A year on maintenance
spraytanninghelens
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I’ve been lifting weights for around a year whilst maintaining. I know I still have a long way to go. I want to start losing some fat now, but wanted to show my progress as I feel that Lifting has really changed my overall shape & even though it’s not such a drastic change I now know how much I’m capable once I get my head into losing some fat and lifting.
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good job!!3
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Wow! So that’s all recomp?0
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Amazing!!!1
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That's inspiring! Thanks for sharing.2
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Amazing! I'm a few months into maintenance and want to do the same thing. Are you following a specific program?1
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This is exactly what I'm trying to do. Thanks for this post!1
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Nothing amazing? That's a pretty freaking amazing recomp if I ever saw one. The difference in your physique is way more than 6.5lbs would guess. You need to put that on the recomp thread for people to see.12
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Kathryn247 wrote: »Amazing! I'm a few months into maintenance and want to do the same thing. Are you following a specific program?
Thank you. No specific program. Just my own push/pull/lower body split.
I’ve been consistent and have grown to love lifting & it’s the only thing I’ve done that I have seen results .3 -
mom23mangos wrote: »Nothing amazing? That's a pretty freaking amazing recomp if I ever saw one. The difference in your physique is way more than 6.5lbs would guess. You need to put that on the recomp thread for people to see.
Thank you. I will post on recomp. It’s been a slow process but I’m loving the results so far.0 -
spraytanninghelens wrote: »I’ve been lifting weights for around a year whilst maintaining. I know I still have a long way to go. I want to start losing some fat now, but wanted to show my progress as I feel that Lifting has really changed my overall shape & even though it’s not such a drastic change I now know how much I’m capable once I get my head into losing some fat and lifting.
I am simply FLOORED by the AMAZING progress you've made and with your PERFECTLY CALIBRATED WEIGHT LOSS while successfully RE-COMPING.
If this isn't drastic -- and drastically AWESOME. I am not sure what would be!!!6 -
Thank you 🙏1
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You look great!1
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Um, yes. That is drastic! Drastically amazing!1
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That is incredible progress!!1
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I hate to contradict, but I see drastic improvement :flowerforyou:2
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Thank you so much everybody for kind comments. I was trying all sorts of cardio for so long, and feeling really discouraged as nothing seemed to be working.
Lots of lovely people on this forum advised trying a recomp and by taking all advice onboard I am finally seeing results.
One more thing I would love for peoples opinion... is aa BodyFat estimate?
On the first pic the smart scales I have said I was at 33%.
When getting on scales now I am getting a reading of 31%.
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spraytanninghelens wrote: »Thank you so much everybody for kind comments. I was trying all sorts of cardio for so long, and feeling really discouraged as nothing seemed to be working.
Lots of lovely people on this forum advised trying a recomp and by taking all advice onboard I am finally seeing results.
One more thing I would love for peoples opinion... is aa BodyFat estimate?
On the first pic the smart scales I have said I was at 33%.
When getting on scales now I am getting a reading of 31%.
That's a dramatic change with little weight loss from (please excuse me) a bit chubby to fit and athletic looking. Well done you, be proud of yourself.
Your scales are lying to you!
Chuck them out as they are miles away from reality. They have got the direction right but not the current percentage.
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Nice work! I'm on year 8 of maintenance myself. I found that rather than being "the end" of the journey, maintenance is the beginning of a new phase. You aren't just losing weight anymore. You're enhancing your fitness, strength, conditioning, aesthetics, etc. To me, this is the fun part. I'm still seeing improvements years in. It's a great place to be!3
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Wow! You look amazing! That’s a huge transformation.1
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