I went from morbidly obese to 6 pack abs! Ask me Anything

jennyooh99

one more question -- how do I get to your food diary?

jennyooh99

nevermind I found it...thanks again for everything!

vismal

fitfat1975 wrote: »

You look great! Thanks for answering all of our questions. This is a very informative thread! I would love to see what you eat in a typical day.

My diary is open and I also have full day of eating videos on my YouTube channel.

giannigreco83

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kalsedairawi

hey what kind of weight lifting would you do if you started from day 1?

BuccaneersFan

I was looking at your 3 part picture and even your head looks smaller!

vismal

kalsedairawi wrote: »

hey what kind of weight lifting would you do if you started from day 1?

5x5 training. No question about it!

BuccaneersFan wrote: »

I was looking at your 3 part picture and even your head looks smaller!

Agreed! There have been a number of occasions when folks I knew around ages 23-26 saw me after a few years had past and they do not recognize me!

jadeamor

You've done great! Thank you for all of your knowledge and thank you for investing time helping others. I appreciate it.

lisawinning4losing

So much YES to number 4! Congrats! You're an inspiration!

ShapingTheLaw

I'm struggling to get a straight up answer from the "experts" and there's too much ideology on this subject. Since I know you'll be honest and you've obviously done your research on this subject, I'm asking you what you think of the following or what has worked for you. I'm currently weighing 124 lbs and trying to "lean out" with the goal of reaching 115 lbs. I eat at a deficit. My daily calorie intake is 1200. I workout 6 days a week (I lift and do moderate cardio). My biggest struggle at THIS TIME is this: I watch my protein macro and it's s bit of a struggle to eat 100-120 grams of protein while keeping my fat macros at 20%. On an average day, 30-35% of my daily 1200 calories ends up being fat. My question is, does it matter for leaning out? I'm losing about .5 to 1 pound a week but I still look kinda "thick" albeit, fit, if you know what I mean. Will the "fat" intake part of my diet keep me from looking leaner?

ShapingTheLaw

EstherOrtizLaw wrote: »

I'm struggling to get a straight up answer from the "experts" and there's too much ideology on this subject. Since I know you'll be honest and you've obviously done your research on this subject, I'm asking you what you think of the following or what has worked for you. I'm currently weighing 124 lbs and trying to "lean out" with the goal of reaching 115 lbs. I eat at a deficit. My daily calorie intake is 1200. I workout 6 days a week (I lift and do moderate cardio). My biggest struggle at THIS TIME is this: I watch my protein macro and it's s bit of a struggle to eat 100-120 grams of protein while keeping my fat macros at 20%. On an average day, 30-35% of my daily 1200 calories ends up being fat. My question is, does it matter for leaning out? I'm losing about .5 to 1 pound a week but I still look kinda "thick" albeit, fit, if you know what I mean. Will the "fat" intake part of my diet keep me from looking leaner?

I was meaning to post this on your Calorie 101 not here. Sorry. Hope you'll still respond.

Popsicle_Feet

Sovi_ wrote: »

Just here to drool.

lol he's so dreamy

aliciamariaq

You deserve a bump today

giannigreco83

aliciamariaq wrote: »

You deserve a bump today

vismal

EstherOrtizLaw wrote: »

EstherOrtizLaw wrote: »

I'm struggling to get a straight up answer from the "experts" and there's too much ideology on this subject. Since I know you'll be honest and you've obviously done your research on this subject, I'm asking you what you think of the following or what has worked for you. I'm currently weighing 124 lbs and trying to "lean out" with the goal of reaching 115 lbs. I eat at a deficit. My daily calorie intake is 1200. I workout 6 days a week (I lift and do moderate cardio). My biggest struggle at THIS TIME is this: I watch my protein macro and it's s bit of a struggle to eat 100-120 grams of protein while keeping my fat macros at 20%. On an average day, 30-35% of my daily 1200 calories ends up being fat. My question is, does it matter for leaning out? I'm losing about .5 to 1 pound a week but I still look kinda "thick" albeit, fit, if you know what I mean. Will the "fat" intake part of my diet keep me from looking leaner?

I was meaning to post this on your Calorie 101 not here. Sorry. Hope you'll still respond.

It doesn't matter how much fat you eat so long as you are in a caloric deficit. Many people lose weight eating 40% or more of their calories in the form of fat. Just stick to your deficit and you'll be fine.

exuberant30

Amazing.
It's so refreshing and inspiring to see someone who's achieved a perfect body with no surgery just hard word. You must be so proud of yourself.
Your an inspiration. I hope I can follow in your footsteps.

rhanzie

A huge congrats!its amazing!

ShapingTheLaw

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It doesn't matter how much fat you eat so long as you are in a caloric deficit. Many people lose weight eating 40% or more of their calories in the form of fat. Just stick to your deficit and you'll be fine.
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Thanks Vismal!

willie0123

Im only 16 in highschool and 5'8 my mom is about 5'7 and dad is 5'6. I weigh 160 lbs and i want to lose weight and be fit (130) but i dont know if that is appropriate at my age. I also want to grow taller,but to grow taller i have to eat alot. At the same time i want to lose weight. What should i do? Will dieting affect my height? Should i start working out and dieting until im 18? I exercise and i do 15 minutes of vigorous boxer style jumproping everyday, but not it has gotten boring and i feel no change. What should i do? Thanks

vismal

willie0123 wrote: »

Im only 16 in highschool and 5'8 my mom is about 5'7 and dad is 5'6. I weigh 160 lbs and i want to lose weight and be fit (130) but i dont know if that is appropriate at my age. I also want to grow taller,but to grow taller i have to eat alot. At the same time i want to lose weight. What should i do? Will dieting affect my height? Should i start working out and dieting until im 18? I exercise and i do 15 minutes of vigorous boxer style jumproping everyday, but not it has gotten boring and i feel no change. What should i do? Thanks

how tall you will be is genetic. You really have very little control over that. Dieting in a reasonable manner will not cause your growth to stop, but at 16 you probably won't be growing much taller if at all.

aliciamariaq

bump

BritBoogaloo

Hello! First of all, well done to you. I have a question and I apologise if you've answered it before (no it's not about excess skin, haha).

When I joined MFP with a goal for weight loss, I took your advice and immediately took up weights. I'm doing a beginner weights program with a personal trainer 3 times a week and am doing the couch to 5K on the 3 off days, then resting for 1 day.

It's been 5 weeks now and I have lost 3kg so far. I weigh 93 kg and am a 176cm tall, 31 year old female.

When I first joined MFP, I told it I wanted to lose at a rate of 0.5 kg a week and it calculated my calorie intake at 1600 calories per week. It did however calculate it on the basis that I was "sedentary".

I am NOT eating back my calories. However, my trainer now wants to INCREASE my calorie intake (she thinks 1600 is too low).

In your view- is 1600 too low for what I'm doing and my situation? Should I recalculate MFP's estimation of how much I should be eating based on the fact that I am now no longer "sedentary" but am now "active" because I'm now doing some form of exercise 6 days a week?

Thanks so much in advance for your help.

Kind regards- Brittany

tampico65

Your inspire me to give up my excuses and get to the gym to work out.

Noreenmarie1234

Damn you are an inspiration man

FitForL1fe

nice brah props

vismal

BritBoogaloo wrote: »

Hello! First of all, well done to you. I have a question and I apologise if you've answered it before (no it's not about excess skin, haha).

When I joined MFP with a goal for weight loss, I took your advice and immediately took up weights. I'm doing a beginner weights program with a personal trainer 3 times a week and am doing the couch to 5K on the 3 off days, then resting for 1 day.

It's been 5 weeks now and I have lost 3kg so far. I weigh 93 kg and am a 176cm tall, 31 year old female.

When I first joined MFP, I told it I wanted to lose at a rate of 0.5 kg a week and it calculated my calorie intake at 1600 calories per week. It did however calculate it on the basis that I was "sedentary".

I am NOT eating back my calories. However, my trainer now wants to INCREASE my calorie intake (she thinks 1600 is too low).

In your view- is 1600 too low for what I'm doing and my situation? Should I recalculate MFP's estimation of how much I should be eating based on the fact that I am now no longer "sedentary" but am now "active" because I'm now doing some form of exercise 6 days a week?

Thanks so much in advance for your help.

Kind regards- Brittany

1600 is on the low end for your weight and height. I would not say it's dangerously low, but you probably could still make progress eating a little bit more. You can always increase a bit and if weight loss stops, reduce back down.

BritBoogaloo

1600 is on the low end for your weight and height. I would not say it's dangerously low, but you probably could still make progress eating a little bit more. You can always increase a bit and if weight loss stops, reduce back down.

Thanks so much! I'll give it a try.

It seems so weird that two people in the fitness industry are telling me to eat more rather than less to achieve my weight loss goals.

Still, I intend for this to be a long term thing so I'm going to listen to the experts and take your advice!

zoeysasha37

Bump (to keep this thread up since its no longer in the stickies )

ihatetodietalways

Why are you eating low fat diet?

vismal

ihatetodietalways wrote: »

Why are you eating low fat diet?

I'm not.