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Thanks for the help (progress pics!)

MonsterToBe
MonsterToBe Posts: 244 Member
edited February 1 in Social Groups
Thanks for helping me figure out how to approach cutting weight while lifting. As you can see, though I've only lost 9 lbs on the scale since I started to cut, the results have been dramatic!

MFP won't display the whole pic, but you can see it here:
http://i.imgur.com/AsO6xJ7.jpg

The left column is from January, weight 205 lbs. The middle column is April, also 205. The right column is August, 196. :oD

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  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    Nicely done!
  • catfive1
    catfive1 Posts: 529 Member
    Looking good.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Excellent. Huge difference. Well done!
  • Zaniejane
    Zaniejane Posts: 329 Member
    Fantastic transformation!! <3
  • VBnotbitter
    VBnotbitter Posts: 820 Member
    Good work, you look great
  • ShellyBell999
    ShellyBell999 Posts: 1,482 Member
    Great progress!!

    Go you!
  • StarChanger
    StarChanger Posts: 605 Member
    Wow....this is HUGELY inspiring to me, since I am losing so slowly, while simultaneously lifting. I already have some "before" pics. I definitely need to keep up with taking "afters", it looks like!!
  • lwoodroff
    lwoodroff Posts: 1,431 Member
    Fabulous! such a good advert for picking up heavy things and putting them down again.. repeatedly :)
  • tomcornhole
    tomcornhole Posts: 1,084 Member
    Awesome! You look great. And 10 years younger. And you look happier.

    What are your goals now?
  • heatherloveslifting
    heatherloveslifting Posts: 1,428 Member
    Way to go! You look great!!! :heart:
  • jayliospecky
    jayliospecky Posts: 25,022 Member
    Excellent!!
  • bound4beauty
    bound4beauty Posts: 274 Member
    Great job! It's amazing how different your body looks when you haven't really lost that much scale weight. Gives me some hope!
  • pspetralia
    pspetralia Posts: 963 Member
    Great progress!! Keep up the great work!
  • MonsterToBe
    MonsterToBe Posts: 244 Member
    Thanks so much, everyone! Reading through the responses put the biggest smile on my face, and I love that there are other people losing slowly while lifting who got a bit of reassurance from the pictures.

    As for my goals... well, the progress shown from the second column to the third was the result of a very slow cut to get under 198 for my second powerlifting meet while still building strength. I ate at maintenance for several weeks after the meet, and now I'm beginning a more aggressive cut while trying to maintain current strength levels. Goal for this cut is 180 lbs, at which point I expect to be off the last oral diabetes med I'm on and with normal glucose levels -- which is the reason for the cut.

    Once I reach 180, I'll spend some time determining what my new maintenance level is and eat to maintain weight while I start building strength again for a few months. Then I'll alternate periods at maintenance and slow cuts until my body fat is about 20-22%.

    Goals by the end of 2014: body fat 20-22%, squat 315 lbs, bench 150 lbs, deadlift 405 lbs.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Wow wow wow

    what a difference...I can hardly wait until September when I start..this makes me chomp at the bit...
  • _KrisMarie_
    _KrisMarie_ Posts: 146
    Looking great!
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