urmomstraight1968 [none/use name]

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Cake day: November 2nd, 2020

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  • Like everyone here has said, it's calories in, calories out. You want to be in a caloric DEFICIT. To do this, eat a little less/healthier (i.e, eat a well balanced diet of protein, carbs and healthy fats), and also exercise to build muscle. GET A BATHROOM SCALE, if you don't have one already. Track your weight every week. If you're not losing weight/making progress, eat a little less, or do more cardio. If you're losing too much weight too quickly, eat a little more, or do less cardio. Cut out sugar to the best of your ability, if you have a sugar tooth. For weight loss, I think the healthy amount is about 1% of your bodyfat should be lost per week, but I could be wrong. For example, if you weigh 170 lbs, and you are 25% bodyfat, that's 42.5 lbs of fat, so you should try to lose around 0.4-0.5 lbs a week. Food wise, just be sure to get your fruits and veggies, and don't try to abandon carbs and fats from like meats, oils, and nuts and such because you still need those. Hope this helps. Good luck comrade!


  • I've been doing bodyweight workouts at home ever since the pandemic happened in March. Went from being able to do only a couple pullups in a set to now being able to do about 15-16. Now I'm also using a weighted vest for some of my sets, because I think my max would only be 15-16 pullups if I didn't do some progressive overload. Idk when I would want to achieve it, but I would like to one day be able to do 20 pullups in one set. I've also made some progress in my ability to do diamond pushups, which activate the triceps more than regular ones, and I feel like I'm noticing a slight difference already in my arms within just the past couple weeks. I guess the key really is just eating enough protein, working out consistently, and getting as much sleep as possible, preferably 8 hours per night. Running is good too and I go on runs frequently, but I don't have any clear goals for that at the moment beyond preserving my lung/heart strength.