From 175 lbs to 175 lbs...

LivingtheLeanDream

Awesome job! great work OP

beerfoamy

brilliant!! well done!!

cqbkaju

Well done.

djeffreys10

Heather4448 wrote: »

From Carl Pilkington to dayum! Great job!

I had to google Pilkington. That resemblance is kinda scary lmao

MsHarryWinston

This calls for THE HIGHEST OF FIVES!
Awesome work!

djeffreys10

Tomk652015 wrote: »

What was your program like? in summary did you do cardio? any particular lifting programs? What age if you don't mind?

you look great. You're what i'm looking forward to. I'm the fatish 175 pounder ...determining if i want my cal intake lower or at main with lifting.

Just curious how you went about this?

The first couple years, I did cardio when I was cutting. Mainly because I didn't have hardly any muscle mass, so if I wanted to actually eat I had to increase my calorie deficit with cardio. But after that, I kinda tapered off. I probably haven't done any cardio in a couple years now, as I can eat a lot more than I used to and be in a calorie deficit. Now I have the opposite problem. When I am gaining, I often get to the point that I am having to force feed myself to try and get more calories in. I had one period where I was eating 4400 calories a day through the week (I took a break on the weekends by not eating quite as much), and staying miserably full. But I didn't gain at all for 6 weeks.

sklarbodds

Dang son Very well done.

T0M_K

you don't have any progress pics through out your journey? no i don't usually ask dudes for pics. i don't swing that way. just curious.

wateryphoenix

I love this! Thanks for sharing

djeffreys10

Tomk652015 wrote: »

you don't have any progress pics through out your journey? no i don't usually ask dudes for pics. i don't swing that way. just curious.

Here I am when I first lost fat, from 175 lbs down to 152. Summer of 2013



Then a year and one bulk and cut cycle later. I went up to 174, cut back down to 162 (my weight in these pics). Summer of 2014




I don't remember what I bulked up to that fall, but I didn't take my cut very seriously, My head just wasn't in it. I got down to 174, but I should have cut down further. Summer of 2015




End of fall/winter 2015/2016 bulk. I was at 189 lbs here. Early spring 2016



Wrist surgery interrupted that cut just about a month in. So last summer, I only got down to 184. Summer 2016



Since I didn't get to cut as much fat that spring, I didn't want to gain as much my last bulk. So this past winter, I only bulked up to about 192. Added a surprising amount of muscle for how little weight I gained. Outgrew a few of my shirts, including my favorite Auburn jersey. Winter, 2016



I cut longer than usual this last time, a little over 4 months. From 192, cut back down to 175 this year.

T0M_K

wow man. that tells a great story. Thanks. You have done amazing for sure. the results don't lie.

bluets2011

That's how it should be done!!!! Congratulations

nowine4me

Nice guns -- well done!

richardpkennedy1

Impressive! I'm Just a little shorter than you and weigh 141. You look better shirtless though!

savalex0808

Inspiring to see a real person, struggle with the same ups and downs of gaining and loosing, and finally win! Gives the rest of us hope it can happen for us too.

Piqueaboo

Yes - this. I lost 1.5kg this month but I tightened up enough for someone to say that I lost weight - I didn't, it's the muscle building!

Keladelphia

Yessssss!!!! Nice job OP!

hippymama22

Yowza! Amazing transformation!

jseams1234

Awesome transformation. You look fantastic. I like how you stuck with it for five years (and counting). I see so many people who want that 12 week transformation or expect to accomplish what you did in a single bulk cycle... it takes time/commitment.

shish90

djeffreys10 wrote: »

Or, "Why the scale doesn't matter" lol

On the left, September of 2012. When I was 175 lbs, fat, and started lifting because I was sick of what I saw in the mirror.
On the right, June of 2017. Once again at 175 lbs.

I am 5'8" tall. Been as low as 152 and as high as 192. Not yo-yo dieting, just using bulk/cut phases to add muscle and then lean back out for summer. Just a little reminder that if you are obsessed with the scale, you really need to shift your paradigm. My goal was always and still is to get bigger with more muscle. Trust me, I look way better now than I did any time I weighed less than this.

Dude.. That is insane progress! Can I ask what %deficit you were on during your cut and your macro breakdown? This is my second cut I'm on but I can't seem to lose fat, I do cardio and weights 6 times a week and I'm on a 30% deficit with a 40/30/30 P/F/C ratio. I find if I don't do cardio I just don't lose weight at all. But you seem to not do any cardio and you're in unreal shape! I have decent muscle mass but I can't shift the fat, it's so tough!

SiegfriedXXL

You look amazing. What a transformation!

HeidiCooksSupper

I am old enough to be your mother's much older sister and I just need to say, DAMN!

cbstewart88

Hubba Hubba.

djeffreys10

jseams1234 wrote: »

Awesome transformation. You look fantastic. I like how you stuck with it for five years (and counting). I see so many people who want that 12 week transformation or expect to accomplish what you did in a single bulk cycle... it takes time/commitment.

Everybody wants that magic secret as to how you did it. They're really excited until they hear that the answer is nothing more than time and consistency. Then they're off to search for the next promise of a quick fix. It's sad.

djeffreys10

shish90 wrote: »

djeffreys10 wrote: »

Or, "Why the scale doesn't matter" lol

On the left, September of 2012. When I was 175 lbs, fat, and started lifting because I was sick of what I saw in the mirror.
On the right, June of 2017. Once again at 175 lbs.

I am 5'8" tall. Been as low as 152 and as high as 192. Not yo-yo dieting, just using bulk/cut phases to add muscle and then lean back out for summer. Just a little reminder that if you are obsessed with the scale, you really need to shift your paradigm. My goal was always and still is to get bigger with more muscle. Trust me, I look way better now than I did any time I weighed less than this.

Dude.. That is insane progress! Can I ask what %deficit you were on during your cut and your macro breakdown? This is my second cut I'm on but I can't seem to lose fat, I do cardio and weights 6 times a week and I'm on a 30% deficit with a 40/30/30 P/F/C ratio. I find if I don't do cardio I just don't lose weight at all. But you seem to not do any cardio and you're in unreal shape! I have decent muscle mass but I can't shift the fat, it's so tough!

I couldn't tell you about a percentage. I generally run a 500-600 calorie a day deficit. 180-200 or so grams of protein a day. Around 100-150 grams of carbs a day. The balance in fat.

fitoverfortymom

Daaaaaaaaaang.

Geocitiesuser

You're sort of my hero right now OP. I know someone else asked, but anyway you would tell us your age? You're holding a huge amount of lean mass and it's really impressing the hell out of me.

buffalogal42

Amazing - great thread that I hope a lot of people read!

djeffreys10

Geocitiesuser wrote: »

You're sort of my hero right now OP. I know someone else asked, but anyway you would tell us your age? You're holding a huge amount of lean mass and it's really impressing the hell out of me.

I'm 36

Geocitiesuser

Awesome. We are the same exact age. You're now my unofficial role model and hero.