Another New Member

[EatLiftSleepRepeat]

Hello Folks! New member here, long time member of similar forums. Haven’t posted in those forums for years but recently decided to take back “control” over my life and focus on health/be more disciplined. I’m mid 30s now but lived a bodybuilding life style well into my mid 20s. Then I met a woman and got lazy. Anywho, I’m currently 6ft 305lbs with a goal to get down to 220 (started 8 weeks ago at 327lbs). Recently got on TRT and will slowly be getting back to that bodybuilding lifestyle and wanted to connect with like minded folks. Thanks, looking forward to learning and refreshing my memory.

 

[simplesteve]

Welcome back.

 

[CJ]

Welcome to the Underground!!!

 

[Bump]

What have you done to shed the 22 lbs.? Increased activity? Improved diet? Both?

 

[EatLiftSleepRepeat]

Great question and thank you for asking. The weight I’ve lost is purely just due to diet. I track every single gram of food I eat, condiments, etc through Lose It. I originally set my goal at 1850 calories per day but for the last 2 weeks my goal has been 1,500/day. Hitting around 120g of protein daily. Semaglutide helps here. The calories and protein are way too low but I want to shed pounds relatively quick so that my energy improves quicker especially factoring in TRT (160mg weekly). I’ll get back to the gym shortly, just so tired still (excuse, I know).

 

[Wizbang]

Great question and thank you for asking. The weight I’ve lost is purely just due to diet. I track every single gram of food I eat, condiments, etc through Lose It. I originally set my goal at 1850 calories per day but for the last 2 weeks my goal has been 1,500/day. Hitting around 120g of protein daily. Semaglutide helps here. The calories and protein are way too low but I want to shed pounds relatively quick so that my energy improves quicker especially factoring in TRT (160mg weekly). I’ll get back to the gym shortly, just so tired still (excuse, I know).

I found that increased cardio progression helped with energy levels, slow walks around the block once a day, slowly increase to further distance or turn up the tempo of the same walk, after 2-3 weeks your energy will feel a bit better. Have you been tested for sleep apnea? at your weight this could certainly be an issue that's arisen.

 

[EatLiftSleepRepeat]

100% and I do walk around the block or whatever a few times a week. Yes I was diagnosed with sleep apnea which is essentially what sparked me to change my lifestyle. It has improved but I am still dealing with it. I already kind of knew i had it but it got worse as i got heavier (plus i was drinking 2-3 drinks every night). When i was under 250lbs I never really had any sleep apnea symptoms which leads me to believe that my sleep apnea is likely mostly due to being obese. Good note.

 

[Rickt]

Got to say you are honest. Meaning I have no doubt you will do everything you say.

At first read eat lift sleep repeat seems what you want to do.
Diet use an injectable diet drug hardly sleep and repeat is more like where you are at.

But where you are isnt important. What you want and what you are willing to do to get there matters. I think you will get to where you want to be as long as nothing distracts you.

Good luck. You have got this.

 

[nightster]

Welocome !!! Good luck!