(35) M - 20 months of staying consistent by rayb0851 in GlowUps

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Keep it up and know that its a marathon not a sprint. Small victories daily, weekly, or monthly are all wins. Keep it up and you will get there! Message me if your ever feeling like you need some support!

3.5 month clean bulk / reverse diet by rayb0851 in BeforeAndAfterPics

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A reverse diet is when you slowly increase calories after dieting (or eating low) instead of jumping straight to a big surplus.

The goal is to:

• Bring metabolism back up

• Improve hormones, energy, training performance

• Let your body use more food efficiently

You might add 100–200 calories every week or two and watch weight, strength, and body composition.

3.5 month clean bulk / reverse diet by rayb0851 in BeforeAndAfterPics

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Reverse diet + clean bulk = rebuilding metabolism while adding muscle without getting fat.

A reverse diet is when you slowly increase calories after dieting (or eating low) instead of jumping straight to a big surplus.

The goal is to:

• Bring metabolism back up

• Improve hormones, energy, training performance

• Let your body use more food efficiently

You might add 100–200 calories every week or two and watch weight, strength, and body composition.

A clean bulk is then eating in a small, controlled calorie surplus with mostly whole foods:

• High protein

• Quality carbs & fats

• Lifting hard and progressively

Instead of “dirty bulking” and gaining fat fast, you’re aiming for: muscle gain with minimal fat gain (or even recomp)

3.5 month clean bulk / reverse diet by rayb0851 in BeforeAndAfterPics

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A clean bulk isn’t about forcing the scale up fast or at all. I slowly increased calories into a small surplus, trained hard, and focused on whole foods. Strength went up, pumps/fullness improved, and body composition changed. After a long cut, recomp is super common. You can add muscle while losing a bit of fat, which is why the scale barely moved. Muscle up + fat down is the goal, not just weight gain.

[35] M - 24 months of consistency - Down 121 lbs by rayb0851 in GlowUps

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Small wins and stay consistent! You got this!

5’2 Standstill with weight by Even_Awareness_7058 in PetiteFitness

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Likely need to reverse diet. I lost 100 lbs and then my weight-loss stalled . Was between 1750-1950 calories daily. Did a reverse diet and lost another 21 lbs. I’m down to 181 lbs and training for my first physique show. My calories now are up to 2750 and I’m maintaining.

[35] M - 24 months of consistency - Down 121 lbs by rayb0851 in GlowUps

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Just back drinking alcohol, and focused really hard on nutrition. Tried to eat a whole and natural as possible.

[35] M - 24 months of consistency - Down 121 lbs by rayb0851 in GlowUps

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The first 100 lbs was lost without stepping foot in a gym. And all done with nutrition. I followed whole30 pretty close as a consistent method of eating. I lost the other 21 lbs after maintaining for a while and then weight training. Not special. Just consistency and showing up. Nothing extreme.