Don't have a video camera, I used to play football though, I squatted that easily at 6'2 230.

That's honestly pretty weak, I do sets of chin-ups 300 at a time while simultaneously doing 100 jumping jacks. I do both one handed. Also doing back flips just to keep me limber , usually 25-30 at a time.

Working on my diet real hard right now just to stay ripped. Nothing but Broccoli and Almonds.

Christ. That's a lot. Congrats.

i work out dudes

Gone from 285 to 212 lbs in the last 1 year and 2 months. I was treadmilling exclusively but I've started doing a lot cycling in the last couple of months. Calorie and alcohol reduction have also contributed to it. Plan to get to 190ish.

Weekly check-in...haven't been able to do my Monday weigh-ins because of scheduling stuff, so weighed in the last 2 Wednesdays.

Either way, down to 331 and 14 oz, which is a 5 pound loss from last week.

So from my high weight of 417 pounds, I'm now down about 85 pounds...most of which came off in the last 4-5 months.

Headed off to vacation next week, should weigh in Monday before Tuesday flight. Have plans to stay very active and on task with my food. Won't be easy though. But I'm motivated. Man, I'm freaking motivated.

Well, I'm about to go it alone for 6 weeks. No trainer until August 15. I wasn't going to renew, but I've decided that I still want the advice and instruction until I reach my goal. However, I need the money that I would have spent in July for my Philly trip. Plus there's two weeks in July that we wouldn't have been able to meet anyway. Plus, I'm going to renew for 2 sessions per month instead of 4. It's more per session, but I'm saving over $50 per month that way. Seeing a trainer multiple times per week, IMO, is more so that you have someone to push you. No trainer is going to push me harder than I push myself.

So glad to hear things are going well. :thumb:

Great progress bud!

My food diary is so boring.

6/17: 1211 cals, 243P, 31F, 0C
6/18: 1165 cals, 225P, 29F, 15C
6/19: 1191 cals, 224P, 31F, 0C
6/20: 2673 cals, 182P, 19F, 439C
6/21: 4403 cals, 199P, 60F, 738C
6/22: 2035 cals, 174P, 30F, 270C
6/23: 1215 cals, 210P, 42F, 0C
6/24: 1092 cals, 169P, 25F, 39C
6/25: 930 cals, 133P, 24F, 34C
6/26: 1030 cals, 171P, 32F, 5C
6/27: 5409 cals, 329P, 31F, 931C
6/28: 110 cals, 0P, 0F, 18C
6/29: 1583 cals, 187P, 20F, 151C
6/30: 1136 cals, 125P, 30F, 77C
7/1: 1203 cals, 214P, 31F, 0C
7/2: 1259 cals, 209P, 42F, 5C
7/3: 1482 cals, 290P, 30F, 0C
7/4: 1000 cals, 184P, 21F, 5C

Avg: 1674 cals, 193P, 29F, 152C

Expected calories burned just from average food deficit: 2272 cals (not even 1 lbs of fat loss)

Estimated calories burned through exercise: 7571 cals

Expected calories burned from food + exercise: 10343 cals

Expected fat loss: 2.95 lbs

Starting weight: 199.9 lbs

Current weight: 189.3 lbs

Seems about right, if 7 lbs of that is water weight, which it could be.

Beautiful, splurge away, the work isn't going anywhere, it'll be there nagging at you soon enough... for now, enjoy your progress.

I missed my goal of 209 by the 4th of July. I'm 212.5. I think I'll lose 5lbs in the next week though so I'm still on a good trajectory. I really want to get below 200lbs though. I think I'll make it but it's going to take a some more discipline. I can do it.

Gained 8 friggen lbs since Wednesday morning!

Amazing how much weight can gained in such a short period of time.

Oh well, had a lot of fun over the Holiday. Time to reassert myself and get back track towards my goals.

I'm ****ing DONE with deadlifts.

****.

My back just isn't built for them. Didn't full on hurt myself, but tweaked it a little bit, at only 235 and sumo style. Always on that right side with my spinal defect.

Going to try one arm DB deadlifts and if that aggravates it, too, then I'll just quit forever.

I haven't done a dead lift since high school and I have functional strength and a decent physique.

If it's hurting you, you're better off without it.

What defect do you have? If you don't mind me asking..