Keep grinding!

Indeed!!! Keep after it!

Decide what to be and go be it!!!

BassCowboy33 said:

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What's up, fools? After hitting my goal under the 150 lb frame in early May, I took 2.5 months to get back into old routines, bulk, live a little, and see what would happen.

I gained back most of the "weight" I lost during that time. For those new to the thread, I started the cut last fall at 175 lbs and got down to 149 lbs in May. As of this week, I got back up to 169 lbs. This surprised me a bit because the weight looks very different than before the first cut, and I'm guessing that has to do with my continued lifting and muscle gain during the past nine months. I still have the strength, definition, and slimmer face (big deal for me. I hate having marshmallow face). Most surprisingly, my waist has stayed at 30" (down from 34" before the original cut).

So, where's all that weight? I assume a chunk of it is water weight, since I'm eating and drinking more carbs. I also noticed that my ab definition depleted a good chunk, so that's probably where the fat weight was added on.

The look has been great. A few weeks back, a local politician told me, "If I looked like you, I'd run for governor." It was maybe the best compliment I've received in a long while.

My doctor has talked to me about "set-point theory", where the human body wants to be at a certain weight and will do what it takes metabolically to stay there. I'm guessing my set weight is about 170.

So, now, my question is, how low of a body fat can I make that 170? This means it's time for a series of cuts and bulks over the next 1-3 years to see what we can do. So, I started cut #2 on Sunday after a two-week vacation (nicknamed Operation Over the Hill). The goal is to do what I did before: 1,600-2,200 Calories/day over the next 8-12 weeks and see what happens, with the goal of being to hit below 150. It's a faster goal than the first time, but I think the weight will fall off faster this time around, especially since I have less fat to lose. I go by weekly weight aggregate, but the Day 1 weight was 169.2 lbs. Already down to 166.4 after four days. I expect that initial drop to be large and mostly water.

Glad to be back. I'll be providing the weekly updates as per usual.

So, the starting weight was 169.2 lbs.

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8/04/24
7Wt: 167.5 lbs
HWt: 169.2 lbs
LWt: 165.6 lbs
ChW: -1.7 lbs
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Week 0: 169.2 lbs
Week 1: 167.5 lbs

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8/11/24
7Wt: 164.3 lbs
HWt: 166.3 lbs
LWt: 163.0 lbs
ChW: -3.2 lbs
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Week 0: 169.2 lbs
Week 1: 167.5 lbs
Week 2: 164.3 lbs

Last year on August 8th I hit my lowest weight after liver surgery. That happened to be the day I got a DEXA scan. Went back on August 8th of this year to see how things have changed. This is what I got.

Body Fat: 19.1%-> 14.6% (-4.4%)
Total Mass: 197.7->195.1. (-2.6lbs)
Fat Mass: 37.8->28.8 (-9lbs)
Lean Mass: 151.3->157.5 (+6.2lbs)


My damn Android region is the bringing my bf average up. It's the only part of me over 15% at 16.6%.

Anyways, thought it was pretty cool to see the changes. Plan to go back again in 6 months.

I had an off day this past Tuesday and it immediately showed on the scale.

Took Tuesday and Wednesday off from swimming, but was back at it yesterday (Thursday). After only returning to swimming for two weeks I set a two-week PR on a mile swim (44:46). I also increased my distance from 1600M to 2000M. Felt really good.

Need to drop 10 more pounds to have my hip replaced. The goal is to be at that weight by 9/9/2024 when I see the hip surgeon.

Thanks to everyone on this thread as way to hold us all accountable.

jograki said:

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Age: 37 F
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 160

Goals:
1. 3 strict pull-ups by May
2. Deadlift 1.25x body weight

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Seeing so many great updates, way to go y'all!

For me, I was able to get a 1RM 205 lb deadlift a couple months ago. I want to get to 215 by end of year.

I haven't gotten a strict pull up yet but aiming to at least have 1 by year end, I've been dealing with shoulder issues so it'll take a little longer.

BassCowboy33 said:

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BassCowboy33 said:

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BassCowboy33 said:

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What's up, fools? After hitting my goal under the 150 lb frame in early May, I took 2.5 months to get back into old routines, bulk, live a little, and see what would happen.

I gained back most of the "weight" I lost during that time. For those new to the thread, I started the cut last fall at 175 lbs and got down to 149 lbs in May. As of this week, I got back up to 169 lbs. This surprised me a bit because the weight looks very different than before the first cut, and I'm guessing that has to do with my continued lifting and muscle gain during the past nine months. I still have the strength, definition, and slimmer face (big deal for me. I hate having marshmallow face). Most surprisingly, my waist has stayed at 30" (down from 34" before the original cut).

So, where's all that weight? I assume a chunk of it is water weight, since I'm eating and drinking more carbs. I also noticed that my ab definition depleted a good chunk, so that's probably where the fat weight was added on.

The look has been great. A few weeks back, a local politician told me, "If I looked like you, I'd run for governor." It was maybe the best compliment I've received in a long while.

My doctor has talked to me about "set-point theory", where the human body wants to be at a certain weight and will do what it takes metabolically to stay there. I'm guessing my set weight is about 170.

So, now, my question is, how low of a body fat can I make that 170? This means it's time for a series of cuts and bulks over the next 1-3 years to see what we can do. So, I started cut #2 on Sunday after a two-week vacation (nicknamed Operation Over the Hill). The goal is to do what I did before: 1,600-2,200 Calories/day over the next 8-12 weeks and see what happens, with the goal of being to hit below 150. It's a faster goal than the first time, but I think the weight will fall off faster this time around, especially since I have less fat to lose. I go by weekly weight aggregate, but the Day 1 weight was 169.2 lbs. Already down to 166.4 after four days. I expect that initial drop to be large and mostly water.

Glad to be back. I'll be providing the weekly updates as per usual.

So, the starting weight was 169.2 lbs.

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8/04/24
7Wt: 167.5 lbs
HWt: 169.2 lbs
LWt: 165.6 lbs
ChW: -1.7 lbs
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Week 0: 169.2 lbs
Week 1: 167.5 lbs

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8/11/24
7Wt: 164.3 lbs
HWt: 166.3 lbs
LWt: 163.0 lbs
ChW: -3.2 lbs
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Week 0: 169.2 lbs
Week 1: 167.5 lbs
Week 2: 164.3 lbs

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8/18/24
7Wt: 163.1 lbs
HWt: 168.4 lbs
LWt: 161.0 lbs
ChW: -1.2 lbs
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Week 0: 169.2 lbs
Week 1: 167.5 lbs
Week 2: 164.3 lbs
Week 3: 163.1 lbs

An odd week. I had a work conference in Asheville, so the high weight jumped and spoiled what would have been a great drop. It'll be interesting to see how fast the body gets back down this week.

chansonjr said:

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chansonjr said:

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Age: 42
Height: 5'11"
Starting Weight: 276 in March
Goal: just to lose weight and get healthier.
I am down to 233 as of today. Can't wait to get in the 220s as the last time I saw that was around 2009.

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Down to 228.6 today. Now let's see if I can get into the 210s

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Incredible progress!

Keep it up!!!

BassCowboy33 said:

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BassCowboy33 said:

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BassCowboy33 said:

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BassCowboy33 said:

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What's up, fools? After hitting my goal under the 150 lb frame in early May, I took 2.5 months to get back into old routines, bulk, live a little, and see what would happen.

I gained back most of the "weight" I lost during that time. For those new to the thread, I started the cut last fall at 175 lbs and got down to 149 lbs in May. As of this week, I got back up to 169 lbs. This surprised me a bit because the weight looks very different than before the first cut, and I'm guessing that has to do with my continued lifting and muscle gain during the past nine months. I still have the strength, definition, and slimmer face (big deal for me. I hate having marshmallow face). Most surprisingly, my waist has stayed at 30" (down from 34" before the original cut).

So, where's all that weight? I assume a chunk of it is water weight, since I'm eating and drinking more carbs. I also noticed that my ab definition depleted a good chunk, so that's probably where the fat weight was added on.

The look has been great. A few weeks back, a local politician told me, "If I looked like you, I'd run for governor." It was maybe the best compliment I've received in a long while.

My doctor has talked to me about "set-point theory", where the human body wants to be at a certain weight and will do what it takes metabolically to stay there. I'm guessing my set weight is about 170.

So, now, my question is, how low of a body fat can I make that 170? This means it's time for a series of cuts and bulks over the next 1-3 years to see what we can do. So, I started cut #2 on Sunday after a two-week vacation (nicknamed Operation Over the Hill). The goal is to do what I did before: 1,600-2,200 Calories/day over the next 8-12 weeks and see what happens, with the goal of being to hit below 150. It's a faster goal than the first time, but I think the weight will fall off faster this time around, especially since I have less fat to lose. I go by weekly weight aggregate, but the Day 1 weight was 169.2 lbs. Already down to 166.4 after four days. I expect that initial drop to be large and mostly water.

Glad to be back. I'll be providing the weekly updates as per usual.

So, the starting weight was 169.2 lbs.

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8/04/24
7Wt: 167.5 lbs
HWt: 169.2 lbs
LWt: 165.6 lbs
ChW: -1.7 lbs
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Week 0: 169.2 lbs
Week 1: 167.5 lbs

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8/11/24
7Wt: 164.3 lbs
HWt: 166.3 lbs
LWt: 163.0 lbs
ChW: -3.2 lbs
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Week 0: 169.2 lbs
Week 1: 167.5 lbs
Week 2: 164.3 lbs

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8/18/24
7Wt: 163.1 lbs
HWt: 168.4 lbs
LWt: 161.0 lbs
ChW: -0.9 lbs
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Week 0: 169.2 lbs
Week 1: 167.5 lbs
Week 2: 164.3 lbs
Week 3: 163.4 lbs

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8/25/24
7Wt: 162.3 lbs
HWt: 165.9 lbs
LWt: 160.7 lbs
ChW: -1.1 lbs
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Week 0: 169.2 lbs
Week 1: 167.5 lbs
Week 2: 164.3 lbs
Week 3: 163.4 lbs
Week 4: 162.3 lbs

Spent the first couple of days recovering from the work conference, then the weight dropped hard. A bit surprised to have done as well as I did over the seven-day average.

Following up and unfortunately I'm super disappointed in the results.

Net weight loss was 2.7lbs. Unfortunately I gained 3.8lbs of fat mass and lost 6.5lbs of lean tissue.

Not sure where to go from here but I have my next appointment with my nutritionist on Wednesday. Hopefully we can come up with a new game plan.

Bummer but it's better to be armed with information.

Yea. I think I'm zeroing in on what may have driven the issue.

When I upped my calories I really tried to balance my macros better and hit my all my targets instead of eating mostly protein. When did this, I leaned on some processed foods (H-E-B carb sense tortillas, Legendary Pop Tarts, Catalina Crunch Cereal) that seem to use net carbs to calculate calories. So I may inadvertently upped my calories even more than I meant to while simultaneously taking in less protein (im still averaging 240 grams a day) and eating more fats (still staying at or below my macro target). I'm not sure if this drove the issue or not but it's the only thing I can think of.

This is the only variable I have not accounted for. I'm going to run it by my nutritionist to get her input. I'll report back to the thread, just in case anyone is curious.

What's up everybody?!

What do y'all say to knocking out our 2025 New Year's resolutions in 2024?!

Back at it! Let's finish the year strong!