Hey y'all!
So I did a dry January and got myself back into a good fitness routine after falling out of one for a few months and gaining 10 lbs (see original post here). I do want to lose the weight I gained, but I didn't want to change too many habits at once, so I decided that during January I wouldn't make any effort to control my diet; I would simply focus on not drinking and building up discipline in the gym. I was curious if I would lose weight by that alone and estimated that I would lose 5-7 lbs.
Here's the update:
Jan 1 - 157.6 lbs (71.5 kg), 26.8% BF
Feb 1 - 153.0 lbs (69.4 kg), 25.9% BF
Slightly NSFW progress pics, from the front, completely relaxed.
So I'm down 4.6 lbs (2.1 kg)! Shy of my estimate, but that was simply an estimate and not a goal. I'm pretty stoked about it and also super proud of myself for going a month without drinking and getting my ass back into the gym
My plan is to get down to around 145 lbs (65.8 kg) and then do a recomp. This means I have 8 lbs (3.6 kg) to lose. I would like to hit this goal weight by April 1st, which gives me 8 weeks to lose 8 lbs, which is a manageable and healthy pace. Today begins my official calorie cut and I'm gonna start at 1800 calories a day and see how that goes for me. I plan on not drinking again until the end of March.
One thing worth noting is that I'm 3-6 days away from getting my period; my last period started Jan 10th so the first picture is 10 days pre-period.
I used this to calculate body fat. Probably not the most accurate lol but from what I understand, no method is very accurate besides DEXA so what's most important is that you consistently use the same thing.
Thanks so much to everyone in this community for the ongoing support, I am obsessed with all of you and this subreddit xo
So I did a dry January and got myself back into a good fitness routine after falling out of one for a few months and gaining 10 lbs (see original post here). I do want to lose the weight I gained, but I didn't want to change too many habits at once, so I decided that during January I wouldn't make any effort to control my diet; I would simply focus on not drinking and building up discipline in the gym. I was curious if I would lose weight by that alone and estimated that I would lose 5-7 lbs.
Here's the update:
Jan 1 - 157.6 lbs (71.5 kg), 26.8% BF
Feb 1 - 153.0 lbs (69.4 kg), 25.9% BF
Slightly NSFW progress pics, from the front, completely relaxed.
So I'm down 4.6 lbs (2.1 kg)! Shy of my estimate, but that was simply an estimate and not a goal. I'm pretty stoked about it and also super proud of myself for going a month without drinking and getting my ass back into the gym
My plan is to get down to around 145 lbs (65.8 kg) and then do a recomp. This means I have 8 lbs (3.6 kg) to lose. I would like to hit this goal weight by April 1st, which gives me 8 weeks to lose 8 lbs, which is a manageable and healthy pace. Today begins my official calorie cut and I'm gonna start at 1800 calories a day and see how that goes for me. I plan on not drinking again until the end of March.
One thing worth noting is that I'm 3-6 days away from getting my period; my last period started Jan 10th so the first picture is 10 days pre-period.
I used this to calculate body fat. Probably not the most accurate lol but from what I understand, no method is very accurate besides DEXA so what's most important is that you consistently use the same thing.
Thanks so much to everyone in this community for the ongoing support, I am obsessed with all of you and this subreddit
xo