Anyone cutting after a bulk?

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  • steveko89
    steveko89 Posts: 2,223 Member
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    Last 30 days looking decent for a change. Had an intentional maintenance day yesterday but had gone 11 straight days under which is fairly unprecedented adherence and worked out to an average deficit of 300 cal/day.
  • alexmose
    alexmose Posts: 792 Member
    Anybody else have trouble sleeping when moving from bulk to maint or maint to cut?
  • steveko89
    steveko89 Posts: 2,223 Member
    alexmose wrote: »
    Anybody else have trouble sleeping when moving from bulk to maint or maint to cut?

    I've not experienced this personally. What magnitude of calorie change are you making when switching between modes? I think most on this thread tend to taper calories gradually when changing goals.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    steveko89 wrote: »
    alexmose wrote: »
    Anybody else have trouble sleeping when moving from bulk to maint or maint to cut?

    I've not experienced this personally. What magnitude of calorie change are you making when switching between modes? I think most on this thread tend to taper calories gradually when changing goals.

    Me, either. I'm an excellent sleeper. :yawn:

  • alexmose
    alexmose Posts: 792 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    steveko89 wrote: »
    alexmose wrote: »
    Anybody else have trouble sleeping when moving from bulk to maint or maint to cut?

    I've not experienced this personally. What magnitude of calorie change are you making when switching between modes? I think most on this thread tend to taper calories gradually when changing goals.

    Me, either. I'm an excellent sleeper. :yawn:

    Jealous! Went from bulk at 2100 cals to maint at 1800 cals. It’s 300 measly calories!! Will try melatonin.
  • steveko89
    steveko89 Posts: 2,223 Member
    alexmose wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    steveko89 wrote: »
    alexmose wrote: »
    Anybody else have trouble sleeping when moving from bulk to maint or maint to cut?

    I've not experienced this personally. What magnitude of calorie change are you making when switching between modes? I think most on this thread tend to taper calories gradually when changing goals.

    Me, either. I'm an excellent sleeper. :yawn:

    Jealous! Went from bulk at 2100 cals to maint at 1800 cals. It’s 300 measly calories!! Will try melatonin.

    I started taking melatonin a few months ago and have been pleased with the increase in sleep quality. I'm 6'1 176 and 7.5mg is perfect for me, 5mg didn't do anything and 10mg had me blowing through alarms. I also picked up some cheap blue light-blocking glasses on amazon, they certainly have helped for eye strain though I haven't used them other than for work.
  • steveko89
    steveko89 Posts: 2,223 Member
    psuLemon wrote: »
    Just because, here are some of the foods i eat. I am a foodie and love cooking. My wife is a bit spoiled.
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    I just finished breakfast and now I'm hungry again...
    I'm also jealous of your bowls, I wanted to register for stuff like that when we got married but I got out-voted.

    Down to 174.8 this morning. How's everyone holding up?
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    steveko89 wrote: »
    psuLemon wrote: »
    Just because, here are some of the foods i eat. I am a foodie and love cooking. My wife is a bit spoiled.
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    I just finished breakfast and now I'm hungry again...
    I'm also jealous of your bowls, I wanted to register for stuff like that when we got married but I got out-voted.

    Down to 174.8 this morning. How's everyone holding up?

    Haha thanks. To be honest, i have a few special bowls/plates for pictures.

    I am down to 169 this morning, even after some stomach issues last night. So it seemed that this refeed was successful.
  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    I guess I'm on a forced cut. Lost weight. Only hoping to maintain my muscle mass.
  • alexmose
    alexmose Posts: 792 Member
    dbanks80 wrote: »
    I guess I'm on a forced cut. Lost weight. Only hoping to maintain my muscle mass.

    This is me. I always drop weight when I don’t lift heavy. Drop in water retention? Less appetite? Idk
  • alexmose
    alexmose Posts: 792 Member
    pitbullpuppy wrote: »
    alexmose wrote: »
    Anybody else have trouble sleeping when moving from bulk to maint or maint to cut?

    Is that what it is? About a week ago I finally got myself under control and lately I've been wired til the wee hours of the morning, every day. It's terrible. lol

    So here’s the deal. I will toss and turn for 1-2 hrs. Then, idk if out of habit or perhaps I don’t feel hunger, I go eat a hard boiled egg, then I’m fast asleep in 20 mins. I have no idea why but I have decided to budget an egg everyday 😂😅
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    alexmose wrote: »
    pitbullpuppy wrote: »
    alexmose wrote: »
    Anybody else have trouble sleeping when moving from bulk to maint or maint to cut?

    Is that what it is? About a week ago I finally got myself under control and lately I've been wired til the wee hours of the morning, every day. It's terrible. lol

    So here’s the deal. I will toss and turn for 1-2 hrs. Then, idk if out of habit or perhaps I don’t feel hunger, I go eat a hard boiled egg, then I’m fast asleep in 20 mins. I have no idea why but I have decided to budget an egg everyday 😂😅

    Whatever works..
  • jseams1234
    jseams1234 Posts: 1,219 Member
    sardelsa wrote: »
    So recomp/maintenance isn't happening right now, I am losing. Not too fast but weight is definitely going down. I am going to try not to focus on it too much unless it gets too low where it is no longer healthy. Not much else I can do at this point.

    I'm teleworking and my office is about 10 feet from the kitchen. I'm still gaining - but slowely. Not doing much but a couple of hundred pushups and huge sets of pullups on M,W,F. I'm already unbalanced and look like that bulldog from the old Bugs Bunny cartoons so I'm not too worried about legs right now. First week of pushups was insane - adapted pretty quick to it though... but soooo much volume. I've tried curling my dog but she growls at me and the wife yells. Oh, I also blame Door Dash - they have been so quick and convenient that we've been eating "out" a lot more than usual. ;)
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    psuLemon wrote: »
    psuLemon wrote: »
    steveko89 wrote: »
    psuLemon wrote: »
    Just because, here are some of the foods i eat. I am a foodie and love cooking. My wife is a bit spoiled.
    w8dq2qazs32a.jpg

    9dx0lrqi48ha.jpg

    4cnm7gq6wz6z.jpg

    dcb7k3mlenlm.jpg

    I just finished breakfast and now I'm hungry again...
    I'm also jealous of your bowls, I wanted to register for stuff like that when we got married but I got out-voted.

    Down to 174.8 this morning. How's everyone holding up?

    Haha thanks. To be honest, i have a few special bowls/plates for pictures.

    I am down to 169 this morning, even after some stomach issues last night. So it seemed that this refeed was successful.

    While tomorrow is my official weigh in day, somehow i am down to 166.8 this morning. So over 2 lbs since last weigh in. Will see how this plays out.

    Averaging 167 these past few days. And even though i bumped up my calories to 2400 from 2100, i am a bit drained. Decided to start a diet break tomorrow with added carbs. Going to focus still on nutrient dense foods. Not as many carbs as a refeed, but going to double or triple (150-200g).

    Side note in the right lighting, i can see my upper abs. Also, i have started AthleanX latest 22 day ab workout. Not gonna lie, abs daily is a *kitten*!!
  • steveko89
    steveko89 Posts: 2,223 Member
    175 the last 3 days for me. No loss on trend last week, I let calories creep back up closer to maintenance. Back down averaging -200 this week. I hope everyone is doing well. I got a 4:45pm surprise Friday that the company I work for was cutting the workforce by 20%. Thankfully, I was not on the list but it caught me off guard and I was naturally thinking about it all weekend. Between that and my news-addicted in-laws texting garbage periodically I can feel the stress more than I was a week ago.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    steveko89 wrote: »
    175 the last 3 days for me. No loss on trend last week, I let calories creep back up closer to maintenance. Back down averaging -200 this week. I hope everyone is doing well. I got a 4:45pm surprise Friday that the company I work for was cutting the workforce by 20%. Thankfully, I was not on the list but it caught me off guard and I was naturally thinking about it all weekend. Between that and my news-addicted in-laws texting garbage periodically I can feel the stress more than I was a week ago.

    Sorry you are dealing with stress. Its good that you didn't lose your job though.
  • steveko89
    steveko89 Posts: 2,223 Member
    psuLemon wrote: »
    steveko89 wrote: »
    175 the last 3 days for me. No loss on trend last week, I let calories creep back up closer to maintenance. Back down averaging -200 this week. I hope everyone is doing well. I got a 4:45pm surprise Friday that the company I work for was cutting the workforce by 20%. Thankfully, I was not on the list but it caught me off guard and I was naturally thinking about it all weekend. Between that and my news-addicted in-laws texting garbage periodically I can feel the stress more than I was a week ago.

    Sorry you are dealing with stress. Its good that you didn't lose your job though.

    Thanks, I do feel fortunate and I'm trying to stay focused on that positive. I'm prone to depression/anxiety in some form but I've never seen anyone about it our gotten any official diagnosis. When I get a chance I'm going to look into some meditation or something to try and recenter.
  • Mr_Healthy_Habits
    Mr_Healthy_Habits Posts: 12,588 Member
    Mr_Healthy_Habits wrote: »
    29 weeks in and about 14.5lbs ⬆️...

    Took some pictures today and I see absolutely 0 difference in my abdomen area, and in some lights think maybe look dare I say a liiittle leaner 🤷🏽‍♂️

    Although I have added about 0.5-1" on my waist, but also have added to my neck, shoulders, chest and legs 🤷🏽‍♂️...

    Feel stronger and overall pretty good, although the bloating kinda sucks sometimes... Probably because a bit too much of those extra calories have come from cookies 🙈😂...

    Sitting around 184lbs right now and the plan was 193ish... Not sure if I'll keep going, probably going to be a listen to the body kind of thing 🤷🏽‍♂️...

    Sore af all over, so as long as I keep giving those extra calories muscle tissue to repair... I think it's all good, as long as I don't start to feel too uncomfortable...

    ✌🏼

    So in other words...

    I'm getting freaking smashed and eating all the freaking cake during this long weekend I'm on 🤷🏽‍♂️😂
  • steveko89
    steveko89 Posts: 2,223 Member
    Random question for the group: has anyone tried one of those massage guns? Costco has a decently well reviewed one on sale for $60 and I'm debating giving it a shot.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    steveko89 wrote: »
    Random question for the group: has anyone tried one of those massage guns? Costco has a decently well reviewed one on sale for $60 and I'm debating giving it a shot.

    I don't own one, but I've used one at my gym. It's painful, but seemed effective on the tense muscle. I was having some elbow pain, and my trainer used it on my forearm and tricep. My elbow pain eased. Causation or correlation? I don't know.
  • Mr_Healthy_Habits
    Mr_Healthy_Habits Posts: 12,588 Member
    edited April 2020
    steveko89 wrote: »
    Random question for the group: has anyone tried one of those massage guns? Costco has a decently well reviewed one on sale for $60 and I'm debating giving it a shot.

    On my legs... Omg it's great and well worth it, I had no idea how tight I was until I used it...

    Although I've also made the mistake of using it on my neck... It may have just been improper use, to high speed, wrong attachment, but I was sore af for like a week and the back of my head would kill me whenever I did anything on a bench...

    Maybe I would have gotten used to it the 2nd go around and the soreness would have left, idk tbh...

    In either case, it's great for large muscles, not so much on your neck... Great on your feet as well

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