Eternal cutting general
Hows the cut going lads? Remember we're all in this together
Does it still count as cutting if I'm a fatty or is it only "cutting" if you're already in decent shape?
Anyway I'm at about a month of 1500 cal. per day. Last night I made a whole bunch of grilled chicken breast with chili pepper, cumin, and lime.
Just made a salad with that chicken, red pepper, jalapeno, onion, cilantro and a little southwest dressing. Delicious.
Am I going to make it?
>>37028643
yeah its cutting as long as you're eating below maintenance
sounds like you'll make it senpai, keep going strong
>>37028670
thanks famalam. I'm starting to see results and actually look forward to my runs. Going to start lifting once I get to around 200 lbs.
>Tfw broke keto for a one time special occasion this weekend and now I'm going back through the carb flu period
>Tfw this is my punishment
>Tfw hurts so good tho
Myfitnesspro goal is 1670 for a 6'2" 145 lb.
Not sure if I want to even it out to a 1500.
Craving one of my favorite meals, spaghetti.
Got ground chicken and 798 cals left for today.
Reckon I can fit the spaghetti in?
Chocolate milk was on sale and I bought that. Feels bad man. might just give it to my roommate.
>>37028780
Those are good feels man, I just started lifting a couple weeks ago myself
>>37028853
Wait, what? You're 6'2 145 and it tells you to eat 1670?
>>37028568
Day 4, going strong at 1500 cals.
It was a bad weekend, buds. Cousin in town, wine, dine, and dessert at fancy restaurants every day.
Otherwise, started the summer at 305 (fattest ever), started the semester at 295, second semester 285, was almost at 270.
This has been mostly counting calories, excited to actually cook for myself and get to the gym when summer hits.
Please tell me I'll make it, fit.
>>37028900
Is that too much or too little?
If it's too little that's probably because I sit on my ass for a good portion of the day.
6 days in, loading up on EC and getting ready to run a stack for a week or two.
Eating at TDEE-500, not too horrible so far, just my hunger can be annoying sometimes.
>tfw friends at the gym are making fun of me for cutting
>>37028568
I've never done a proper cut since I started lifting, but have stayed relatively lean. I really want to try to get shredded, but I'm so scared of going down in my lifts. I've always been doing powerlifting routines and chasing numbers.
How do I get over my fear of losing strength, lads? I keep telling myself I look good enough and can't justify risking the gains. Would be cool to see how lean I could get, though.
>>37028780
Why wait m8?
Lifting boosts your calorie burn for like 36 hours, and you wanna keep all the muscle carrying that soon-to-be-gone fat earned you.
>>37028945
You're only losing like 10-15 pounds per season?
First month of my permacut. Dropped 17 pounds in a month.
I hope I make it.
>Tfw I'm about to hit 180 mark soon (started at 230)
>Tfw my crush called me senpai
Hold me /fit/
>>37029101
Good luck, mang. When you're going through hell, don't stop - keep going.
>>37029092
Really only started to count calories a month or so ago. Just doing MyFitnessPal, 6'2", around 2000 calories a day.
>>37029030
Sounds dumb but I'm self-conscious. Plus I'll be moving to an apartment complex that has its own gym in about 3 months anyway. I might not be able to get down quite to 200 then but I'll probably start then anyway.
Even then it will probably won't be concentrating on lifting all that much. I don't care too much about aesthetics, I just want to look and feel healthy.
>>37029102
>about to hit 180 mark soon (started at 230)
Nice. How long?
180 is my goal weight right now also. I'm at about 250 now and started at 265.
Why are you guys stressed over cutting? You shouldn't even feel hungry unless you're quite lean.
>>37028927
Stats? Don't be starting on low calories only to crash diet.
>>37029257
5'10 75kg 165lbs etc
Naw not to crash, lost about 25lbs the last 2 months so I figured to round out the final 10 I could set a feasible goal.
>eating 1200
>drinking 768
t. Alcoholism Pro, down 12 pounds so far
>>37029129
Start cutting 100 calories a week until 1500, then you'll make it this decade
>>37029288
Nice. Keep at it.
>>37029307
thanks man! you too
>>37029180
been doing it since december so about 5 and half months
Hey guys new here, just started last week, need to know if I'm doing things right.
6ft 1in
251 lbs
Run for 20mins
Walk for 10mins
Then walk my dog for 30mins when I get home from work
Lunch and dinner I have 3/4 pound of skinless, boneless chicken, brown rice, beans and steamed vegetables
What needs to change?
>>37028568
How often do you bros weigh yourself. I was doing weekly, but I was too impatient so now I do every other day. Any opinions on what's best for motivation?
>>37028853
Why are you cutting skelly?
>>37029448
count calories, it's the only objective way to know you will lose weight. If you just go by "feeling full" or something then you are more likely to overeat. Also, keep upping the time/intensity of your cardio. When 20 min run gets easy, go for 25mins, then 30 etc
>>37029481
Daily. Mostly for torture.
>>37029448
Figure out bmr. Download myfitnesspal. Count calories. Do exercise you enjoy. Repeat.
>>37029481
It doesnt matter when your weighing yourself as long as you are still losing weight tbqh.
I have a couple things for motivation I re watch like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8svuSIYQu74
and this one cheesy movie on netflix called the fat boy chronicles
>>37029502
Copy that, thanks a bunch.
I'm actually already counting calories via the LoseIt app. Working pretty good so far, but it recommended me 2700 which seems high, so I changed it to 2100, I have no idea what it the right number is tho
As far as the workouts go, yeah it doesn't really seem like there getting better, I can only run like a min or two longer each day. Still get super dizzy and a lot of mucuse. I want to die
>>37029558
Start at 2100 and lower it by 100 whenever you start to see the weight loss slow down, you should have at least a couple/three weeks losing steadily at 2100
Just keep going on the running, it gets better
>>37029551
best time to weigh yourself is in the morning after a good poop and piss, you will be your most dehydrated and empty of food.
>>37029558
i ate 1800 calories when I was your weight imo cut down what you can handle
and the mucus dizzy thing happened to me when i first started. I almost passed out my first day in this gym. Just keep a schedule and try going the same time everyday to let your body get used to it.
>>37028568
cutting at 1700-1800 cals a day alternating, 215lbs yesterday, 214.4 today, 45 min to 1 hour of lifting a day. goal of 200lbs by july, i think im gonna make it.
>>37029541
>Figure out bmr.
Whats bmr?
>Download myfitnesspal.
>Count calories.
Is the LoseIt app ok, seems good to me...
>Do exercise you enjoy. Repeat.
This is the hardest part.
I honestly don't know people enjoy this. Although this is my first time trying to workout in the morning, I do enjoy that fact that it doesn't cut into my day. Normally I would come home from work and all I would want to do is relax. But being a game developer, I really get to relax all day. So it works out well.
>>37028568
Does anyone else find it easier to just pack all your daily calories into one large meal instead of three small ones?
Did that today... Ate at 1pm stayed full until 7pm now it's 10pm and I'm hungry but about to go to sleep. Any harm of doing this?
>>37028568
This eternal cut is finalyl ending in two weeks. Finally got to aroudn 13 % bf and will be bulking up to 15% then will cut again. I can't fucking wait until I'm out of this Keto fucking diet. I NEED MUH CARBS MAN
>>37029650
its called intermittent fasting
>>37029642
this has to be bait.
>>37029650
Look into intermittent fasting. Basically eating all your calories at once. It's nice because you don't have to worry about when to eat, but I would read up on best time to do it/etc.
>>37029664
Ooh fuck thanks I had heard of that but didn't know I was doing it. Any harm of intermittent fasting then?
Pic just to fuck with yall and test your willpower.
>>37029581
Thanks man, I'll stick to this for a while. How much weight should I be losing a week? I need to know if I'm fucking up early, I feel like if I see any kind of results it help a lot. A pound I week seems crazy awesome to me. I have not idea if this is in the range of a person like me. And seriously, thanks again
Pic related
>>37029700
You could probably easily lose 2-3 pounds a week but don't get discouraged if you aren't losing that much
You should be able to lose over 1 a week no problem at your stats
I keep cheating by eating Granola Bars
Send help
>>37029734
step 1 - dont buy them
step 2 - ?????
step 3 - profit (literally from not buying them)
>>37028900
I'm 6'2 225 and it tells me to eat 1650, what the fuck
>>37029772
Whoops, meant to reply to
>>37028976
>>37028568
>27 years old
>always been chub
>finally 'get in shape', shape is not what I had envisioned
>trying to get down to my lowest adult weight so maybe I have hope of visible abs
I'm working it down, boys. 5'8" king of manlets, I've lost almost 4 lb in 3 weeks, down to 150.2. My goal is 145, but I might have to go lower to get the results I want.
I wonder if I will ever be able to see them abs. 1590 cal/day average, losing 1.3 lb/week. I'm even doing spin classes. The number on the scale is going down so I guess I'm on the right path.
>>37029551
that video was really great, thank you anon
>>37029588
I drink a shit ton of water in the morning. I feel like that outweighs the piss.
>>37029102
>Tfw my crush called me senpai
What the fuck
1300 kcal at 1.78, 83 kg and less than 20%bf its too much deficit?
I was at 1500 for a month and weightloss stopped like 2 weeks ago.
>>37030074
That's pretty low. I cut at 1300 and I'm 150 pounds (68 kg). Your metabolism is probably shot.
>the perfect pizza you can't have
Also, anyone else have this problem where you cut perfectly for weeks and then have ONE FUCKING CHEAT MEAL and you gain 5 pounds? Kill me.
1.70 73kg (160.6lbs) and 1300 callories a day
Was 104kg(229lbs) in december
Im making it bruhs hold me pls
Lifting heavy 3x week
any 5'7 - 5'9 bros here with visible abs? what weight did you have to hit before you saw them?
>>37030129
If you eat something crazy high in sodium, you will gain a bunch of water weight.
>>37030202
I'm in that range. Sitting here at 150 pounds and can see them when I pull my stomach tight and flex. I used to be a bit of a fatty though, so it's been harder for me to cut that last bit of lower stomach fat.
Last year I weighed 140 pounds and had the same issue, so I'm making progress after my bulk. I've learned that while abs are "made in the kitchen" you really do need to work them like any other muscle. Do ab rollouts, planks, and hanging leg raises.
My guess is if I can keep up the weight loss and cardio, I'll probably have definition without flexing at 140 pounds this year.
>>37028568
Going quite well.
>6ft 260
>1500 cals a day
>2 hour intense work out 6 days a week
>no cheat days
>tfw never sore or tired
>>37029689
google it, and just filled up on a giant cup of tea as a snack so go fuck yourself with that delicious sexy burger.
>>37030272
kinda what I'm afraid of. I don't want to have to go all the way to 140. I'm hoping 145 will do it for me. guess we'll have to wait and see.
>>37030129
How the fuck do I fix my metabolism?
>>37029772
sounds about right with a sedentary life style. im same height at 215 with 1700
>>37030356
Good luck, bro. It's tough especially if you're a former fatty, older, and don't have a lot of muscle. Don't give up if you fail this year, this is a journey and your fall/winter bulk can help you achieve more calorie burning muscle mass for next spring.
>>37030360
Well, it could be a couple things:
1. If you have been cutting for a long time, your metabolism has now adjusted to a low calorie intake. This is hurting you, especially since losing more weight means your body needs even fewer calories (your TDEE goes down). Some experts recommend a week or two diet break (not a binge or bulk) to help reset yourself.
2. It probably isn't a metabolism problem. Chances are you are just really bad at counting calories and monitoring what you eat. Cut out all unnecessary food or drink, especially stuff with sugar. Reevaluate and cut normally for a month to see if this changes things.
3. All of this assumes you are working out during the week. I cut at 1300 and lift four times a week, do some HITT cardio, and some minor ab work at home. Use the calculator below to see where your TDEE is at, you should be cutting at -500 your TDEE.
http://www.iifym.com/iifym-calculator/
>>37029929
you don't understand. his crush called him "senpai", but it filtered to "senpai"
>>37030466
Different anon here.
The MyFitnessPal App says I should be at 2300 calories.
Yet, I've been eating less than that, usually around 2000 or less.
How badly am I fucking myself?
>>37030129
Yeah. And I was supposed to have everything my 'end of the semester weigh in' this Friday. How could I be so weak.
I'm not gonna make it brehs
>>37030862
Fuck mobile.
>>37030544
Boy you best stop messing with me
>tfw you go from 1000 to 500 cal deficit
I can laugh again
>caption: select all the food
50 cals at 5'1
Going great
A soup a day
>>37030794
you arent really fucking yourself that kind of deficit is reasonable
Went from 197 to 171 in 2 months. Is it slow?
>>37031315
how long are you keeping this up for
what's your current weight and goal weight
>>37031409
Start was 69
Current is 55
Goal is 50 and could do more if still have flabby arms
I try walking a lot but that's all the work outs I do
>>37031434
good job, keep going
i had 2 decent sized slices of meatloaf for dinner. im kinda worried because meatloaf is delicious and usually tasty things are calorie dense. am i worrying too much? i only ate about 700 calories today otherwise.
>>37031468
dont stress about it I doubt it could be that bad and if you still think it is just cut back a little tomorrow
>Finally get cutting diet in order after life time of being chubbotron
>Dad tries offing himself
>Grandad has a heart attack and is diagnosed with bone cancer
>Lost friends over drama I'm not involved with
>Now eating only a pizza a day and maybe a glass of water
I was craving sugar too much, I went out and bought orange jam for diabetic people. My asshole was like a volcano after I finished half the jar.
>>37028568
70lbs in 6 months doable? I'm probably pushing 25% BF at the moment. Goal is to get down sub 181.
>>37031719
Pizza is shit macro-wise, and depending on the size, you won't lose much weight due to the number of calories. Try eating just chicken, rice, and broccoli.
>>37031753
In Aus they don't get so big. Probably 12 inches or so. Still shit regardless
Going great. Feel good, happy with results.
Down from 182 to 140. Been trying a variation of IF and it helped me through a plateau I was having at 145.
Only problem is...I had a cheat day on Sunday. It was the second time I experienced this and to be honest it kinda scared me. So, any similar situations you guys have been through?
So, two weeks ago, I had a cheat day. Hit the 145 goal, had been craving a gyro. Got a gyro and fries. Come home, eat the bastard. About 30 minutes later, my stomach is in a shit load of pain. I look in the mirror, and the top of my fucking stomach looks like an african kid. Distended, it's tight, hurts. Like a brick just sitting there.
So i think, well, I ate a greasy gyro, thats all it was.
Then on Sunday, I go to a party and have a coupke bowls of chips. Some prtezels, shit like that, Son't partake in the T Bell because I think "well, I dont wanna be in pain again. Finish off my chips (maybe a serving of funyons, some pretzel bites, a couple cheddar chips, whatever)
Get home, SAME FUCKING THING. Im bloated at the top of my stomach, not as much, but it still hurts, there is a visable lump, tightness, whatever. Goes away after a few hours.
I've NEVER had bloating before. What the fuck is going on? This is the thinnest and most fit ive ever been in my life and now im afraid to even go out to dinner. Whats happening?
>>37031747
Not really but you can get close
>>37031747
>70lbs in 6 months doable?
>month one
215 to 205
>month two
205-193
>month three
193-186
That was around the pattern I went.
The problem is once you start trying to strictly lose weight the closer you get to your ideal body fat the less you lose monthly.
I lost 10lbs the 1st month, I am now losing less and less weight.
The first year a lot of fat losing gains are to be made, but beyond the first year is the real test. Losing that last little bit is a challenge.
220 to 203 in a month-ish
Aiming for 190 by June 1st.
Probably gonna take it slow though, to avoid fucking up my shit.
I just did some HIIT sprints, I'm 300 calories below my usual cut.
I'm a little hungry but I can sleep on it, should I do a whey in water and IF tomorrow for the benefits of HIIT and fat oxidization?
Started working out with a bro about 4 months ago. Started counting calories too but fucked up a lot. Third month was pretty shitty cuz we didn't go to the gym for 3 weeks of that month due to being busy with schoolwork, too tired, etc (shitty excuses basically). But this last month I've been more doing a lot more seriously and haven't missed a workout. Going for 1500 cal a day.
6 ft tall.Weighed myself today, down to 205 from 220lbs. Feelsgoodman.
>>37032024
By schoolwork I mean college btw
Recovering fatass here, down to 198lb from 255lb, 5'10"
so pretty good famila
>>37031396
no that's fine
I've got a calorie monitoring watch, and it's telling me I regularly burn 3000ish calories per day. tfw suspicious about cutting at 2000kcal/day
I'm actually getting frustrated with my cut, i try to keep around the 1200 calorie mark (130 pounds, 5'4) I want to eat high protein but I find there just isn't much food that is low enough calorie/filling/high protein.
Can anyone recommend anything, I am pretty much sustaining myself on unsweetened greek yogurt and tuna (Which is bad for me in high doses)
is it just me or do you always gotta stay hungry when cutting and always stay full when bulking?
I'm cutting atm and getting hungry
>>37030129
Yuup. I do that sometimes. I've always had a bad relationship with food. Always alternatively binge-eating or starving myself. Cut down on the starving/binge eating, but every once in a while I binge when I lose my willpower.
>>37032886
Have you tried:
Chicken (Any Bird)
Salmon (Any Fish)
Shrimp (Any Shellfish)
93/7 Ground Beef
Pork Loin
Eggs
Canadian bacon
Whey Protein
Cottage Cheese
If you had nothing but chicken breasts and fibrous vegetables for meals, you could fit a pint/day of no sugar added ice cream into your 1200 calorie cut.
>>37029481
Everyday in the morning after taking a piss. It's literally useless to weigh yourself at any other time of the day.
>>37029551
>It doesnt matter when your weighing yourself as long as you are still losing weight
no. go away
>>37032941
So fucking this.
I'm starting to change a little, but it's about damn time I got my act together and put the fucking fork down already.
Anyway I've been doing great the past weekish but my birthday is coming up and I dono any other way to celebrate other than with food. It's a milestone birthday too and part of me is all "yeahhh mothafuckin food is on the way", another part doesn't want to fuck up my current progress.
need help. and when I say help, I mean I need you guys to help me justify the shitty ass food I wanna eat for my birthday.
>>37033802
yeah, anything else is inconsistent
>>37029024
Ask yourself this: Do you want the biggest numbers, or do you want to be the best person you can become?
If it's the first, you should be hopping on them roids brah, but if it's the second, you should probably cut sometime.
>>37031837
>Get home, SAME FUCKING THING.
>I've NEVER had bloating before.
CALORIES, WEIGHT, HEIGHT.
Anyone here doing cryo-baths to up those burned calories?
So my squat max had dropped 5-7kg after 3 days of 1000cal deficit. Is this normal and is it only temporary because glycogen?
I'm scared as fuck to lose strength permanently, what should I do? Just try to keep the weight the same? Will doing more leg accessories help
>6ft 180lbs
>Yohimbine Hcl and 1 mile jog at 7 mph and the another mile of Hitt with quarter mile cool down in the morning.
>ec stack 2 hours after dose of yoh and then 2 more times every 4 hours during work.
>Lifting 5x a week after my shift
>2000-2200 kcal a day
Trying to cut out another 5-10 pounds by the end of the month for an anime convention and then its a lean bulk for the next 8 months.
>>37028568
I did good for a while but fucked up. I still live at home and my family constantly gets and makes shit food. And when I don't eat it or eat with them they bitch at me. They buy pounds of cheese and snacks because they expect us to eat it and then make some huge ass dinner that alone would exceed my daily calorie allowance. Of course they still tell me I should eat better but when I don't eat with them or do a diet that they personally would do they say I'm being unhealthy.
I did 500cal a day for one week to try and help me get into the mindset and I felt fine, hell I felt great, but every day they bitched at me. I go to bed earlier than them so I try to eat dinner earlier but when I don't eat with them they assume I'm eating junk food.
It fucking sucks that any attempt at doing better is ridiculed. /rant
still stalling
uggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh
kill me anons
>>37036779
Are you pooping?
I stall if I can't shit.
>>37036834
I've been shitting less regularly because I've been staying up and sleeping in later recently
>>37028977
How to use stackers for best result?(50mg ephedrine / 50mg dmaa /100mg caffeine per cap) When shall i take them?
Feels like I'm losing all the gains I've made. Going back to the old skinny me.
>>37035648
You probably just had a bad day and the deficit amplified it. In any case you're always getting stronger though mostly relatively on a cut.
>>37031434
Don't do it for too long. You're going to need to eat again. You're cutting so drastically you'll have to wean yourself back onto solid foods.
>>37036834
Running into that problem myself. Haven't pooped in between 2-3 days. Hopefully I can today. I don't like taking laxitives. I finally found some that work without much stomach troubles, but I don't want to have to use them.
>>37034072
Last time I binged, I basically lost all craving for that shitty food. I've got a plan for when I want something unhealthy (e.g candy, a cookie, cheese, etc) so that I don't get bad cravings later. I'll let myself have 150-200 cals worth of something unhealthy at some point during the week, then I'll do some extra exercise just in case.
Much better than eating 3000 cals over budget after weeks of dieting.
If you're going to binge, make it one big meal (don't eat anything before or after), and don't deny yourself anything. You'll feel sick (at least I did) at the end, and you should hopefully crave those foods less.
>>37033802
this
>>37031837
>couple of bowls of chips
How much food are we talking here? Are you within your calorie limits? That's what'll fuck you up the most. You can't be on a 1500 cal diet, and then eat 3000 cals, 1500 of which are chips, and not expect side-effects.
>>37028568
I think it's going well. I'm back in the gym after years of not caring. I've dropped 10 lbs in he last 4 weeks. Eating at a 1900 cal max, but I've been clearing about 100 on most days.
I did have a slip last weekend. I ended up ordering a pizza and skipping the gym to beat Dark Souls 3. But I don't think one cheat day in a month will kill me. Just can't make it a regular thing.
My lifts are progressing, and my cardio is getting better.
I downloaded a stupid little App called Rock Clock that wakes you up to The Rock's voice in several variations. It includes a motivational every day as well. But getting called a jabroni if I lay in bed makes me get up for my morning workout.
So tired today though. I'm not sure why, but I was wired all night in bed. Couldn't get to sleep for anything. I started taking an EAA supplement. Putple Wraath. Anyone had insomnia with this shit?
just had a piece of cake at work, pic related. was not a planned thing but not going to flip out at myself about it
If I had to cut as much as I could in one day, what would I eat/drink during that day?
>started 6'3" 222like 18% BF
>goal is 10% BF
>cutting for 8 days so far at 2500 per day and EC stack
>drink copious amounts of water to help compensate for hunger
>gave myself the weekend off of my diet
>scale has said 212-214 the past couple days.
What the fuck. I have a really active job but have only lifted once in the past week due to wisdom tooth pull recovery and I developed some back pain. Almost over it and should be good to go tomorrow. But this cut may be shorter than expected if weight just melts off like that.
>>37038098
i am still cooking a lot, and still need to get my cookies right. i made 3 batches of identical cookies, where the only difference is the butter i used (holy shit what a difference in taste)
ate like 7 cookies. luckily iam still at 1300 cals for today and i already ate dinner.
>>37028568
>2200 kcal cut
>100kg bw 20%bf
>double cheeseburger with fries
>loosing 4kg of fat per month
>mfw
>>37029147
Strength training is essential to those goals. As a fatty, you're going to have loose skin as you drop the weight. Adding some muscle mass helps with that. What the other Anon said about the increased calorie burn after resistance training is true as well. You'll slim down much faster if you get on a program. I'm not about aesthetics either, but performance and aesthetics training actually have a shitload in common.
>>37038046
What program is that to chart your weight loss?
>>37029448
Add resistance training. Even if it's just bodyweight routines. The post resistance burn will keep you burning calories for longer when you are just sitting around. You'll know it too. My body is like a mini furnace compared to before I started lifting.
just 2 more months and im gonna look lean for the first time in my life.
also already down 3.5kg this month.
Cutting at 1700kcal a day and still able to hit my macros while eating a piece of tarte du chocolat. Basically just dark chocolate, butter, eggs and sugar in pie form. Fucking delicious but around 250 calories per piece of 35g. Worth it, since the rest of my diet today was brown rice, ww bread, chicken breast, canned tuna and veggies. Already lost 2kg in a single month dieting. Pretty sure I'm gonna make it.
>>37033021
The Chicken breast a broccoli diner is the best thing recommended here.
My most common dinner meal is a pound of chicken breast tenderloins, and a pound of frozen broccoli. I do the chicken with no calorie spices in a nonstick pan, and I steam the broccoli in the microwave. The whole meal takes less than 15 minutes to make, is 471 calories and 87 grams of protein.
My meals through the rest of the day tend to be greek yogurt, kippered herring, smoked oysters, cottage cheese, or protein shakes.
All of that shit is high protein and pretty low in calories. With the dinner, sometimes substituting chicken with cod or tilapia, I'm usually close to 1200 calories for the day.
>>37038077
clearing about 1200 on most days...
fixed...
>>37028568
lost my grandfather....
the wheels didn't all come off but a couple did
Dropped from 192 to 180 in roughly 2 months.
Quit drinking alcohol and soda. Only water and occasionally michelada mix with carbonated water.
Cardio 3-4 times a week, lift 5-6 times a week.
I'm going to make it, /fit/. You'll see my before and after in another 10 months.
I was doing pretty fine until today.Ate some cakes couldn't stop myself and I feel pretty bad now.I didn't eat anything protein until today.Fixed my diet,cut all the sugar,dont even eat junk food anymore.I wish I had the money to afford gym membership.Cardio is nice but some lifting wouldnt be bad.
>>37038467
Ask if the gym has any work you can do in exchange for a membership. There's a couple of broke buff mexicans at my gym. They mop the floors, take out the trash, clean the equipment, and regularly walk through putting plates back in the correct rack positions. It's all under the table shit, that lets the regular staff concentrate on selling trainer slots.
>>37038511
I don't have the time to do that.And I'm not in US so no one will let me do that.
>>37028568
Going really well. Been at it for a little over a month and have lost a couple inches off my waist and am starting to see my abs a little bit. My face is way less bloated too.
I've grown to enjoy cardio, which is a weird feel. And eating (mostly) vegetarian feels pretty good too desu. I've become a pro at making homemade stirfry sauces.
Had a bit of a lapse this weekend with a bottle of vodka, but didn't pig out or stop cardio so it was nothing detrimental.
>>37028945
Keto is really the best option for you it you have the self control. It loses a lot of weight really quickly and if you exercise you can tone and strengthen yourself too.
>>37038549
>no money
>no time
so what do you do all day if its not work and why is it so important? :^)
>>37028568
I must have gotten lucky as hell with n00b gains
>be me
>skinnyfat at 17% bodyfat
>start lifting
>quit dairy, start taking probiotics, d3, and zma
>eating and lifting like crazy
>walking when I can
>down from 182 to 168.5 and 13% bodyfat with noticeable gains
thanks Jim Stoppani
>>37038573
I study and most of money goes to my family.I have like 25$ to eat every month.
>>37038581
Which program have you done, Shortcuts to Size? I'm currently at the end of that program and I've made good gains
>>37035890
>cutting weight for a anime convention
Are you me? I always wanted to snag some con sl00ts
Good. Reach my goal weight this weekend.
>>37038639
I did his beginner to advanced, then shortcut to size
It's a great program
>>37032886
Turkey jerky?
>>37030272
I had decent abs at 155. Had a 4 pack, no flab, but lower abs weren't as visile as the upper.All my fat gets deposited around the belly button area. That was times.
Goodbye 180 lb, Hello 155 my good ole friend
>>37038774
is there an app or something you can print out or something?
>tfw have moments where I binge or eat something I shouldn't eat
>tfw still don't give up
I still feel like shit about it, but it feels fucking good that I keep trying despite fucking up. This is coming from someone that never tried or gave up easily. Feels so fucking good brehs.
It's going well so far... I'm confused as to why I've haven't been feeing hungry at all, given that I'm eating much less for the last week. Surely the hunger will start at some point.
Been bulking and would like to start my cut soon, how should my transition go?
Lift at maintenance for a week or so before going TDEE-500?
Gradually reduce my calories by 200ish every so often until I reach the required cutting calories?
Go straight from bulk to cut intake?
>>37038854
Also forgot to include but I'm also assuming I should increase my cardio, 3-4 times a week sound ok?
>>37038822
nope i just had to use it from bodybuilding.com
>>37034488
Do you mean mine?
>CALORIES
I don't know. I stopped counting calories about 20 pounds ago because it got boring. I eat cereal for breakfast, a grapefruit for a snack, 4 oz of protein with two vegetables for dinner.
>WEIGHT
Started at 182 Jan 1st. Down to 140.
>Height
6 foot
>>37038048
>and not expect side-effects.
Yeah, I'm usually pretty strict day to day and expect some system shock on cheat days, but nothing that bad. I've never had bloating or anything like that before. Is it anything in particular or just "over" eating? Sodium, meat, fat, etc?
>>37028568
Hey /fit/ rhe cutting is going great! You guys have shown me the fuckin light and I can say that this board has probably saved me from a future of diabeetes and heart problems.
>be me
>start college 3 years ago at 250lbs
>6 foot tall and honestly carry the weight better than most fatties but still an obese whale so fuck
>first year of college goes by and dont gain weight and do well in classes (no parties and never had a sip of alcohol or smoked the herb)
>second year transfer to a state school
>learn about the sweet sweet taste of booze
>makes me feel better about myself when drunk
>get pussy for first time in life at party (might be fat but I'm a charismatic guy and drunk women are just easy as shit)
>put on more weight because of the nectar of the gods
>end of year grades are shit and put on 15lbs
>fml
>move back home with senpai
>depressed but still visit friends at uni and drink with em every now and then
>go to community college after changing majors to accounting and finance from mech engineering
>get shit part time job in retail
>still a fat fuck with no motivation
>browse /tg/ and /vg/ a lot
>browsin other boards and find /fit/
>"this must be that board with a bunch of fitness faggots suckin each others dicks hah"
>little did I know it was more than that
>find some threads about people's weight loss and bulking progress
>inspirstion hits after seeing some fat fuck 400lb whale bro ACTUALLY MAKE IT
>overcome with pride for the bro
>decide that if that fucker made it I can too!
>start weight loss journey at 270 beginning of April last month
Cont...
>>37039315
Cont 2/2
At 255 today just from cutting all shit foods and doing cardio 3 times a week.
You motherfuckers did it.
I actually was able to button one of my old high school long sleeve button ups today.
Wearing that shit to class right now.
I just... I know there's a lot more work I have to put before I reach my goal but it's these small victories that keep me going.
Fit bro who I saw in a progress thread I wanna thank you. You saved me from a shit life.
You saved me from me.
I hope you see this.
I hope you know you're helping someone else make it.
We can all make it bros.
We can all make it someday.
>>37029650
Like the others said it's IF.
Some people develop binge eating habits after stopping it, especially if they're eating large amounts of very lean food. If you're utilizing more fats it's less likely to happen because of the smaller meal size.
After about a month of no progress I finally got below 230. This is the lowest I've weighed in 15 years.
I'm going slowly, but I think I will eventually make it.
>>37039386
Cutting too slow.
>"this must be that board with a bunch of fitness faggots suckin each others dicks hah"
that's exactly what it is
>get put on anti-psychotics for schizophrenia
>balloon up to a 6'4" 320 pound turbo fatty
>gf leaves me for someone else
>realize I need to get my shit back in shape
>4 months later gone from 320 to 251 just from tracking calories and walking
Christ I'm not even close to the goal line but losing that much at least gives me some hope
HOW THE FUCK do I cut without losing all of my progress? My lifts are pretty low already but at 80Kgs @ 178cm I'm starting to miss my lean figure
The last two times I tried I returned to skelly mode and had to start all over
I wanna lose some fat but I'm scared /fit/, teach me
>>37039741
To cut without losing progress, keep it at around a max of 500 kcal deficit while still lifting, You have to still lift.
Started at 250lbs
Month and a half in i'm down to 238
i've been running 2100 calories while my TDEE is supposedly 3400 kcal. Running PPL 6 days a week 125/225/245/365
I think i'm going to make it fellas!
Hopefully you all do too
>>37039741
Up your protein. You need more while cutting. Do not cut to extremes. Do not bulk to extremes.
Keep lifting during your cut.
>>37035928
>I did 500cal a day for one week to try and help me get into the mindset and I felt fine, hell I felt great, but every day they bitched at me.
>500
I don't know what your family is all bitching at you about, so they may be wrong on some things, but 500 calories a day is fucking up. There is no reason to go that low. That's like doing a "spiritual juice cleanse" or whatever. You're not doing your body any favors, so why don't you just do it right?
>>37039825
Started at 305 down to 290. We're gonna make it brah.
>>37028568
Been cutting since November and I'm currently down about 40 pounds.
But it's not enough brehs, not nearly enough. I got a long road ahead. I start lifting next week.
>tfw 1800 calories a day
>>37039752
yea I think that's what I fucked up last time, I slowly started training less
>>37039832
why do you need more?
>>37040168
You up protein because if you don't have enough while cutting, your body needs some of your muscle for it. You do not want that.
>>37039322
Make sure to document your weight loss with plenty of pictures. Pass it forward
>>37039315
>"this must be that board with a bunch of fitness faggots suckin each others dicks hah"
>little did I know it was more than that
You sure you're not new?
>>37040011
why weren't you lifting this entire time anon
>>37040011
not lifting since the start
TOP KEK
>>37040686
>>37040720
Because I'm a fat piece of shit and was too ashamed to try.
Still am embarrassed of myself, but I have to suck it up sometime.
>>37040729
shouldn't be ashamed bro. at one point most people were fat in their lives and nobody in the gym will care what you do unless its retarded bullshit that can kill you.
>>37040753
>shouldn't be ashamed bro
Yes I should. I absolutely should be. Every fat fucker should be. I get funny looks when I walk towards the machines and free weights, so I've been sticking with cardio.
The thing is though, I have to get over it. We all do. Those who do will fucking make it. That's how I see it anyway, and that's why I'm not making anymore excuses.
Hey guys im skinnyfat that started gym ike 2 months ago and just planned on bulking. I was already skinny fat but i was told if i keep lifting and bulking jsut because i started i should lose fat as well. Well now i have a bulging gut and a lot of fat whilst my arms have some extra unoticeable muscle. I'm stronger and can lfit heavier weights, but my arms and legs to gut ratio is even worse.
Should i just focus on lifting and cutting at a calorie deficit? dont want to do cardio, but would this be enough to lose the fat?
>>37040011
>>37040729
don't feel bad anon, I did the same thing
Lost 40 pounds since January and only started lifting a couple weeks ago and now I can squat an amount that doesn't make me embarrassed to be at the rack although my OHP is still dreadful
I saw a total skelly benching just the bar today and it felt great knowing that I wasn't the weakest person/biggest noob anymore
>>37031837
you ate a shitload of sodium.
all fast food and pre-package stuff has a metric ton of it.
it will make you bloat like a blowfish
enjoy retaining water
>>37036779
do a maintenance calorie week.
and quit cutting so low, you cretin.
Anyone who made it know when to expect your abs to show when your not flexing? Mine are only visible when i flex.
Bretty good.
Down to 295 from 318 since March 8th. Was sick for about 3 weeks during that time, and my diet was relatively shitty for part of it, so progress could have been a bit faster.
>>37039518
I feel you familia I got put in AP's for bipolar disorder last year, gained about 25lbs and my gf left me as well.
>tfw on keto and struggling to hit my 1300 kcal daily needs
Anything I can snack on that's keto? I eat chicken and broccoli for my meals.
>>37041996
what the fuck are you on 1300kcal and in keto? I weigh 137 and I eat around 1900kcal at 116 protons, 25 carbs and 142 fat. There is no such thing as a snack on keto, I suffer while doing this diet but it's a great way to shed fat though. Only 2 more weeks and I can fucking get out of this shit and carb myself to greatness.
How are you even meeting your macros man.
Who else hasn't taken a shit in over a week?
>>37043396
Right here. I've resorted to laxatives.
>>37041095
So, it was just the sodium in what I ate that makes that hard lump at the top of my stomach?
>>37043396
I took a shit yesterday. It was fucking painful. Had some blood, too.
if I eat low carb a few days of the week, but have significantly more protein than usual (say 200g instead of 120g), am I fine?
trying carb cycling to go after this last bit of stubborn fat
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>the ants stole my food scale
THAT'S THE FIFTH TIME THIS MONTH!!!!!!!!!!
>>37030074
>I was at 1500 for a month and weightloss stopped like 2 weeks ago.
give your metabolism a break and eat at maintenance for like 2 weeks. get back at 1500 then ez money
>>37030360
>How the fuck do I fix my metabolism?
eat at maintenance cals for 2 weeks
5'9 at 195 lbs. Cutting at 1800 while doing strength training 2-3 times a week. Is this too much calories? i try to get tons of protein because of the lifting part. would like to end up lean as fuark at 170
5'10, 275 here. Was 315 several months ago, and I feel pretty good, except I still miss things like pizza and fast food.
What do I do if I keep under my TDEE - 500 all week, but don't lose any weight?
>>37028814
>tfw thread still up as i feel i've fully entered ketosis
feels good famalam, it's like cruise control for weight loss let me tell you
>>37029118
Fucking this. Your going to hit hell a couple times. Be prepared for that. Whether its fitness, or life in general. Just keep pushing.
>>37030370
huh, weird, i guess it just seems off. I dont even have a sedentary life, i just put that in the app so i didnt have to worry about it estimating what i burned. i bike everywhere and work out 3-4 times a week
Every TDEE calculator I've checked gave me about 3500 calories per day
I do 2 hour bike sessions about 3 times a week and dumbells exercises 3 times a week in between.
When I read you guys going down to 1500 cal it makes me think I somehow fucked up with the calculator.
Are you all starving 24/7, doing 0 exercise or what?
[spoiler]I actually don't count calories anyways, I simply started to eat protein heavy meals[/spoiler]
>>37046240
Embrace the hunger
Use it
>>37046264
I have time to exercise so I'll stick to it and keep on eating eggs for days
>>37043396
I take like 2 to 3 shits every day even though I used to shit once every two days.
What's happening to me?
>>37038409
Sorry senpai... Cheat a little but stay strong
lost 50 pounds in 6 months, but i feel like thats too fast. im 250 pounds right now. i counted my calories, and been having around 800-1000 a day, and i realized how low that is. im scared i fucked up and if i eat at the recommended amount ill gain weight. what do?
What the hell is with you physically active people cutting below 2k calories. It's like you hate your gains or what?
>>37030202
145-160 lbs
>>37046441
ive bin there whent from 250 to 175 on 700-1000 a day with cardio
then whant up to 1500 and could workout easier and start to lift still lost weight
now at 2000 with cardio and weight lifting and making progress nicely but not looseing weight
>>37046240
>Are you all starving 24/7, doing 0 exercise or what?
/fit/ is manletville. Now you know.
Been at a 1000 kcal deficit for nearly 40 days. Started off 5'11" 190, hit 177.5 this afternoon after stalling at about 180 for what felt like over a week.
I had a cold since Monday though and was probably just dehydrated.
>>37046538
today i had around 1500 calories, im going to try to keep it at around there
Just started lifting seriously a few months ago, is it possible to be building muscle while cutting?
The past 3 weeks my weight has jumped from 165 to 162 back to 164... annoying as fuck
>>37046573
this is good make those calories count and weigh everything
>>37046576
yes its possible to gain strength while cutting for newb just measure your arms and chest and weist
Been cutting at 1200 calories and I've been stuck at 181 pounds
>inb4 skelly
I'm a 5'2" womanlet
>>37046609
i know this sounds wrong but eat 1500 and you will find it easy to do more cardio do this for a couple of weeks and don't stress about the weight then go back on your cut
I just started to count the food I eat and it's calories and macros in a spreadsheet that also lists my goals in calories (2050), fat, carbs and protein for the day. This should help me a lot to get aware of my eating habits and the value of food.
>>37046576
You're probably losing fat and gaining muscle, get one of those body fat caliper to confirm
How do I go from 11% to 8% bf /fit/?
>>37047525
cool story bro
Only on 3rd day, I find it hard to track calories tho since I dont cook my own meals, p sure Im below maintenance tho, time for aesthetics
>>37046609
Fugg I felt bad that I was 160 and 5'6. Are you at risk for overweight like I am? Being 5'2 and 181? Or is it all muscle? My BMI is 26. Good luck fellow woman.
Dropped back into ketosis and the water weight fell off. Lost like 2 lbs in a night.
Feels good brah.
>>37047525
good job anon
how do you weight your portions?
I'm on the fence on buying a scale but it feels like a waste
literally cant stop losing weight lolololol
>>37047856
chef?
>>37047863
>keto meme
>>37047865
>I'm on the fence on buying a scale but it feels like a waste
not making it
>>37047885
Keto works, bruhv. Lost 'round 80 lbs on it.
>>37047904
no u didnt u lost weight through calorie deficit
Last two weeks have been tough as fuck. I'm stress eating like crazy because my therapist has me writing about how I was abused as a kid. I managed to pull something in my back (from crying too hard) so I've been resting all week.
Shit sucks. I just want to run and not fucking hate myself.
I am at the final stage of my 1.5 year cut.
5'10 down from 250 to 172. I want to go down to about 165 to lose the remaining abdominal fat before going back to my current weight.
Having a fasting day made cutting pretty easy in the later stages. I think I could keep doing this as long as needed, although I still like stuffing my face.
Going at 1300 Cal
>>37047952
>>37028568
Got high last night and ate some Taco Bell and like 4 cookies.
I'm disgusted with myself, but this self loathing will fuel my lifting.
>freinds invite me out Sunday night for that wicked bank holiday gains
> qt invites me out Monday
>ingest 7000 calories over 2 days
Fuck sake. I'm trying to salvage this week by cutting an extra 500 kcals on top of my current cut. Am I gonna make it friends?
>>37047909
Fair.
I'll correct:
Keto works, bruhv. With the deficit I've lost 'round 80 lbs and a high amount of body fat.
>>37046576
Noob gains are real. Your weight might do weird shit like that for a couple of months but it'll peter out eventually once you stop building muscles due to diet.
Get a tape measure and start measuring yourself that way if you want to stay motivated with positive feedback.
>>37046240
It really depends on whether you are bulking or cutting, activity levels throughout the day, current height/weight, etc.
IIFYM's TDEE calculator puts me at close to 3k even with a desk job. But I still eat like 1200 cal a day because I'm a fatass on the cut to end all cuts.
I do high protein, moderate fat, and low carb, doing one good sized meal for dinner, and basically doing yogurt, cottage cheese, protein shakes, or canned fish for snacks throughout the day. I'm never hungry, and never really full. Dinner usually includes a pound of high fiber vegetables to keep me regular.
>started doing cardio every day 2 months ago, but no change of diet
>zero progress
>started intermittent fasting 2 weeks ago
>zero progress
Jesus, when I was bulking I was stuffing my face all day long and didn't do any cardio.
Now I'm down to 2 meals and a shake per day, do 4-5 hours of cardio per week and I still am the same weight I was 3 months ago.
Any former fatties who used to be skinny get back to that skinny weight and remember all the shit they used to have going on with them?
Specifically I used to have a bony ass. Now I have a bony ass and my tailbone is in a constant state of discomfort, like it's being ground against any chair I sit in.
It is bruuutal. Not that I regret it, but its just one o' them things.
at what % does lower ab fat go away?
I feel like im close to my goal but theres a lil bit left
>>37047985
There is nothing to "salvage", cutting is a long term goal. It's a minor setback, calculate it into your plan and move on.
Just don't go "Oh well, I had a cookie, my whole diet is ruined forever, I might as well eat two full sized pizzas right now."
>>37030202
5'6" here. at 160 my abs and muscle mass are visible. bfat percentage probably at 12%. if you reach 140lb, youll probably at 8% bfat though i know a guy who's same heigh as me, 210lbs but bfat levels are at 8% probably due to early start and drugs
How do you cut AND do well on your finals?
I feel really low energy at 1200kcal a day. I usually pig out during finals because studying somehow gives me the muchies. Now I feel like a flaccid penis covered in shit.
>>37048135
This.
It's all about averages. I mean, don't fast an entire day. You still have bio-availability to worry about, but slipping a bit is not the end of the world.
"And why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up." ~Thomas Wayne - Batman Begins
>>37048207
Increase omega-3s and use caffeine.
>>37048237
Isn't coffee super high calories? Or does that only apply to those 20$ fantasy drinks?
Will increase fish consumption though.
>>37047865
>good job anon
Thx
>how do you weight your portions?
Ingredient by ingredient. When I make a salad for example, I put the bowl onto the scale and after putting in an ingredient, I note the weight on a piece of paper, then reset the scale and so on. Afterwards I use some online calculator and add up calories and macros to write them into my spreadsheet. The calculator I use allows for changing macros of foof if you know them (nutri-info on the package or the like)
Nice sideeffect: Over the time this leads to recipes for meals. My breakfast p. ex. I have already precalulated and I do this every morning in the same manner.
Be prepared for this (weighting your food) being a nuisance at first.
>I'm on the fence on buying a scale but it feels like a waste
Do it, it is worth it. But get an electronic one.
>>37048254
A plain cup black coffee is 2 calories.
>>37048254
coffee is literally 0 calories
only stuff at starbucks with tons of cream and sugar is like 500 cals
Fat as fatass here. Lost 30lbs in the last 4 months. Could have lost more if I didn't turn into a faggot when around pastries. It's getting better though. My willpower is growing.
>>37048254
A cup of coffee (100 ml coffee, 100 ml low-fat milk, 2 tsp of sugar) is around 90 calories, 15 g of carbs, 1.5 g of fat and 3.4 g of protein. Basically milk and sugar are counting
