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August 15th Vs. Nov 12th The effects of muscle memory, no cardio and actually having multiple leg days a week. In the August pic, I had gotten down to 179 pounds and felt like I made some awesome progress which I had. I was running 8-12 miles most days of the week. In the November pic, I have started doing heavy leg presses and was no longer doing intense cardio. Maybe 1.75-2 months since I did any regular running. The bigger difference is in my stomach but I was too embarrassed to take shirtless pics back then. More recently I've taken the shirt off for pics. I'm still a work in progress and this is just a midpoint. This is why as lifters you should always take progress pictures. I was kind of thinking to myself last night while looking at my scale progress that maybe I was delusional and I was actually not making any progress. I saw that I had reached the 170's months ago and now I'm ~185 give or take. I have to say I don't know if these results are typical, I have been bigger than I am even now so I chalk it up to muscle memory but I think novice lifters would have even better results. In other words, QUIT worrying so much about the scale if you recently began a resistance training routine! Take many pics and measurements(I'm lazy about measurements,lol). Sorry for any typos, I didn't proofread, I am pretty siked and ready to run out the door to lift some more weights lol
View Diet Calendar, 28 November 2018:
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3462 kcal
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Fat: 126.08g | Prot: 152.62g | Carbs: 456.39g.
Breakfast: Milk (Nonfat), General Mills Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios, Plum, Kiwi Fruit, Jack's Original Canadian Style Bacon Pizza, Grapes (Red or Green, European Type Varieties Such As Thompson Seedless). Lunch: Jell-O Sugar Free Strawberry Gelatin, Jell-O Sugar Free Cherry, Jell-O Sugar Free Black Cherry, Pure Protein Chocolate Peanut Caramel High Protein Bar, Potato Chips, Hannaford Natural Swiss Cheese, Deli Sliced Ham, White Bread, Pure Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter High Protein Bar (Small). Dinner: Private Selection Chunky White Macadamia Nut Cookie, Jack's Original Canadian Style Bacon Pizza, Kroger Sugar Cookie. Snacks/Other: Grapes. more...
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3403 kcal
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Exercise:
Bicycling (leisurely) - <10/mph - 3 hours, Weight Training (moderate) - 1 hour and 15 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 11 hours and 45 minutes. more...
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And I tried to match filters but these were different cameras so it looks pretty different. Things to look for are larger traps, more prominent veins(right bicep, right forearm, and left shoulder), deeper chest striations, and skin looking thinner on front deltoids. Again, I gained 6-7 pounds while losing a lot more fat.
28 Nov 18 by member: -Diablo
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Also, I am posting this for people who don't see movement on the scale for a month. Some people freak out over a one week stall. That can happen, this is 3 months of work while in a deficit and I gained weight! If you're a man eating less than 2.5k calories or a woman eating less than 2k and are halfway active you can be assured that you're losing body fat. It may not show up on the scale, but it's happening. Stay on track and you will eventually see the results.
28 Nov 18 by member: -Diablo
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I can only say, Wow. Incredible difference. Every time you post a pic, I think that's as good as it gets, and then you post a better one. You're a machine!
28 Nov 18 by member: LZenn
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Thank you so much, Lzenn! Yeah, I remember thinking I was looking ripped in that top pic and now I think I look pretty smooth, haha, funny how that changes. It looks like 1-2 hours of running had me losing almost as much muscle as fat judging by the difference. I was eating 3.5-4k calories but even then I think I was in too big of a deficit. Now I'm averaging 3.2k and I am no longer running. Filled back out nicely.
29 Nov 18 by member: -Diablo
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Or maybe I wasn't losing muscle but now that I am no longer doing the soul-crushing cardio, I am able to regain old muscle. Thanks, Chris!:)
29 Nov 18 by member: -Diablo
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Not gonna lie, that body scan that Keith talks about is kind of tempting after seeing these results. I mean, going by the pictures I lost body fat and must have gained back a good 10 pounds of muscle. It appears that I lost a good 5 pounds of fat if not more and my bodyweight is up 6-7 pounds. Loving it. I'm eating less so it isn't more food in my system. Maybe the fact that I am not losing a lot of glycogen due to no high-intensity cardio? Still learning things. Ever a student. Fun fun.
29 Nov 18 by member: -Diablo
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How much do those tests cost? It would be interestsing, but I bet it's not cheap.
29 Nov 18 by member: LZenn
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Yeah, mirror works great and is free :)
29 Nov 18 by member: LZenn
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29 Nov 18 by member: LZenn
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I'm in maintenance and working my way back up on calories. Once upon a time I was eating 1600 calories a day to loose weight. If I ate more, I gained body fat. No if or ands about it. I have been encouraged by resistance training even at my age. I have increased my calorie goal and have too frequently surpassed it yet have been able to maintain around the same percentage of body fat. It's got me motivated and believing that I can do better too. That's enough to keep me trying...
29 Nov 18 by member: John10251
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