How's the cut going anon?
We're all gonna make it, eventually
I've just reached 196 after being a 297 pounds fatass
Just ate some fruit this morning. I feel like I'm failing if I eat something high in calories.
Just kill me, please
>>37120074
it's been a while since I've seen my weight start with 18 but finally made er, probably need to get down to 180 though still
I did PSMF for 3.5 months. 40 lbs down, ten days left until I bulk again. The days seem to be going slower. I'm counting down the seconds.
All I can think about is food. I've spent more time looking at food porn in the last week than I've done anything else.
>>37120074
Managed to reach 225 from 200 in January because of a back injury. Just started the cut two days ago and the rumblies are already setting in. Hold me.
>>37120740
I've got 9 weeks left on mine, brother. Just hold out, you're almost at the finish line.
>>37120860
Thanks man. We're gonna make it
>6'6
>cutting at 2800 calories a day
>when will they learn
>>37120696
Any loose skin issues? Down to 280 from 300 after a month and a half and this is my biggest concern.
Fucking OVER it senpai
Ex obese turned ex skelly turned ex skinnyfat here, I weighed in 16.9% body fat at 70kg (stopped working out for a bit over a month after my bulk, also 5 10' 20 year old here) and I'm at 66.5kg now. I think I should be completely done at 62kg, I'm 5/6 weeks in. I'm doing IF.
I feel so fucking done though. I can see the top 2 abs usually, esp. In good lighting though, but I still hate the fat on my tummy. I really hope I'm done in 4/5 weeks or I may actually die.
i just drank a bottle of wine
that works on a cut, right?
>4 dl of cold coffee
>4 dl almond milk
>50 g of cinnamon roll whey
>takes 2 minutes to prepare
>tastes heavenly
>guaranteed 44 g of protein first thing in the morning
I wish I had tried this recipe earlier. After years of intermittent fasting it's the perfect introduction to breakfasts.
I think I can finally start my cut in peace.
So, I'm currently between 260-270. 5'11. I'm taking in about 15-1800 calories a day, working out about 3-5 days a week. I looked back on my macros for one week and wanted to know if I'm making good or bad choices.
Carbs - 154g
Fat - 45.7g
Protein - 106.7g
Anything I should improve on? I did SS for about a month, but I'm switching to a week of 3 mile daily cardio to switch things up.
Finally down to 88 lbs. Five more to go. I still feel so normal. No extreme hunger yet, no cravings outside of salt (which I can happily and safely stop with spoons of Vegemite, at 9 calories per spoon, and has the additional benefit of being 25% protein). The hardest part, I think, was simply starting - now that I'm used to it, it's very sustainable and normal eating 300 calories a day.
215(iirc)-201
Cutting down to 190. Seeing all my lifts go down kinda hurts my pride I just wanna start eating at a surplus again
>>37121095
6ft btw
>>37120880
not that guy, but I went from 235 to 170 in 6 months or so and have a little bit of loose skin myself. I'll tell you what though, loose skin is a hundred times better than being fat.
The slower the weight loss the less loose skin you'll have down the line since the body has time to adapt.
>>37120074
Eternally cutting over here, it's brutal. These days i take heaps of modafinil which helps suppress hunger. Sometimes i push it too hard and don't eat all day then i smoke too much weed and eat $30 worth of service station food or someshit.
Getting my depression and lifting regiment in order now so i'm seeing more progress but still feel the end goal is far away even though i look good by normie standards.
It is my birthday today and we had a bunch of curry to celebrate. Mitigated losses by not eating any of the rice or naan
>>37121293
Happy birthday man. Good job being strong with the rice and Naan, if I get Indian food I can't resist it.
Who has experience with ephedrine hcl? I'm gonna do a 2 week cycle and want to hear your impressions on burning that last % of fat away
>>37120074
down 16 lbs tyvm now fuck off
>>37120876
Fuck, that's huge. I struggle with the discipline to gain weight at 6'1, I can't imagine the difficulties I'd have at 6'6
>>37120074
no progress this week :(
really off-putting to see your weight go up after a cut (although I was wearing heavier clothes and it was later in the day so I had waterweight)
fml
> tfw 10-12% bf by May 21st
I dont think I'm gonna make it bruhs
My fat ass when I started my cut at 205, I'm 195 now aiming for 170-180 no recent pics
>>37120074
Keep forgetting to weigh myself after I take a shit, but the mirror tells me I'm making progress.
>>37120876
>>37121713
6'2" here, cutting at 2500 cal/day.
I have such a big appetite at times, but I also have discipline and lots of caffeine.
>>37120880
Yeah, flabby belly
I'm tall so it's not much of a problem
>>37120696
Knowing anons like you that have made it this far is huge motivation for fat asses like myself.
Keep it up.
>>37120696
170 after being 280.
[spoiler]i'm like 5'8[/spoiler]
Feelsgoodman. Good work familia
I've plateaued recently. I'm supposed to be eating 1700 cals but I've only been hitting around 1500 over the past 3 weeks. Should I just do cardio?
Well /fit/, I'm sitting at 198 as of yesterday afternoon( night shift master race here) dropped from 230 as of October. Unfortunately, I don't have any photos from then and haven't taken recently. 5'11 and I have 13 lbs left to go.
Terrible. I was 183 last year and now I'm 165. I've been stuck at 165 for months. I actually kind of hate myself for failing at everything I try to do.
went from 330-190 in like a year and a half, maybe 2 years
took a trip to america, ate a bunch of shit (like heart attack grill, lots of alcohol, cheap us shit)
few months pass, lose the initial drive, get lazy, currently at 235.
found the drive again
night gathers and now my watch begins
>>37122059
Did the same thing, literally my story. Don't fuck up again anon. Thinking about all the progress that could've been is infuriating.
>>37122075
it's maddening to think about, but it's the best possible lesson we have learned which will propagate within our subconscious and provide us fuel for our journey towards the outer boundaries of humanity
6 week in
went from 150 to 143
daily:
2 protein shakes (morning and evening)
2 paprika
3 carrots
250g turkey
workout 4-5 times a week only lifting
no abs visible
>>37122175
that sounds like 1000 calories max
>>37122175
how tall are you??
I'm 5'7" and I went from 152 to 147 and I have had visible abs
I do have an extremely muscular core though
>>37122189
is it to low?
>>37122205
5'6"
5 month into lifting
chest and arms are nice, but the belly got a layer of fat yet
Recovering fatty here, 5'10. Been on a cut since September. Was 315 then, now at 275.
All I think about is food. I want nothing more than to just pig out on an entire pizza or something.
It's hell.
>>37122223
>>37122205
What are these fucking manlets doing here
>>37122305
being more muscular than you faggot
Weighed in at 176 and trying to get to 170 in 2 weeks by doing a psmf. I know I'm going to make my goal and problem a bit more considering I'm doing 3 miles of fasted cardio (mixture of low, medium and high intensity) the morning while take yohimbine and fallowing it up with ephedrine 2 hours later. I'm also lifting 5x a week and have yet to see any decrease in my lifts.
>>37122325
Lol
>147 pounds
>being muscular
Pick one
I am 6'1" at 240 pounds, and have partially visible abs.
is the anabolic window a myth?
does it matter when I get protein as long as I meet my daily protein goal?
>>37122361
fite me faggot
>>37121702
Not sure about its effects on fat burning but the blunting of hunger is very effective. I've been on an EC stack and it's worked well
Still got some baby fat, and the stretch marks will never go away, but i am 6 foot, and still cutting.
Being a previous fatty sucks sometimes. Came down from 280.
>>37122413
Dont kniw why it is upside down though.>>37122373
>>37122422
Also. Didnt mean to add the second link. I must be tired
>>37122373
You look good, till people realize that you are just tiny. I bet those muscles would look little as fuck on a normal sized guy. Oh well, chicks dont know the difference. Good on ya man.
>>37121702
Ec stack is the best legal thing you can get. It is what helped me burn hella fat.
I feel like a fucking twink and contemplate ending it early every single day. Then I have a meal and reconsider my decision just long enough for me to hold out for my next feed.
Why aren't my bottom 2 abs not popping yet ffs I'm 30% done convincing myself i just have no muscle and should just go back to a slow bulk.
Then I realise i'm 1.5weeks in....
>>37122443
perks of being a manlet
>>37122456
I do fill out shirts though
> tfw blessed with naturally big pecs
>mfw actually getting irl mires after cutting for a couple of months
>>37121071
What the fuck, how tall are you?! 300 calories can't be healthy for anyone.
>>37122366
Protein is a meme. You only need like 0.5 per pound of bodyweight. You shouldn't worry too much about it. Just keep lifting and just eat lots of low calorie dense food. Try a vegan diet.
>>37120696
Whereas I'm starting at 190 and I'm fat
>>37122513
Shoo, shoow. Away with ye.
>>37122513
I'm being completely honest when I say that I would kill myself if I had to go vegan
>>37122373
You look great
>>37122486
Me too, when i buy small shirts. I am 240, and i usually rock a medium, because i spend a lot of time on back and leg gains, i kinda just look fat i a large. It is kinda irritating.
>>37122559
ya, I used to wear a bunch of medium, even large, shirts cause I thought I was gonna grow into them (kek)
once I accepted that I was gonna stay short I started getting small shirts that fit me better, pretty revolutionary tbqhwyfam
I also have large, broad shoulders for my height, which makes a lot of t-shirt sleeves flare out which looks awful
>>37122413
Honest question, is there anyone on this board who doesnt roid, and has a full sixpack at over 220 pounds? I have been working my ass off for nearly three years now, and pic related is all i have acheived. Granyed i am in the middle of a cut, and 230 plus pounds, but i want to think it is possible.
Fat is fat, and if i was at 10 percent that woukd still be 23 pounds of fat, which will hang nomatter how much muscle you have. Do i have to get down to like 5 percent or some shit?
>>37122576
I understand the plight of big breasted women. A large shirt hangs off of my back and chest, and makes me look like a chubby cylinder. A medium stays tight to my back, which is difficult because i have a pretty big back, and allows you to see that my waist is not that of a fatty.
>>37122539
It's actually really easy. I eat vegan 90% of the time. I eat meat when I'm out with friends or when someone cooks for me, because I don't want to be 'that vegan' guy.
My lifts are stable and some have even gone up. I've also went from 18%bf to 11% without counting calories or feeling like shit all the time like I used to when cutting. Cutting and bulking is a meme designed for roiders anyways.
>>37122613
I usually would agree about cutting and bulking, but I'm on my first actual cut because I gotta get festival ready so I can fuck a sloot
>>37122613
I bet your lifts are qverage at best. On my last bulk i hit a 5 plate deadlift, and i dont roid. Bulking is fun as shit, and is the only way for a natty to get big, and cutting is necessary to not stay a fatty afterwards. Roiders dont need to cut, and often have no problem putting on size.
I've gone from 320 to 255 since February with massive DNP cycles, light weight training, and a strict clean diet. Tonight I fucked up and ate a single Pop tart and i want to fucking kill myself over it. My ex of 9 years left me and ever since I'm just an angry, weight loss machine. After I hit 200 I'm blasting Test E and getting fucking huge. Fuck that stupid bitch.
>>37121840
Does caffeine cut appetite? What does it do? I'll start my first cutt starting june but I'm drinking plenty of coffee during my bulk period
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygF0VxmK6wI
>>37122654
For me it is hard to keep up the motivation to lift while cutting, and the caffeine helps make up for the lack of energy. Of course, a faster heart rate will burn more energy, so it helps lose weight too.
>>37122654
Also, you should be cutting now. If you start in june you will reach your goal just in time for winter, then nobody can see it. You bulk in the winter and cut down before summer.
>>37120074
slowly getting back on track after Easter binges with sweets and other goodies and other minor family obligations. I'm a fancy man today but hopefully there won't be another 96 kg bouncy bounce.I put my goal weights in 2 kg(aprox 4.5 pounds) increments, helps me with motivation and I only lower the bar after I've been at that weight or under for at least a couple of days.
If you're slightly less autistic I would recommend less frequent weigh-ins ,pref once every 3 days or weekly.
Always do it in the morning after you've pissed/shit,otherwise it's useless.
>>37122632
My lifts are pretty average I'll admit that. I just don't really care about some arbitrary on the plates. I care about how I look in the mirror. I look really good now, especially in combination with being /fa/.
I'm doing really good with the girls now. Girls don't really like big guys that's the truth not a /fit/ meme. I also just feel way better being lean. I got loads of energy.
>>37122524
You must be very short, mane
I'm 6'3"
>>37122826
Yeah 5'8
>>37122845
You can make it, bro
You're already short. You don't want to be fat and short.
>getting pretty fucking impatient
>only lower ab fat left
>cutting on 1000kcals a days
I just want to finish this nigger bullshit already
Cutting is going pretty well. I've been studying abroad for half a year now, living by myself and am trying to lose as much weight before I'm going back to my frat house (Eurofag here) and will probably drink a lot again.
General question: how hard is it to gain muscle while losing weight? I've been eating under my maintenance level for a while now, and I have the idea that I'm also gaining muscle mass. Is this possible or is it just more visible?
I go to the gym 5 times a week and do strenght plus HIIT everytime. I eat a lot of protein (120-200g per day), so could I be gaining muscle while losing fat?
>>37123454
If you eat enough protien and stay a little under your tdee your body will use the fat to make muscle.
What do you guys think about jarred jalapeños? I've been putting them on my salads lately cuz the juices work as a nice dressing.
Too much sodium or nah?
>>37123170
same.
>>37120074
I'm down from 196lbs to 180lbs in 3 weeks. Feels good man.
>>37123697
oops, not OP
Terrible. Trying to subsist on as few calories as possible. Ate 1200 calories yesterday, lifted, ran, and other shit, went to bed at 9. Woke up at midnight starving. Held the tide for 3 hours. Ate a can of tuna. Held the tide for another hour and then said fuck this shit and drove to the grocery store and ate trail mix and an entire jar of almond butter. was up till 4 then slept directly after binge. NEVER GONNA MAKE IT. KILL ME NOW BREHS.
What do I do when the hunger pains hit,
And when my tummy growls in public
Went down two pants sizes on 1200 calories. Took a week off cause of my birthday now I'm on 1500-1600. All good I wanna bulk but first I gotta lose this belly. I've added strength and muscle so weight hasn't dropped drastically but pant sizes have.
>>37123792
Salad the fuck up and drink hella water
Is there a good approximation of how many calories one burns up by running a kilometer or a mile?
Its been almost 2 weeks and ive lost 5 pounds, is this good progress?
>>37124139
That's good progress but check how much you lose the next two weeks because those 5 pounds could've been partially water weight
>>37124129
Around 92kcals per 1 km run
>>37124139
Water weight etc.
Don't use a scale, use the mirror.
>>37120074
Lost 3kg in 3 weeks following Lyle McDonalds articles on nutrition.
>>37120074
I was on steady 500-1000 cal deficit for past few weeks, but haven't lost a fraction of a pound. Started at 171.2.. still at 171.2. I'm fairly confident in calorie defecit numbers, however, I've also started taking creatine few weeks ago. Can I assume the lack of weight loss is due to creatine plus water intake? My proportions do seem to shift a bit.. pants that were tight now fit looser, but shirt that was loose now feels tighter.
>>37124303
I look better in the mirror, less stomach fat, my clothes are fitting better.
If I'm no supposed to use a scale, how do I accurately track my progress? I'm doing 1200 cal a day and have not gone over. Some days I'm actually very, very under (like 750 cal in one day under)
>>37124129
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calories-burned/
>>37124325
Generally you can weight yourself in the morning/evening every day and make a scale.
Or you can weigh in once a week.
Checking your weight daily can be a downer since today you're at x lbs, but tomorrow you're like 5lbs heavier because you ate something salty and drank a lot of water.
>>37122721
what program is that?
>>37120074
My meal (x2 a day ) prep consists of:
120g broccoli
170g chicken breast
Water
Breakfast is oats/greek yogurt/protein powder/sultanas
How fucked am I for fat macros? I've heard "no carbs after breakfast" is a great cutting diet. I'm maybe 2 months in and only lost 10kg.
>>37124502
Dude that is a LOT
And your diet has very little fat so you're golden
>>37122373
you've got one of the most aesthetically pleasing bodies i've seen on here
heart eyes, motherfucker
>>37124486
cronometer I recommend it
I've heard caffeine helps to cut?
I eat healthily when it comes to meals, but I get mad sugar cravings and I struggle to keep them under control, any advice for sweet flavoured food products that don't add calories? (aside from fruit)
>>37120876
6'3" fatty cutting at 1900 ass loads of water and fiber are the only thing keeping me going
>>37120921
Alcoholics are skinny because they don't eat
>>37124911
Alcoholics aren't skinny
>>37124603
170g of chicken breast is like 35g of protein. I'm 87kg@6"0 maybe 20% bf. If I took any less protein do you think i'd lose weight faster?
5'10" fatty here. I started at about 260. I'm down about 10 lbs after a month of sticking under 1500 cal/day. Just had my first real cheat meal in a while last night- a big piece of fried fish with some french fries and coleslaw. Tasted amazing but I think I can go a few more weeks without another cheat meal.
I gave myself a rest from running the last 2 days so I'm looking forward to my run tonight. Going to see if I can get my mile under 10 minutes.
70 lbs to go. I'm going to make it.
>>37121071
88 pounds, are you a 9 year old?
The cut goes well I think though not as fast as I'd hope as I was shooting for 2 lbs/week but it looks closer to 1.5 (5'6" 173 lbs currently).
Seems I gained .4 lbs since yesterdays weigh in, 4 cups of water, and some eggs*.
*And yes I'm aware that there are several flaws with that sentence.
>>37124966
It's a work-safe board presumably.
>>37124767
thanks mang, I've put in a lot of work for it, all natty
>>37124951
Yeah, your muscle mass would drop significantly. But hey, as long as the number on the scale is going down
>>37123170
>1,000,000 calories per day
are you 20ft tall
>195
>not sure if gyno or chest fat
Hurry up cut
>>37125177
Retard.
commonly used 'cal' is actually kcal.
Started at 210lbs at the beginning of February. Dropped 10lbs the first 2 months but havent lost a pound since. I always end up binge eating late at night when i cant sleep.
THIS THREAD NEEDS MORE BROTEIN
>3rd month of cut
>leanest i've ever been
>still not happy with my looks
>losing strength
>can't eat food
i don't even know what to do anymore
>>37125752
>3 weeks into my cut
>leanest I have ever been
>don't even know if I'm losing strength because can't train due to shoulder injury
Stop bitching you little shit.
>>37125954
>don't even know if I'm losing strength because can't train due to shoulder injury
some people don't even have arms and you are bitching about shoulder pain
Help me I'm minutes away from splurging on a large dominoes, sides and dessert
>>37120074
I can see the finish line anons.
WE'RE ALL GONNA MAKE IT
>>37126211
Do it. But seriously count the calories first and have like one piece.
And then exercise like mad to make up for it the same day.
>on 2000kcal/day
>feel leaner but not losing any weight
>making more strength gains than I did when I was bulking
So all the calorie counters ask how intense your cardio is for figuring our how many calories you burn. How the hell do I measure this? At what point does cardio become light/moderate/vigorous?
All I can tell is how long I do cardio for, but obviously walking for an hour isn't going to burn as many calories as running for an hour. How do I actually figure out how many extra calories I burn with cardio?
>inb4 "just dont count them and consider em a bonus"
>>37126370
dont fucking count them, enjoy losing weight
>>37125177
You don't know what a kcal is?
>>37124911
I feel like if anything drinking constantly was what made me fat. I hardly ever drink now and I'm down 40lbs>>37124930
>>37126370
I measure intensity by heart rate. If you're doing cardio l at the gym measure your heart rate using the machines and try and maintain your heart rate at a specific level (ie 60-90 for light, 90-120 for medium, 120-160 for heavy, 160+ for intense) for you intended cardio. Once you do this for a while you'll have a better idea of intensity because you'll know the feeling for you matched with each heart rate, for example heavy but even breathing is probably medium/moderate, heavy but ragged breathing is heavy or intense.
You can also get a fitbit or other heart rate monitor to give you more consistent readings. Some phones or regular "dumb" watches even have heart rate monitors built in. Alternatively, you could take 15 seconds every 10 minutes or so to measure your heart rate and average it out at the end to get a decent estimate orlf your cardio intensity and therefore caloric expenditure.
Hope that helps.
>>37126370
This is kinda dumbassery and vaguely relates to >>37126467
I work out on an exercise bike with multiple non-working heart rate sensors. It has a small number of modes though that will spit out calories burned (based on some sort of average number for average people I presume). When I'm done on the bike, I pop those calories burned into myfitnesspal (by way of fudging the time until the calories match) and then eat a bit more for the day.
800 calories a day with no refined carbs here
Feel fine. Hunger goes after the first few days
1 week in, 9lbs down. Most of it is water weight though
>>37126655
You better be 4' tall for that to be even slightly healthy.
>>37120074
6ft 205, eating 1800-1900 calories a day with 1.5 hours of cardio, dropped 15 pounds since I started working out, only serious dieting started about 3 weeks ago
Does cheese really contain >100 calories per slice or is my calorie counter bullshitting me? That seems like a huge amount for a single slice of cheese
>>37126738
regular american cheese is like 60cal/slice, what kind of cheese? and where do you buy it?
>>37126738
Look at the actual package of cheese and weigh it if you need to.
o-only another 47 days to go lads.
Will probably stop before then if my bitch hips dissapear.
>>37120999
Dude, I'm doing doing keto for my cut right now & I never thought of mixing cold coffee with whey as a day-starter. Fuck. Getting on that tomorrow.
>>37124895
Bro just keep your macros in check.
At the end of the day I have like 3 or 4 of those eggo waffles with a little syrup and my cut is going great.
>>37124895
you can try tea with stevia sweetener maybe? you cant add food without adding calories..
>>37124895
The sad truth is that most things really that are sweet are high in calories. Im at the point where even something as tame as malt loaf is a treat for me due to the high calorie content.
I get over my cravings by drinking lots and lots of diet soda and chewing gum.
Guys I'm hungry what so I eat
I already ate 3 boiled eggs
>5'7" 133 lbs
>still look fat
I'm down roughly 120 lbs since I started a couple years ago, hopefully I'll be finished by sometime this summer/fall. I only have like 20-30 lbs left to go, losing steadily and eating delicious food thanks to based keto.
I wish I wasn't so ashamed of my body when I started that I had taken some progress pics from the very beginning, would have been nice to see total progress because I feel fuckin great
>>37126370
don't count cardio, use it for recovery.
what the fuck does that mean, you ask? well, you're lifting weights, right? RIGHT?! if you're lifting at a deficit, you recover slower, your metabolism doesn't stay anabolic for as long and you end up with a lot of waste sitting in your muscles. cardio makes the blood circulate, which is almost like eating a meal. it also gives you some good hormones so that you feel better without having to eat.
>>37127026
thats because you have no lean mass and you're probably not 5'7.
>>37127026
do you have a tyre round your waist? if not, youre not fat
>>37127018
Carrots or baby bell peppers.
>>37127026
best you could do is bulk for about 6 months and then do a cut. Cutting as a skinny fat just makes you look like a skinnier fat.
>>37127072
I don't have enough lean mass but im working on it.. and I am 5'7", why would I not know my own height?
>>37127095
I will bulk eventually but I have never seen my abs and used to be upwards of 210 lbs.. also dont want to gaining throughout the summer really
>>37127125
>why would I not lie about my own height and tack on an inch or two because that's waht manlets do?
Drinking a glass of wine, just ate some potatoes
Feeling guilty but still hungry fuck sake lads
>>37127125
don;t forget to do your curls bro.
>>37127162
stop making poor life decisions.
Was 182 this morning. Lowest I've ever been as a fully grown adult
Ate some peanut butter pie to celebrate
Now I'm 184
FUCK
>>37127191
>Ate some peanut butter pie to celebrate
stop being a fat piece of shit.
>>37127154
I guess my drivers license must be lying too. Used to but don't give too many fucks about my height anymore.
>>37127191
Why would you celebrate weight loss by eating high fat foods?
>>37127240
>dietary fat makes you fat
pls go
pushing towards 10% on 1500 cals a day
I think I can do it, but jesus christ cutting below 12-13% is a pain in the ass
lifting, cardio, strict diet, and it still isnt easy, maintaining my lifts but on less food/energy
It's not going. I've been in perma-cut mode for a long time. Haven't lost a single pound, have lost a lot of strength
>>37126370
I use a fit bit for tracking. It has helped me recalibrate my mental blocks regarding fitness. Biometrics! Who knew!
>>37127225
>I guess my drivers license must be lying too
sure. Don't know how they do it in your state, but they don't pull out a ruler and verify what you wrote down as your height in my state.
>>37124325
Use a tape measure and track losses that way.
>>37120696
down to 210 after 312 when i played football. isnt it great?
>>37127256
>high fat foods are low cal foods
pls go
>>37127268
>Haven't lost a single pound, have lost a lot of strength
you're doing something very wrong.
>>37127270
fitbits aren't good tracking calories though. They're inaccurate as fuck but you can use it for comparing daily totals. You could use a heart monitor to track your calories burned but even then, it's not like you're burning enough to make it worth it.
>>37126370
like I said above, you'll need a heart rate monitor. Then you'll have to do a sample run so you can measure your "intensity" through heart rate.
that being said, it's virtually impossible to track how many calories are burned doing any activity, to the point where you're not gaining anything by doing so.
>>37127366
you can fit high cal foods into a low cal diet, you just eat less of it
>>37127240
It was weakness I haven't had any yet but my brother made some and it was the last slice
I guess my guilt is a good thing to keep track of
Guess I won't eat for the rest of the day
>>37127387
I don't care and I'm not the anon who use high fat foods, but his point is right. You don't celebrate losing weight by doing what made you a fatass.
>10 years sober! Gonna celebrate by having a jager bomb
>>37127421
wasnt arguing that point, I somewhat agree but I would say if he is not eating more than his daily calorie goals than its not the same thing. The analogy doesnt really work because his problem wasn't eating, it was overeating. If he is not overeating its not the exact same as an alcoholic relapse but its maybe a slippery slope depending on the person.
>>37120074
stuck at 214 on my cut to 200, feels bad man
>>37127410
no finish your macros and eat vegetables. dont make the same mistake tomorrow
>>37127437
>The analogy doesnt really work because his problem wasn't eating, it was overeating.
that's some mental gymnastics you're going through.
>>37127467
no its really not
you need to eat food to live
you need to not each too much food to be not fat
alcohol is always shit for you, and you never need to drink it
>>37127447
A couple of years when I was dropping weight from 250lbs, I started to stall the closer I got to 200. I picked up intermittent fasting and it was like starting my cut all over again. It had nothing to do with some magical IF property that magically burns more calories, it just put me back on track and made me realize how much i was cheating myself.
I could'nt be bothered to cut during winter but now I'm starting to regret it
it's already may 11 and I have a good 20 lbs to lose before august
I have a massive sweet tooth and no hobbies, so I eat for pleasure and to kill boredom but i'm cutting right now
Do the sweet cravings receed after a while?
>>37127482
breh, it was a fucking analogy. Being fat is just as much a problem as being an alcoholic, so you don't enable the things that made you fat. Why do people like you need to fucking pick apart every fucking post just to stroke your autism. Get your last word in, I don't give a fuck, I'm closing the tab.
>>37122373
your room looks like that meme that lingers around here
Lost 11 kgs in 4-5 months. Last couple months I have trouble loosing the last kgs so I can see my six pack without flexing.
Rate my bicep
>>37127526
>Do the sweet cravings receed after a while?
yes
Started at: 182lb 6`0" tall
Current : 178lb (4 weeks in)
Goal 165lb
I think i'm doing good so far cutting at 1500, no problems for now
Question: If i'm cutting while lifting to lose body fat should I also be cutting my protein intake or should I be hitting my RDI intake of protein irrespective of calories?
>>37120074
I've faced my two biggest trigger foods. Fries and garlic bread. And I won by thinking that it won't disappear if I don't eat it today. That's a personal best.
>>37127711
if anything, you want to increase your protein intake. Not just so you have enough protein for lifting, but also because the right proteins are more filling for their calories.
>>37120074
perma cutting for the past 4 years, was 275lbs of fat before lifting, down to 215 with a goal of 200, slow weight loss cause of loose skin, gives it time to tighten up and not make me look even more gross, just started apatite suppressants this week, should help with the last 15 pounds.
I don't know how retarded of an idea this was, but I switched to PPL at the same time as my cut, which includes intermittent fasting every single day at a caloric deficit.
My lifts are mostly still good, minus my squats which are plummeting. Lost 7lbs in the past month or so, but have been stalling for the past 2 weeks at 160lbs (5'7" manlet).
I look marginally better, but I feel sicker and sicker looking at myself in the mirror when I realize how far away I am from my goals. I can't wake up for shit in the morning, but I think I'm going to try doing some fasted HIIT in the mornings with BCAAs or something.
Losing motivation. Not sure if I'll make it.
>>37127758
Nice progress. Do you have pics? I'm curious to see how taking it nice and slow effected your skin
>>37120074
Coming from butter goblin, trying to find my bf setpoint at the moment, using EOD refeeds with PSMF on off days to cut.
It's going well atm.
>>37127758
for what it's worth, I was 250lbs when I started and lost 75lbs over 8 months. I did it while lifting as heavy as I could (lost strength of course), kept a good eye on my macros, and didn't have loose skin when I hit 175.
What do you think a good goal would be for me /fit/? I'm 5'10" maybe 5'11" currently sitting at 181 lbs after an unintentional 5lb bulk.
I was thinking 170. People compliment me on my gains and stuff but I don't feel lean at ALL. I feel like a fat sloppy bloated fuck 100% of the time, even when I get compliments. Maybe its left over from being former fatty.
Heres a pic of me dressing up like a girl for charity, I was 175 in the pic as you can see I carry a bit of fat. Love handles also arent visible in that pic
>>37127720
good job anon, I believe in you
>>37127843
>>37121095 here. I'd say do it. Everyone tells me I look good at 200 but I still feel fat so I'm gonna see what I look like at 190 and slowly build up to a solid 205.
>>37126930
It's the best. I had grown tired of hot coffee to be honest, drinking it didn't feel refreshing at all. It made me feel all hot and dirty instead.
With cold coffee I feel... cool. And it tastes so good I feel like I'm cheating.
>>37127792
no gains general.
>>37127960
>Pulling your shorts over your fat to look less fat
>>37120999
Would that taste ok using any flavor or is cinnamon bun the only good one?
>>37127843
>I'm 5'10" maybe 5'11"
so you're 5'9". Don;t focus on weight, focus on bf%
>>37127990
yup, no shame, at least i am trying to lose it.
>>37127995
To be honest I don't really even taste the cinnamon bun in it. Maybe it just blends in so perfectly. I figure anything would be good except for fruity tastes. I'm only using cinnamon bun because it's the only flavour I have around right now.
I would try
>vanilla
>chocolate
>moccha
>flavorless
My cuts always suck dick. Even when I know I'm eating less calories because I'm not consuming entire bags of funions and doritos and excessively drinking... I feel like im.gaining weight. It's so hard starting out. I bought a scale last night to track daily progress.
My tdee is 3000 cals, I usually have a hard time clean eating uo to 2500. 6'2 231
>>37122373
Dude we have the same underwear. I want to rub my face up your thighs and into them.
No homo
>>37121071
Are you a literal skellington?
Going great so far, I'm 135kg down from 151kg in a month, I should be able to hit my goal of 118-120 by August or sooner
>>37127960
Good job man. Keep it up. Definitely don't look like those other dudes that lost hundreds and have skin curtains
>>37128055
iktf
193 > 178
another month or so
Finally got a good weigh-in this morning after restricting to 40g carbs yesterday and being able to shit before my first drink of water. Fucking hate water weight. Plateau broken. I already had the visual but it was nice to see the number for verification.
>>37128110
thanks, its been a long road, only bad thing is scoliosis preventing good squats. probably why its taken so long.
>>37127095
>Cutting as a skinny fat just makes you look like a skinnier fat.
Skinnyfat new/fit/ here. I've been cutting down to 1500kcals but also lifting and getting protein. Is that okay? I know I won't be bulked but surely I won't be "skinnier fat" mode right?
>>37127526
>Do the sweet cravings receed after a while?
Yes. This is coming from someone who once drank 3 Monster Energy drinks a day.
Added sugar is literally a drug. I actually wince in disgust when I see someone indulge in cupcakes and sodas now.
>eating nothing but chicken, tuna, and veggies at a 700 cal deficiency
>lifting four days a week
>40 minutes of cardio every day
>come home and shower after your workout feeling exhausted but strong and manly as fuck
>look in the mirror and remember you're still a fat fuck
maybe by the end of the year I won't be disgusted by how I look...
tfw still look like shit
>>37128208
Start lifting weights and save up for that skin surgery dude.
Anyone that's around 13-15% BF ever do PSMF?
I'd like to lose about 5-7 pounds and I think I could do it with 10-14 days of PSMF.
Otherwise I need to cut for a month or 2 and I think I will lose more strength and size that way.
I'm doing leangains right now but I think maybe I should just cut and lean bulk after that.
What do you guys think? Can I get away with taking fish oil and a multivitamin if I do PSMF for a short period? Is there a 'minimum' amount you need to do PSMF in order for it to work?
>>37127761
You sound like someone who didn't read the fucking sticky.
>>37128208
Could be worse breh. You could have started from 430 instead of 240.
>>37128203
if you keep it up you'll wake up one day and won't be disgusted
>>37128208
that's what happens when you become a porker
>>37128146
you can't grow muscle and lose fat. You might for a bit as a beginner, but eventually you won't be eating enough to foster growth.
>>37128277
I said I know I won't be bulked, but wouldn't I at least look a slightly bit better than if I had just not done any lifting?
>>37128114
Iktf??
Could be better. I'm at 308lbs, down from 390. Still so much weight to lose and it never comes off fast enough. I don't know how long I can keep this up, I just want to be normal and happy.
>>37128325
not necessarily. You'll look like you look like now only with less fat. You're expecting your muscles to "tone" out but in reality you're just reducing the amount of fat around the muscles you have now. If you want to look better, you first have to build muscles. Honestly, you would probably look better being fat with muscle than you would if you just lost all the weight you wanted. I'm not saying you shouldn't lift, just saying you're not gonna get what you're expecting.
slowly going insane while cutting
eating healthy, constant deficit, lifting daily with rest days, cardio
sometimes I wonder why I dont just use drugs but I dont want to
>>37128208
When did you start noticing loose skin? I'm 6'0 187 lbs and I don't have any yet and I started a bit smaller than you but I still have a decent sized gut. You really spooked me, anon.
>>37128325
>>37128426
forgot to add that just eating protein and lifting doesn't really do what you're think it does. You have to be eating enough protein and enough calories, and lifting enough. On 1500 calories, the best you can hope for is to not lose too much muscle mass with the fat.
>>37120074
I'm bulking, bitch.
Been bulking for years...
>>37128453
After 175, best of luck with the saggy jew senpai
>>37128208
>>37128498
how little did you workout if at all?
>>37128208
>arbeitmachfrei.jpg
is plain oatmeal ok if you're doing keto? I'm allergic to eggs so I need something else to supplement my breakfast
>>37128514
3 days a week fullbody routine
>>37128546
wtf how can you be allergic to eggs.... just eat a deficit and you will lose weight.
keto is shit
>>37128498
fuggggg, gotta start praying
>cutting
>not knowing how to lean bulk
fucking pussies
>>37121070
Cut the amount of carbs about half of that and double the protein
>>37128566
I dunno I throw up whenever I've tried to eat eggs or anything that has a lot of egg in it (cake, mayo, ect)
>>37128551
>fullbody routine
so pretty much nothing at all. Post lifts pls. I'm not trying to be mean, but clearly you wasted a year of lifting and probably could have avoided the loose skin. This is coming from someone who lost 80lbs in 7 months (10 if you include the 3 months of "bulking") and had no loose skin at all. I took a few months to maximize my noob gains on a bulk first and then went on a 1000 calorie deficit.
>>37128546
>are carbs ok if you're doing keto?
>is straight vodka ok if you're trying to stay sober?
>>37120074
finally ended my cut now sunday and started my lean bulk on monday and fucking shit is it hard to eat so much food.
>>37121070
>wanted to know if I'm making good or bad choices.
>more carbs than protein
>low fat
>doing SS on a deficit
>switching exercise regimes to "switch things up"
you're making bad choices
>>37128566
i did keto and it helped me a lot better than other nutrition diets and helped me get from 17% to 13% fast.
>>37122012
Be happy with your progress and don't give up. I was in your exact position, but you just have to keep with it. It will pay off if you work at it, seriously. Also, really pay attention to your calories.
>>37128607
Bench 50Kg
Ohp 30Kg
Squat 80Kg
Deadlift 100Kg
All for 5 reps pls no bully
>>37128701
yeah, see. For a year's worth of lifting, even at a deficit, those are bad. A little too late now but you should have spent a few months prior to losing weight working on those numbers.
>>37120740
I've just started a PSMF, did you not do refeeds/cheat meals as suggested?
>>37128607
>>37128734
When I hit 180 (6'0 guy here), should I eat at maintenance and work on lifting for a while to prevent loose skin? Then cut again once I start seeing muscle?
>>37128329
I killed Trappy's friend
>>37128782
I don't know what to suggest to you. What do you look like now? What's your bf%? what are your lifts?
I'm of the opinion that it's always advisable to put on muscle first, so I would stop cutting right now and do at least 3-6 months of working on strength. The one thing no one told me when I started losing weight was how much strength (and muscle) you lose.
>>37124875
Can you scan codes like on myfitnesspal?
/Not the same anon
My girlfriend is trying to convince me from eating meat everyday, is she right or is she trying to steal my gains?
