r/WeightTraining

41yo.
6’2
225lb (first photo at my biggest ever) to 183 currently.

I had a really silly goal.

I wanted to be able to tuck my shirts in and look good as I like timeless/smart outfits.

Change since January was mostly due to locking in on eating habits and portion control over last seven months.

Actually feels like a sustainable new way of living and surprisingly hasn’t been that difficult (miserable) being in a seven month slow cut.

I’ve skipped leg day for seven months straight (lol) because I work out at home and only have adjustable dumbbells to 52.5lbs so decided to target vanity muscles (lots of weighted pull ups, shoulders, biceps). Also the reason why my chest is underdeveloped… just don’t have heavy enough weights for most of the big compound movements.

Cardio is satisfied by playing pickpeball three to four times per week for two hours each session. I hate going on walks so pickleball is a godsend for me.

Promising myself to never go back to where I came from and bought all new pants (size 34 to now 31) that won’t allow me to. Haha.

Goal is to see the scale flash 179.9lbs just for fun, then climb back and maintain weight between 180–185 on a permanent basis.

The one crappy thing during this journey is I recently had my annual checkup and while doctor was very complementary of my weight loss, my bloodwork came back even worse than when i was 30lbs heavier (higher A1C than ever before, pushing me towards pre diabetic range). So I might look better but somehow I’m going to end up diabetic, lol.

In the first picture, I'm 74 kg, waist at 95 cm (I'm 164 cm tall). In 3 and a half months, I lost 17 kg - waist dropped to 70 cm. I've been fat my whole life. Always dreamed of seeing my abs, and finally, at 31, I got what I wanted - only to ruin it in the next 2 months. Now I'm 76 kg. The trigger was alcohol. I drank a couple of days in a row, which turned into weeks of a bender, and with the booze came the junk food, obviously. I was eating 3000-4000 cal a day, and twice I hit around 5500 cal - and that was while I was still tracking my macros. Eventually I stopped tracking altogether. I can't drink - I personally can't drink in moderation, so I decided to quit completely, at least for a year. Now I know. Achieving something is one thing - keeping it is a whole different beast.

Edit: Some people in the comments are accusing me of using steroids, which surprises me - considering I'm only 57 kg in the middle picture. Honestly, it kind of appeals to me, because I never thought my form was impressive. I never took steroids. I lifted consistently from 2018 to 2022, then stopped. I was dirty bulking back then, but definitely gained a solid amount of muscle. This year I got back into the gym after all these years, and this time I took my diet seriously - around 1100-1300 calories with 130-150 g of protein. Thanks to muscle memory and the fact that I'm short, I looked like this after a 3.5-month cut being only 57 kg. The only thing I took was creatine.

Hey guys, this is my journey since April. I watching for calories, weightlifting 5x per week and added 8-10k steps walks every other day. I went from 95kg to 80kg and still no plateu, my weight is decreasing BUT i cant see any change on my lower abs. I know this is the last part where you start to loose fat but when?😁 i want to see the last 2 abs but its not changing since 1,5months. I consistent, im doing it but its start to become annoying :(

Potatoes, chicken breast and running while doing 2x full body a week, that is how I did it. Came from a dirty bulk. 1.83m, 33y/o. Roughly 13 months of cut. Will try to maintain for as long as possible, I dont think I should lean down more? Since my last post i dropped another 2kg.

Started 1/1/26 - Today

141 lbs > 132lbs

so im at 110 kg now, 23 m and added about 15 kg in the last year, ive not been that fit before but i was skinny fat pretty much all my life before starting to gain weight because of depression in the last 2 years, i was lifting before but in tge last 6 month ive been very inconsistent, what sgould i do to reach 80-75 witgout loose skin im 181 cm tho

I’ve been doing PPLUL, eating 2600 cals, 160g protein. my current lifts are 185lbs bench (1RM) and 205lbs and 225lbs on squat and RDL (reps).

I want to hit 225lbs bench to try to hide my gyno. My friend said he hit it within a year so I feel like im behind already. any advice? thank you.

Currently down 15 lbs (5’4 height). At first I followed a workout program that was 3 days a week (legs, upper, legs) but didn’t increase weights and then worked on a calorie deficit. Mid April I added a day of yoga sculpt and a day of Pilates drip. I had started walking 10k+ steps as well. From March-July I dropped 15 lbs and it was amazing. I was super happy and was proud of my progress.
The last two months I was a little less consistent with the gym, still did 8 classes a month at the studio, and calorie tracking slowed down. I’ve been feeling a lot more insecure recently about my progress and the scale hasn’t been kind to me (I weigh daily and I know it’s a bad habit but I can’t shake it). Once October rolled around I told myself I’d be more serious about going to the gym 3 days a week again, go to the studio 8 times a month, go back to walking a lot and start calorie tracking/deficit again.

Anyways, trying to get it together again this winter will only get better