Opinions on my weight loss. New to here

Bob58
Bob58 Posts: 11 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So long story short, was just fat 2.5 years ago decided to loose weight with weights and cardio no calorie counting. Got from 236-203. Then I wanted to bulk up( huge mistake) also got a gf and got lazier on the diet. Weight was climbing slowly through the 2 years and got up to 260 at my peak. Bench was 315 and deadlift 515 so got decently strong. Also to mention I had a kid so I had less time to work on myself with diet. But I'm back in it now at 238. Started my cut August 27th. I wanna get to the same weight as before 205-210ish because before I looked skinny fat tbh. Now that I added muscle I wanna see the new look. If I'm still not happy at 210 then I'll go for 190. Ill show you progress pics guys even though I'm ashamed of myself shirtless, and mean comments are welcomed, should motivate me more. I'm also 5'9.5 and 20 years old if that helps at all. And eating 2300-2400 calories. Which back then guranteed would eat like a fat **** around more than 5 k calories my estimate.
Pics are on my progress pics on my profile guys even though I look the same still

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  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    gotta ask - why is your whole food diary just 'quick adds' ?? I've never seen such a thing!
  • Bob58
    Bob58 Posts: 11 Member
    Muscleflex79 wrote: »
    gotta ask - why is your whole food diary just 'quick adds' ?? I've never seen such a thing!

    I usually eat the same stuff so it's easier for me
  • Bob58
    Bob58 Posts: 11 Member
    ceiswyn wrote: »
    ...surely if you usually eat the same stuff it’s easier to log it properly, because it’s all right there in your ‘Frequent Foods’? Then you can see your macros too...

    I'm good the way I am right now lost 17lbs. If I have problems later then I'll do that
  • ceiswyn
    ceiswyn Posts: 2,256 Member
    Well, you asked for opinions :)

    It just seems odd to me to choose to log in a way that misses out on information, and isn’t really any easier. But if that’s the way you want to do it, and it’s working for you, then there’s no reason not to.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,238 Member
    Can't see pictures from your personal page on the phone, just your avatar.

    You're looking as if you've got some good strength and muscle.

    At some point you're gonna have to decide what you're going for.

    Personal health? Looking ripped? Being able to deadlift the most?

    Unless you juice (not conducive to health, btw), it is unlikely that your best health outcomes will find you permanently perched above 190.

    However it will be quite interesting to see how lean you look at 205 and if it will have affected your strength.

    Not sure how fast you're losing but it does sound as if you may be going quite fast (i think you implied a 50% deficit?) which is NOT a good idea if you have less fat available to lose.

    Given your relatively low fat percentage (low as compared to what would be normally expected at your current weight) losing at no more than a lb a week might be appropriate.

    Also, given your history, while tempting to play the bodybuilder bulk and lean game, I would have a re-think as to whether I wanted to just keep to a steady weight for a few years.

    From a personal health perspective whether you deadlift 380lbs or 550lbs as a 190lb person... makes little difference and you might be better off going for a run once you're hitting 2x body weight. From a personal goals perspective... that's another story.
  • Bob58
    Bob58 Posts: 11 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    Can't see pictures from your personal page on the phone, just your avatar.

    You're looking as if you've got some good strength and muscle.

    At some point you're gonna have to decide what you're going for.

    Personal health? Looking ripped? Being able to deadlift the most?

    Unless you juice (not conducive to health, btw), it is unlikely that your best health outcomes will find you permanently perched above 190.

    However it will be quite interesting to see how lean you look at 205 and if it will have affected your strength.

    Not sure how fast you're losing but it does sound as if you may be going quite fast (i think you implied a 50% deficit?) which is NOT a good idea if you have less fat available to lose.

    Given your relatively low fat percentage (low as compared to what would be normally expected at your current weight) losing at no more than a lb a week might be appropriate.

    Also, given your history, while tempting to play the bodybuilder bulk and lean game, I would have a re-think as to whether I wanted to just keep to a steady weight for a few years.

    From a personal health perspective whether you deadlift 380lbs or 550lbs as a 190lb person... makes little difference and you might be better off going for a run once you're hitting 2x body weight. From a personal goals perspective... that's another story.

    Loved your response, the defecit was a lot but I just felt the fat has to shed fast. But right now I'm not trying to get ripped, more or so stay between 16-18% bf where it's a healthy range and I'm not looking like a twig. I might up the calories a tiny bit then, and after I reach my weight goal I'll stay at maintnece for a while. Thank you.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,238 Member
    edited September 2018
    Just remember that for a person who is not obese (and visually, by fat percentage, you're neither obese nor high overweight irrespective of your current BMI of 30) the maximum "safe" deficit is 20% of TDEE.

    "Why?", you ask. Because deficits that don't exceed that plus protein in the 1g+ per lb bodyweight (newer research has increased protein while in a deficit to even beyond the 2x RDA = 0.8g to 1g per lb lean mass level) plus the heavy lifting you already do will ensure the least amount of lean mass lost.

    Which is what you want in order to not only "look" but also BE strong.

    BTW the exercise MFPeops may know more but the general recommendation when eating at a deficit is to keep the lifting intensity but reduce the volume.

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