Critique please, I can take it :)

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  • Neiross1
    Neiross1 Posts: 42 Member
    tomjanecourtney wrote: »
    After a week on cals increased to 2500 I’ve put on 3 lbs and I can feel and see it on my stomach :(

    Probably overreacting but going down to 2200 cals
    Need to improve the quality of my food, too much wine and nibbles.

    300x7 is 2100 which is not including the cals you would burn just from eating. 3lb is 10500 cals you just put on water weight just from the increase of carbs.
  • tomjanecourtney
    tomjanecourtney Posts: 97 Member
    Thx Neiross1, didn’t know the lb to cal calc.
    Water weight makes sense in that short time.
    Might need to ‘bite the bullet’ and finish that cut I was on. My target was 12st 7lbs but I probably need to get below 12st as there was still too many saggy bits left :)
    I’ll stay on maintenance for a couple of months and work harder in training, see what happens first though. Try not to weigh myself too often and use the mirror, save the panics :)
  • Parsniphead
    Parsniphead Posts: 43 Member
    You look fab in both pics and definitely not 62.
    I voted keep the beard but I like beards.😁
  • Laces918
    Laces918 Posts: 36 Member
    dont stop get it get it
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    Keep going, you look great! We can continue to improve at any age. I’d also vote to ditch the beard.
  • Mini_Medic
    Mini_Medic Posts: 343 Member
    I think what your wife is referring to is that during transitional periods of losing weight the fat cells themselves go from being firm and filled to soft and squishy. This often makes the skin look “worse” temporarily, despite the fat going away and obviously the body getting smaller and more compact. Anecdotal of course (can’t find articles establishing it as science) but its a phenomenon many people report noticing, myself included. That is, we are looking more jiggly during weight loss. It’s only because when you are gaining or maintaining the fat is more solid and therefore your outside shape is pulled taught. As the fat in the cells is being depleted, some people report looking deflated, squishy or jiggly. It’ll even out once you stabilize for a long enough period and your skin adjusts to having less underneath. Every two ish weeks I notice looking more squishy and then suddenly I have a whoosh and a big drop on the scale and my “shape” looks better.
    Hopefully she’ll realize it’s a temporary state of transition and it won’t demotivate you.
  • tomjanecourtney
    tomjanecourtney Posts: 97 Member
    Thx guys n gals (if you can say that these days )
    Mini... (can’t find the underscore) Think you’re bang on with the squish juggly thing. If the extra skin hanging around would go it would make a big difference.
    My main problem has been moobs. So extra chest work has been my priority to ‘fill them up’ . Now adding core excercises to build some abs and fill the squiggly areas :)
    Find myself going topless at every occasion these days, proud of what I’ve achieved. Nice feeling after years of baggy shirts :).
    Even at my age I’m going to keep working hard to see what I can achieve.
    Wish I’d done this years ago.
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    No critiquing necessary.
    You look great for any age, and your efforts truly show.
  • chandraminick
    chandraminick Posts: 452 Member
    All pics are good. You are not unattractive in any of them.
  • tomjanecourtney
    tomjanecourtney Posts: 97 Member
    Can’t thank you all enough, had some lovely comments and confidence at an all time high.

    I mean business now :)

    Upped weight over the last 3 weeks on -
    incline Db chest press +20%
    now 24kg Db’s and 4 sets 10

    incline Bb chest press +30%
    now 60 kg Bb and 3 sets 8

    Military Press +30%
    now 40 kg Bb and 3 sets 8 & 2 sets 6

    Most other exercises are up
    Legs 10-12%
    Back 10-15%
    Legs 10-15%
  • beachgal0626
    beachgal0626 Posts: 1,912 Member
    You're doing great and looking great! You should be proud of your accomplishments. My only "advice" is to be careful not to change your daily calories too often, and be patient. It takes time to actually see more weight loss, especially the closer you get to goal. Meeting your fitness goals is even more important at this point.
  • suzesvelte
    suzesvelte Posts: 134 Member
    I'm 60 this year, and cannot imagine posting pics of my abdo on the internet anytime soon ! Bravo - your chest looks good. It is true that everything tightens a bit after weight loss. Slower than it does when your're younger, but I reckon your skin will pull in a bit more! We do need less calories as we age - science fact - so we are doomed to getting bigger if we don't take action and work at staying in shape. I think it's a great thing to do.

    re weak back. How much core stability work do you do? lots of back things can be helped by awareness of core and pilates type stuff.
  • tomjanecourtney
    tomjanecourtney Posts: 97 Member
    Thx, I am proud of my new look and you’ve correct ion that I have no patience, bordering on OCD. I need results to motivate me and as progress inevitably slows I get twitchy.

    Always been conscious of my saggy chest, rarely wearing tee shirts never mind topless. It’s improved recently as I lose fat and build more muscle there.
    Skin is tightening slowly but the lower stomach is still being stubborn :(
    The lower calory threshold as we get older hurts, pi$$e$ me off reading posts where guys are on close to 3000 calories maintenance, and also those who can’t put weight on grrrrr!.
    My maintenance level is around 2200 cals only and that’s with working out hard 3 to 4 times a week and 2 hr sessions!!!!!!
    Planning a PT session to boost my core work and improve my form, hopefully will help my occasional back problem.
  • suzesvelte
    suzesvelte Posts: 134 Member
    It p's me off too - but waddling around into a disabled old-age would p. us both off more, so we have to relish the freedom that our fitness and health affords us without the high calorie intake!
    I am not actually 60 till Sept, so I am really hoping to be a dress size smaller by then - slimmer and fitter than ever as I enter my silver years!

    Here's me with my silver hair and strong legs out hiking in the sun yesterday.

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