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How's the cut going?
Back on track. Down a total of 26 lbs. Once I get to 190 i'll be close to my goal weight.
Oh you know anon, the usual. Hungry all the time, working 12 hour shifts, eating cold meals because no microwave.
But I'm down 16lbs since Feb. So there's that.
>>36581037
Going okay. 6'2.5, got up to 209 bulking. Pissed away all the glycogen waterweight and was around 200 in week one, weighed myself as low as 195 around week 3, althoug hafter Easter brunch cheat day I was around 198. Now, my cutting gains are fucked because I got bursitis from running. Anyone who knows how to get that to disipate sooner, please let me know.
>>36581037
Cutting at -500kcal, 150g+ protons
2 months keto (started carbs again a week ago)
3 weeks IF + yohimbine + ECA
Lifting 6 times/week, PPLPPLx
My lifts have stalled since a week or two (started lifting properly at the same time I started the cut) but I'm down about 15kg and retained all my muscle. Two more doses yohimbine left and a weeks supply of stackers. Cutting until I'll have nice and defined abs, the top ones have already come out.
>tfw seeing abs for the first time in my life
>>36581125
Yeah, it's a great feeling and probably looks good on you, but be warned, if you've never been down there before, those last 4, much less 2 are a real bitch to bring out.
Went down to low record of 199 a few days ago. Had a cheat meal then ended up day drinking the next day for Easter celebrations and i'm back up to 204. At least i'm back on track now.
>>36581037
assuming I get enough protein, are carbs ok assuming I stay in a deficit?
Waited far too long to start cutting, kickstarting my cut with yellow poison now on day 5 of 500mg a day. Pretty hot but otherwise feel okay.
>>36581144
dont be alarmed, weight can shift drastically when you have carbs (it isnt permanent though)
I had swings of like 6-7 lbs before, then was back to normal right after. you wont gain that much weight, a lot is probably glycogen or water weight.
Any opinions on Renaissance diet? I'm fat as fuck and want to lose weight but also keep strength
Some days good, some days bad.
Cutting sucks. I wish my natural appetite would allow me to stay lean, it just wont. If I stop tracking calories and "eat by feel" I automatically get 30-40lbs fatter.
>>36581187
Thanks man. It's been two days since I had my shit day and I'm hoping in a few days I'll be below my 199 record again. My digestion is still fucked up from all the alcohol and crap I ate so my body is still processing that junk.
Is eating sugar post workout OK on a cut?
I ate a box of macarons yesterday and I kind of regret it. Didn't really mess up my calories (I planned ahead bc I know I have no self control) but still feelsbadman. Also didn't track properly over Easter, but maintained weight this week so I guess that's not the worst thing ever.
I'm down like 20 pounds though, I noticed clothes that didn't fit me before are now, so that's cool!
>>36581141
Yeah I know, it's already going slower than the first ones. But it'd be stupid to stop now and not make the last push so I'm going to be persistent.
>>36581235
it's actually a good idea to have a cheat day now and then, I cant cite everything in the article I read, but in short a cheat day will boost your leptin levels (helps you lose weight/your metabolism), especially if you have been cutting consistently.
so a cheat day in short will give your metabolism, and mood a boost. it isnt bad idea at all.
Was stalled hard at 150 for a long time (about 3 months) and just couldn't stick to my deficit for some reason. I am down from 250 so know what I'm doing but I just hit this fucking wall.
Couldn't get over the wall so decided to just smash it the fuck down, I'm on week 2 of PSMF. Losing just under half a pound per day, down to 147 as of this morning and going to keep going to 138-140 then start my first proper bulk. Feel like shit all the time but I am seeing visible progress in the mirror every day now which is amazing.
>>36581299
How much did you cut on (calories wise) from 250 to 150?
and how much cardio (if any) did you do per day?
>>36581340
about a 500-600 deficit. Took it really slow over about 2 and a half years. I would run 3x per week on off days from lifting, anywhere between 4K to 10K depending on how I was feeling.
>>36581357
Ah i see.
Whats a 500-600 deficit for you anyway?
>>36581037
Progressing pretty slow
Gonna be even slower because I wont workout this week
I-I just want my tits to go away
had too much food last couple of days. even frozen pizza and some alcohol as well as sweetened rice cakes.
>>36581367
Post mantitties pls
Anyone know if eating baked chicken thighs vs baked chicken breast is worse for a cut? I'm removing the skin but the meat is slightly more fatty. I can't deal with white meat chicken too fucking dry for my taste.
>>36581411
Just for you
>>36581426
Doesn't really matter what you eat as long as you're staying on your calorie deficit.
>>36581365
was about 1700-2000 depending on how much I was doing, I'm 5'11" but I have a pretty small frame and not much muscle so my maintenance is pretty low.
Right now I'm eating 800 a day and losing just under half a pound so I'm thinking my maintenance is around 2300-500 nowadays
>>36581426
What do you expect to hear? Thighs have more fat. If you want to stay on same deficit you'd have to eat less of them than breasts.
164 at 6' from 240 after 7 months goal weight of 160
>inb4 skelly
>>36581467
Give it to me straight doc
Will I make it?
>>36581465
Guess I was looking at it from a satiety angle but thanks anon
Blech, just ate three slices of pizza. :p
But it happens. Overall it's going well. Week by week. Almost there.
Stay strong cutfags! Do it because you love yourself, not because you hate yourself!
>>36581439
Why arnt u jacked with crazy abs like all the other black people I see?
>>36581488
you're black, so no
This cut sucks. It's hard to give up bread, even if it is wheat. Plus cardio is a bitch.
>>36581484
You're almost there! You give hope to us all anon!
>>36581502
4 years of eating like shit and skipping workouts
>>36581504
Why are you doing this
Have no idea what I'm doing in regards to cutting. I understand iifym is pretty much the standard of what you should being doing. Any good resources to read to learn about cutting? I heard Eric helms book was good
>>36581514
Thanks mate
>>36581519
for keks
>>36581236
Eating sugar will make you crave it, and the post-workout hunger will make you eat even more, like a retard
>tfw eating healthier than I've ever eaten
>tfw cravings for chocolate, sweets, and chips are almost nonexistent
>tfw haven't eaten pizza in months
What is this
>>36581488
Yeah, you're gonna make it
>>36581504
Meanie
>>36581569
>>36581094
You are losing weight too fast in my opinion. Try and lose 1-1.5 pounds a week at MAX to not fuck up your muscles dude. Long way to summer, take your time.
its going ok. BOss gave me a soda at work today, didnt dear to turn him down
>>36581037
Motivate me to do cardio today
Worst part of cutting hands down
>>36581176
Too long? You still got 2-3 months left. 1-2 pounds a week will yield serious results. Dont overdo it, or cya 1 year of hard training.
>>36581604
5 pounds of fat in 3 weeks is fine. A recent study showed that it is possible to go as low as a 40% calorie deficit and maintain LBM over several weeks. The amount of muscle loss on a cut is vastly exaggerated. Keep your protein high, maintain your lifts, you'll lose almost no muscle, you just feel like you don because your glycogen stores in your muscles are depleted.
Started about 8-9 days ago, first cut.
Went from 80.4kg to 78.4kg in the first 7 days, but that was mostly water weight.
In the day or two days since then I've gone down to 78.2.
I would cut more, but I don't want to lose too much muscle. The fact that I barely feel hungry anymore makes it incredibly easy to lose weight.
>>36581680
stuff ur face with veggies and fruit and u wont be hungry
>>36581197
>meme diets
Never gonna make it.
Just count your calories, find a deficit, get 0.8g of protein per lb of lean mass and split the rest of the calories roughly evenly between fat and carbs. It's not hard.
>>36581719
You misread my post. I already said I barely feel hungry anymore, no matter what I eat.
I still feel a desire to eat, but the feeling of hunger itself, has diminished immensely since I started cutting.
>>36581662
I am speaking for myself and my friends who have tried doing deficits larger than 800, and by experience, the weight and fat did drop really fast, but the overall muscle mass AND strength suffered incredibly. As I said, I am only speaking from experience, and being at such a huge deficit, will take its toll. It is always better to take your time, it will be a lot easier and you won't feel like shit and weak.
/fit/ I'm scared to lose my muscles but I'm not shredded yet.
>174 cm
>69 kg
>bf ~15%
I'm eating 1400 cals and 120g protein daily. I haven't lost a single bit in the past 3 weeks. Going to the gym 5x a week for about 60-90 minutes each. If I lower my nutrients even more, I'm afraid I'll end up in the skeletal zone.
Should I do more cardio?
>>36581037
I just started my first cut. I'm pretty small so only really need to lose around 10lbs. The first day was great but the second, third and fourth days felt bad. Not much of my diet has changed, except I eat more servings of vegetables instead of carbs and I drink more coffee and water but I feel fatter than usual? I felt bloated and I looked bloated. Is there a reason why I could be bloated during a cut?
What do you guys eat for evening meal when cutting? I get really hungry at evenings.
>>36581719
>fruit
Fruit and veggies aren't the same thing, anon. Fruit is nutritious but it's also very high in sugar, aka high in carbs, aka rich in calories. Treating fruit like veggies can derail a cut real quick.
>>36581753
ass
>>36581738
It's not really a meme diet though. Do you know anything about it?
>>36581747
>174cm
>69kg
>1400kcal
>120g protein
lol what muscles
>>36581743
This kind of shit doesn't matter when you're coming from obese and not fit at all, right? Like if I have no real muscle mass/strength
>>36581753
Rice and vegetables. I make a stir fry with broccoli, carrots, snap peas, bell pepper, bamboo shoots and some diced chicken. Pretty filling
>>36581037
Like shit, love handles just don't get smaller
>1300 cals a day
>cardio
Losing a pound a week is fucking slow but I can't go any lower on calories or I won't get enough protein
6'2
180lbs
>>36581789
At that weight you should be bulking
>tfw tomorrow is the last day of my cut
I've never been so excited just to eat at maintenance
Dropping weight faster than expected. Have to actually eat a little more. But I guess after a year of cutting I'd get pretty good at it.
>>36581768
No, I just assumed because it has a wannabe cool name. It might not be popular, but unless it incorporates counting calories or some simplified system with the same goal, it's useless.
>>36581860
My love handles are the size of a obese person and I have fat all over my body, why the fuck would I bulk?
>>36581880
That's exactly what it does.
>>36581775
Just started lifting last September and I won't start bulking for goddamn summer. Yeah I don't have much mass, and that's why I don't wanna lose it. Nevermind, I'm sad now.
3 months ago I stopped eating and didn't eat moslty anything except 1-2 eggs in breakfast,soup in evening and at least 3 lt. waters.I went 85 to 75 in 3 months but I thought I was going too fast and stopped it.Now I'm 82 and feel like shit.I feel like my mantits went bigger and my stomach much bigger.What did I do wrong?I was a NEET back then so I didn't need that much food to survive but now I work in a job that tires me lot.Anyone can give some advices?
>>36581890
You should try lifting then if you're fat at 180 6'2 you're a complete dyel novice and need to spend a year eating and getting strong before even considering cutting
>>36581896
so why bother reading it if you know what you need to do?
>>36581898
If you're not losing weight but still go lifting, you're at least recompositing your bodyfat. That's a good thing, keep at it.
>>36581898
What are your stats breh
BP DL OHP SQ
I've been eating this every day at work and just learned I'm 1oz away from eating toxic levels of tuna every week.
>>36581914
I am training for nearly a year, I look pretty big in clothes (bigger than most people in gym) but when they ask my weight they are shocked why its so low
Idk why I'm like this but its weird
>>36581938
1 RMs atm
BP 80kg
DL 120kg
OHP 60kg
Squat 100kg
>>36581899
Forgot to add my height.I'm a 173 cm manlet.
>>36581938
why put it that way man
Errybody knows the stats go
OHP BP SQ DL
>>36581955
Well yeah, you're stronger than people that dont work out for your height and weight. However, you're still in the novice range, don't sweat it.
>>36581922
Well, it is different than just straight counting macros.
It focuses carbs around workout, has different calories for different workouts (ex: high volume days, strength days, lighter workouts, non training days), and makes adjustments for when weight stalls so you can continue your cut.
Was just curious if anyone had used it and their results
Should i use green tea extract when cutting?
Down about 14 pounds. Started at 255, trying to go down to 215, I have a strong muscular base because of rugby but I'm pretty sure I just want to build a strong and aesthetic lean body.
>>36581141
Im down to the last 2.. how long is this shit gonna take mayne? Feels like I've been cutting for a while. I'm 6' 170.. do I need to keep cutting?
>>36581037
Overall it's went pretty well but almost everyone I give a shit about has birthdays in March so it's been a month of cake and crazy amounts of food. Only put on 1 lb though so I'm not complaining.
>>36581753
I eat late so I don't get the late night cravings. I also have a box of 100 calorie per bag microwave popcorn if it comes to it.
>>36582370
>I also have a box of 100 calorie per bag microwave popcorn if it comes to it.
What is this black magic?
Good, am i the only one that finds it easier to eat only once or twice a day? Anyway i have been losing about 1.X lb a week as of the past month, am i going too fast? 5 10', currently 187 lb from 198.
>1500 cals on breakfast alone
No food for the rest of the day I guess
>>36582780
I share that feel, nowadays i try to stick at least a huge serving of whatever filling vegetable that is poor on calories on any meal.
Failing that, black coffe dissipates any feeling of hunger.
Barely noon and already reached my limit. I'll try going to the gym later and burn some 500 calories so i can have a decent dinner. I already binged 3 days ago(sunday) so i can't really afford to eat not even just a bit more above my limit.
>>36581037
>been inconsistent
>stayed the same this past month
FML
It's going. Fucked off this Easter weekend because family
>2 vodka and cranberries
>pands express black pepper chicken
>ribs
>macaroni and cheese
>orange juice
>beans w/ ground beef
>ice cream
>pork ribs
>shrimp
>french fries
so I just decided to do a quick three day fast
>mfw step on scale thinking I'd gain weight
>mfw no weight gained
Was going to fast for three days but honestly might just do two or just stop altogether (done 24+ hours) and just eat when im hungry.
Stalled today, but otherwise pretty good.
Down from 182 Jan 1 to 153 as of this morning. Liking the progress so far. Had a bunch of people at Easter say i looked "thin" which is the closest they can get to saying I look good so that's nice.
Also, the grocery store had a pretty decent Grapefruit crop come in yesterday so I was happy about that. Want to hit 150 by Saturday since I'm going out to dinner with my grandparents. Need to buy new dress pants.
It's been good. I've lost about 25 lbs. For the past month though I've been hovering at the same weight . during the week I'll cut just fine but on the weekends I'll cheat and binge so I think right now I'll focus on maintenance although I still have about 15 more pounds to go I am okay with the weight I am at now. Smallest I've been since I was in grade school. So I'm just going to maintiain this weight for now. Then cut later on. I just want to work on establishing healthy eating habits and keeping the weight off
BTW 5'6 , hover between 127-130lbs girl
>>36583043
Grade or grad school?
>>36583149
Grade school/elementary
>>36581564
Happened to me too. I had some extreme sugar cravings before my cut, but its gone now
>>36581037
down 5 kg, still making small lifting gains,
feels good man
>>36581037
LORD KILL ME
>>36581789
Are you me? Exactly the same height and weight, and I also have massive love handles. Stay strong brother
>>36581037
>36581037
Anyone know if this works? I get super hungry even after my calories are hit so I take some calories from the next day and just have a lower deficit the next day.
Example:
>Finished macros for day (160 protein, 70 fat, 100 carb)
>Get hungry and have tuna cakes
>Next day only eat 100 grams of protein, 40 grams of fat, and 30 grams of carbs
>>36581753
curd
>>36583043
>>36583195
Keep it up, you'll make it one day
>>36583383
Someone feel free to disagree with me but I've always thought of requirements as daily, as in from wake up to wake up. Sleep is kind of the epilogue of what you've put in your body, so I at the very least wouldnt make a habit of stealing from one day and giving to another.
starting in april, gonna try this intermittent fasting thing.
goodbye, bulk life.
>>36582919
is this a good app? i'm using livestrong and it is shitty, but slightly better that myfitnesspal
>>36581037
Terrible. Fell for dirty bulk and it takes weeks to take off even 3lbs. I think I just need to eat smaller and cut out the carbs.
I have this smoothie like 3 times a week
>half of container filled with ice
>other half filled with fruit (strawberries and bananas usually
>topped off with greek yogurt (unflavorred) 1% milk and honey
Ways to improve this to make it more cut freindly?
>>36583539
EAT SOLID FOOD YOU FUCK
>>36582639
Got to make sure you get the single serve bag. It's 5.5 cups of popped corn, 100 cals 2gs of fat 3gs of protein, and 22 gs of carbs. I Usually pop a bag on the weekend and drink a A&W 10 and watch a movie, since I am trying not drink anymore while I am cutting.
>>36583568
is there something wrong with smoothies bb?
>>36583539
Put a bunch of meth in it.
>>36583580
Not really but eat something solid dude.
>>36583593
i said i have it 3 times a week, its not the only thing I eat lol.
I will add rocks for u though
>>36581202
Stop being a greedy pig. Eat more veggies.
>>36581236
Glutamine, nigger. Goo-go dat shit.
It's been like 3-4 weeks now that I haven't lost a pound. I lost 8 kg before this, and I'm counting calories at a huge deficit (should be losing .75kg/week) while also doing a lot of lifting, mma training, and some running. I don't know what the fuck is wrong, I fucked up a couple of times but not that much to negate 4 days, nevermind 4 whole fucking weeks of being on track. My only hope is that it's just my muscles growing even though it doesn't make sense because I should be losing weight either way at that kind of deficit. I only got like 4-5kg to go too which makes it more frustrating...
pic unrelated my wallpaper for anyone who likes this shit
>>36581426
Use those spice bags things to stop your chicken tasting like cardboard.
Going well, I think I am close enough to my goal to call it cutting and not "losing weight" at this point.
10 more to go 260-184 @ 6'4"
>>36583647
Maybe try to add an extra set to each lift?
Starting on Saturday after collecting my stats for DL and OHP.
I'm already looking forward to my next bulk.
>>36583647
i lost weight twice, and both times after 4-5 weeks i had to add one day a week where i eat at maintenance.
I hate that i have to do it because the only reasoning is the brosciency le starvation mode. But i have to, it just stops working.
>>36583673
I am doing SS + chin-ups and rows, for the main lifts I will usually give everything I got on my last set and often get to failure at 3-4 reps. I don't think an extra set would burn enough calories to make a difference on my cut, and if I had to do it I would need to lower the weight a little bit too. But if there is a reason for your suggestion I'm too stupid to get please explain.
>>36583727
So basically a cheat day. I've been having those the last 3 weeks, eating a little less than maintenance though. If you get results then I'll have to give it a try and go to maintenance or maybe a little above if it's a workout day.
>>36581037
not good. i keep binging. ive been 5-8 pounds away from my goal for the past 3 months. ill lose a few, binge, gain a few, lose a few, binge, gain a few, etc.
hit my goal for the month 3 days before deadline, so rewarding myself with 3 days of "mantaining" cals regime. On friday i'll be back to my sad, boiled shit taste 1600 cals.
Recovering fatty of course, down 13 kgs now (20 to go)
>Cutting
>2016
>Not lean bulking
>>36581037
what is my TDEE at
175 cm
79 kg
19% bf%
3 times lift
>>36581037
going great breh
3rd week of cut, down 4lbs, been running ~10 miles a week. Was prescribed addy a couple weeks ago and that plus coffee basically kills any hunger I have.
First time actually cutting since being fat, bulked for a 6 months then did about a year of recomping/maintenance.
Every morning when I wake up I can see more of my abs. Facial gains have been great, I think I like loosing facial fat more than anything else.
Bout to be shirtless season, finally gonna show off the gains.
We're all gonna make it brehss.
>>36584425
>>36584425
oh shit here I was thinking I had big hips. so sorry for you fem
>>36583539
Replace the yogurt for almond milk and ditch the honey. Also what's with all the ice? The banana gives smoothies a great texture when not watered down.
>>36584472
Its all fat bro,keep going and you gonna look sweet.
>>36581037
Not so well, my friend keeps dragging me to shitty restaurants and I keep not having the heart to say no because he's moving soon
I've been out to eat more this year than I have the past decade combined and it feels like shit man
>>36581949
I'm the same way brother 6'3" 186 these fucking love handles mane.
>>36581037
I will start next week I promise
>>36585399
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsQAXx_ao0
>>36585071
Man up pussy
>>36583440
Not sure yet, i gained weight using my fitness pal and been using this app for 5 days only.
So far i like the way it looks, easier to navigate through the options cleaner UI and overall easier to read and stuff.
The bad stuff is that the food database is not as big as myfitness pal and ive been adding some foods to it myself and unlike myfitness pal you have to have premium to sinc your fitbit
>>36585478
bulking is just so nice
>>36581094
>counting half an inch in height
>that indoctrinated into /fit/ culture
Are you 24 and 5 months old, too, you infant?
What are some good low calorie healthy snacks? something other than yogurt
What is the fat:muscle weight loss ratio while cutting? I know it can vary from a lot of things. For example if u lose about 1-2 pounds per week, from a starting 17-20% bf?
>was 315 in September
>decided to finally try and lose weight by cutting calories
>down to 285 by the beginning of March
>decided to try joining a gym, go there 3 times a week to lift
>mfw still at 285 now
Fuck.
6 ft, hundred kilos
I only ate about 800 calories today, two pieces of salmon, eggs basically all I ate as I'm on a low carb diet should I be eating more?
>>36585830
Fruits, vegetables, nuts (like 100 CaL pack of almonds)
I feel like my cut has me losing weight too fast. I started at the start of the month, and I've dropped from 71kg to 65kg. I've maintained by lifts, actually went up in a couple, and I don't seem to have lostmuch muscle mass but I'm still a little bit concerned.
My diet is a 500 deficit, and I'm getting shit tonnes of protein, I'm just a bit concerned that I'm losing weight too fast. I wasn't fat when I began the cut, I just wanted to have dem abs for summer.
Any advice? Reassurance? Warnings?
>>36581187
This.
My spring break consisted solely of beer and early Easter candy (caramel eggs are bae)shot up from 185 to 197.
A week after of being back at the gym and running had me at 187.
im 5'9 at 165lbs, i have been lifting for a couple of months and im trying to cut, what would you say i should cut down to before i start a slow bulk? my lifts have completely stalled at 90/120/185/225 X5, im also going for 1700 cals a day with intermittent fasting 1pm-8pm eating time. what else do you think i should do? any supplements?
>>36586141
im also doing SS + accessories if that matters, thinking about switching to a once a week PPL.my current goal is 155 but i may just cut depending on what i see in the mirror.
Should i cut without protein?
And how do i how much lean body mass i have?
>>36586189
oh my god did you even read the sticky? its actually recommended to have more protein on a cut, if you have little your body will quickly use your LBM( the muscles you worked hard for!) for energy and you will be losing tons of gains. estimate your body fat and go to some kind of LBM calculator to find it.
Having a glorious cut bros. I cook 5lbs beef into taco meat every 3 days. Eat tacos for meals over the course of the days with fresh cilantro tomatos onions and avocados. Do the same thing with seasoned shredded chicken in the slow cooker. Eat it on a large tortilla and load it down with meat and fresh veg and Greek yogurt as sour cream. I feel invisible
>>36586252
Yeah ik, but i was wondering because i dont have any whey. :(
>>36585915
Keep going at it. I would throw in some cardio on top of your lifting. Your body will burn the fat around your organs before it goes for the visible fat around your waist etc.
>>36586308
come to my house and il give you a good amount of protein baby. order whey online in bulk its cheaper, since this is a cutting thread im assuming you would be taking 2 scoops a day, a 5 lb bag at 30gram servings would be about 75 servings, or you could go to your local bulk food place and get there whey protein and say its cornstarch, you just got 5 pounds of whey for 15 dollars, although you would have to flavor it.
>>36586318
I was actually thinking of going 5 days a week instead of 3, and alternate 3 days of lifting with 2 days of cardio.
As a bonus, my gym gives me a discount if I go at least 15 times a month, so might as well take advantage of that.
How long does it normally take for body fat percentage to go down? The gym has one of those handheld devices that calculates body fat, and mine came out at about 33%. Don't know how accurate that is, though.
>>36586435
I don't know about bf percentage. I guarantee you if you continue with it and up the intensity when you feel it's getting too easy you WILL lose weight, as long as you're being smart with your diet. At your size you should be able to lose 2lbs a week safely if you workout 5 days a week.
May the leafy greens, chicken breasts and treadmill incline be with you.
If I'm 6'2" and 210 lbs should I do a recomp? Because I really don't want to cut because I want to gain strength. I only want to cut once I have decent strength. I asked if I should bulk or cut or recomp in other threads, and some say to cut while others say lean bulk. I'm warily starting to think I should just go with what I think since everybody says different things.
>>36586477
I'm just hoping to get down to maybe 250 or so by October.
Thanks, anon.
>>36585988
Usually you lose a lot during the first month. Its mostly water weight. Be worried if it continues at that rate next month.
>>36581037
Recomping slowly. Hanging out with my nigger friends resulted in me getting a free, almost expired bottle of liquid clen. I'm very tempted...
>>36586550
i lost 21lbs in 3 weeks, but i was 323 (now 302), i'm sure 50% if not more of it was water weight, it needs to happen right? i'm not scared of anything (lel i'm 300lbs) but i just want to know if i'm in the right path. Progress should slow down and i'll start loosing more fat right? at least this new pants now fit so i know i'm losing something.
>>36586550
I was thinking it might be water weight, but I didn't have much salt in my diet before hand, and I've always stayed very hydrated.
What should I do if the weight loss continues at this rate?
week 2 on my 2 months - 8lbs goal. Been cutting at 500-600 cal and my squats are killing me.
tried to do my usual 5x5 @ 3 plates and I felt like dying. Holy shit maybe I need a deload next squat session, fuck
>>36581502
Underneath that fat he has good genetics though looool.
>>36586407
Holy shit thanks man, its usually $30+ for 2-3 pounds
>>36587019
about what? the buy online thing? or the "stealing from bulk foods store" thing? i personally have never done it and i would imagine that the store would eventually catch on, so switch up stores now and then i guess.
I'm half way through my second week, when do the cravings for pizza and hunger stop?
>>36587054
From both F.am, any example bulk stores though?
>>36586666
quads confirm
GOTTA EAT BIG TO GET BIG
>>36587061
About another month anon, depending on your diet. Cheat meals only hurt in the first 2 months desu, ride the honeymoon long enough to where you prefer healthy food.
>>36587061
never
>>36587071
where do you live? there is a bulk barn everywhere where i live, there are also some small company bulk stores.
>>36587096
My diet right now has salad, carrots, turkey, peanut butter, fruit, and tons of water. My only cheat meal is on Thursdays when i get a thin crust pizza with green peppers, onions, and mushrooms. I was only eating like 800kcal a day but I bumped it up to around 1200-1500 since I was eating too few.
About to do a no-calorie-count loooong cut. Going from 208lbs to 170 lbs.
The rules: set a weekly "weight needs to be this low" quota. Every week, the required weight decreases one pound. Every day, I must weigh in. If I am under the quota, I can drink and eat yummy treats. If I am above the quota, no "cheats" allowed. If I don't weigh in, no cheats.
And of course, high protein every day.
>>36587136
Houston, harris county. So would i grab a bag of cornstarch or? Cause i thought it would be labelled
>>36587159
good luck with that
>>36587159
Please dont be stupjd, jf youre below quota feel good and keep going, jf youre above hard cut
>>36581743
nah bro, the strength gets shot because you're depleted of glycogen. once you eat at a surplus again you should get your strength back within 2-3 weeks.
you THINK you lost a shitload of muscle but it's the glycogen loss that makes you look deflated.
also, most people underestimate how much bodyfat and overestimate how much muscle they have and think they're bigger than they are
>>36586318
I'm very glad you said that, because I've lost about 40 pounds since November but I still have these annoying muffin tops.
>>36587137
Eat enough to not feel completely destroyed when lifting. Your diet is pretty good (try to get the nice peanut butter, the normal version has something bad about it that I can't recall off the top of my head). Your cheat meal isn't unhealthy, I just recommend the easy path to enable you more self-control. I'm at a point where I can do any sort of diet after hard cutting for about 4 months
>6'4"
>started cut February 23rd at 235 lbs
>now at 219 or so
I'm so hungry all the time and I feel like I'm never gonna make it. Made it this far though so no sense in quitting I guess.
>>36587201
Your gonna make it brah, we all are.
Down from 208 to 172 @ 6 foot. Can I get a bodyfat estimate?
>>36587198
What are the different kinds of peanut butter? What is the easy path? I don't lift, but I run because I actually enjoy it. One of my goals is to run a 5K.
Grats on the 4 month senpai!
>>36587235
>putting the before photo on the right
15% or so I'd say. You look bretty good now. Gonna keep going till shredded?
>>36587235
Is that supposed to be from right to left? I hope so.
>>36587179
Thanks bro
>>36587182
I'm trying to avoid sabotaging my lifts, so I want to keep it slow. Also, psychological and physiological reasons for gratifying myself
down 11kg from 74 to 63 in 2 1/2 months
13 more kg and ill be a twink
>>36581037
If you like to permacut I tell you I'm your man
You starve some
You binge some
It's all the same to me
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The pleasure is to cut for tay, makes no difference that I'm gay
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Don't take DNP, the only drug I need is
Mediocrity
M F D
>>36587281
Yeah I messed up the formatting
I'm doing a experiment that will most likely fail.
At 153lbs I shall cut to 145
I call it the philosopher.
I will exist of of cheese, apples, yogurt, water and reading.
I've lost 1 pound since Monday.
Wish me luck plebs
Cutting out the protein, cutting out the butter,
Ketogenic carbs, it's all a game to me,
7 or 11, stacies watching you
Can't look at her, I quit. Just fuck up my shit.
I'm a KHV
At twenty three
currently 165 down from 230 and down 1 inch in ~9 days of a 20% deficit, currently 18% bfp aiming for 10% and according to scoobys site it will take 10 weeks
>>36587490
I like it
You know I'm born to lose, and not tracking's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby,
I don't wanna lift forever
And don't forget the joker
>>36587162
wait have you never been to any kind of bulk store? you know the ones with boxes with clear lids on top and you have to use the scooper to put the food in a clear bag. they even have these at walmart..... how could you not know about these.... get whey and put the label as something that looks similar, it could be confectioners sugar even....
I'm on a perma-cut m8
Thanks to you lads, I've actually managed to lose weight for the first time in my life
Thank you for the fat hate threads and for the general advice, counting calories actually fucking works :D
Started with the Greeks, I know you're getting jelly
Watch me get effay and weep, the skelly's wrist again
I see it in your eyes, take one look and die
The only thing you see, you know it's gonna be
My personality
Nu-male of the century
>>36587609
Good lad
>>36583650
>this spastic have tasted cardboard before
>>36587490
Where's the protein?
>>36587609
Just keep it up, brah. Perma-cutting can get rough but stick it out - no matter how hard it gets its better than stalling out your weight loss.
>>36581037
Currently down to 280 from 375. My diet has been slipping the last couple of days - nothing terrible, still eating under maintenance, but it's stalling the cut.
Got to get back into high gear and get this over with.
Looking forward to finally feeling what it's like to lift on a surplus.
Been on a cut since I've been born. On the bright side I've got a decent build for cross-country and I can eat whatever the fuck without gaining weight. The drawback being that I can't gain weight.
>>36587597
Michigan fag here. I need that
>>36587083
>>36586666
Checked. 20mcg tomorrow morning. Wish me luck /fit/
>>36581639
I burnt 1000 calorues doing cardio today faggot least you can do is try
Can someone give me an example of you eat in a day and then include a pic of how you look
28 lbs down, probably another 10 at least until I lose the rest of my gut/love handles though
46 pounds down, im cutting at in between 2000 and 1500 calories a day but I have been meaning to go down to 1500. Im 6'2 260 pounds right now btw
>>36581037
really fucking bad desu.
like reverse progress bad.
>fat as fuck
>lost 25-30lbs in a few months
>somewhere along the line had a 'cheat day'
>another one
>fuck it cheat week?
>stopped counting calories
>month or so later step on scale
>gained 12 lbs since I stopped counting cals
just fuck my shit up family.
fuck this I don't wanna be fat anymore im going to the store tomorrow and getting healthy shit.
wish me luck if you can bros
Not bad. Going quick.
I'm on this awesome new fad diet where you eat the same stuff you ate before, but a lot less of it.
Buy the book now before it sells out!
Im 5'11 and weight 163 lbs. With a bodyfat of 19%. I plan on losing 20 lbs. Is it wrong?
What percentage of Protein/Fat/Carbs should I be on with a standard 500kcal deficit?
Idk I eat like 2 meals a day. Usually a PBJ and a banana post workout with a protein shake, and then usually pasta/rice and chicken for dinner with spinach and broccoli. Sometimes I eat shitty food like burritos, but not that often. Gonna be keeping this up through the summer though!
>reached the point where i eat so little i always feel full
>9:18pm and all i've had today was 1/4 of a can of red bull and still not hungry
I've reached the point where i only eat to enjoy the taste of food rather than because im hungry
should i bite the bullet and eat dinner or just have a piece of fruit since i dont feel hungry
>>36591351
Are you losing weight this way?
Just curious
>>36581141
this is my eternal purgatory, having like a 2.5 pack
hopefully the threat of summer keeps me on track now
>>36589549
>wish me luck if you can bros
Fuck you, this isn't about luck, it's about discipline and not being a weak fat ass faggot. I imagine your fat ass sitting in mcdonalds stuffing your pig face with burgers and dejectedly grunting "uuuuhmmmh i just had like, bad luck man".
>>36591378
yeah down to 63kg from 74kg in the second half of january, i roughly eat like 1200 calories so still a rough 700 cal deficit
its just that on most days ill eat one meal for lunch at like 3pm and then even though im not hungry i crack and eat the second meal just for the sake of it when i could just stay full from that first meal and end up only having like 800 calories for that day
today is just me wondering whether or not i could be losing weight faster if i resist the urge to eat when i know i don't feel hungry
>be fat and chubby all my life
>have a feminine face, look like lesbian
>grow a beard to look more masculine
>little brother: "you look like mom with a beard"
>triggered
>lose 60lbs
>work out 5 times a week for the past 16 months
>wake up today
>stand naked in front of the mirror
>veins across my obliques
>striations in my delts
>feathers in my lats
>errect biceps
I made it /fit/. I finally made it.
>little brother: "you still look like mom with a beard"
He probably wants to motiviate me lowkey into becoming a god.
>>36581037
poorly
Is it possible to burn 22lbs/10kg in 1 month and 5 more in 20 days?
>>36588396
Yessss please can people do this. And if there are any girls lurking could you do that for a fellow femanon
>>36581037
Down 40lbs in 2 months
>>36591619
With dnp, yes. If you're extremely overweight? Yes.
Otherwise you'll be stuck with about 1.5kg a week.
If you're lean even with drugs you might not make it to 2kg/week.
I'm doing 3kg a week or so.
From 89 to 80 in 3 weeks. Quitting dnp in 3 days. Hoping that I'll be 75 after water loss.
Where to find qt druggies like pic related?
>>36591661
5lbs a week isn't bad.
Did you factor in that you'll gain back what you lost in the first 4-5 days though?
>>36591674
Im 73-4 kg which i think its not really that much but i want to get to ~60 for my face.
>>36585915
Drop your caloric intake son.
>>36591709
1 lbs per week is healthy and you retain most of your muscle mass.
2lbs per week is a deficit of 1000 cals a day, tough and you're in danger to lose muscle.
An even higher deficit and you can say goodbye to any gains.
>>36591709
You're.. You want to go to 60?
That'd be negative bf for me senpai.. ._.
Seriously though, 60? That puts me at a bmi of 17.5-18.
Good goal for a grill though.
>>36591765
Well im 5'8~ so its pretty normal i guess.Of course i will not be 60kg but around that weight to have defined face and to feel better.
I just ate 2500 calories in a sitting.
I need to stop going out for dinner. Holy shit. I mad with myself.
>>36581037
I ate like a pig over easter. Pretty sure I gained 4 pounds of fat.
>>36591891
and also im male
I ate an entire bag of chips and most of a box of cereal last night
time to do some cardio I guess ex dee
i just started to see my abs too but then poof sodium
>>36591891
Damn, fellow shorty here. I'm currently ~63, down from ~70. I'm losing about 1.2kg per week, eating less than ~1500 kcal per day. I guess you can lose faster, but I think shit going to cost you both mentally and physically.
Not so great senpai. Yesterday was my birthday so my sister and roommate took me out for beer and pizza
>tfw when I ate 3 days worth of calories in one night
>tried to get big on a cut and failed due to laziness
>halfway into my cut 50kg body weight
>i weigh the same as weak me could squat
fml
>cutting on 1500cal for months
>cut went to shit, ate more food
>tfw still lost close to 4kg in a month
Aww yiss
>>36581037
Easter weekend fucked me up, Though I had only been cutting for 2 weeks before that.
just need to shed about 10 lbs and ill be happy.
have barely any gains, bulked and got really fat because I didn't even lift
having a proton shake and can of beans a day
surprisingly not hungry at all, 154 lbs atm
Have you guys ever tried this slim fast plan? You drink two shakes and one 500 calorie meal in a day. Each shake is about 180 calories, sounds like some serious cutting brehs.
>>36593034
> bulked and got really fat
>154 lbs
pick one
>>36593147
can't I pick two? I got to 168 lbs and now I'm 154
still fat at this weight
>>36593159
how tall are you?
are you a grill?
>>36593203
5'11
not girl
>>36593223
how the fuck are you fat?
even 168 lbs is still super thin.
When I was 170 I felt like I could get snapped in half (same height btw)
>>36593243
it's mostly in the stomach area and legs, looks gross
arms and chest aren't incredibly small
>>36593267
youre trying to get abs?
>>36593299
nah it's just if I bulk again I'll get even fatter, just trying to lower bf% so I can hopefully raise test levels and then actually lift weights whilst bulking, so it goes towards muscle as well
