Down almost 80, and about 15-20 to go. (lifting/diet/cardio)

brdnw
brdnw Posts: 565 Member
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I started at 6'2, 285, 35% body fat, currently i'm at 208, and 16.7% BF. I lift every day for about 90 minutes, i eat really well (oatmeal for breakfast, salad w\grilled chicken for lunch, protein shakes), and i do cardio once or twice a day...i'm really determined to get abs, so i'm far from content, but i do feel soo much better about myself at this point.

this weekend i had to buy new pants, and when i was at 285, i was a 40'' pant size, and now i'm at 33'' which feels incredible.

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  • shellylb52
    shellylb52 Posts: 157 Member
    Geat job! You look amazing :smile:
  • beckieboomoo
    beckieboomoo Posts: 590 Member
    You look great! Awesome job :D
  • LearnFromTheRed
    LearnFromTheRed Posts: 294 Member
    Wow! Is that the same bloke? ;-)
  • El_Cunado
    El_Cunado Posts: 359 Member
    Awesome transformation!:drinker:
  • kazhowe
    kazhowe Posts: 340 Member
    You should be really pleased with yourself - you look great !
  • TheRealJigsaw
    TheRealJigsaw Posts: 295 Member
    Congrats!
  • jessicabillman77
    jessicabillman77 Posts: 39 Member
    WOW :)
  • ChristineS_51
    ChristineS_51 Posts: 872 Member
    Great results! Well done :smile:
  • Jeneba
    Jeneba Posts: 699 Member
    YAY!!!!!! Thanks for posting! You are an inspiration!
  • MyJourney1960
    MyJourney1960 Posts: 1,133 Member
    AWESOME! thank you for posting! wow - size 33... I think i remember that size, once, many years ago:flowerforyou:
  • LisaWixom
    LisaWixom Posts: 30 Member
    You look great! My husband worries about his chest staying as he looses weight but you are proof that he can tone it up with hard work! Great job! I am going to show him.
  • MaryLaura83
    MaryLaura83 Posts: 66 Member
    Holy Crap!!! Wow, you look great!!!
  • brdnw
    brdnw Posts: 565 Member
    LisaWiscom, my bench did go down as i lost weight, I think it's a matter of being smaller you lose leverage on the bench, The highest bench i got to was benching 300 (while weighing 265) but right now i'm probably only able to do about 275-285...but i never thought aesthetically i had any negative at all from it, and i think i just lost my leverage from dropping weight more than losing anything muscle related.
  • 2013sk
    2013sk Posts: 1,318 Member
    Omg

    You look hot!!!! What a transformation.......fantastic work, well done!!!!!!
  • connie_messina
    connie_messina Posts: 495 Member
    wow!!! amazing!! so hot i have to say!! good for you!!!!! :)
  • dancinmama
    dancinmama Posts: 47 Member
    You look beautiful, way to show it off!
  • gbatey78
    gbatey78 Posts: 21 Member
    Wow you look amazing! How much time difference is there between the photos?
  • TimeWillTell2
    TimeWillTell2 Posts: 126 Member
    Great job - you look great and you are such an inspiration!
  • CherylP67
    CherylP67 Posts: 772 Member
    Wow, amazing! You look so much younger and look at those abs!
  • brdnw
    brdnw Posts: 565 Member
    Wow you look amazing! How much time difference is there between the photos?

    the first pic was like 2.5 years ago, When i started i hadn't gone to the gym for like 2 years...so i told myself i wanted to lift every single day, and i'd worry about diet/cardio later once i established a routine, and at the time my max bench was 140 (my lifetime max bench back in college was 185)..and i set a goal to bench 300 within a year and within like 2 days of a year i did it.

    Then the 2nd year i started to focus on my diet a bit more and cardio, i got down to 220 last july, but then got content and as of this past february i balooned back up to 250 and that's when i decided i need to really re-focus and get my priorities straighted out.

    So since february i've lost about 40lbs and been really focused on my diet/cardio/strength .
  • bunbunzee44
    bunbunzee44 Posts: 592 Member
    looking good! :D
  • amandamurdaugh
    amandamurdaugh Posts: 138 Member
    You look AMAZING!
  • jolt28
    jolt28 Posts: 218 Member
    Dang dude - you have done an amazing job!!
  • londonboyben
    londonboyben Posts: 314 Member
    very similar to where i started and where i want to be,

    great job mate, well done
  • appletonirvinea
    appletonirvinea Posts: 100 Member
    Great work, a sign of real dedication and must feel amazing. Looking good! ;-)
  • GlassslippersAndFairyDust
    GlassslippersAndFairyDust Posts: 518 Member
    well done, you look amazing and so much younger! (psst....you'll find those abs in the kitchen) :flowerforyou: :drinker:
  • Britterboo22
    Britterboo22 Posts: 300 Member
    my GOD.
    I think I just fell inlove o.o:bigsmile:
  • misstammy123
    misstammy123 Posts: 53 Member
    HOT!
  • JuliesZenpuppy7400
    JuliesZenpuppy7400 Posts: 127 Member
    Wow!! You look like a completely different person!!! Great job!!!!
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    Congratulations, that's great!

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