Hi!
I'm Theo, 26 years old, 183cm and weigh 118KG - Now, I don't know what my fat% is, but it's not THAT high.
I'm fairly muscular, with large quads, glutes and genetically very big calves, and pretty big arms too.
I have a large body structure and have been training on and off my entire life.
What I struggle with this time around is my belly area, chest and love handles have a ton of fat, my legs and arms have close to no fat on them (well besides my thighs).
Now my main issue is, that I don't lose weight and fat at all.
I can however build muscle and strength very very fast, but I really want to lose weight and the fat!
I have a high protein diet with 1800-2000 calories a day, I go to the gym 4-5 days a week, and on the off days I do around an hour of crosstrainer at home.
When I workout I really try to focus and not just f-around.
I weight myself around a month and a half ago (this is when I started again after a long time of only sitting at home) and I was 118kg, today after my morning poop, I weight myself and I was exactly 118kg, without any difference in my fat ratio as I looked in the mirror.
Please can someone help? I'm getting very demotivated and have no real idea what to do.
*I don't take pictures of myself or my body because I'm pretty embarrassed and hate the way I look. But I uploaded a picture of my leg BEFORE a workout. I don't know I thought it could help determine what my body type looked like.
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Thread: Can't lose weight & fat
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06-27-2021, 04:03 AM #1
Can't lose weight & fat
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06-27-2021, 04:42 AM #2
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06-27-2021, 05:07 AM #3
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06-27-2021, 05:11 AM #4
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06-27-2021, 05:22 AM #5
Yes and that's what's driving me a bit crazy.
Ok I'll give an estimate of what I eat each day for the past month or more and help me find the issue?
So I eat about 500g of chicken breast which I marinade with spices and soy sauce which is about 900 calories ?
Then I add 250g of whole grain rice which is about 400 calories ?
With the above I add a good amount of broccoli and asparagus
I also eat 200g of quark with a scoop of whey protein which is about 200 calories ? (a scoop of my protein is 93cal and on the box of quark it says for 100g its 50 calories)
I drink a pre workout before gym but i don't count those , and I eat a banana or 2 kiwis
^ This is literally what I've been eating for over a month now. I know it might seem weird but I enjoy the fact that it's the same every day
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06-27-2021, 06:08 AM #6
Hi Claythillary, i will copy and paste what i had written about my food intake incase you didn't see, and maybe you could help me out?
Yes and that's what's driving me a bit crazy.
Ok I'll give an estimate of what I eat each day for the past month or more and help me find the issue?
So I eat about 500g of chicken breast which I marinade with spices and soy sauce which is about 900 calories ?
Then I add 250g of whole grain rice which is about 400 calories ?
With the above I add a good amount of broccoli and asparagus
I also eat 200g of quark with a scoop of whey protein which is about 200 calories ? (a scoop of my protein is 93cal and on the box of quark it says for 100g its 50 calories)
I drink a pre workout before gym but i don't count those , and I eat a banana or 2 kiwis
^ This is literally what I've been eating for over a month now. I know it might seem weird but I enjoy the fact that it's the same every day
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06-27-2021, 06:54 AM #7
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06-27-2021, 06:58 AM #8
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06-27-2021, 07:26 AM #9
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I don't think he's saying you are deliberately lying to us... just that you might be fooling yourself about how many calories you are actually eating. We've all done this, we get sloppy about counting every last thing and weighing everything carefully - and before we know it, we are 2-400 calories above where we think and straight back to maintenance... appetite is a powerful force that wants you to maintain your weight, it's hard to fight it.
Last edited by SuffolkPunch; 06-27-2021 at 07:40 AM.
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06-27-2021, 07:35 AM #10
1st. Almost ALWAYS eating more calories than you think.
2nd. We'd need more pictures than of just your calf to understand your body composition.
Some people genetically hold fat in different places.
My oldest brother and I both have striations in our legs. He's got veins and striations in his shoulders. But we both have love handles.
We've got another brother who's midsection is totally not but he's got thick non-lifting legs.
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06-27-2021, 07:47 AM #11
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06-27-2021, 08:03 AM #12
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06-27-2021, 08:04 AM #13
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06-27-2021, 09:23 AM #14
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06-27-2021, 09:34 AM #15
There is no way in hell your consistently eating the same as someone half your size and not losing weight
Even if you had hypothyroidism, it would to affect you that much. Even if you didn’t exercise. You bmr is like 2300 and no exercise would be around 2700
Your 260 lbs at 6’ claiming to maintain on what someone 5’2 maintains on at 100 lbs and I don’t do crazy amounts of cardio
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06-27-2021, 12:08 PM #16
Aight, I hear everyone and either I'm hallucinating, or something is very wrong.
Today I calculated everything and it came out at around 1700-1800.
And I swear I've been eating like this the whole time or I'm sleep walking and eating food that doesn't even exist in my home.
By the way I guess I should point out, this isn't my "first rodeo". When i was 21-22 from 115 i went down to 95 and i got pretty ripped/fit but because of some circumstances i didn't train for over 4 years.
So i have some idea on how to calculate calories/macros weigh food etc.
Honestly this time around i'm very shocked at what is going on, and is the reason i created this account to come asking for some help :/
**edit, i think the way to go is literally take a picture of everything i eat and keep a journalLast edited by TodDaWild; 06-27-2021 at 12:17 PM.
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06-27-2021, 12:34 PM #17
That is one day's worth of calculations. you're off in the bigger picture. Pictures wont help. What? You gonna take a pic of that 1 cookie that you grabbed as you were going out the door? You need to count every morsel that goes in your mouth. First or second or 50th rodeo. It doesn't matter.
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06-27-2021, 12:43 PM #18
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06-27-2021, 12:53 PM #19
As others have said it seems that you are consuming more than you think. A good way to figure out the issue is to first find your TDEE and then subtract around 500 cals to find your target daily calories. Then measure what you are eating, when you are cooking or eating out of the box make sure to weigh what you are going to be eating and do the math based on the provided nutrition facts to find out exactly how many calories you are consuming (use the serving size in grams for accuracy). Finally, sauces can be your enemy. While they may seem to not be threatening to fat loss, sauces can be packed full of calories in very small serving sizes and can certainly put your calorie deficit back up to weight gain if you're not careful. Best of luck!
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06-27-2021, 12:56 PM #20
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06-27-2021, 12:57 PM #21
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06-27-2021, 01:15 PM #22
I'm definitely not arguing, i'm mostly trying to make sense of my own wrongs here and also get more opinions from more knowledgeable people than me. not trying to argue , really don't see how you got that assumption here. Unless me answering is arguing ?
Also if you feel i'm wasting your time you could 100% ignore me and the post
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06-27-2021, 01:23 PM #23
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06-27-2021, 01:25 PM #24
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06-27-2021, 01:29 PM #25
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06-27-2021, 01:32 PM #26
I'm not declining any of the information and facts that people are telling me here, i understand what people are saying
All i added was that whats going on with my weight loss right now is very strange for me, and just so i'm not being stupid and missing calories i consume i'll take photos
there is no need to look at this as an argument, i really appreciate everyone coming and leaving a comment
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06-27-2021, 01:40 PM #27
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06-27-2021, 02:38 PM #29
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