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Nicely done.

Getting the results you want is really what makes it all worth it. Very motivating to finally realize you can control and improve your body.

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might sound weird but getting help and confirmation from you guys is a huge boost in discipline for myself haha

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No, it's not weird. Interacting with others makes fitness a lot easier. It helps with accountability and motivation.

I have gym partners, shared logs and whatnot that we use to track progress. There are lots of ways to do it. If anything I only recommend you continue to talk/share with others, whether here or irl, it definitely helps all around.

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been counting calories pretty meticulously with some days being more successful than others in terms of self control haha

starting july 21st,

21 - 2400
22 - 2555
23 - 3165
24 - 2550
25 - 2070
26 - 1722
27 - 1900
28 - 1795
29 - 1845
30 - 2020

rocky start but got a better routine and I'm not having as many urges to eat more than I should.

still eat chocolate sometimes tho idgaf

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That's alright, I always recommend people still eat something they really enjoy. IF it fits your macros, or your caloric intake, then whatever. Enjoy it. You don't have to eat boring foods 100% of the time.

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it honestly feels more rewarding to eat something that's richer in fat/calories when limiting its intake throughout the week.


guess that would apply for anything though

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187lbs 15 days in

11lbs down, 12 to go

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Damn, very nice work!

I'm just about down to 180. A few more lbs and I'll probably just stop. Not as lean as I would like but I'm bored of cutting. lol

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If I'm losing weight should I adjust the amount of calories I eat progressively? Or just keep within the same range until I reach my target weight

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Keep the same range until you reach your target weight. At that point just slowly up your cals until your weight balances out.

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i still haven't done anything to lose weight. i'm the worst when it comes to that. however i am still the same weight and people are saying i look a lot better. i work out really hard and have been adding more protein to my diet. hope that helps

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Eat less food and you'll lose weight

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183lbs now. 8 more to go

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I've been hovering around 185 for a while now -- suddenly 180 this morning

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lol, 179!

Finally broke the 180 barrier.

I still have annoying curves, though. I guess I was warned about this. At some point I have to start making muscle-building a priority to help fill things out. Otherwise I am always going to look like a garbage bag full of corn flakes.

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Start bulking soon.

Once you build up muscle, it'll give you the shape you want. Chest/delts/lats need to fill out in order to give you a V taper, and your waist will look 10x better because of it + building leg and butt muscle helps the waist look smaller as well.

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Just for the hell of it, woot:




Reach: The #1 thing (or rather, things) right now stopping me from being all gung-ho about a bulk is the fact that I still have a gut/"overhang" and man boobs.

It just feels like the only way to get rid of both is to cut, but maybe I'm underestimating the benefits of muscle at this point.

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Would have to see your physique tbh.

Can pm it to me if you don't want to post here.

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I CAN DO A PULLUP NOW!

AHHHHHHHH

This is probably trivial to people who have decent strength / bodyweight, but for me it's always been this unachievable thing -- this is so awesome.

Last time I tried a pullup, I weighed a lot more, and couldn't hold onto the bar for more than 5 seconds if my life depended on it.

Felt a lot like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xF0ekZztOA&t=3m20s

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Grats dude!