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Hows the cut going?
>cutting in a april
It's cool. I'm pretty sure I'm in ketosis now, so the hunger is gone.
>mfw lost 0.8kg after just one day
>>36643105
No idea. Ask me again next month when actual lifters start their cut.
Day 12 brah. We're all gonna make it.
>>36643196
>>36643105
>>36643105
Just started DNP+PSMF. Hope I don't want to kill myself.
>>36643105
it went cool, lost about 4kg of fat and dropped to about 11%bf, gonna clean bulk (300cal surplus) for about 2 months then i'm gonna do another cut for about 3 weeks and keep going with my bulk
16/30 day
My head is aching
when do you guys start with your cut
been permabulking for 3 years now its about time
or should I wait a couple of months more
Day one of my cut. It's hell. Can't wait til my brain gets back into cut mode. This wanting to gnaw my arm off shit sucks.
>>36643311
i start when i start to get fat, about 18%bf then i cut to about 10~12% and keep my bulk
make sure you eat a lot of protein, more than half of my calories are from protein when cutting
>>36643285
Woah, brah. Let us know how it goes - you're in for a wild ride.
>the further i get into my cut, the more my relatives and friends (especially grandmother) are trying to push crappy food down my throat
And I'm not anywhere near my target, yet.
>>36643467
Yeah. You'll have that. It's either shame their own shame, and they want you down on their level, or it's well meaning, "Meat on your bones" thinking because the world is forgetting what healthy people look like.
192cm (6'3) at 84 kg here, ive been in a long long cut since i was around 105 kg.
i wana reach 80 kg , i'm still at 22% bodyfat , under 80 would be to skeleton, and i'll propably still have some tummy fat, so i plan to leanbulk up to 85 then go down again.
for my stats, is it a good idea to lean pulk for 5 kilos to put on some muscles, or should i just bulk for 2 kilo then cut and bulk and cut?
i have no idea at what speed the weight will increase when i'll be leanbulking, i just plan to eat 200 more calories than maintenance.
>>36643105
It's harder than I thought it would be. I've been doing a 800 Kcal deficit/day for a week now, and I have never in my life thought so much about food/what I'm going to eat later on.
I'm going to do a test where I do cardio on an empty stomach, so I can eat till I'm truly full and hope that it does not increase my apetite.
I'm also cutting carbs as much as possible.
>>36643735
If you eat more than about 50g of carbs a day, you're not going to go into ketosis and you're gonna be hungry for the long haul.
> 800 cals w/ carbs, tasty but always hungry
> 800 cals w/o carbs, less tasty but hardly hungry
Pick one.
193.4 march 1st
178.4 april 1st
>>36643624
Fuck dude you're Skelly as fuck. I'm 196 cm. 105 kg. About 14% bf.
>>36643792
Do you do net carbs? When I was cutting on 70g of carbs a day, 40-50 of that was fiber.
Anecdotally, I was never really hungry. Eating starchy/junk carbs always did make me really hungry though, so I avoided those.
Started on March 1st and lost 9lbs so far. It's really not that hard. I'm just trying to get rid of my stupid belly fat at this point.
5'9 and 150lbs currently.
>>36643805
yeah been cuting for a while, cant wait to reach 80 and to lean bulk.
i need to put on some muscles so i can lower that bf%...
wonder how much muscle weight you can put on in around 5 month.
>>36643735
What is dat semon demon?
When cutting do you guys lose a pound a week or no? Also, do your weights fluctuate up to 2 pounds? This is my first time cutting and this is day 12. I've been checking my weight every two days and I've pretty much stayed around the same weight, except for a .8 loss and up to 2lbs of weight gained. I can't help but feel I'm doing this cut wrong
>>36644080
you dont count your calories intake?
Not really a cut, just a recovering fatty. Started weighing my bodyfat % after I started lifting weights, going pretty well so far!
>>36644181
I do. I'm at a 500 deficit but I try to shoot for 600. I do 2 days of just pure cardio and I still do back, chest and legs except I only do the major workouts and spend more time doing cardio. Would the fluctuation weight due to lifting or from increased fluid intake? I just dont get it senpai, it's a little discouraging to work so hard and not see it translated on the scale
>>36644234
fluctuations are normal. Use something like the MyFitnessPal app to track and chart your changes. Weigh yourself at the same time every day. I prefer to do it in the morning after I take a shit, naked before hopping in the shower.
Some people just weigh in once a week to minimize the discouragement of daily weight fluctuation. Before tracking apps, that's what I did.
>>36644234
Remember to measure bodyfat
>>36644226
The graph only shows my lifting days, There is a 105-88 kg's not shown cause I didn't measure bodyfat back then.
Day 6, going for that -250kcal a day so it's manageable. Cutting till I'm at 11% bf at which point i'll switch to maintenance.
>>36644332
Is it possible to lose body fat and stay at about the same weight? But thanks for the advice, I'll do this
>>36644296
Oh I use MFP too. Tracking calories get a bit tedious due to homecooked meals and the foods made are not listed in there but it's a fun app. I also weigh myself at the same time.. Maybe I just need to not sweat it out and continue what I've been doing
I've been cutting for ~2 weeks. Never really counted calories before, but I'm 5'8 and 210 pounds so I figured I should drop the fat. Been lifting for about 8 months, so I expected that I was eating quite a bit.
I ate regular amounts and for the first few days, pretty much what I've been doing for 6 months, to get a control and see where I can cut.
>1500 cal deficit
WHAT THE SHIT. I'm consistently eating like 1000-1500 calories a day. I've changed nothing. I'm not hungry. Why the FUCK am I still a fatty? I checked my calorie maintenance multiple times, and I've been extremely thorough with how I record.
Pic related, its me.
>>36644399
Yeah. don't et hung up on the small fluctuations. If you see a terrible trend one way or another, then you are miscounting calories (Usually hidden fats like from cooking oils) or you are overestimating the calories you are burning. Make adjustments to bring the average weight loss in line.
>>36644427
Last question, what's small fluctuation for you? Max of like, 5 pounds? But thanks for the help man
>>36644450
Daily fluctuation for me can be about 2 lbs. I'll feel like I had an awesome day the day before. Ate under, had a good workout, etc. But still gained 2 lbs despite an hour or 2 of cardio and eating well under maintenance. It happens. Also, if like most guys on here starting out, you've started on creatine, remember that it forces water into the muscles. Water retention can account for quite a bit of weight. It'll all average out in the long run as long as you stick to a program, but it can be confusing at first.
Been cutting since the beginning of the year, although admitedly there was a ~2 week period where I wasn't counting calories at all that set me back a bit. Down 25lb so far from 175 to 150.
Still at 17-18% BF, want to be a bit lower before I start bulking. Fuck, I was hoping to be done by April. Not sure how much longer I can do it.
6 weeks in, hungry as fuck, want to eat every carb in sight
>>36643105
Week 6, 20% cal deficit
Dealing with constant hunger sure goddamn sucks, but I'm going strong anons.
>>36644505
Alright this was helpful, thanks. I've not looked into creatine, it intimidates me a little. I haven't browsed much but I only ever really see guys use creatine and not women so I try not to mess with it
>>36644642
Don't be intimidated. It's one of the most well researched supplements in use today. You can take it or leave it based on your goals. If you are looking for increased athletic performance or muscle growth, it has a place in your plan. If you are looking for skeleton mode, leave it out. It's not going to bulk you up or anything, it just aids recovery after a workout like you wouldn't believe.
>>36643105
6'2" 185 get readings at 14-17% BF depending on the scale (I know)
Started in December at 210~ 23-25% BF on same scales.
Feels like forever. Am I moving too slowly /fit/?
>>36644707
You're moving at a pretty decent rate for a natty.
>>36644707
Nah. You're fine. Expect loss to slow as you reach 15% BF. There's just less ready deposits to pull from and muscle loss is about to occur. Keep an eye on the BF, and be ready to switch into Gainz mode in a few weeks.
>>36644701
Oh. I definitely don't want to be skelly mode, the skellies in my home country turned me off from that lifestyle when I visited. I'll look into creatine
>>36643105
It's going. Been dealing with an injury for the last week which has stalled out a bit of my progress.
>January 10th 345
>April 4th 279
Hitting the weights later today, feels good to get back at it. Good luck, my brothers.
>>36644707
>>36644722
Eating at 1800cal/day. High protons lo wish carbs.
I thought I could be done by April which got me down not showing much abs by now but in retrospect that may have been unrealistic and I do look a whole lot better.
Been doing CLA for a month and a half and feel like its increased my rate but who knows.
Any advice appreciated but I'm gonna keep on keepin on till I make it.
>>36644822
All you can do is stick with it and keep tracking your progress using both the scale and the mirror, adjusting caloric intake as necessary. Cutting fucking sucks.
What are good macros for cutting? I've been trying to do 40/40/20 P/F/C, but it's pretty hard to keep carbs that low/fat that high. Eating nothing but chicken, fish, and nuts gets boring after a while.
>>36644767
Should I increase my defecit as I slow down or ride it slow and steady?
>>36643105
Finally taking a diet break for 1-2 weeks to get hormones normal wasnt losing weight for few weeks on 1200 calories with cardio and lots of lifting and was feeling terrible and tired.
I am 6'2 178lbs atm
vegan, so feeling great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Z1gYLYB70
>>36644879
>6'2'' 178lb
>diet
pick one jesus wept
>>36644879
>6'2 178lbs
>1200 calories
Fucking hell, that's full on starvation mode. Bring your fucking calories up a little. What's your TDEE?
>>36643105
Pretty good, actually. I had a bad week last week because I got sick and laid around and ate poorly, but somehow still lost.
>tfw medication makes me kinda constipated, prob would be down more if I could poop like a normal person
Am upping my fiber and it's starting to help, but :(
>>36644914
Trust me if I looked like a skelly I wouldn't cut
>>36644986
yeah pics are required m9
>>36644914
Remember 50% of 6'2 people on /fit/ are 5'11
>>36644999
Not gonna take a pic.
Been lifting for a year but definitely not a skelly
Not everyone's frame,structure,muscles are the same m8
BTW nice trips
>>36645006
I am dutch so I'm not even tall compared to most guys here
There is no reason for me to lie about my weight or height...
>>36645006
I'm legit 6'2" and at 181 I still have a solid bit of belly/love handle fat to lose. I'm DYEL and skinnyfat though
been pretty good lately, should be on track for 200 in June
Pretty good, it'll be two months in two to three weeks and I dropped from 130kg to 118.8kg already, dropping further day by day
>>36644865
It depends on how you're feeling, and how much your lifts are suffering from the deficit. You don't want to get too weak, but some loss is inevitable. I'd ride it out at the current deficit, which should actually be a higher deficit ratio for your body weight. 500:1900 being a greater percentage than 500:2400
Just make sure you're staying on top of the changes to your TDEE that occurs as your BMR decreases.
not well, to be honest. It has been going alright but last week was a failure and I don't know why.
I weigh myself only every Saturday because I don't see the point of doing it every day.
Last week I ate under the TDEE like usual but suddenly I had gained 0.1 kg from the week before. How is that even possible when on a strict diet / no cheat days?
It was bit of a mood-killer
>>36645049
Can confirm as fellow Kankerlander that 6'2" isn't that tall.
Blijven trainen bro, you'll make it.
Who here /2.5mealsaday/
A 130 cal breakfast
400-500 cal lunch after workout
600 cal dinner
Sometimes a small salad for a before-sleep meal but that doesn't count
Am I gonna make it?
>>36645253
The effect on my workout can be variable. Some days I feel like God and crush anything I'm up against. Other days I feel like I'm dying and struggle thoroughly with nothing but body weight exercises. I prep my meals for the week so I'm eating literally the same diet daily and get roughly the same amount of sleep every night so this is perpelxing to me.
I probably hadn't lifted in about 4 years prior to this so my muscle mass continues to increase during this cut, reads on the scale and I can tell from increased performance.
Those off days probably happen once every two weeks and they are the hardest part about this process.
Almost there, I guess. Going to maintain for a while and then it's back to actually building some muscle.
>>36643735
i am not that hungry anymore most of the time sicne i satrted eating one meal a day at the same time everyday.
also that meal is literally enough meat for my proteins and then steamed vegetables until i am actually full.
>>36646034
Not bad. I bet girls cream themselves over you.
Stats?
>1,000-1,200 calorie cut a day
>not even hard for me
>getting trim as fuck
Feels good, but I'm having to resort to a lot of protein shakes to keep my macros in line. Satiety is doing quite well though.
Pro tips:
>Lots of water
>Multi vitamins
I can't get an accurate bodyfat measurement that actually lines up with what I'm actually expecting (my measurements keep calculating to a lower bf than I'm pretty sure I am
Something about reading everyone's progress and how everyone is at different stages really motivates me.
I'm at 197 lbs today down from 230 in mid January. It's going well but I've been more impatient recently as I get closer to actually hitting a decent weight.
Tough man, i've lost 13Kilos (28lbs) ever since i started but cutting at 1900~ kcals a day just isnt enough, i dont lose that way (despite working out really hard)
So now i starve myself with 1300-1400 and its alright
>>36643105
i started jogging again so its gotten way easier. nice being able to smash out 7km in the morning and grab myself an extra meal for the day.
>>36646509
Me too senpai
We're all gonna make it
Who else cutting on 900-1000 cals for dat dere faster cutting.
>inb4 noooo u gonna lose ur musselsss(?)
I'v done it before so i know it works as long as you maintain a good level of protein and work out at least 3 times a week. Stop trying to push your shitty fears on me.
>>36646906
just for clearing up, im not eating 900-1000 calories, i'm cutting that number of calories from my maintenance calories (2450-2500)
>>36646994
Im on 1500 calories a day and I dont count calories burned.
>>36648280
Doing the same thing Anon
Terrible. Can't stop binge eating.
>eat like shit for a day
>won't eat for two days
>repeat
Fuck the worst part is I've lost hella weight. The smallest I've ever been. I don't want to gain weight and be fat again but fuck idk what to do
>>36643105
>be me
>be mexican
>trying to cut
>mom always cooks delicous tacos
>tfw cant eat too much of moms cooking when i go over
>mfw only eating chciekn break and veggies
>tfw i cant wait to get cut
>tfw gotta stay motivated
>>36648546
Mexican food is glorious for bulkan tho
I had a fuckton of nachos and beer Friday and Saturday :(
Today I made a big pot of soup, which I've realized is the GOAT cutting food. Lots of veggies, and I put in tripe and chicken livers for dat cheap, low calorie brotein. Was gonna add chicken breast, but now I'm not so sure. Might wanna save mine for other things
>>36648550
it really is. but i cant be eating too much of it tbqh. my fatass has gotten lazy after surgery so i have to shed some fat :(
Doing an IF diet, a month in. I feel great. A question I've always wondered though, my feeding times are 1pm & 8pm, but I workout at 8:30pm. Can I come home and drink my protein shake?
If I'm skinnyfat and underweight, will cutting reduce my bf%? Or should I just be trying to gain muscle?
>>36648677
if i were you i'd only eat until after your workout for about a 4 hour period, and have bcaa's pre workout.
>>36648500
Correct that shit ASAP or you'll be down the slippery slope of eating disorders. Even if you binge on a given day and feel guilty, just keep going with your diet. Never EVER punish yourself with food or lack thereof.
>>36648500
I had the same problem. What helped me was to add more food in the middle of the week.
Example: Say you have a cheat day where you have 600 grams of carbs 180 grams of protein 90 grams of fat. That is a sign your body is craving carbs. If your usual macros are 150g of carbs 160g of protein and 50 g of fat, have 2 days where your carbs are 300g of carbs instead. Add in some of your favorite foods during those days. This will make you stick to your diet and stop you from that hell of binge eating. You will gradually lower the carbs on those days that you have 300g of carbs until you find a nice equilibrium in your diet. Good luck anon! and be easy on yourself, your only human
>>36648742
Ask in the QTDDTOT
>>36648747
>>36648749
Thanks. I'm trying. I told myself this month I was gonna cut straight clean. No junk. No fast food. No soda or snacks. No cheat meals. Nothing. I mean three days in and I've already failed but fuck it gotta keep going.
Just hope this helps get my cut back into shape
>>36648742
if you were underweight you wouldnt be skinnyfat you would be skelly
Going pretty fookin swell. 225 from 260, was 300 3 years ago. For the longest time I was convinced 220 would look pretty lean, the fat logic was stronk.
>now instead of people comparing me to skinnier people, I'm compared to people with bigger biceps
God damnit
It goes.
I've been fat for as long as I can remember, but now that I've seen my weight drop from triple to double digits (kilos ofc), it's good motivation to keep going.
Turns out it wasn't so fucking hard to just find out what I'm shoveling down my throat and adjusting number of meals and/or portion size accordingly.
Fat as fuk
>>36644413
I don't think cats cut on 1000-1500 kcal/day, pal
So for a cut should I just decrease my kcal and increase cardio or should I continue my lifting schedule as is?
>>36643105
Great! I starve myself until lunch and then only eat a minimal amount for dinner taking a day for fasting towards the end of the week.
>>36643105
Getting more shredded every day
36 weeks in on a perma cut
62 lbs down
>>36645049
>>36645605
I am
>>36645006
And Ironically I too am Dutch
