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post 1684704643 06-15-2023, 09:35 PM
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Cutting brahs: is the 10% weight loss plateau real?

-Starting my diet Jan 7th at 164 lbs. The goal was to drop 20 lbs to 144.

-Diet went well till about May. Drop/plateau, drop/plateau pattern, but it was a pretty consistent 1 lb/week average once I got everything dialed in.

-Weight loss fell to about 1/2 a lb per week once I got into the 140s, even after I adjusted for new lower maintenance cals

-Weighed in at 146.5 lbs today. So close but so far at my current weight loss rate.

-Feel like fukking dog chit, like worse than usual during cutting. Can't do anything.

-Have heard Redditors talk about a 10% body weight loss plateau, that when you get there, your body starts fighting back.

-Don't know if that's real or Reddit soycuck bullchit. Need input from misc brahs who have cut before.
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post 1684704713 06-15-2023, 09:36 PM
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All words, no pics. Jfl @ misc in 2023
post 1684704853 06-15-2023, 09:39 PM
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My plateau is 15%
post 1684705113 06-15-2023, 09:45 PM
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If you feel like ****, then it’s time to stop before you mess up greatly and lose every bit of progress you’ve made.

I’d say up your calories by 500 ASAP and see how your body reacts. You will gain a couple of pounds at first because of the increased food consumption and possibly water due to more carbs, but it should stay steady after that.

Keep training hard, moving around etc and gauge your weight daily, adjust accordingly. Right now your priority is to keep the weight off, gotta do that whatever it takes. You worry about losing those few remaining pounds later (srs)
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post 1684705123 06-15-2023, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted By DomMJr⏩
OP is 5'7"
5'3"
post 1684705143 06-15-2023, 09:46 PM
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I've never heard of such a thing. The only plateau is when you're holding water and the way out of that is to either continue dieting or do a moderate refeed for a few days to allow your body to get rid of it.
post 1684705193 06-15-2023, 09:47 PM
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Nah. I lost 100 pounds of fat in a year and a half when I first started lifting went from fat to cut. Its mental. Do you wanna do it or not?
post 1684705283 06-15-2023, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted By HellsKitchenSrs⏩
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This was last July. I was probably at 165, although wasn't really checking my weight then.

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This is 5 minutes ago at 146.

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Originally Posted By monster0ultra⏩
And yes, forget about getting lean and being productive at work at the same time, pick one.
100%. I could not have cut for this long if I had a non-bullchit emailing job or a family to be there for.
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post 1684705313 06-15-2023, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted By FA*******⏩
This was last July. I was probably at 165, although wasn't really checking my weight then.

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100%. I could not have cut for this long if I had a non-bullchit emailing job or a family to be there for.
You look untrained. You can make a LOT of progress if you commit to it.
post 1684705383 06-15-2023, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted By bsrkoacar2⏩
You look untrained. You can make a LOT of progress if you commit to it.
Yeah, I'm not lifting chit. Just doing CICO and a little cardio.
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post 1684705403 06-15-2023, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted By FA*******⏩
This was last July. I was probably at 165, although wasn't really checking my weight then.

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This is 5 minutes ago at 146.

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for.
No wonder you’re FA lol. DYEL? Try harder cuh
Originally Posted By FA*******⏩
Yeah, I'm not lifting chit. Just doing CICO.
low IQ move
You’re just gonna look like a malnourished dork in the end
post 1684705553 06-15-2023, 09:59 PM
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I think you have kleinfelter syndrome
post 1684705853 06-15-2023, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted By bsrkoacar2⏩
Nah. I lost 100 pounds of fat in a year and a half when I first started lifting went from fat to cut. Its mental. Do you wanna do it or not?
There's a big difference between needing to lose 100 lbs of fat compared to 20 lbs. Someone who doesn't need to lose as much is going to plateau a hell of a lot faster. With that being said OP, you're skinny fat and untrained. Stick to maintenance or slightly above and lift your ass off if you want to make any decent changes in body composition.

Good luck and keep at it!
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post 1684705903 06-15-2023, 10:09 PM
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more games of kickball
post 1684705943 06-15-2023, 10:10 PM
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Yeah OP I would definitely focus on building muscle, especially if you're not trimming up anymore. More muscle makes it easier to shed pounds later on, too.
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I thought it was ultimate frisbee
post 1684706023 06-15-2023, 10:15 PM
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nice bro
post 1684706053 06-15-2023, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted By kimm4⏩
There's a big difference between needing to lose 100 lbs of fat compared to 20 lbs. Someone who doesn't need to lose as much is going to plateau a hell of a lot faster. With that being said OP, you're skinny fat and untrained. Stick to maintenance or slightly above and lift your ass off if you want to make any decent changes in body composition.

Good luck and keep at it!
True. But still went through the entire process of having a 6 pack. Got much leaner than I am now and didn't stop with "20 pounds" to go
post 1684706673 06-15-2023, 10:37 PM
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perfect chest genetics bro. IDK how u keep the man boobs off. i have them and I'm way skinnier than u
post 1684706743 06-15-2023, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted By bsrkoacar2⏩
True. But still went through the entire process of having a 6 pack. Got much leaner than I am now and didn't stop with "20 pounds" to go
That's great and congrats to you! It's not easy and staying consistent and focused is key so job well done. As for the OP he doesn't need to lose anymore weight. He needs to get under the bar and stay consistent if he wants to see any real changes. At this point he's just spinning his wheels.
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post 1684706943 06-15-2023, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted By kimm4⏩
That's great and congrats to you! It's not easy and staying consistent and focused is key so job well done. As for the OP he doesn't need to lose anymore weight. He needs to get under the bar and stay consistent if he wants to see any real changes. At this point he's just spinning his wheels.
Thank you, and yes I agree
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yeah I agree with everyone brah you need to LIFT

Your body will be in need of more resources which in turn will be consuming more of what you have stored. Also with (eventually) more muscle and lifting heavy, your system will be in more demand of glycogen.

Right now you're limiting your intake and barely apply any expenditure (hence, 'little cardio')

you HAVE to increase your activity level and change your environment with enough consistency that will literally TRANSFORM your body to make itself compatible with the new stimuli: LIFTING and RUNNING, while INCREASING your protein intake because I am 99% sure that it's way below what you actually need
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post 1684708533 06-15-2023, 11:27 PM
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post 1684708813 06-15-2023, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted By IlChosenOne⏩
What kind of diet are you doing?
Straight calorie counting with no macros.
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post 1684714923 06-16-2023, 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted By FA*******⏩
This was last July. I was probably at 165, although wasn't really checking my weight then.

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This is 5 minutes ago at 146.

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100%. I could not have cut for this long if I had a non-bullchit emailing job or a family to be there for.
Damn, you need to start lifting/training. You're gonna need to cut to 115-120 to have abs with your current amount of lean mass. I'd say you're better off recomping than prolonging the cut
Originally Posted By FA*******⏩
Straight calorie counting with no macros.
Start tracking your protein intake daily and aim to get around 120-140g daily. Protein is more important on a cut if you don't want to lose muscle.
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For the love of god. Start picking up some weights you twink. Srs
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Problem is natty gym goers cut for too long, lose strength and mass and tank their hormonal system which then takes a long time to recover from.

Everything should be done on a planned basis. i.e: Cut for 10-12 weeks max, lose x amount of bf% or weight after initial water and glycogen depletion (starting point). Then either reverse diet, maintain a few weeks before cutting again.

You shouldn't burden yourself for too long lest your body starts shifting things around to deal with the prolonged stress you put onto it. Lot of folks get staggered or stalled in their training journey because they want things too quickly and deny the signs their bodies give them.

Again, talking about natty, not about folks that supplement with the correlating hormones that get altered when you're in a deficit for too long.
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There's no point cutting if you don't lift / have any muscle to cut back to. You'll just look the exact same but slightly smaller.
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OP going from chit to smaller chit
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The likely reason is that at 10% it's such a drastic change from your previous weight, so you begin to take your foot off of the gas a bit. I'm kinda there right now, and will slowly lose the remaining 10-15 pounds.
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Stopped reading at thread about cutting and weighing 164 pounds.
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