OFFICIAL 2025! RS weight-loss accountability thread!!!!

[68style]

Trump supporters: "THE VAX IS BIG FARMA"

Also Trump supporters: "FILL ME UP WITH DUH DR OZ FAT DRUG"

[supafamous]

Originally Posted by mikemhg

^Put a small plate through the pin, voila you have an increment.

Good call on this - I usually use the upstairs cable machines which have shrouds but the this worked great downstairs. Thanks

Looking in the mirror the other day and I realise I really need to drop another 10lbs - I'm not fat, it's just that as my upper and lower are getting more defined that the belly fat is becoming obvious again. I gotta get better at meal planning so I don't drop so many calorie bombs into my week - bought a bulk pack of chicken thighs and salad parts yesterday so I can easily whip up some easy lighter meals for lunch.

You guys got some easy go-to low-ish calorie meals that you make for lunch?

[mikemhg]

I skip lunch entirely.

Light breakfast and dinner only.

[spoon.ek9]

if you do strictly chicken with veggies you can fill yourself up in a healthier low cal, low fat, low carb meal. i usually at some potatoes in there which also help with satiety. air fryer is your friend.

[EvoFire]

I hit the gym after a 1 month hiatus because my son's class at the community center had a break. In the mean time I've been doing calisthenics and rowing.

I got on the scale at the gym first thing which is where I've been weighing myself

175.8lbs. I gained roughly 3 lbs. I believe half of that should be muscle as I can actually feel the gains, especially in the chest department from the calisthenics workout.

At the gym, I've gained strength and endurance, being able to up the weights for some of my upper body workouts.

[Traum]

Dumb question -- how do you guys bulk up?

At the most basic level, I know you need the intake calories to exceed the amount of calories you expend. And then it is a matter of consuming enough proteins, doing enough weights, and getting enough rest to build muscles.

I've been plateauing for quite some time now -- probably minimal fluctuations within the past year or more. I suspect my problem is 2-fold:

1) I am not getting enough sleep
2) I am not eating enough

The question I really want to ask is -- how do you get yourself to eat more when I don't really feel like eating anymore? If I am already full, I don't want to eat more. But if I don't eat more, then I don't think I am providing enough fuel and nutrients to build more muscles.

I remember reading about Hollywood stars going on some crazy bulking prep for their roles in MCU superhero roles, where they go through crazy bulking and cutting regimes where they have to force themselves to eat even when they don't want to, or starve themselves even if they are really hungry. Obviously I am no Hollywood star, and I am not auditioning for superhero movie roles, so I'd hardly think those extreme approaches are what I should follow.

[EvoFire]

In my mind, I have two methods to this madness.

You either do the bulk/cut cycle which I'm guessing is quicker.
Or you do the incremental cycle where you eat enough to just have a bit of excess, and as you build more muscle, your burn rate will increase until you reach equilibrium or start cutting, then you up your calorie count again.

I'm honestly not terrible fussed about this whole thing. When my 1 rep max was some ridiculous number (for my skinny Chinese frame anyways, 215 squat, 155 bench), I was not much or no bigger than before I started. From my experience it's when you do a ton of reps do you get bigger quicker.

[Badhobz]

You’re probably limited by your frame. Just as I’ll never be a super skinny fuck, you guys will never be super bulky