Weight fluctuation. Help!

js8181

Anybody else have huge fluctuations? not just in terms of poundage, but appearance.

This is me today at 165. I look and feel flabby and bloated.




This is me a couple days ago. I know I don't look like Adonis, but there's definition and everything.
161lbs



And this is me a couple months ago, in the 150s. That's where I'd like to go back.

kevcren

Are you following a plan? what do you do for workouts? What does your nutrition look like? Are you getting enough sleep? staying hydrated? all that comes into play!

jemhh

Yeah, I get that. I'm coming off an excessively carb-y weekend and definitely can see the difference in the mirror, compared to Friday morning. It will go away within a couple of days.

js8181

Yes, I'm trying to follow a 2000 calorie per day plan, with 40% protein, 40% from (good) fats and 20% from carb. Trying not to drink too much alcohol, but I work in a bar so that's hard to avoid. I was eating at maintenance levels (more or less) and just working on strength training. A month ago I had my body fat and it was actually slightly lower than when I had been eating at deficit and not doing strengthening. I think I took that as permission to slack, though, and in the last month I stopped doing strength training and just ate and drank too much.

kevcren wrote: »

Are you following a plan? what do you do for workouts? What does your nutrition look like? Are you getting enough sleep? staying hydrated? all that comes into play!

js8181

Thanks! I hope so.

jemhh wrote: »

Yeah, I get that. I'm coming off an excessively carb-y weekend and definitely can see the difference in the mirror, compared to Friday morning. It will go away within a couple of days.

js8181

Ugh, this is me now, I guess. I used to have abs, I swear!!! Starting yesterday, I'm cutting down to 2000 calories per day (I'm technically still in an 'active' life style since I walk every day 8K-10K steps). 30minutes of Cardio + pushups, planks and bicycle-crunches.