I'm losing sleep over this! 212lb man on a mission.

[Massroid1020]

Hello again friends. Weighed in today after 7 days of dieting, 5 days of intense weight lifting and 5 days of incline walking for 25 minutes up a steeeeeep hill. The results? 4lb of weight loss. Your thoughts? Are we happy?

Four lbs in a week man is impressive. Making steady losses instead of extreme drastic ones will be easier to maintain. And if you are able to cope with your diet and regimen then stick with it and expect steady gains, or 'losses' in your case

 

[ashlfcowen]

Four lbs in a week man is impressive. Making steady losses instead of extreme drastic ones will be easier to maintain. And if you are able to cope with your diet and regimen then stick with it and expect steady gains, or 'losses' in your case

Just under 4 actually, came in at 208.4, rather than 212, but lets count it as 4 shall we?

Diet hasn't been that bad at all, if not a little boring (the veg is a chore to eat!).

Thanks for the reply.

 

[Cutiebolic]

AC... Great job sticking to your plan. Obviously that sounds great, but I don't pay attention to weekly changes. We will find out how real it is after the whole 14 days. Keep killing it!!!

How do you feel?

 

[ashlfcowen]

AC... Great job sticking to your plan. Obviously that sounds great, but I don't pay attention to weekly changes. We will find out how real it is after the whole 14 days. Keep killing it!!!

How do you feel?

Really? Not that bad, but I think that's because of the MISS I'm doing, imagine after 2 weeks when I start to up the cardio a little more than I'll end up soldiering on through the day, but for now not bad.

Sometimes I tend to overworry about my nutrition, for example if I wake up a little later than expected, I don't have enough time to fit my 7th meal in, so I typically have 2 meals in one, I.e. instead of the protein shake with almonds, I'll have my 6oz chicken, broccoli, protein shake AND almonds....

Just trying to get those macros in is all.

I'll report back in a week.

 

[ashlfcowen]

What a tough week that was. Ended up going out on the Saturday night drinking vodka, lime and soda. Started off well enough, but one quickly turned in to two and well the rest was a blur. Needless to say Sunday was a write off, consisting of eating everything I could get my hands on. I realise just to keep myself sane I am entitled to a night out here and there, but maybe not after just a week and a half of dieting and certainly not as much as I did drink - lesson learnt.

As a result I'm now down to 207.2lb, so just over a lb lost this week. I don't think the scales do me any justice though - I've certainly gained more muscle, so I'm beginning to think that lb is just body fat - who knows?!...not entirely sure if I'm disappointed or not, imagine if that Sunday hadn't of happened then it'd tell another story. Hmmm, so in 2 weeks I've lost 5lb.

Diet will remain the same, except on off days I'll be looking to consume hardly any carbs, with the majority of sources coming from oats in the morning, fruit and veg late morning/mid afternoon.

I've decided to up the cardio to HIIT, 3 times a week - with less strenuous cardio workouts in between, so SSCV every other day (all of which will be after my weights). Your thoughts on this?

Also, would you now suggest carb cycling, every other say, 4 days? Would work out well on my leg workouts if I doubled/tripled the carbs....

Excited to hear back off you guys...

 

[Cutiebolic]

What a tough week that was. Ended up going out on the Saturday night drinking vodka, lime and soda. Started off well enough, but one quickly turned in to two and well the rest was a blur. Needless to say Sunday was a write off, consisting of eating everything I could get my hands on. I realise just to keep myself sane I am entitled to a night out here and there, but maybe not after just a week and a half of dieting and certainly not as much as I did drink - lesson learnt.

As a result I'm now down to 207.2lb, so just over a lb lost this week. I don't think the scales do me any justice though - I've certainly gained more muscle, so I'm beginning to think that lb is just body fat - who knows?!...not entirely sure if I'm disappointed or not, imagine if that Sunday hadn't of happened then it'd tell another story. Hmmm, so in 2 weeks I've lost 5lb.

Diet will remain the same, except on off days I'll be looking to consume hardly any carbs, with the majority of sources coming from oats in the morning, fruit and veg late morning/mid afternoon.

I've decided to up the cardio to HIIT, 3 times a week - with less strenuous cardio workouts in between, so SSCV every other day (all of which will be after my weights). Your thoughts on this?

Also, would you now suggest carb cycling, every other say, 4 days? Would work out well on my leg workouts if I doubled/tripled the carbs....

Excited to hear back off you guys...

Strong work, bro... Here are my thoughts:

1. Try to put 2-3 h between your meals. If your in a pinch and have to squeeze them together it's fine occasionally, but don't make it a habit.

2. Tell me why you it was "needless to say" that Sunday was a write off? You have a slip, you get back on your plan immediately. You don't lie in the mud and wallow for 24 h.

3. Don't change your cardio or your lifts. It ain't broke. Don't fix it yet. There will be a time for that. Don't shoot your wad right now. Patience is going to be your greatest challenge.

4. Do 2 more weeks of this. Minus the drinking binge and following screw up. If you find you're hungry post on here and I'll tweak your food for you. Seriously. Give us two real weeks on this plan exactly and we will talk about changing things up. You're doing great. Stop thinking. Lift, eat, live, work, sleep.... Repeat.

 

[Cutiebolic]

If you can't do 2 weeks without a drink I know another forum you might wanna visit.

 

[Cutiebolic]

So?

 

[Cutiebolic]

What's the story, bro?

 

[ashlfcowen]

I have a confession to make,

After a couple of weeks, and some solid fat loss I lost motivation completely, not because I couldn't handle the commitment, but my attitude was changing, and I started to suffer a little in work. I became tired almost instantly after my cardio, almost unaware sometimes and with a job that is purely customer based my service skills were suffering. I really, really want to start back up because I was doing well - but it's clear I need to make some adjustments. I think I'll start back at square one, keep at it for 2 weeks then can we start talking again? Maybe discuss carb cycling which should hopefully put a smile on my face in work atleast lol.

Do you recommend any supplements that'll help?

I feel like I've let you down a little CB, I'm sorry - I want back in. I want to look good naked!