Such little progress...
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Isn't that why being in great shape sucks so much? Because in general we love to eat. It's kind of what separates us from most other animals, we don't always just each because we are full, we eat for a hundred different reasons unlike most of nature which simply eats to survive. Its not a great thing yet its also a beautiful thing. I'd say you're doing great. There's a huge number of lifting dudes on here that would love that shoulder definition you've got going on, not to mention nice definition from top to bottom. So maybe try being a little easier on yourself. When I was 18 all I did was lift and eat right. I figured I'd do body building competitions, etc. Then life happened. I'm now 37 with two kids and if all I focused on was getting back to that, I'd have quit a long time ago and never came back. Sometimes you have to enjoy things for what they are.0
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crossfit_dottir wrote: »OK you're my new gurlcrush! No seriously you look amazing.
Mind telling me what you can do today that you couldn't do 1 year ago? 2 years ago? 3?
How much are you deadlifting now vs how much you deadlifted 1 year ago? How many kilos (or lbs) have you added to your squat? Can you do a pull up ? Could you do a pull up 3 years ago?
And the most important question, how do your jeans fit? Tight around the quads and butt yet they're loose around your waist?
Cause that's a problem for fit girls and judging by your profile photo you're waist is itty bitty and you're thighs and butt are huge (in the best way possible 
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A year ago I got injured. So honestly, I'm back where I started. I haven't even tested a 240 squat because I had to start from square one again. And no, I can't really do a pull up. I have to give myself a little momentum.
Jeans fit okay. If I'm not puffed up.3 -
I think with this journey sometimes it’s hard to recognize how far we’ve come and focus on how much further we want to go. I, like you, feel “stuck” at the moment..I have a progressive program and haven’t been training as hard as I have nearly as long as you...but you are more motivational than you think! I used to have a different account on here forever ago now where I saw your progress and followed you on IG (creeper!)..watching you push yourself with your compound lifts motivated me to do the same and go heavy! I think you not only look amazing, but think how you keep pushing on regardless if you feel you’re not making as big of strides as you want...you never quit..even if you scale back the aggressiveness..you never quit and it shows. Keep kicking *kitten*.
Sup Creeper. Send me your IG name so I can follow you back.1 -
I have been training my butt off for years. I've gotten lean, I've bulked and cut, I've maintained and recomped (maybe?), gained accidentally while training very hard...and in the end, sitting somewhere in the middle of my highest and lowest weight...I barely look any different.
I have had a coach. My training is progressive, and difficult and anal.
I barely look different from the first time I was this weight, even considering how hard I have trained over the years.
And to top it off, I'm really not that strong.
It's been 3.5 years since I've started all this. Will another year make a difference? Are my goals of strength and physique too conflicting? Or am I just genetically predisposed to a crap body that can only maintain it's weight on 1800 calories?
When I first made this thread it was called "so many years...so little progress". Maybe I'm just comparing myself to people who really HAVE been training so many years. Maybe it's just that I started so late and 3.5 years is nothing compared to 10...
Sorry guys. I'm so frustrated tonight.
So I've made a lot of progress, and my goal was always to "get big" and while I've definetly gained mass compared to how I started, it seems as if it's never good enough. I think most people have that issue. It's important to learn to feel good about yourself and look at your pics from before and just realize how much you accomplished. At a certain point you just learn to maintain what you've got or make a new fitness goal. Don't be so hard on yourself you look great! Tons of Women would love to have your body, I think. But I also have difficulty trying to accept how I am and it's a constant self struggle. Also it's never good to compare yourself to others, we're all different, and NOBODY is perfect, we all have weaknesses and strengths.
Thank you Seth. I think the issue, along with being hard on myself, is that I look at old pictures and I DON'T see much of a difference.0 -
Ugh. I put a comparison pic up here but had to take it down.0
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Ugh. That is so embarrassing.2
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alwaysbloated wrote: »I think you are amazing! so kind, so inspirational, so pretty. I would love to look like you. Unfortunately, I need to lose about half my body weight, and by the time I do that, I will probably have saggy skin on my arms and stomach and need a tummy tuck. If I were you, I would be happy that you started from a lower weight and probably don't have the skin issues, and you have come so far while you have been using this site. Out of curiosity, do you have a picture showing what you would like to achieve for yourself? like a pic of a fitness model or something?
I get to eat a lot of food, but I am a big unit, I'm sure once I'm closer to my goal weight, I'll only be allowed like 1400 calories. Sometimes I can have over 3000 calories a day, but I do a lot of walking.
Yeah...I guess I'm fortunate I never got much over 180. But honestly that's not what the post is about. I do feel grateful. But I'm also working my *kitten* off and it'd be nice to see some change.
No, I don't really have a picture of someone I'd like to look like. Just a better version of me. Tighter, lean, etc.
Thank you for your kind words
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Ugh. That is so embarrassing.
I don't see through your eyes. So, I don't know what you see. To me, you look shapely and fit with decent muscle definition. You are coming back from an injury, so I'm guessing this will improve as you get more weight work in. Seriously and with all compassion, you are really hard on yourself. To the point where it might be self defeating.
Saw the pic before you took it down and you don't have anything to be embarrassed about.2 -
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I saw the pic briefly... you weigh more in the current photo yet you look leaner. That is progress.
I feel like I did the same thing a few months ago, I compared my pre-bulk photo from 2014 to my recent post-cut photo... they pretty much looked the same (from the front at least, not the glutes obv). BUT in the recent one I was about 9-10lbs heavier.3 -
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I saw the pic briefly... you weigh more in the current photo yet you look leaner. That is progress.
I feel like I did the same thing a few months ago, I compared my pre-bulk photo from 2014 to my recent post-cut photo... they pretty much looked the same (from the front at least, not the glutes obv). BUT in the recent one I was about 9-10lbs heavier.
You don't have to say these things. You saw the picture. You saw there really isn't much difference.
and 9-10 lbs heavier is a lot more progress than a couple.0 -
I'm done feeling sorry for myself! Sorry all!3
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I've seen the pictures several times before. You have nothing to be embarrassed about. Your progress is remarkable.1 -
I saw the pic briefly... you weigh more in the current photo yet you look leaner. That is progress.
I feel like I did the same thing a few months ago, I compared my pre-bulk photo from 2014 to my recent post-cut photo... they pretty much looked the same (from the front at least, not the glutes obv). BUT in the recent one I was about 9-10lbs heavier.
You don't have to say these things. You saw the picture. You saw there really isn't much difference.
and 9-10 lbs heavier is a lot more progress than a couple.
I also started almost underweight. I was a string bean... I basically had to start from the ground up. You started with an awesome muscle base already. Remember that.2 -
I saw the pic briefly... you weigh more in the current photo yet you look leaner. That is progress.
I feel like I did the same thing a few months ago, I compared my pre-bulk photo from 2014 to my recent post-cut photo... they pretty much looked the same (from the front at least, not the glutes obv). BUT in the recent one I was about 9-10lbs heavier.
You don't have to say these things. You saw the picture. You saw there really isn't much difference.
and 9-10 lbs heavier is a lot more progress than a couple.
I also started almost underweight. I was a string bean... I basically had to start from the ground up. You started with an awesome muscle base already. Remember that.
So you have made remarkable progress.1 -
I saw the pic briefly... you weigh more in the current photo yet you look leaner. That is progress.
I feel like I did the same thing a few months ago, I compared my pre-bulk photo from 2014 to my recent post-cut photo... they pretty much looked the same (from the front at least, not the glutes obv). BUT in the recent one I was about 9-10lbs heavier.
You don't have to say these things. You saw the picture. You saw there really isn't much difference.
and 9-10 lbs heavier is a lot more progress than a couple.
I also started almost underweight. I was a string bean... I basically had to start from the ground up. You started with an awesome muscle base already. Remember that.
So you have made remarkable progress.
Thank you! But I have my own set of challenges as do you and others. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. My goals are also different, the way I workout is different. My max deadlift is less than most other women's warmup lol. But I don't give, I still lift it up and put it down like a boss.6
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