition out of this diet into maintenance for the remainder of the year, although I'll tweak it depending on how the final week goes accordingly.

Average marcos for last week:
Training day P205 C234 F50 2,297 cals
Non-training day P198 C140 F86 2,239 cals

This week's training and activity
PPL split x2 per week
15k steps per day
1,200 calories from cardio per week

Macros goals
Training day P200 C235 F54
Non-training day P200 C150 F90

Starting weight: 89.6 kg/197.5 lbs
Goal Weight: 83 kg/183 lbs

week 1-9/6: 88.8 kg / 195.8 lbs
week 2-9/13: 88.2 kg / 194.4 lbs
week 3-9/20: 87.8 kg / 193.5 lbs
week 4-9/27: 87.3 kg / 192.4 lbs
week 5-10/4: 86.3 kg / 190.3 lbs
week 6-10/11: 85.6 kg / 188.7 lbs
week 7-10/18: 84.7 kg / 186.7
week 8-10/25:

[JohnCyr]

Hi John. It seems our lives cycle similarly. I remember cutting together years ago. I am back and am once again close to your weight (where you were a couple weeks back at least). Nice drop this week!

Hey!! Nice to see you again!! Thank you!! ITs been quite the journey!!! Glad to be back on track alongside you!!

[JohnCyr]

Good Week again! Carb Loaded on the weekend and felt bloated until Tuesday. Only hit the gym 3 times this week, however more wood processing and some backwoods walking in the mountains (did not help my ACL injury lol).

3lbs loss!! Overall 70lbs loss in 12 weeks. Cannot complain!

Week 1- 09/06: 239
Week 2- 09/13: 237
Week 3- 09/20: 233
Week 4- 09/27: 230
Week 5- 10/04: 227
Week 6- 10/11: 221
Week 7- 10/18: 218
Week 8- 10/25: