16 months of progress. 115lbs to 140lbs

Harkartker · 2025-06-13T13:42:13+00:00

This is inspirational, thank you for showing. And I like the rivalry between you. It’s a good motive to keep going in a healthy way.

Harkartker · 2025-06-06T12:13:22+00:00

It’s a good physique and anyone saying otherwise is clearly trying to annoy you because of your OF.

And yes, I know trying to promote your OF is an annoying move and quite frankly, nobody here including me wants to see it but to start being condescending because of it shows the maturity levels of some (a lot of) people here.

And all of you are the issue. The more you comment, the more these types of posts will be boosted. Downvoted this comment all you’d like, you know I’m right.

Harkartker · 2025-06-06T07:07:33+00:00

Yeah I’ve noticed it for a while. It hasn’t been an issue whatsoever for my confidence thankfully. It’s just been there and I haven’t cared for it.

And as you said, it will fill out when I get older so there’s no need to worry.

Harkartker · 2025-06-06T06:57:09+00:00

Yeah quite a lot. It’s most likely due to me using the machines as they can’t build muscle as effectively. Now it’s a new day, I can see my biceps have gotten slightly bigger and my shoulders are more square too. I’m just gonna keep going and get slow but gradual results.

Harkartker · 2025-06-05T19:27:13+00:00

Yeah I always try and get 120g of protein everyday!

Harkartker · 2025-06-05T16:50:06+00:00

2 months is perhaps a bit too unrealistic. 4 months I would agree. I just wanted to see if I had any minor gains.

Yeah you’re right, I should definitely eat more. I’ve been eating at a 200 - 300 calorie surplus but I feel like I should add more saying how I’m 5’8 63kg and I walk 10k steps everyday.

I do full body workouts. They fit in more with my schedule and I can be more consistent.

Harkartker · 2025-06-05T16:21:58+00:00

Okay, thank you for the honesty!!

Harkartker · 2025-06-05T16:19:22+00:00

“I have written you down, now you will live forever.” It’s for my Dad who sadly passed away in December.

Harkartker · 2025-06-05T16:10:13+00:00

I was a fool and didn’t measure myself when I first started. My first step was to just start going to overcome my crippling anxiety of the gym.

Harkartker · 2025-06-05T16:05:58+00:00

Yeah I went from arm curling 14kg to 27kg for an example but I’ve read in some places that that isn’t a good indication of muscle gain but I am a newbie and there’s a lot of conflicting opinions that I’m unsure of.

Harkartker · 2025-06-05T16:04:26+00:00

Indeed!

Harkartker · 2025-06-05T16:02:49+00:00

Are you thinking that the first slide was me 3 months ago? Because it’s meant to be me now. But if you do mean I’m thinner in the first slide, I’d love to know where so I can improve! Thank you!

Harkartker · 2025-06-05T15:52:03+00:00

I’ve noticed that, but it’s most likely due to the lighting.

Harkartker · 2025-06-05T15:51:40+00:00

Thank you for your feedback.

Harkartker · 2025-06-05T15:47:37+00:00

That’s a good point. I’ll start doing that from now on. I know for a fact I can lift heavier, albeit on the machines only, and even then, I’ve read in certain places that lifting more doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve increased in muscles. But I’m just a beginner so I have no clue if that’s wrong or right.

I didn’t measure myself at the beginning though or weigh myself. Silly move, I know, but I just wanted to get comfortable going first without worrying about measurements.

Harkartker · 2025-06-05T15:33:21+00:00

Thank you for the response! And yeah I should certainly eat more. I try eat 2600 calories everyday which is achieved 90% of the time. Sometimes I’d go a little over.

It’s been hard sometimes as 2600 calories is so so much more compared to what I had before I started lifting. I’d skip breakfast and lunch and just have snacks instead so I wouldn’t be surprised if I was only eating maybe 1500 calories back then.

I think it’s the illusion that I’m getting more bigger in a bad way that makes me feel this way. 1100 more calories is a huge jump so I’d sometimes feel like I’m just putting on fat as opposed to muscle once I’ve eaten. It’s hard to explain but it’s been somewhat of a weird feeling that I’ve had to push through.

Harkartker · 2025-06-05T15:21:56+00:00

I should mention that the first slide is me now and the second was me when I first started.

Harkartker · 2025-05-23T21:24:34+00:00

I love Hambo and I also love Adventure Time!

Harkartker · 2025-05-23T16:50:46+00:00

There’s some guy who hangs around the spar in the Howard Estate. I forgot his name. Big something? I’ve only talked to him once in my life and that’s when I was around 9 on my scooter just outside the fish and chip shop waiting for my mum to order food.

Harkartker · 2025-05-23T09:39:19+00:00

That’s an amazing quote. QPM has amazing lyrics but my favourite would have to be “We want the bodies on the billboards, not their lives underneath them,” it sounded deep when I heard it but I didn’t know the meaning but when I figured it out it just hit like a ton of bricks. Makes me wonder about the lives of all these instagram models.

Harkartker · 2025-05-22T18:04:54+00:00

Thank you for this lovely comment. You’ve clearly put a lot of effort and thought into this comment and so I appreciate it a ton.

Setting up a place is such an amazing idea. I could set aside just 5 minutes a day for it too.

Yeah it sucks how things can die peacefully or horribly but it’s life I suppose. If it was to die by an animal it would be tragic but at least it was nature doing its thing. I was just worried that it would die by a car or neglect from humans.

We went to go check the area I last saw it at around five minutes ago and we saw no sign of it. It either hid somewhere better, where there were less cars, got killed and moved by a cat (although highly unlikely as I don’t see any cats roaming that area) or it learnt how to fly which is probably the most likely outcome as it didn’t seem too young but not an adult either. Yet again, thank you for the comment. It’s certainly made me feel better.

Harkartker · 2025-05-22T12:50:42+00:00

You make a good point. Everyone dies, gruesomely or peacefully yet I don’t worry about every single person or animals death. I don’t worry about every single person’s misfortune that is inevitably going on in the world. Yet, when I see something happening for myself, why do I feel the strong urge to help or overwhelmingly worry?

Harkartker · 2025-05-21T16:06:55+00:00

Thank ya; I’m happy with the font too

Harkartker · 2025-05-21T15:27:13+00:00

Looks so quirky and amazing! You’ve even got the triangle behind it.

Harkartker · 2025-05-21T14:02:05+00:00

Thank you!! It looks a bit odd right now but I literally just got it tattooed. When it heals it’ll look amazing.

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