Since last summer I've lost around 23kg / 50lbs with the very simple method:
- Skip breakfast
- Consume >100g protein and 1500kcal (Sacrificing processed carbs by preference to meet these goals)
- Gym 2x per week, run/cycling 1-2x per week
I used to do powerlifting, and so my base of strength and muscle, while not remarkable amongst gym goers, is a little higher than your average man on the street.
The difficulty I am having is that I have found it hard to transition away from the use of a measurement of BW on the scales as my sole metric for success. In two months I've lost barely 2.5kg BW, but I've lost 1.5" off my waistline (which is ultimately the goal, not a number on the scale).
Sometimes I may fast for 36 hours, or go for a long hot run - and then I have this urge to weigh myself to find a new all-time low BW, even with the knowledge this is entirely synthetic and transient. To further complicate BW matters, I've started taking creatine for my gym which balloons my weight up due to water retention.
Though I'm within 10-15% of hitting my all-time lifting PR's again despite this cut, my goals are to aesthetic - to lose the spare tyre and maybe get a glimpse of an ab or two. It just feels like the scales aren't the best metric now I'm <10kg from my final goal weight. (I appreciate the irony of using BW as a goal - but it's just what I've been working with to-date)
I would appreciate any thoughts or insight.
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from loseit - Lose the Fat https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/1uilhbp/the_psychological_difficulty_of_transitioning/
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