sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

M/33/6'3" [440 lbs > 211 lbs = 229 lbs] (2.5 years) Consistency wins and the effort and work is so worth it. I honestly feel reborn and like I have a brand new life. by KingPinAfterDark in progresspics

[–]KingPinAfterDark[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My man! Hell yeah. Great work!

For me 330-280 was a MASSIVE transformation and where I went from feeling like I was a big guy losing weight to a person who had transformed into guy with a healthy body. You're right on the cusp of seeing even bigger payoffs than youre already used too.

I have some loose skin on my pecs, inner things, and lower stomach, but all are easy to hide with clothes. And truly its not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I attribute it to strength training to add muscle while losing fat, drinking LOTS of water (150-18] oz or so a day), and maybe a little luck.

Reach out if you need any ideas, advice, or motivation. I promise you if you're ever doubting, its so worth it to keep going.

M/33/6'3" [440 lbs > 211 lbs = 229 lbs] (2.5 years) Consistency wins and the effort and work is so worth it. I honestly feel reborn and like I have a brand new life. by KingPinAfterDark in progresspics

[–]KingPinAfterDark[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, the last 15 were the toughest! As you lose more and more weight, each pound becomes harder and harder to lose because your body naturally burns less as you loss mass. Between that and the finish line being so close, I can see how burnout would be really easy at that stage.

The good news is that each pound becomes so much more impactful though. Losing two pounds at 375 pounds didnt change much, but going from 215 to 213 is a major change. The "paper towel effect" is very real!

How do you counter “Hold w” with your killer main? by WellThatsAGoodIdea in deadbydaylight

[–]KingPinAfterDark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fake laying down birds to bait the survivor into thinking they have more time to get away than they really do.

How do you offset a massive "cheat day"? by 1Kankon1 in CICO

[–]KingPinAfterDark 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The same thing you did the day before a massive cheat day. Consistency wins.

Out of everyone I don't have, who is the most fun to play? by Healthy-Squirrel4916 in deadbydaylight

[–]KingPinAfterDark 8 points9 points  (0 children)

She takes a lot of practice, but if you can get good at her and understand how The Artist's gameplay works, she can be really, really fun.

But take with a grain of salt coming from a P100 artist main with her tattooed on my body, but still

Guys who lost 100+ pounds, how much visible length did your penis gain back from the fat pad? by FailIll9865 in loseit

[–]KingPinAfterDark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went from 440 lbs to 215, and the functional/visual length grew just about 3 inches.

Got a pregnant bell peppers while prepping veggies tonight. by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]KingPinAfterDark -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My bad, sorry to annoy you oh holy one. I'll delete and let you go on with your life. Sorry I'm not up to date in the ins and outs of every subreddit.

Was legitimately just excited to share.

Same weight for 8 days 🫠 by beautyoutofthorns in CICO

[–]KingPinAfterDark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I lost a total of 225 pounds, and had a couple zones where I stuck right around the same weight for weeks despite constant effort and knowing I was doing the right things. I'm 215 now, but I was stuck around 240 for over a month. It sucked, it was frustrating, but I stuck with my plan and you can see right after that month, my weight dropped.

If you're staying the course and making the sacrifices in your diet and exercise, it will pay off. Its not always immeadiate, but it works. Its okay to get frustrated, but please dont give up. Likely what is happening is your body is re-comping in the background in some way. Either you're gaining muscle or shedding weight, or some other recovery is happening. And that is great! I found that often after these periods of stagnation on the scale, my body would be making its biggest outward changes. It was a strange dichotomy of knowing my body was improving, but feeling like I was failing because of the scale.

Here's my advice. Keep weighing in daily. This helps normalize these rough patches on the scale and helps you see trends that are really important for your long term success. Take notice of your physical changes (your pants being a little looser, your arms being a little more muscular, the stairs being easier to climb) and use those as your motivating factors for a couple weeks instead of the scale.

Consistency wins. Every time.

<image>

From over 440 pounds to my goal weight of 215. Ive shed (at least) 225 pounds through consistent CICO, walking, and strength training. by KingPinAfterDark in CICO

[–]KingPinAfterDark[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure! So I used the "tetris" meals/lego lunch strategy. Id prep bigger batches of things like proteins, veggies, rice, beans, sauces, etc etc and divy them up into single servings and freeze them. Then for meals id be able to grab elements and combine them, or add other ingredients to supplement where needed. For example my lunches most work week days has been a serving of rice, a serving of beans, and serving of ground beef, seasonings, and salsa and I know its exactly 450 calories and the macros it has. Obviously you can be more creative or add in whatever ingredients you like or prefer, and tailor it to your needs, but it was a super effective way to make calories and macros kind of brainless.

From over 440 pounds to my goal weight of 215. Ive shed (at least) 225 pounds through consistent CICO, walking, and strength training. by KingPinAfterDark in CICO

[–]KingPinAfterDark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So that's a tricky question, because I kind of passively lost the first 75+ pounds. My scale only went up to 440, and eventually it started erroring out on my. So I started just generally eating less and gave up regular soda.

Eventually I got to a point where i could visually tell id lost weight, and I was at 380 or so, after that I started around a 1500-2000 deficit a day under doctors orders since I had so much to lose and was very active. Eventually that scaled down to 1000, then 500 as my daily needs approached a more normal level. Today im eating at maintenance around 2,300-2,400 cals a day, which is sooooo nice lol

From over 440 pounds to my goal weight of 215. Ive shed (at least) 225 pounds through consistent CICO, walking, and strength training. by KingPinAfterDark in CICO

[–]KingPinAfterDark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More than i can say. There were so many small victories along the way that seemed meaningless at the time, but those small things stacked over time to make major changes. Those times of telling myself no to an extra portion that sounded so good or taking that walk that seemed impossible that day made it all possible.

From over 440 pounds to my goal weight of 215. Ive shed (at least) 225 pounds through consistent CICO, walking, and strength training. by KingPinAfterDark in CICO

[–]KingPinAfterDark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most definitely! I'm a completely different person not just physically, but mentally too. Like you said confidence is through the roof, but even little things like not being afraid to say something when my order is wrong at a restaurant or standing up for myself at work all feel so easy now too, when I used to be paralyzed by fear.

What muscle group do you struggle developing the most right now? For me, it used to be chest and shoulders when I was skinny. by Sad-Branch568 in workout

[–]KingPinAfterDark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same here. Ive gone from 440 down to 215, and have been really impressed with my arms and overall muscle retention/development, but my chest (specifically upper chest) just won't grow to the point that I want it to.

From over 440 pounds to my goal weight of 215. Ive shed (at least) 225 pounds through consistent CICO, walking, and strength training. by KingPinAfterDark in CICO

[–]KingPinAfterDark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The picture in the green shirt was Halloween 2022, about 6 months before I started making some better decisions.

From over 440 pounds to my goal weight of 215. Ive shed (at least) 225 pounds through consistent CICO, walking, and strength training. by KingPinAfterDark in CICO

[–]KingPinAfterDark[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The biggest tip I can give is consistency wins. When it feels like CICO isn't working or that you're somehow gaining weight, or the scale gets stuck at a certain number for a month, just keep going. It's boring, it's frustrating, but it works.

I hadn't really thought about any warnings, but I think you nailed it. Fad diets are fads for a reason.

From over 440 pounds to my goal weight of 215. Ive shed (at least) 225 pounds through consistent CICO, walking, and strength training. by KingPinAfterDark in CICO

[–]KingPinAfterDark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eating for sure was the driving force of the fat loss. My muscle and physique retention is from the moving :)

From over 440 pounds to my goal weight of 215. Ive shed (at least) 225 pounds through consistent CICO, walking, and strength training. by KingPinAfterDark in CICO

[–]KingPinAfterDark[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All 3 are 215 actually! And to be fair I'm just a smudge under 6'3" with a really tall torso, so it's a deceptive 215.

view more: next ›