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Weight Loss Before/After Thread! (with pics)

Horseticuffs

Full werewolf off the buckle
Update time again. 12 months now of diet and regular exercise.

Again, not micromanaging anything, just eating less and exercising more. No insane diets, just making sure I keep it under 2k calories a day and try to burn off 500-700 calories per day at least 5 days per week and I do this by mixing up riding a bike, walking, and light jogging. I started Sept. 2011.

Bro, that's badASS. You've done freaking amazing work. One of my great regrets is not documenting my weightloss in pics. That's great foresight on your part.

That's a very dramatic change and you should totally be proud. Keep up the tremendous job!

You look a bit like Hugh Jackman now. Anyone ever told you that?

Much later edit for inspiration:

IPZRb.jpg


Inspired, I used diptic to combine 3 photos of me. The long one is of me at my fattest, at work, and oddly for some reason I can't recall trying on a much-too-small dress.

The top pic on the horizontally bisected half is from the same day, about two years ago. The bottom right pic is from yesterday almost 100 pounds lighter. I apologize it's only a face pic but I don't really have anybody to take a far-off pic of me.

Jesus, I can't believe that portrait-oriented pic! How did I ever get myself that big? Was I completely oblivious? I feel such shame looking at it, but it's so F'd up it's like it isn't even of me.

It's just hard for me to understand that it's me, in a way. There is a profound disconnect. I mean, I could BARELY fit into a 3x shirt and size 54 pants back then. I think I may have well been on the cusp of becoming one of those dudes who needs a scooter in a few years :( I didn't realize I was that far gone. That was a pic I had mindlessly taken and uploaded and completely forgotten.

I'm fitting well into an XL now and size 46 pants but, my god. I'm just gobsmacked.
 

mkenyon

Banned
Keep up the good work! There are so many amazing benefits.

Aside from a reinvigorated sex life, the best part of shedding the weight is going shopping at high end stores that never carried clothes big enough for me in the past.
 
Quick tip for cooking chicken on a grill. I purchased the Top Secret Recipes "El Pollo Loco" chicken marinade recipe. It's only like .79, so I won't just repost it here. They do good work over there.

Anyway, I marinated some skinless thighs for an hour, then grilled them on medium low heat for about 45 minutes, and they were AMAZING. Great recipe. Thinking about them now is making my mouth water!

It's cheat day...so gotta go hit up Chik-fil-a.
 
Help me Weight Loss-Gaf! My appetite on recovery days (aka days after workouts) is going crazy!
I highly recommend checking out the simplified IF rules over here. In particular, the rule about green vegetables will probably make achieving satiety on your rest days a lot easier. :)
I've seen that article and it's great; the problem is I'm still having trouble! I try to have a 2:1 or even 3:1 ratio of veggies to meat in my meals, but even when I load up on fatty meats I'm still starving later.

For example, today I had a breakfast of some sausage links (the big kind), an egg, and a whole sweet potato; a lunch of 3oz broccoli, 3oz carrots, 1/2 cup white rice, and about 3oz italian sausage. By 8p my stomach felt like it was going to explode due to hunger.

I'm wondering if IF is going to be sustainable because of this. I may need to experiment with IF on workout days and a regular 6-meal split on recovery days...

Any recommendations, guys?
 

Log4Girlz

Member
Bro, that's badASS. You've done freaking amazing work. One of my great regrets is not documenting my weightloss in pics. That's great foresight on your part.

That's a very dramatic change and you should totally be proud. Keep up the tremendous job!

You look a bit like Hugh Jackman now. Anyone ever told you that?

Much later edit for inspiration:

IPZRb.jpg


Inspired, I used diptic to combine 3 photos of me. The long one is of me at my fattest, at work, and oddly for some reason I can't recall trying on a much-too-small dress.

The top pic on the horizontally bisected half is from the same day, about two years ago. The bottom right pic is from yesterday almost 100 pounds lighter. I apologize it's only a face pic but I don't really have anybody to take a far-off pic of me.

Jesus, I can't believe that portrait-oriented pic! How did I ever get myself that big? Was I completely oblivious? I feel such shame looking at it, but it's so F'd up it's like it isn't even of me.

It's just hard for me to understand that it's me, in a way. There is a profound disconnect. I mean, I could BARELY fit into a 3x shirt and size 54 pants back then. I think I may have well been on the cusp of becoming one of those dudes who needs a scooter in a few years :( I didn't realize I was that far gone. That was a pic I had mindlessly taken and uploaded and completely forgotten.

I'm fitting well into an XL now and size 46 pants but, my god. I'm just gobsmacked.

Dude god fucking damn, you're a different person.
 

2MF

Member
I started exercising (doing Judo twice a week) and I'm gaining weight (went from 90 kg to 95 kg in a matter of months). Maybe I'm eating more or maybe I'm gaining muscle, or a bit of both.

I guess I should start measuring my belly in addition to weighing myself.
 
I started exercising (doing Judo twice a week) and I'm gaining weight (went from 90 kg to 95 kg in a matter of months). Maybe I'm eating more or maybe I'm gaining muscle.

I guess I should start measuring my belly in addition to weighing myself.

Twice a week with judo I don't know how well you'd build muscle. How are your clothes fitting? If you're finding increased mass on your stomach its probably fat as there shouldn't be much there regardless whether its fat or muscle.
 

2MF

Member
Twice a week with judo I don't know how well you'd build muscle. How are your clothes fitting? If you're finding increased mass on your stomach its probably fat as there shouldn't be much there regardless whether its fat or muscle.

My impression (and my girlfriend's impression too) is that my belly hasn't been getting any bigger. But of course it's hard to say without a real measurement. I did get a bit more muscle in the arm, don't know about anywhere else.

I'll consider my goal accomplished when my moobs and my belly fat disappear and I'm around 75-80 kg which is my ideal weight (1.83m tall).
 

Horseticuffs

Full werewolf off the buckle
If nothing else this thread has taught me that I am woefully ignorant of European weights and measures. I sincerely need to read up on all this.
 

DJ_XMX

Member
Old Lazy me .... at 79KG (174.165LBS)



Current me at 58kg (124LBs)



Not sure if this belong in this thread or training thread :S... anyways my force behind my change was anger after being dumped xD and still is till today(not about bieng dumped anymore LOL Plus my life style has changed forever its not a short term thing) :) TIPS: got negative energy or upset about something go take it out physically working out and eat healthy always be determined and never give up :)
 

The_Joker

Member
Old Lazy me .... at 79KG (174.165LBS)



Current me at 58kg (124LBs)



Not sure if this belong in this thread or training thread :S... anyways my force behind my change was anger after being dumped xD and still is till today(not about bieng dumped anymore LOL Plus my life style has changed forever its not a short term thing) :) TIPS: got negative energy or upset about something go take it out physically working out and eat healthy always be determined and never give up :)
58kg with this amount of muscles? how tall are you? also congratulations :D
 
If nothing else this thread has taught me that I am woefully ignorant of European weights and measures. I sincerely need to read up on all this.

1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
1 inch = 2.54 centimeter

I learned this a while back so instead of rushing to a online calculator, I just do it in my head from now on.

As for myself, I'm about to finish week of 8 of my 12 week cut. I'm getting very close to my original goal weight of 145(66kg), in fact I think when I'm finished I will end up a bit under it. But I'm very happy with my results so far. I have about a month to go and I'm very excited to see what the finished result will be and I'm so ready to start eating some junk food again as I've only cheated once in the past 8 weeks. I don't know how I haven't cracked yet, it's been pretty hard on me. But I'm going to keep it up for another month and finish this out strong.
 

DJ_XMX

Member
58kg with this amount of muscles? how tall are you? also congratulations :D

Thats the thing picture does not show my height :) I am 1m 62cm tall around 5ft 4 in your measurements :) right now am bulking up again to 64kg then cut down again :) i can get lean and gain muscle pretty fast though but like i said most of it is the dieting and good routine. Last year was probrally the year i was doing more excerise than any other time since i was going to the GYM + jogging + TKD + jujitsu but was too much and left it too gym an running well its become jogging now LOL since am bulking. My point is anyone can do it.. it requires time an motivation but people sometimes want results too fast an give up too easily.... also not everyone has the same genetics , my friend also was like me but he doesnt get as lean or ripped as easily as i do :)

TIP: I only drink water unless i go a nite out ;) and lots of it LOL easily 5litres a day
 
Just wanted to say that 58kg is about 128 lbs and not 124. At first your low weight was kind of surprising to me to, but since you're only 5'4 that kind of makes sense. I'm only 5'7 so I estimate myself being in the low 140's when I finish my cut. So not that far off where you are considering I'm 3 inches taller.

Just for reference, you don't need that much muscle to look ripped. You just need to be very lean, and even a little muscle will show as long as you have a decent amount.
 

DJ_XMX

Member
Just wanted to say that 58kg is about 128 lbs and not 124. At first your low weight was kind of surprising to me to, but since you're only 5'4 that kind of makes sense. I'm only 5'7 so I estimate myself being in the low 140's when I finish my cut. So not that far off where you are considering I'm 3 inches taller.

Just for reference, you don't need that much muscle to look ripped. You just need to be very lean, and even a little muscle will show as long as you have a decent amount.

Dont worry man I knw my body pretty well , that picture came out pretty well am pretty low bf lol trust me :) i just needed some more weight cos i was getting too cut an lost strength... i doing so i injured myself, sorry about the weight conversion :) lol dont do LBs over here :)
 

Cosmic Bus

pristine morning snow
Old Lazy me .... at 79KG (174.165LBS)

Current me at 58kg (124LBs)

Not sure if this belong in this thread or training thread :S... anyways my force behind my change was anger after being dumped xD and still is till today(not about bieng dumped anymore LOL Plus my life style has changed forever its not a short term thing) :) TIPS: got negative energy or upset about something go take it out physically working out and eat healthy always be determined and never give up :)

Wow, this is impressive. I'm the same height and almost as pudgy as your 'before' photo, but I always self-medicate my bouts of depression (and also getting dumped recently) with food rather than finding myself energized about improving physically.
 

DJ_XMX

Member
Wow, this is impressive. I'm the same height and almost as pudgy as your 'before' photo, but I always self-medicate my bouts of depression (and also getting dumped recently) with food rather than finding myself energized about improving physically.

I actually got fat during bieng happy phase LOL when i was in the relationship cos i took her for granted LOL, my first few weeks after getting dumped i barely ate an smoked alot... all I could do is reply in my head ways i could have changed things to make it right... then i realised that i was angry at all the bullshit i put up with... and used that negative engery to something usefull + bruce lee is my idol LOLOL this quote motivated me

"If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them."
 

Xun

Member
Phenomenal stuff guys!

I'm still attempting to lose some fat, even if it's only a little bit. My neck fat is the area I most want to get rid of, since it's the main thing I'm insanely conscious of. You luckily can't see it from the front, but it really does bother me.
 

Domino Theory

Crystal Dynamics
I got to take a look at Quest Bar's new line of products, Quest Cravings, and the ingredients list for the Peanut Butter Cups are insane:

Peanuts, Whey Protein, Unsweetened Chocolate, Erythritol.

That's it. I can't wait until they come out.
 

Cosmic Bus

pristine morning snow
I got to take a look at Quest Bar's new line of products, Quest Cravings, and the ingredients list for the Peanut Butter Cups are insane:

Peanuts, Whey Protein, Unsweetened Chocolate, Erythritol.

That's it. I can't wait until they come out.

And yet, they'll be sold at an steep mark-up because it's a specialty product. Funny how that works, isn't it?
 
Old Lazy me .... at 79KG (174.165LBS)



Current me at 58kg (124LBs)



Not sure if this belong in this thread or training thread :S... anyways my force behind my change was anger after being dumped xD and still is till today(not about bieng dumped anymore LOL Plus my life style has changed forever its not a short term thing) :) TIPS: got negative energy or upset about something go take it out physically working out and eat healthy always be determined and never give up :)

hnnnnng
 

Mayyhem

Member
I'm almost out of protein powder. I've been using Six Star Whey, its meh.

Any suggestions for what I should get next?

Keeping in mind I live in Canada, and I'm trying to go pretty low carb.

edit: prefer chocolate or vanilla variations
 

Cosmic Bus

pristine morning snow
I don't see them being any more than $27 which is what the Quest Bars go for right now on Amazon.

While I do think Quest Bars and similar products are overpriced, my point was that these things are made with few ingredients (and very little of it specialized or costly), but are always sold for four to five times what traditional non-dietary versions are.
 

dralla

Member
I got to take a look at Quest Bar's new line of products, Quest Cravings, and the ingredients list for the Peanut Butter Cups are insane:

Peanuts, Whey Protein, Unsweetened Chocolate, Erythritol.

That's it. I can't wait until they come out.

I got a box on the way, $15 per box, 9 in a box. But I think that was just a special pre-release price, I believe it'll be $20 per box. I won't eat them regularly, I was really just curious to see how they taste. I'll probably end up giving most of them away honestly.
 

LaneDS

Member
I got a box on the way, $15 per box, 9 in a box. But I think that was just a special pre-release price, I believe it'll be $20 per box. I won't eat them regularly, I was really just curious to see how they taste. I'll probably end up giving most of them away honestly.

As someone who eats usually two Quest bars any given day I look forward to reading your impressions on these (which I hadn't heard about until tonight in this thread).
 

dralla

Member
As someone who eats usually two Quest bars any given day I look forward to reading your impressions on these (which I hadn't heard about until tonight in this thread).

They're essentially beta testing them, and the 'crunch bars', I don't think they'll be out for a while, especially since the feedback on the crunch bars were mostly negative. But if you're eating that many QB and you like the PB&J flavor, you can get them for $10 a box from here - http://www.thought-fuelnutrition.co...archPage=1&searchRank=salesrank&searchSize=12 - There is shipping, but the more you order, the less it is, so you can get 2 boxes for basically half price.
 

LaneDS

Member
They're essentially beta testing them, and the 'crunch bars', I don't think they'll be out for a while, especially since the feedback on the crunch bars were mostly negative. But if you're eating that many QB and you like the PB&J flavor, you can get them for $10 a box from here - http://www.thought-fuelnutrition.co...archPage=1&searchRank=salesrank&searchSize=12 - There is shipping, but the more you order, the less it is, so you can get 2 boxes for basically half price.

Thanks! Not sure how much I like that flavor, but I do like that price enough to give it a shot.
 
Old Lazy me .... at 79KG (174.165LBS)



Current me at 58kg (124LBs)



Not sure if this belong in this thread or training thread :S... anyways my force behind my change was anger after being dumped xD and still is till today(not about bieng dumped anymore LOL Plus my life style has changed forever its not a short term thing) :) TIPS: got negative energy or upset about something go take it out physically working out and eat healthy always be determined and never give up :)

Really impressive dood. What in particular did you do?
 

RSTEIN

Comics, serious business!
I'm almost out of protein powder. I've been using Six Star Whey, its meh.

Any suggestions for what I should get next?

Keeping in mind I live in Canada, and I'm trying to go pretty low carb.

edit: prefer chocolate or vanilla variations

Isoflex. Chocolate is very good. No carbs.

(keep in mind it should be consumed before working out because it's an isolate)
 
Kinda plateaued lately. Really sucks. Gonna cut my carbs back down to 20g a day from 50.

Still have a good 50 lbs to lose :(


Been very sedentary. Between classes, work, and homework I am in a chair all day.
 
September started off strong in my weight loss, dipping all the way down to 224; but lately I've been back up to 227. Kind of frustrating, I was really hoping to be down to 220 by the start of October.

Gonna have to just fast hard and lift harder, I suppose. It's like my body clings to every ounce of fat it can.
 
Here is my upcoming situation. Keep in mind this isn't really a big deal overall, but it's really been messing with my head because of how much work and effort I've put in so far.

Anyways I have finished week 8 of my 12 week cut. So if I stay on course, my last day will be Sunday October 28th. My problem is that my cousin asked me to go to the upcoming State Fair and I really want to go. I didn't plan on going because I figured nobody wanted to go and because of my diet. Throughout these past 8 weeks I've been so strict on myself. I've only cheated once, and that cheat meal was a mere 400 calories or so. I just want to get it out of the way and then have fun when it's over. It really is important to me to finish all 12 weeks and do it on a high note. And I feel like if I go to the State Fair, I'm going to waste all my hard work.

Yeah, I know how ridiculous that sounds. But the longer this diet goes, the weaker I get mentally. The funny thing is that I've shown progress every week for the entire 8 week span. Physique-wise, this is the best looking body I've ever had in my life. I'm so close to reaching a couple new goals that I set out for myself at the beginning. And yet, I'm letting this bother me way more than it should lol. For anyone from the US of A who has ever been to there local state fair, you should know what's up. Burgers, fries, hot dogs, BBQ, deep fried EVERYTHING. And I want it all in my mouth. I had fun a couple of years ago and it's hard to resist not going out and having some fun with friends and family. I just wish it wasn't so close to my end date.

If I go, it will be on the 20th of this month. I'm thinking that if I go, I'm going extend my final day by another week(Nov. 4th instead). But then again, I really don't want to go on another week as it's driving me nuts already. I'm not one of those people who is making a complete life style change. I still want my junk food, just have to be more careful about how much of it I'm getting while maintaining a regular exercise routine. Any thoughts or advice for this overreaction?
 
Old Lazy me .... at 79KG (174.165LBS)



Current me at 58kg (124LBs)



Not sure if this belong in this thread or training thread :S... anyways my force behind my change was anger after being dumped xD and still is till today(not about bieng dumped anymore LOL Plus my life style has changed forever its not a short term thing) :) TIPS: got negative energy or upset about something go take it out physically working out and eat healthy always be determined and never give up :)

*.*
 

DJ_XMX

Member
Really impressive dood. What in particular did you do?

At First is was 10 min cardio warm up + working out one body part per day for six days a week doing a pyramid sets of 4 and increasing weight on each set and the end 20mins cardio jogging style.

Set Example Below:
set 1: 12 - 14 reps
set 2: 12 - 10 reps
set 3: 10 - 8 reps
set 4: 8 - 6 reps




Then I started thinking I could do more this wasn't my limit this wasn't exhausting enough... so i did an extreme work out of Monday full body , Tuesday cardio 30 mins and Wednesday fulll body then Thursday cardio and Friday full body again and on Saturdays I would rest and Sunday i would go walking up a mountain, i did this for while but you cant keep it up ... you get injured LOL example of my plan(which i funnily enough labeled it extreme spartan plan LOLOL)

Press up 25 reps
pull up 25 reps
Press up 25 reps
pull up 25 reps
Bench press 25 reps
Dead lift 25 reps
Bicep curl 25 reps
Diamond push up 25reps
Bicep curl 25 reps
Diamond push up 25reps
Shoulder dumbell press 25 reps
24 inch box jumps 25 reps x2
Incline bench press 25 reps
Free form front squats 25 reps x2
floor wipers 25 reps x 2
chin ups 25 reps
then 25 reps of leg raised abs + weight
25 reps something i call monkey abs lol + weight
and any other choice of abs 25 reps

As you can see the above i was pretty angry when i have that much energy !! :)



so after the above since it was extreme I went and started doing full up body on Monday and full lower body on Tuesday then a break on Wednesday and Thursday upper again and Friday lower body again off sat and sun go up mountain, with little rests between sets and also using the pyramid method while increasing weights it was a form of HIIT training. + Jujitsu and TKD when possible :) current am off those too for now... but i do hit the punching bag after gym time :)

Example:

I super set Bench and Dead lift (opposite muscles always) so i do 14 reps of bench and no rest straight to 14reps dead lift, then barbell and incline dumb bell bench etc etc

Also food wise I cut off all soda or orange juice and started eating boiled or grilled chicken + raw vegetables such as carrot and lettuce to acompany but only rarely - daily for lunch and for dinner scramble eggs or grilled fish, didn't have cheat meals then LOL (reduce the carbs :) as much as possible at first u may feel shit then it starts to get better) A lot of people ask me how did I do it... there's no magic to it.. its all hard work and never giving uo , combine healthy low carb eating with compounds supersets in HIIT and you will get there , but also take in mind genetics or illness may play a role if overall body composition at the end. Even now that i can eat crap for a month ill go less lean but then i return to my routine and by the third week am back to were i was previously, most of the time its water weight at least for me when i do carb up. Infact am getting a ready a different plan for the next two months to cut again :) since to be honest i dnt like bulking LOL, i do wonder what my ex would think after that change... LOL she did think i was lazy.. so i dont think she would expect the new me...

The end result... do I feel better than before.. yes .. am I happy ... no , changing the way one looks / healthiness will not or at least in my case made me happy(neither has the iphone5 .. LOL) , neither has it made me get laid more XD compliments? sure... followers? ... sure,More stares?..sure, Healthier?.. sure, better self esteem?.. slightly. Remember don't do it for someone else do it for your self! jeez for never posting i seem to be over doing it ... LOL
 

DJ_XMX

Member

remeber am short also LOL i aint some big ass dude am just really lean :) and to add further if it wasnt for my work and slight depression LOL i would have done a course to become a professional trainer unfortunately no time to do so :\

Then again I maybe should have posted on the training thread instead of weight loss :)
 

dralla

Member
I picked up a pull up bar yesterday, I'm not looking to get big or anything, I'd just like more upper body strength, all my strength comes from my legs, all the sports I played growing up!

And yea, working at Whole Foods obviously has exposed me to new foods and it's awesome. I picked this up yesterday and it was pretty good.

Fresh Avocado Vinaigrette

It was different then I expected, less avocado-y, more spicy, but good! I threw it on a salad I made, need to try it as a marinade next. It's rare to find high oleic sunflower seed oil, I stay away from the traditional kind because of the rancid Omega-6, it was really nice to see. Whole Foods may be a little pricey, but they do sell some good stuff.

Lastly, here's a great article on starches and minimizing their effect on blood sugar and such
http://perfecthealthdiet.com/2011/10/how-to-minimize-hyperglycemic-toxicity/
 

nateeasy

Banned
Old Lazy me .... at 79KG (174.165LBS)



Current me at 58kg (124LBs)



Not sure if this belong in this thread or training thread :S... anyways my force behind my change was anger after being dumped xD and still is till today(not about bieng dumped anymore LOL Plus my life style has changed forever its not a short term thing) :) TIPS: got negative energy or upset about something go take it out physically working out and eat healthy always be determined and never give up :)

So what are you 4'10?
 

jufonuk

not tag worthy
I am now 15 stone nine. 219 pounds. 99.5kg
Weird thing is my brother being able to lift me.

My belly doesn't seem to have gone as much. Is this the last to go?
 
I am now 15 stone nine. 219 pounds. 99.5kg
Weird thing is my brother being able to lift me.

My belly doesn't seem to have gone as much. Is this the last to go?

You lose weight everywhere but belly/moobs are the last to show it for a number of reasons. Skin in that area is generally less elastic and take a while to tighten. Also everything kinda droops while loosing weight and the fat from your upper belly can push down on the lower.

If you are keeping measurements it is important to take them in multiple places on your abdomen for that reason.
 
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