What's your weight loss story?

At the minute

absolutely amazing thread, never seen something so inspiring

my weight loss will seem insignificant compared to what some of you have achieved but i look forward to posting my before and after pics once i'm done with the cut

keep up the good work people

well done onefatidiot, definatly tell a diffrence. Think your under-cutting yourself really the second pic has bad lighting etc. But yeah obvious improvement!

@jcmdanny - celebrity look-alike?! "From your lips to God's ears!" :)
@Bowen - many thanks mate!

@PABLORIVERA, So how did you do it? what was your regime? fantastic transformation.

Thought I'd posted pics but guess not...

2008-07  vs 2010-06

over a years gap, still got more to lose on my belly and my hips

I used to weigh 15 stone and it was all the wrong kind of weight. This was about four years ago.

At the time I decided I wanted to lose weight and fast, but I didn't bother doing any research into what kind of foods to eat or how to diet properly. I just went on a slim fast diet and dropped 3 stone 5 pounds in about a year, but I had a lot of fat left around my stomach area (although my legs, arms, face, bum, etc, all looked a lot better!)

Since then my weight has fluctuated between 12 and 13 stone (been dieting on and off), but this time I've really done a lot of research and think I have came up with a half decent fat burning diet rather than weight loss diet.. just in the process of seeing whether or not it works!

Ever since I lost the weight I've felt quite healthy; I can run for miles, have no problem walking briskly uphill, etc. Just want to lose the stubborn fat on my stomach.

i was 23st + 2 years ago and am just over 14st to this day :)

didnt use any fat burners or anything like that, just stuck to a low fat diet and plenty of exercise!

Hercules87


i was 23st + 2 years ago and am just over 14st to this day :)

didnt use any fat burners or anything like that, just stuck to a low fat diet and plenty of exercise!

Nice one mate


Pics?

not so much as story as a work in progress...

12th June started training eating right...

153.9kg

today 149kg..

much like tesco...every little helps

well...

20 year old guy now... 5'10 or 11 on a good day. weighed 123kgs at xmas 08 (too fat), 72kgs at xmas 09 (too skinny) and about 82kgs now (probably about right) although that is 7kgs i have put on in the last month due to holiday related beer and food consumption coupled with no exercise... looking to get my bf back down though but staying the same weight if at all possible...

how did i do it, well, to kick start i was doing 40 minutes of intense cardio 5 days a week coupled with weights and keeping an eye on what i was eating (found cutting out the cans of coke really helped) and was literally losing 3kgs a week... by late july i was 85kgs, muscular and feeling good... however, i got used to not eating a lot and training hard i jjust kept loosing weight... and like i said by xmas was 72kgs and suddenly thought i couldnt put it on even if i tried... so i went from one extreme to the other, and felt like crap!!!

the last 6 months i was still going to gym and training but didnt have a goal to aim for and have put on 10kgs, though this is probably my ideal weight if not maybe a little light still for my frame...

however, going through the photos of myself on facebook shows the progress to myself and everyone else, therefore i am proof that if you work hard enough it is easy to lose weight very quickly, though also show how it is possible to keep going and not knowing when to stop, which is just as bad...

now have a goal to get my bf down and weight back up to around 85kgs by xmas... any nutrition advice would be greatly appreciated!!! :-)

Bowen
@PABLORIVERA, So how did you do it? what was your regime? fantastic transformation.

 
#1 - Rather than trying to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time (which really slows progress on both fronts) I mapped out my diet and training regimen to focus on cutting, but so that it also started building up my conditioning from Day 1 so that I could progress right into my bulking as I went along. I went this route because being 70 lbs overweight AND I had zero conditioning to boot.
 
#2 - WTR to diet... got clear on my RMR and TDEE numbers up front. Then backed off my TDEE by 1000 kcal/day to make sure I was creating that deficit. (Note: that starting number is never perfect, and it doesn't have to be. The real number is "discovered". You just throttle your intake up/down based on results, then it's smooth sailing.) I kept my macro ratio pretty evenly split, but did not obsess over hitting a precise ratio every single day. Not necessary. Some days were slightly higher on carbs, others on protein or fats. I just made sure that over the course of the week, I was not being difficient on any front. I did, however, focus on quality (good fats, EFAs as opposed to transfats, fried foods, etc. and starchy/complex carbs over processed, etc.) But I can tell you it wasn't perfect either. I made water (flavored with lemon juice or calorie-free sweeteners) my main source of liquids, besides milk. All juices, sodas or other high calorie drinks were dropped. Not from a health perspective, but from a "I can eat more real food" on the same calories perspective.
 
#3 - WTR to training... 45 min, 3x a week. Heavy weight training (25 min) followed by HIIT-style cardio (20 min). RT comprised of compound movements (squats, presses, etc.) Performed with restricted rest between exercises and sets to maintain intensity (15-20 sec rest between exercises, 60 sec between sets). This keeps you slightly anaerobic but really triggers HGH flush IME, for increased metabolism post-workout. Then immediately following the weight training, I'd do HIIT cardio or run 2 miles under 20 min.
 
Hope that helps.

@Ballbag AKA
@Pete_L
@stealthy

Damn... awesome job, all of you!

pablorivera


@Ballbag AKA
@Pete_L
@stealthy

Damn... awesome job, all of you!

cheers man! i've still got a way to go in my eyes tho

quick question did you find you had to have a bulking phase in that time or was it just a constant "cut" cause it looks like you built some quality muscle in your impressive before-after pics

pablorivera

Bowen
@PABLORIVERA, So how did you do it? what was your regime? fantastic transformation.

 
#1 - Rather than trying to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time (which really slows progress on both fronts) I mapped out my diet and training regimen to focus on cutting, but so that it also started building up my conditioning from Day 1 so that I could progress right into my bulking as I went along. I went this route because being 70 lbs overweight AND I had zero conditioning to boot.

How long did it take you?


Edit: looked back in the thread and shows you took 6 months.

Thanks pablo, amazing work yourself, esp in 6 months odd, its taken me 2 years!!!

Still though like most people on here im far from happy with the stage im at!!!

stealthy

cheers man! i've still got a way to go in my eyes tho

quick question did you find you had to have a bulking phase in that time or was it just a constant "cut" cause it looks like you built some quality muscle in your impressive before-after pics

 
I didn't do a bulking phase (where I came out of deficit)... I was bulking as I went along during the cut.

octatonic

How long did it take you?

Edit: looked back in the thread and shows you took 6 months.

 
I started August 24, 2009 and finished end of March 2010... so actually a full 7 months.

Years of drink abuse in the countryside left me podgy and just generally lazy!

Moved into the city and had a good look at my life and decided at 25, enough passing life by, time to go for one of my ambitions.. to become a Royal Marine.

Joined the gym.. got hooked up to the inbody scan machine and weighed in at 23.7%, 86kg at 5'9.
 
That was back at the end of March.. 4 months on I am now 16% bodyfat and 80kg, managing not to lose any muscle mass but actually gain 3kg. My fitness is a lot better, so much better I am now running my 1.5 mile best effort in 9.34 and I am confident enough to have recently started the selection process!

Now my goal is to continue improving my fitness and to continue the steady fat loss down to around 12%..