thatsright
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Hi Guys. The Specs:
-70" Tall
-Went from 265 down to 243 over the course of 8 weeks
-BMR 2300 and total required is 3200 (now that I started working out)
-Hit Gym 5 days per week. My lower body is much more 'ahead' than the upper body. I BL legs 540lb easily. I'm already at the max for calv press. My upper body is not as advanced, but progress is being made and I can tell.
-Alternate between upper and lower body workouts. Typically I stretch, 10 min on treadmill (alternate between low/high intensity on treadmill), then 30-45 min of resitance weights. Two days out of the five I will do treadmill for 25 minutes instead of 10 to get a bit more cardio.
-In 8 weeks my 'spare tire' has been reduced by 1/2. VERY Noticeable. My pant size has gone from 42-37" and it keeps on falling faster than any other clothing measurement. I'm wearing shirts I last wore in high school. Which is GREAT!! But....
-Week to week weight loss has come to a virtual standstill after going 2.5 lb per week.
-I'm making great progress building lean muscle mass. I can see my arms getting bigger and my legs (particularly calvs) are DIESEL!!
-Actual fat burn off seems to of slowed/stopped. While my muscles are getting bigger, I feel like the existing fat is still there and making me look a little fatter in my arms as the fat sits on top of the growing muscle.
Diet
Haven't really modified diet since I started. I'm using LiveStrong daily plate for the below cal counts/breakdown. During the week, typical day on my diet:
-7am - MetRx shake with Banana, L Glutimane about 38g protein
-9:30am two cups Oatmeal...w/ raisins, splenda and 2 oz of skim milk.
-11am Apple
-1PM. 8 oz skinless chicken breast. 1/2 cup of brown rice. 1/3rd cup of Goya Red Beans in sauce, 1/3 cup hunts roasted red tomatoes canned.
3PM Apple (or on Fri it was a MetRX Protein bar 310cal / 30g proten).
4:30PM MetRX Shake (same as 7am)
7PM Modest salad with fat free Balsamic Vinaigrette. With /roasted chicken, sunflower seeds, cheese, romaine lettuce.
So the above has been my typical diet for 5 days out of the week. I don't think I"m getting enough protein still. With the above day, I'm getting 140g protein and 225 carbs per day and 2000 cal per day. So something is off. I"m below my BMR (which may be bad) by 300 call. My maintenance is 3200 per day, which I'm well below. So why has the fat loss stopped??? Or maybe its still going fine and the added muscle mass has negated any actual overall weight loss I'm expecting?? Its evening out? I think this is part of it, as the size 38 pants I bought two weeks ago are already loose.
At best I feel like fat burning has slowed a lot. At worst I need to tweak my diet and my fat loss has stopped altogether? What do you guys think is a way to get off this plateau? My #1 goal as always, has been to burn fat. I want to loose another 20lb by mid September (if not labor day-dare to dream).
-70" Tall
-Went from 265 down to 243 over the course of 8 weeks
-BMR 2300 and total required is 3200 (now that I started working out)
-Hit Gym 5 days per week. My lower body is much more 'ahead' than the upper body. I BL legs 540lb easily. I'm already at the max for calv press. My upper body is not as advanced, but progress is being made and I can tell.
-Alternate between upper and lower body workouts. Typically I stretch, 10 min on treadmill (alternate between low/high intensity on treadmill), then 30-45 min of resitance weights. Two days out of the five I will do treadmill for 25 minutes instead of 10 to get a bit more cardio.
-In 8 weeks my 'spare tire' has been reduced by 1/2. VERY Noticeable. My pant size has gone from 42-37" and it keeps on falling faster than any other clothing measurement. I'm wearing shirts I last wore in high school. Which is GREAT!! But....
-Week to week weight loss has come to a virtual standstill after going 2.5 lb per week.
-I'm making great progress building lean muscle mass. I can see my arms getting bigger and my legs (particularly calvs) are DIESEL!!
-Actual fat burn off seems to of slowed/stopped. While my muscles are getting bigger, I feel like the existing fat is still there and making me look a little fatter in my arms as the fat sits on top of the growing muscle.
Diet
Haven't really modified diet since I started. I'm using LiveStrong daily plate for the below cal counts/breakdown. During the week, typical day on my diet:
-7am - MetRx shake with Banana, L Glutimane about 38g protein
-9:30am two cups Oatmeal...w/ raisins, splenda and 2 oz of skim milk.
-11am Apple
-1PM. 8 oz skinless chicken breast. 1/2 cup of brown rice. 1/3rd cup of Goya Red Beans in sauce, 1/3 cup hunts roasted red tomatoes canned.
3PM Apple (or on Fri it was a MetRX Protein bar 310cal / 30g proten).
4:30PM MetRX Shake (same as 7am)
7PM Modest salad with fat free Balsamic Vinaigrette. With /roasted chicken, sunflower seeds, cheese, romaine lettuce.
So the above has been my typical diet for 5 days out of the week. I don't think I"m getting enough protein still. With the above day, I'm getting 140g protein and 225 carbs per day and 2000 cal per day. So something is off. I"m below my BMR (which may be bad) by 300 call. My maintenance is 3200 per day, which I'm well below. So why has the fat loss stopped??? Or maybe its still going fine and the added muscle mass has negated any actual overall weight loss I'm expecting?? Its evening out? I think this is part of it, as the size 38 pants I bought two weeks ago are already loose.
At best I feel like fat burning has slowed a lot. At worst I need to tweak my diet and my fat loss has stopped altogether? What do you guys think is a way to get off this plateau? My #1 goal as always, has been to burn fat. I want to loose another 20lb by mid September (if not labor day-dare to dream).
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