dave_in_ni Member

Fair enough. I've been doing this 3+ years now, I think I know what I'm doing

Can you do challenges on AW? Really miss my fitbit for this kind of thing

I'm actually a guy lol. But point taken. I could give myself until the end of the year with a slight surplus. I have tried in the past but when the scales start moving I panic, cut again and get stuck in a loop of going no where.

I can't say I've noticed much difference to be honest.

For me it's always been about looks. I look fine with a t-shirt on but take it off and I look fat just a smaller version of fat, I've got loose skin etc. Lifting weights was supposed to fix that. I can't say it's done much

Yes you've hit the nail on the head. It's the fear off getting fat again. It's a damn hard fear to get over as maybe I can't

Yeah that's me. I never recovered from that big cut and muscle loss. I try to get 0.8-1gram protein per lb, so that's 150+ or there abouts. I think the big issue is they say you need to be in a surplus to build muscle and I never have been, I would have hoped something would have happened though. Programs, ppl this past…

I used to take progress pics at the start during my weight loss phase so I could see progress, but then progress stopped so I stopped

Could be an idea. Just cut back on the weights and take up something else. I do like walking.

Yes I noticed this when I lost 60lbs. I also noticed getting looks from the opposite sex, something which would never have happened when I was fat.

Oh yes and half of that was eating everything I shouldn't but f**k it. I only do it once a year. Its back to broccoli rice and chicken now. A big piece of Strawberry Cheesecake would be good right now though lol

I wasn't even lifting when the tweak occurred, I was just coming off lifting and setting the dumbbells on the floor, when they touched the floor I felt the tweak. Needless to say, I went back today and went over the same routine using only 12.5 kg dumbbells and more reps, everything was fine bit of a niggle but nothing…

Well at least I'm not alone then, Got back to the gym today and it felt good. I'll weight myself in 2 weeks. Don't want to depress myself.

Well I did do plenty of walking 15000+ steps daily on fitbit so that's something I suppose

https://www.fitbit.com/user/5VDMHX Add me, could do with some more friends

Yeah, I'm just gonna have to do it. I just feel very guilty after going on a month binge I guess you could say. I bet after a week or so it'll be business as normal. Gonna tackle the gym tomorrow again and see how I get on.

Maybe I am just overreacting because weight loss happened so quickly the first time I cut and its so much slower this time.

Well I have done number 1 cut and well I lost fat and muscle and made a hash of that. Number 2 done that for 2 years, I built a bit of muscle sure but its slowwwwww and I am all out of patience, I've never tried number 3, I really want to but could I handle the increase on the scales? I'd probably panic being a former fat…

Happy scale only gives morning average which I don't really understand how it works that out, its says 75.9 today after I recorded 77.4kg Sorry I stand corrected I have found trends 0.1 Last 7 days, 1.7 Lost in 30 days, Lost all time 1.7 Only started using it end of May.

Yes saw the initial loss, since then its slowed to half pound per week for 2 weeks then stalled then but this week went up .8kg. I eat around 1600 allowing 100 cals for small logging errors. When I started losing previously I did a beginner program called Bigger Leaner Stronger, did a full year of that, as I say its…

I was gonna go maintenance again but then said sod it as I already was at maintenance I haven't much weight left to lose just get it over and done with once and for all but then the scale went the other way this morning for no reason at all which brought me to here.

Yeah hardly any to lose, if only I could spot reduced fat loss as its the stomach that's the last remaining area to go, I put photos up on Saturday in a post. It's not strength based really in a sense of being low rep high weight, its hypertrophy, lower weight higher rep push,pull,legs,push,pull Yes in my post Saturday…

No cardio at all, I figured I do enough with the amount of steps I do in a day, I am a tradesmen so on my feet 9+ hours per day

Yes I have also tried several calculators myself. My BMR alone is nearly 1800. I have been logging constantly for 2.5 years now, my TDEE with my activity is over 2400, In reality, I know its nowhere near it. We're not perfect obviously there will be some errors which is why I set 100 cal grace but its never gonna be…

No where near 2000, if I eat over 2000 I will gain, I know as I’ve done it. My logging is pretty accurate, I even allow 100 cal grace just to be sure.

Does it not show on my profile

So essentially then it’s ok to eat sub 1500 cals?

I log on here and use Happy Scale app

Good idea. Never thought about that

5’11, 37, 16000 steps average on Fitbit and lift weights 5 days per week, I don’t really want to drop much lower in case I lose the muscle I’ve built over the past 2.5 years.