I went from morbidly obese to 6 pack abs! Ask me Anything
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4. Not listening when people say "you lost enough already" or "you are getting too skinny"
Thank you for saying that!! I struggle a lot with people saying that I'm already too thin, that I shouldn't be cutting calories anymore and all of that crap. I'm skinny fat and I have to cut so my muscles will be visible!! I know I'm going about lifting and cutting a healthy way, but I get so frustrated when people tell me things like this.
How did you deal with that? How about when you're strict with your diet and people don't understand and try to get you to eat desserts, cakes and everything anyways? Also, when you were trying to cut fat, did you go on nights drinking? Or did you have to completely cut alcohol out?
Amazing transformation by the way. You should be really proud of yourself1 -
Hoooly shizzle. Congrats, total inspiration material!!0
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OMG your soooooooooooooooo hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get me abs like yours asap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its getting hot in here..........Lol!!!0 -
ask you anything??
in the style of joey from friends....
how you doing?!
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An amazingh transformation...very inspirational! :drinker:0
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amazing transformation! well done.0
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Seriously awesome work there!
What was your total calorie intake when you started losing? Did you cut your calotes further when thr weight loss
slowed down?
How much time did the last 30lbs took to lose to gett to the 2nd pic?
Do you have weeks/days where you fall off track and put on weight? If not, what part of your routine would you hold respponsible for such a great run?
To lose the last 30 lbs before picture 2 probably took 4 months. I couldn't tell you exactly.
I never fall off track. I actually cannot remember the last time I binged, at least the last time I had a binge I didn't plan on (I still go crazy on holidays and my birthday). The key to that kind of discipline is never depriving yourself of foods you enjoy. I don't need cheat days anymore because I eat what I like, within reason, on a daily basis. Look at my log, you'll see bacon and ice cream nearly every day. Most of my diet comes from minimally processed whole foods, but I leave room for the things I love.
ok one more question. You look roughly at 10 % bf in the Aug 2012 pic which puts your LBM at a strong 175.5 lbs. But you look pretty skinny there so what gives? Just curious0 -
Thank you for helping us out. I hope one day I can pay it forward.
I just don't understand why I would work so hard burning up calories, while eating a 1200 calorie diet, to only eat the burned up calories back up again. Can you tell me in a way I can really get it so I will mentally get ok and not afraid either way.
I eat 1200 cals a day and today for example burned 789 through 45 minute interval cardio with a trainer and the rest on the elliptical machine. I really want to keep those 789 cals as a deficient so I can lose 2 pounds this week. I'm prediabetic and so I thought to combine the two types of workouts daily to make some dramatic changes.
I got the inspiration to do this from what I read about the Biggest Losers: 1200 cal diet, and they exercise like many many hours per day. So they certainly aren't eating their calories back up.
Can you please help me to the right way? thanks0 -
bumped for later reading!
PS Fantastic transformation and fab thread, very interesting.1 -
Can you share your meal plans? What do you eat for breakfast, lunch dinner and snack?0
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Excellent thread. Not one negative comment from Viamal all the way through, that has to be a first on this site.
You should be an inspiration to every one that wants to get lean, you have shown that t can be done without the magic pill or snake oil.
I read quite a lot by Lyle McDonald and Alan Aragon regarding nutrition, I use body building.com for training tips.
Do you have anyone that inspired you, nutrition or training regime wise?4. Not listening when people say "you lost enough already" or "you are getting too skinny"
Thank you for saying that!! I struggle a lot with people saying that I'm already too thin, that I shouldn't be cutting calories anymore and all of that crap. I'm skinny fat and I have to cut so my muscles will be visible!! I know I'm going about lifting and cutting a healthy way, but I get so frustrated when people tell me things like this.
How did you deal with that? How about when you're strict with your diet and people don't understand and try to get you to eat desserts, cakes and everything anyways? Also, when you were trying to cut fat, did you go on nights drinking? Or did you have to completely cut alcohol out?
Amazing transformation by the way. You should be really proud of yourself2 -
Hoooly shizzle. Congrats, total inspiration material!!OMG your soooooooooooooooo hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get me abs like yours asap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its getting hot in here..........Lol!!!ask you anything??
in the style of joey from friends....
how you doing?!3 -
O would like to know at what point during your journey did you start to weight train.0
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I don't know if anyone has asked bc I didn't read but, Would or did you take any diet pills?0
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Seriously awesome work there!
What was your total calorie intake when you started losing? Did you cut your calotes further when thr weight loss
slowed down?
How much time did the last 30lbs took to lose to gett to the 2nd pic?
Do you have weeks/days where you fall off track and put on weight? If not, what part of your routine would you hold respponsible for such a great run?
To lose the last 30 lbs before picture 2 probably took 4 months. I couldn't tell you exactly.
I never fall off track. I actually cannot remember the last time I binged, at least the last time I had a binge I didn't plan on (I still go crazy on holidays and my birthday). The key to that kind of discipline is never depriving yourself of foods you enjoy. I don't need cheat days anymore because I eat what I like, within reason, on a daily basis. Look at my log, you'll see bacon and ice cream nearly every day. Most of my diet comes from minimally processed whole foods, but I leave room for the things I love.
ok one more question. You look roughly at 10 % bf in the Aug 2012 pic which puts your LBM at a strong 175.5 lbs. But you look pretty skinny there so what gives? Just curious
I've got to get some sleep now. I'll get the rest of the questions when I wake up!1 -
bump for my questions later0
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in awe!0
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Bump!
Congratulations!
I don't see any hang at all. All I see as some fine muscles. Lol!0 -
Take me to your leader!0
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Congratulations, that's an amazing transformation. What do you think are the top 5 things that led to your success?
2. Understanding that "eating clean" is meaningless and that in order to have true life long success I had to eat foods I enjoyed (ice cream, cookies, etc) on a regular basis but in moderation
3. Lifting heavy weights
4. Not listening when people say "you lost enough already" or "you are getting too skinny"
5. Learning as much about the science behind nutrition and dieting as possible. There is more pseudoscience and myths in this field then any other on earth! So much BS to cut through to find the truth.
Can you give us a couple of examples of the pseudoscience and myths regarding nutritional science? I hear stuff all the time and want to argue, but just lose focus, i.e., never eat late at night, or carbs are bad, etc.0
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