4 month body transformation

Hi all, I am Marcos, from Spain (I live in Frankfurt, Germany).

This is my first post here. 4 months ago I started this journey. I started to log EVERYTHING I eat here. I started to exercise. I am a 173cm tall, 34 year old (35 on July 9th) male who had been too lazy and soft for too long.

On the 17th of December, 2023, I was at 89 kg, 30% body fat and only 45% muscle rate. On the 18th of July I started to log everything. I also got some fitness programm and started to train hard. I started to induce a caloric deficit and aimed at 2gr of protein per kg of body mass. I failed one and a million times. I started to treat calories as an imaginary currency, of which I had an allowance of normally 2000 per day (give or take). I started to play the game. I started to add some stuff in my workouts. I started to lose fat relatively fast. I kept adding more reps and sets. I started to go for a run once per week, then twice per week...

This morning I weighted 74.3, at 18.4% body fat, 77.6% muscle rate. For the first time in months my BMI is below 25. I feel great. I feel humbled and greatful. I think I needed to have a taste of how it feels to be overweight (been like that for about 3 years) and really believe that was my normal me, to then change the tides. The process has not been easy, but it certainly has been SIMPLE and FUN. Let me stress my only focus points:

-I dropped alcohol cause it adds too many calories too fast.
-I reduced sugar to historical minimums, but still I had a chocolate bar or an ice cream scoop now and then (not at all often)
-2gr of protein per kg
-caloric deficit of 300 to 500 cal. Ocassionally, there was days where I hit 1.5x to 2x what I was supposed to eat, but these were exceptions which were part of the game
-exercise with CONSISTENCY
-MOST IMPORTANT! I have enjoyed every single meal, there has not been one time where I ate something I do not like, and I have had about 20 to 30 pizzas in these 4 months. No joke, one week I had pizza for dinner 4 times. But overall I have stuck most days to my caloric deficit and protein intake

THE RESULT:

This is not the end product. The grind continues. My ultimate target is a long, healthy live. My body will change, my diet will change, my exercise routine will change. I will get injured. I will get sick. Eventually I will die. But one thing is for certain. I will never let myself down, ever again, I swear.

Apologies for the poor lighting and edition.


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Replies

  • Darlene_Oregon
    Darlene_Oregon Posts: 186 Member
    Lookin' good!
  • driedgern
    driedgern Posts: 7 Member
    edited April 18
    Awesome job!! You're looking awesome!
  • SherryRueter
    SherryRueter Posts: 3,306 Member
    love that you had pizza that often! Proves that you can eat whatever you want, its the caloric deficit that really matters.
  • EulalieOwona
    EulalieOwona Posts: 16 Member
    This is inspiring, thank you for sharing
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    Fantastic & inspiring, congratulations on your transformation, feels great doesn't it!!
    Enjoy it! <3
  • MarcosBarcala
    MarcosBarcala Posts: 2 Member
    Thank you all for your nice comments
  • AmyDahlTorres
    AmyDahlTorres Posts: 272 Member
    You are likely reducing the risks of heart disease and metabolic syndrome. Well done! I wish I had paid better attention to my nutrition and health at an earlier age. Congratulations!
  • rtlenton
    rtlenton Posts: 41 Member
    Fantastic. Sounds like you are on track for additional fat loss. Well done!
  • Sand_TIger
    Sand_TIger Posts: 1,098 Member
    Great progress! I'll bet you are feeling a lot better.
  • JaimeLaRae
    JaimeLaRae Posts: 279 Member
    Wow! You look great. Kudos on a job well done! :)
  • Gymladmatt
    Gymladmatt Posts: 411 Member
    Great progress 💪🏻
  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 1,745 Member
    Great job, Marco !! I love the way you gamed it, and you look great ! Congratulations 🎉
  • p999mm
    p999mm Posts: 1 Member
    Awesome results Marco! The drop in Body Fat % is impressive, 30 - 18% in 4 months if I read correctly. Thats very impresseive, would you say that is more the result of lifting weights or diet? Any paticular weight lifting excersize that you do more than others? Curious as to what your goal is in regards to body fat %. Thank you for sharing, very motivational.
  • Liberianrita
    Liberianrita Posts: 4 Member
    super inspiring! thanks for sharing!
  • mohbahy26
    mohbahy26 Posts: 1 Member
    bravoooo
  • ChrisS_51
    ChrisS_51 Posts: 18 Member
    Impressive muscle gain - you can see it in your arms. Well done :-)
  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,324 Member
    What great progress.. you look very good. The fact you still ate pizza a lot and kept it under control is a slam dunk. Sounds like you've made a lifestyle change.
  • Melwillbehealthy
    Melwillbehealthy Posts: 894 Member
    You should be very proud of what you’ve done. I hope you have a happy, healthy life in your new, healthy physique. You’re smart to do it while young.
  • fuzzybug29
    fuzzybug29 Posts: 6 Member
    I love this because it's simple. You didn't do anything extreme but made a big change in just four months. I like your attitude towards it, its very sustainable the way you're doing it. I have similar goals and I'm in a similar place as you. I've lost a lot of what I need to and now I'm focused on muscle building. Even when keeping it simple it does take a lot of dedication. Good for you and I know you'll keep it going!
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