Defined abs?

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  • BarbellApprentice
    BarbellApprentice Posts: 486 Member
    I just looked at your diary for the last week, and your calories are REALLY low. Going from lean to ripped is a different ballgame than going from overweight to lean. Your body is REALLY going to hang on to that last bit of fat.

    I have gotten over the hump in the past by eating back up to maintenance for a couple of weeks. This gives your body a hormonal reset. Of course the tricky part is determining what maintenance is and sticking with that calorie limit. From there, go back to a slight calorie deficit from maintenance (maybe 500 calories - 1lb a week).

    Just another option to consider :)
  • IliN82
    IliN82 Posts: 108
    I just looked at your diary for the last week, and your calories are REALLY low. Going from lean to ripped is a different ballgame than going from overweight to lean. Your body is REALLY going to hang on to that last bit of fat.

    I have gotten over the hump in the past by eating back up to maintenance for a couple of weeks. This gives your body a hormonal reset. Of course the tricky part is determining what maintenance is and sticking with that calorie limit. From there, go back to a slight calorie deficit from maintenance (maybe 500 calories - 1lb a week).

    Just another option to consider :)

    The last week I haven't been logging properly last week of kids in school so I had to log whatever I remembered in the evenings. If you look a couple of weeks back there should be quite few days in the red lol!
  • IliN82
    IliN82 Posts: 108
    They look really great now! Just saying

    Thank you!! I am flexing though, not sure I can do it all day on the beach lol!!!

    They really do look great!! I have the same problem - I just cheat and do a direct ab workout the morning before I hit the beach, and make sure to flex whenever a photo is taken. lol

    Cheater-pants.

    PS: This is my compromise after figuring out I wasn't ready for the amount of sacrifice and dedication it takes to maintain 16% body fat year round. I sacrificed abs for an easier to maintain body fat percentage.


    lol!!! I will have to practice my ab flexing photo pose, glad to see it's not just me!!! :)
  • BarbellApprentice
    BarbellApprentice Posts: 486 Member
    I just looked at your diary for the last week, and your calories are REALLY low. Going from lean to ripped is a different ballgame than going from overweight to lean. Your body is REALLY going to hang on to that last bit of fat.

    I have gotten over the hump in the past by eating back up to maintenance for a couple of weeks. This gives your body a hormonal reset. Of course the tricky part is determining what maintenance is and sticking with that calorie limit. From there, go back to a slight calorie deficit from maintenance (maybe 500 calories - 1lb a week).

    Just another option to consider :)

    The last week I haven't been logging properly last week of kids in school so I had to log whatever I remembered in the evenings. If you look a couple of weeks back there should be quite few days in the red lol!

    Got ya :smokin:
  • User819
    User819 Posts: 271
    Eat less or do more cardio? I don't know im still fat
  • christinealexis
    christinealexis Posts: 41
    Your abs look great!

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