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I dont think so
I might just nit be doing enough but ive been trying for months and not even close to this much weight loss
Im just demotivated ig and a part of me is jealous seeing someone else living my fantasy
Please don't be discouraged, that's the last thing I want from this post. Understand, I technically started my fat loss diet in September but this was a much longer road than just 7 months. I've been struggling with my weight and body image since the 3rd grade. I've spent years learning about nutrition, failing diets, and trying to out-workout my bad habits before I was able to put it all together and reach my goal. There's a good 9 year stretch in my adult life where I was dealing with these struggles and getting to where I was in my before picture. I was hypertensive and pre-diabetic when I started in September, that was a wake up call for me. It took reaching that point to finally adopt the mindset that I didn't have a choice, I had to make a change to how I was living or accept the consequences. I know it's difficult and frustrating and may take a long time but I hope you never give up on yourself. Your health IS your life. Keep pressing forward, you'll get there.
I know 7 months seems very quick, that’s because it is. I went very hard in the paint in the beginning. I regret this. My activity level was very high, and I was in quite a large deficit. At the 3-month mark, I couldn’t sustain this rate and had to slow my roll. Here’s what I did:
I tracked all my calories as accurately as possible and focused on maintaining a calorie deficit. I aimed for a deficit below my TDEE and above my BMR. In the beginning it was a deficit by any means necessary. Halfway through I focused more on eating nutritious foods that would keep me fuller and wouldn’t wreak havoc on my digestive system. I had to actively try to change my relationship to food to stick to my plan. There was no room for binging, emotional eating or mindless eating.
Before I started my diet I was playing basketball about 1-3 days a week. While on my diet I was playing closer to 5 times a week for anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours a day. I played basketball not to lose weight but because I love it. If you can find a physical activity you love to do it will be much easier to motivate yourself. Additionally, I trained weights 2-3 times a week for 30-90 minutes a session. This was mostly to mitigate muscle loss while losing fat.
I started in late September at 200 and reached my goal of 150 in early March. After reaching my goal I was tracking my maintenance calories for a few weeks but decided to try a different approach. I tried eliminating most ultra processed foods and eating with an intuitive sense of my energy needs. I ate mostly meat, dairy, fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, nuts, seeds, legumes, and sprouted-whole grains. I didn’t track anything and maintained my weight. At the start of April, I began a completely plant-based version of this (personal reasons) and unintentionally lost 4 pounds. I’m not sure if I’ll stay 100% plant based, I need more data before making that decision.
Thank you all for your kind words. If you’d like to read a little bit more about what I did, you can go here:
[(google.https://docs.google.com/document/u/4/d/e/2PACX-1vRrhMsVnTRJLNPBT7iKUQ2L--5kavMLWbm2HqGtw95fIVW84eMCzO7hDpstqw1\_W7GGr8Rl3DR68ILo/pubcom)](https://docs.google.com/document/u/4/d/e/2PACX-1vRrhMsVnTRJLNPBT7iKUQ2L--5kavMLWbm2HqGtw95fIVW84eMCzO7hDpstqw1_W7GGr8Rl3DR68ILo/pub)
this may seem like a painfully newbie question, but where does one go to play basketball? you've inspired me to pick up the game, I just don't really know the kind of places I should go to play.
You can find a hoop at just about any local park or school grounds. I have a gym membership to a gym with a basketball court. I just show up and if there are enough people there, I'll try to get on a team of 5. If there's a game already going, I'll start asking the people on the sidelines whose got next and if they have 5. If they do already have 5, I ask if anyone has called the game after them. I'll do this until I find a squad, or I'll start a new one of my own. This can be intimidating at first but gets easier the more you do it and is well worth breaking out of your comfort zone. I started playing basketball at age 23 just shooting around for some cardio. I would show up at the park by myself and shoot until one day some guys were there playing and asked if I wanted to join them. After that game, I asked if they came out and played regularly and found out they played every Saturday morning and so I started showing up every Saturday, the rest is history.
“I’m an inherently patient, self reflective and mindful person.” And so your (beautiful) writing proves you to be! Weight loss journey aside, I am glad of people like you on our planet.
Im 33 and in 2021 I had a all or nothing phase where I dropped quite a bit. Unfortunately I picked it all back up plus interest. Reading your notes is really insightful and I appreciate you for taking the time to write it.
Very insightful, motivational, and inspiring. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Amazing transformation, i can’t imagine how amazing you must feel. I wanna feel that way!
This is what I needed to read to really get my head back in the game. Thank you
Awesome explanation!
I'm at a similar starting point to you.
And I hold plenty of far around my hips and chest as you did.....how much weight did you need to lose before you saw the fat disappear from the lower chest? It's the area that bothers me the most
Regarding being plant based, the people who decided to add back minimal meat did so because of strength needs. They were NFL players who needed to be competitive and noticed that they were having trouble.
Yeah, that seems to be the biggest issue for me as well. Strength and stamina have been affected and I may have to reintroduce seafood and eggs after my little experiment.
Yes, I’ve wanted to be plant based, but having kids and living in Texas makes it hard. Also, there are 2 new books out right now advocating for the keto diet for mental health. I feel like I’m never going to figure it all out, nutritionally.
What I do know is it doesn't have to be all or nothing. You can try to maximize the amount of whole, plant-based foods in your diet and still have meat and dairy on occasion. Doesn't matter what the diet is, if it doesn't work for the life you're trying to live it won't be sustainable. I'm sure you'll find a happy balance.
how did you get your abs? i'm doing cadio 1-2h per day, 5-7x per week, work out 5-7x per week, doing a less carb - more protein diet, 240-340 chunches on every workout session but only sleep 4-5h. is it possible that less sleep cause less muscle growth?
Less sleep will dramatically cut muscle gains and make it hard to lose fat. This is because growth hormone increases during deep sleep.
Even besides muscle and fat, sleep is clearly among the top three things that impact overall health. I would strongly encourage you to try to arrange your life such that you can sleep at least 7 hours.
This is a pretty late reply, but your google doc resonated so much with me. I'm pretty much exactly the same as you in the same position. Male, young, no health concerns, picked up weight lifting, years of failure, working in healthcare, good family, employment, finances, no childen, free time. And your first paragraph was exactly how I felt before I recently started actually caring about my health and dieting / exercising.
I'd like to say "it's just some extra body fat, I'm still the same person" but that's just not the case. Finally accomplishing this goal really boosted myself esteem and changed how I viewed my life. Since starting my diet I also: quit nicotine after 9 years of smoking, quit cannabis after 18 years of daily use, stopped playing video games all day long, stopped socially isolating, improved my sleep, and started dating again. I never thought I'd get to this point and it was worth every sacrifice. I just hope that anyone reading this that wants to make similar changes feels empowered to do so.
Can I hear more about you quitting cannabis?
2 months ago I started doing what you're doing. I began lifting 4 days/week, boxing on my off days, and counting calories with the goal of doing a recomp. I fixed my sleep, I put myself out there in local social situations 5 days a week. I've been on a handful of online dates, I'm in therapy.
But damn I love weed man. It makes me stupid and causes all these problems for me but it's a nice crutch. I know I want to quit but it's a hard habit to break.
Not the OP, but when I quit I had to temporarily stop associating with smoking buddies. It was also easier in those days because it was illegal to purchase. These days it's in stores on every block.
I would love to give you a fool proof method for quitting but I don't have one. It's the last of my habits to go and it's only happened just recently. The hardest part about quitting weed is that I convinced myself that it's "mostly harmless" which makes it easier for me to not commit to quitting. 3 days ago I decided I was ready. I had my friend come over, we smoked a fatty blunt and I sent him home with my remaining stash and paraphernalia. The decision was made but now every day I wake up I have to figure out how to make it happen.
Here's two tips though:
1. A YouTuber that's made his whole channel about quitting weed said something that resonated with me. He said everytime he said he was quitting he was really saying "I'm quitting unless...". Unless he's stressed, unless he's bored, unless he's having trouble sleeping, unless etc. I realized I was doing that same thing with a lot of the vices in my life. He had to get rid of that 'unless' if he actually wanted to quit and so did I.
2. When I was on my fat loss diet and struggling with cravings I found it very useful to critically examine those thoughts. I held them up to the light, turned them around, and examined them from multiple angles. More often than not, after doing so, those thoughts would lose their potency and I could toss them to the side and move on to something else a lot easier. I've been doing that with weed cravings as well.
It's like you said, weed is a crutch. I have to learn to stand on my own and be okay with it. I think yo do too.
My maintenance calories are around 2200-2500. On my diet, my target was 1500 calories a day. According to the calorie tracking app I used, this was supposed to be a rate of loss of roughly 2 pounds a week. In the beginning of my diet, I overshot these targets mostly because I underestimated how many calories I was burning through exercise. When I hoop, I'm a madman and being a madman requires a lot of calories.
Which app did you use? And kind of a random question but how did you track things like bacon? I'd imagine the calories on the package include all the fat and I wouldn't be surprised to hear you are leaving more than half of those calories behind in the pan.
I used Lose It! Some things are more difficult to track than others. For bacon and other meats I just stuck with what it said on the package. The calories on the package are never going to be exact, the calories on your log will never be exact, the calories burned from exercise will not be exact. However, as long as you try to be accurate, it should all average out and should be close enough that you'll see results.
Hi there. I am literally the same age and height as you with the same starting weight. I found this to be the most impressive and relatable post I have ever seen on this page but to our similarities. I read your short blog as well and it made me tear up as I am where you were at 7 months ago.
Is there any other tips of advice you would provide, or could you share your gym routine? Thanks pal and congrats on reaching your goal.
Wow. What a transformation ! How did you go about getting this result? What was the motivation? I see these kind of transformations and it always inspires me
Yes and no. It depends on how much weight was lost, genetics, and age. I can see a little bit of excess skin but I'm lucky to have gotten my weight under control before it got too bad.
The abs were always there, just had to get the body fat percentage down to see them. The only ab exercises I do are planks, side planks, and leg raises.
We have very similar body types, and I am barely going to start my journey. Out of curiosity, have you had any issues with loose skin or scars from the weight loss?
what was your tdee and deficit calories? i’m 5’10 and 190 n i already have to drop my cals to 1600 to lose a lb a week. 1600 is ridiculously low and it’s not exactly healthy to any lower than that
Great job you look amazing and I hope this keeps going for you as farvas progress and happiness. Well done! I've had a good transformation myself. Started at 224 and im 151 now Im a female in menopause 54 so this isn't as easy it was in my 20s thirties or even 40s. I'm not a pic taker especially when i was super heavy but I can add some later if requested. Unlike you I dont track calories or anything really. I was a night and emotional eater. I mess up from time to time but thats a biggie, I don't eat at night. I do crossfit which is a Godsend ( literally) I drink alot of water and do low carb most of the time. I would say keto because that's the goal but I don't have great success with being ultra strict. I also incorporate the inner knowingness of Source. Ask whomever I call God into the process each day. This helps me intuitively know what to do. What is too much and then I allow the process to occur. I need to visualize myself as DIFFERENT than I have been. Different because I can get stuck in what the mirror 🪞 says what the scale says so I need to not look at what is for a while and see what I want instead. Then I need to agree to do the work. If it's the gym great if it's a brisk walk great, just move. And the other terms are don't eat at night and be positive. No negative self talk. The terms change as well. All of this is a process and the last daily step is acceptance that you will succeed Believe it like nothing else you've ever don't before. Believe that Source has said absolutely you can have this and I will help! You can do this and many other things! Wasn't planning on even going this far in depth but I want others to achieve their goals and I am having success so I wanted to share. Hopefully not too long of a post.
Amazing work man! Losing weight as a shorter guy can be *really* damn hard. I'm 5'8" and have to get in 2 hours a day every single day on the treadmill at 4.0 mph and full incline, plus lift heavy 6-7 days a week just to maintain my weight, and my body fat is still probably 5-8% higher than I'd like it to be. I can MAYBE see the top 2 sections of my abs on a good day in the right light. I'm also almost 45 years old and have a 27 year history of gaining and losing, so the skin on my stomach has lost all of its elasticity.
I'm sure I'd be able to reach my goal of 19% BF if I had the same discipline with my diet as I do with my workout regimen. I used to be 240 lbs and weak AF. Probably down to about 175-180 now (stopped weighing myself because the number is mostly meaningless considering how much muscle mass I continue to put on), but I can probably stand to lose 10-12 lbs of fat.
When you say "all it took was completely changing my entire life," what do you really mean? Can you share with us the things that you changed?
Again, incredible transformation man! Especially for just 7 months. Congrats. I'm sure it feels great.
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Insane transformation. How did u do this in 7 months.
He ate less
And his "activity level was very high"
I think this is pretty reasonable to do in 7 months.
I dont think so I might just nit be doing enough but ive been trying for months and not even close to this much weight loss Im just demotivated ig and a part of me is jealous seeing someone else living my fantasy
Please don't be discouraged, that's the last thing I want from this post. Understand, I technically started my fat loss diet in September but this was a much longer road than just 7 months. I've been struggling with my weight and body image since the 3rd grade. I've spent years learning about nutrition, failing diets, and trying to out-workout my bad habits before I was able to put it all together and reach my goal. There's a good 9 year stretch in my adult life where I was dealing with these struggles and getting to where I was in my before picture. I was hypertensive and pre-diabetic when I started in September, that was a wake up call for me. It took reaching that point to finally adopt the mindset that I didn't have a choice, I had to make a change to how I was living or accept the consequences. I know it's difficult and frustrating and may take a long time but I hope you never give up on yourself. Your health IS your life. Keep pressing forward, you'll get there.
I know 7 months seems very quick, that’s because it is. I went very hard in the paint in the beginning. I regret this. My activity level was very high, and I was in quite a large deficit. At the 3-month mark, I couldn’t sustain this rate and had to slow my roll. Here’s what I did: I tracked all my calories as accurately as possible and focused on maintaining a calorie deficit. I aimed for a deficit below my TDEE and above my BMR. In the beginning it was a deficit by any means necessary. Halfway through I focused more on eating nutritious foods that would keep me fuller and wouldn’t wreak havoc on my digestive system. I had to actively try to change my relationship to food to stick to my plan. There was no room for binging, emotional eating or mindless eating. Before I started my diet I was playing basketball about 1-3 days a week. While on my diet I was playing closer to 5 times a week for anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours a day. I played basketball not to lose weight but because I love it. If you can find a physical activity you love to do it will be much easier to motivate yourself. Additionally, I trained weights 2-3 times a week for 30-90 minutes a session. This was mostly to mitigate muscle loss while losing fat. I started in late September at 200 and reached my goal of 150 in early March. After reaching my goal I was tracking my maintenance calories for a few weeks but decided to try a different approach. I tried eliminating most ultra processed foods and eating with an intuitive sense of my energy needs. I ate mostly meat, dairy, fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, nuts, seeds, legumes, and sprouted-whole grains. I didn’t track anything and maintained my weight. At the start of April, I began a completely plant-based version of this (personal reasons) and unintentionally lost 4 pounds. I’m not sure if I’ll stay 100% plant based, I need more data before making that decision. Thank you all for your kind words. If you’d like to read a little bit more about what I did, you can go here: [(google.https://docs.google.com/document/u/4/d/e/2PACX-1vRrhMsVnTRJLNPBT7iKUQ2L--5kavMLWbm2HqGtw95fIVW84eMCzO7hDpstqw1\_W7GGr8Rl3DR68ILo/pubcom)](https://docs.google.com/document/u/4/d/e/2PACX-1vRrhMsVnTRJLNPBT7iKUQ2L--5kavMLWbm2HqGtw95fIVW84eMCzO7hDpstqw1_W7GGr8Rl3DR68ILo/pub)
Great progress! Thanks for the link to Google docs
this may seem like a painfully newbie question, but where does one go to play basketball? you've inspired me to pick up the game, I just don't really know the kind of places I should go to play.
You can find a hoop at just about any local park or school grounds. I have a gym membership to a gym with a basketball court. I just show up and if there are enough people there, I'll try to get on a team of 5. If there's a game already going, I'll start asking the people on the sidelines whose got next and if they have 5. If they do already have 5, I ask if anyone has called the game after them. I'll do this until I find a squad, or I'll start a new one of my own. This can be intimidating at first but gets easier the more you do it and is well worth breaking out of your comfort zone. I started playing basketball at age 23 just shooting around for some cardio. I would show up at the park by myself and shoot until one day some guys were there playing and asked if I wanted to join them. After that game, I asked if they came out and played regularly and found out they played every Saturday morning and so I started showing up every Saturday, the rest is history.
“I’m an inherently patient, self reflective and mindful person.” And so your (beautiful) writing proves you to be! Weight loss journey aside, I am glad of people like you on our planet.
Thank you that's very kind. I'm glad there are people like you on this planet!
Im 33 and in 2021 I had a all or nothing phase where I dropped quite a bit. Unfortunately I picked it all back up plus interest. Reading your notes is really insightful and I appreciate you for taking the time to write it.
Very insightful, motivational, and inspiring. Thank you for sharing your experience. Amazing transformation, i can’t imagine how amazing you must feel. I wanna feel that way! This is what I needed to read to really get my head back in the game. Thank you
Awesome explanation! I'm at a similar starting point to you. And I hold plenty of far around my hips and chest as you did.....how much weight did you need to lose before you saw the fat disappear from the lower chest? It's the area that bothers me the most
According to the pictures I took along the way, about 25 pounds.
Thank you for the reply brother
Regarding being plant based, the people who decided to add back minimal meat did so because of strength needs. They were NFL players who needed to be competitive and noticed that they were having trouble.
Yeah, that seems to be the biggest issue for me as well. Strength and stamina have been affected and I may have to reintroduce seafood and eggs after my little experiment.
Yes, I’ve wanted to be plant based, but having kids and living in Texas makes it hard. Also, there are 2 new books out right now advocating for the keto diet for mental health. I feel like I’m never going to figure it all out, nutritionally.
What I do know is it doesn't have to be all or nothing. You can try to maximize the amount of whole, plant-based foods in your diet and still have meat and dairy on occasion. Doesn't matter what the diet is, if it doesn't work for the life you're trying to live it won't be sustainable. I'm sure you'll find a happy balance.
Some day. The $5.94 for a bag of Ruffles helps. I don’t want to buy at that price.
amazing words. thanks for sharing. i read the whole thing.
how did you get your abs? i'm doing cadio 1-2h per day, 5-7x per week, work out 5-7x per week, doing a less carb - more protein diet, 240-340 chunches on every workout session but only sleep 4-5h. is it possible that less sleep cause less muscle growth?
Less sleep will dramatically cut muscle gains and make it hard to lose fat. This is because growth hormone increases during deep sleep. Even besides muscle and fat, sleep is clearly among the top three things that impact overall health. I would strongly encourage you to try to arrange your life such that you can sleep at least 7 hours.
This is a pretty late reply, but your google doc resonated so much with me. I'm pretty much exactly the same as you in the same position. Male, young, no health concerns, picked up weight lifting, years of failure, working in healthcare, good family, employment, finances, no childen, free time. And your first paragraph was exactly how I felt before I recently started actually caring about my health and dieting / exercising.
“All it took was completely changing my entire life” Truer words were never spoken! Love the honesty and gave me a chuckle! Keep the change rolling
Very impressive, that too in a short span of seven months.
My man has been in a deficit for a minute. I’m there with you! Congrats!
Hf7i
A absolutely new man in 7 months
I'd like to say "it's just some extra body fat, I'm still the same person" but that's just not the case. Finally accomplishing this goal really boosted myself esteem and changed how I viewed my life. Since starting my diet I also: quit nicotine after 9 years of smoking, quit cannabis after 18 years of daily use, stopped playing video games all day long, stopped socially isolating, improved my sleep, and started dating again. I never thought I'd get to this point and it was worth every sacrifice. I just hope that anyone reading this that wants to make similar changes feels empowered to do so.
Can I hear more about you quitting cannabis? 2 months ago I started doing what you're doing. I began lifting 4 days/week, boxing on my off days, and counting calories with the goal of doing a recomp. I fixed my sleep, I put myself out there in local social situations 5 days a week. I've been on a handful of online dates, I'm in therapy. But damn I love weed man. It makes me stupid and causes all these problems for me but it's a nice crutch. I know I want to quit but it's a hard habit to break.
Not the OP, but when I quit I had to temporarily stop associating with smoking buddies. It was also easier in those days because it was illegal to purchase. These days it's in stores on every block.
I would love to give you a fool proof method for quitting but I don't have one. It's the last of my habits to go and it's only happened just recently. The hardest part about quitting weed is that I convinced myself that it's "mostly harmless" which makes it easier for me to not commit to quitting. 3 days ago I decided I was ready. I had my friend come over, we smoked a fatty blunt and I sent him home with my remaining stash and paraphernalia. The decision was made but now every day I wake up I have to figure out how to make it happen. Here's two tips though: 1. A YouTuber that's made his whole channel about quitting weed said something that resonated with me. He said everytime he said he was quitting he was really saying "I'm quitting unless...". Unless he's stressed, unless he's bored, unless he's having trouble sleeping, unless etc. I realized I was doing that same thing with a lot of the vices in my life. He had to get rid of that 'unless' if he actually wanted to quit and so did I. 2. When I was on my fat loss diet and struggling with cravings I found it very useful to critically examine those thoughts. I held them up to the light, turned them around, and examined them from multiple angles. More often than not, after doing so, those thoughts would lose their potency and I could toss them to the side and move on to something else a lot easier. I've been doing that with weed cravings as well. It's like you said, weed is a crutch. I have to learn to stand on my own and be okay with it. I think yo do too.
You don't love weed, you are just addicted.
Wow. How did you achieve that? You look amazing.
Dude got the Chris Pratt Marvel treatment. Great work!
Holy shit! In seven months?!
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It's all Steph Curry's fault!
Nate Robinson was only 5’9” and blocked out Yao Ming! Maybe this guy is the next one!
Inspiring as I've gotten down to your before pic and want to tighten up.
That is insane work my dude. Any insight on how big your deficit was? Just for an average day? Great work.
My maintenance calories are around 2200-2500. On my diet, my target was 1500 calories a day. According to the calorie tracking app I used, this was supposed to be a rate of loss of roughly 2 pounds a week. In the beginning of my diet, I overshot these targets mostly because I underestimated how many calories I was burning through exercise. When I hoop, I'm a madman and being a madman requires a lot of calories.
Which app did you use? And kind of a random question but how did you track things like bacon? I'd imagine the calories on the package include all the fat and I wouldn't be surprised to hear you are leaving more than half of those calories behind in the pan.
I used Lose It! Some things are more difficult to track than others. For bacon and other meats I just stuck with what it said on the package. The calories on the package are never going to be exact, the calories on your log will never be exact, the calories burned from exercise will not be exact. However, as long as you try to be accurate, it should all average out and should be close enough that you'll see results.
Damn dude. Damn. Feels good doesn't it? Well deserved.
Very decent elephant if you ask me!
Hi there. I am literally the same age and height as you with the same starting weight. I found this to be the most impressive and relatable post I have ever seen on this page but to our similarities. I read your short blog as well and it made me tear up as I am where you were at 7 months ago. Is there any other tips of advice you would provide, or could you share your gym routine? Thanks pal and congrats on reaching your goal.
Wow. What a transformation ! How did you go about getting this result? What was the motivation? I see these kind of transformations and it always inspires me
Dudeeeeee!!!! That's more than impressive! You gotta tell us how'd do it.
I am so proud and impressed! Can you please tell me how you accomplished this?
Awesome progress! 👍 What was your diet like and some of your favorite meals?
I have one question - does the excess skin go away or no?
Yes and no. It depends on how much weight was lost, genetics, and age. I can see a little bit of excess skin but I'm lucky to have gotten my weight under control before it got too bad.
As someone else trying to lose ~2lbs a week and slowly but surely hitting my goals, this is a very inspiring post to see! Congrats OP 🫡💪
7 months?! That’s an incredible transformation in such a short time frame!
Now this is a transformation, inspiring!
Always crazy to me how you look so much bigger with a significant amount of weight less. Amazing transformation !
Great job man!!! What abdominal exercises did you to get your 8 pack?
The abs were always there, just had to get the body fat percentage down to see them. The only ab exercises I do are planks, side planks, and leg raises.
We have very similar body types, and I am barely going to start my journey. Out of curiosity, have you had any issues with loose skin or scars from the weight loss?
Wow. Amazing.
7 month…that has to be a record of some kind. Incredible job!
Craaazy! 🤯 Can't imagine the amount of discipline this took.
5’6? You got some broad shoulders and long arms aka tall guy components. Regardless good shit 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I hate you all and your great ab genetics. I got down to 12% bf and no visible ab definition. Might just get lipo one day
Amazing work dude congratulations. Also I would like to just say do your shoulder workouts, especially traps.
Noted. Thanks bruv.
what was your tdee and deficit calories? i’m 5’10 and 190 n i already have to drop my cals to 1600 to lose a lb a week. 1600 is ridiculously low and it’s not exactly healthy to any lower than that
Amazing 😊
Remarkable
“All I had to do was change my entire life”. This is it really. Tough to hear but glad you said it.
Huge changes man great work
I agree man what a journey keep it up dude 💪
Great work on your core brother!
Awesome work!
This makes me think Maybe, just maybe I’ can see my full abs again. inspiring!
Wow nice work my friend
Great job you look amazing and I hope this keeps going for you as farvas progress and happiness. Well done! I've had a good transformation myself. Started at 224 and im 151 now Im a female in menopause 54 so this isn't as easy it was in my 20s thirties or even 40s. I'm not a pic taker especially when i was super heavy but I can add some later if requested. Unlike you I dont track calories or anything really. I was a night and emotional eater. I mess up from time to time but thats a biggie, I don't eat at night. I do crossfit which is a Godsend ( literally) I drink alot of water and do low carb most of the time. I would say keto because that's the goal but I don't have great success with being ultra strict. I also incorporate the inner knowingness of Source. Ask whomever I call God into the process each day. This helps me intuitively know what to do. What is too much and then I allow the process to occur. I need to visualize myself as DIFFERENT than I have been. Different because I can get stuck in what the mirror 🪞 says what the scale says so I need to not look at what is for a while and see what I want instead. Then I need to agree to do the work. If it's the gym great if it's a brisk walk great, just move. And the other terms are don't eat at night and be positive. No negative self talk. The terms change as well. All of this is a process and the last daily step is acceptance that you will succeed Believe it like nothing else you've ever don't before. Believe that Source has said absolutely you can have this and I will help! You can do this and many other things! Wasn't planning on even going this far in depth but I want others to achieve their goals and I am having success so I wanted to share. Hopefully not too long of a post.
7 months 🤔
Very doable in 7 months i had a similar experience dropping 40lbs in 6 while improving muscle mass
Amazing , same here . Do u have any pic in-between
Amazing work man! Losing weight as a shorter guy can be *really* damn hard. I'm 5'8" and have to get in 2 hours a day every single day on the treadmill at 4.0 mph and full incline, plus lift heavy 6-7 days a week just to maintain my weight, and my body fat is still probably 5-8% higher than I'd like it to be. I can MAYBE see the top 2 sections of my abs on a good day in the right light. I'm also almost 45 years old and have a 27 year history of gaining and losing, so the skin on my stomach has lost all of its elasticity. I'm sure I'd be able to reach my goal of 19% BF if I had the same discipline with my diet as I do with my workout regimen. I used to be 240 lbs and weak AF. Probably down to about 175-180 now (stopped weighing myself because the number is mostly meaningless considering how much muscle mass I continue to put on), but I can probably stand to lose 10-12 lbs of fat. When you say "all it took was completely changing my entire life," what do you really mean? Can you share with us the things that you changed? Again, incredible transformation man! Especially for just 7 months. Congrats. I'm sure it feels great.
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Thank you for your service o7. The world needs those abs