Lost 36lbs in 12 weeks

[heatherrae]

Wow, HUGE difference. Way to go!

 

[INNOCENT]

congrats bro!

 

[glennds]

good work looking way better. cardio and diet is good but are you hitting the weights? may give you some much needed shape and muscle tone. will burn more fat too.

 

[Matt-]

I still lift a few times a week, but the weightloss has been my focus.

I really didn't lose much strength.

I can still pull 455lbs, bench 315lbs, and do 12 strict pull ups. Before the weightloss I was pulling 475lbs, benching 345lbs, and able to do 8 pull ups.


I'm going to Thailand this summer to train and need to be as light as I can get. I want to be 205-210lbs when I get there.

 

[smbdybldr]

congrats!! keep up the good work!
weightloss is your focus? when you weight lift you burn calories the whole day, because muscles tend to burn more calories

 

[Matt-]

Been down to 215lbs for the last week. 40lbs in 15 weeks

I've tried the diet/lifting thing to lose weight. Nothing worked as well as Diet/HIIT with a few days of basic lifts each week. I also do a few sessions of slow long duration cardio (1hr) on an elliptical. But that is mostly for recovery.

 

[Matt-]

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d163/matthewjnielsen/255lbsto215lbsin15weeks.jpg


Down to 215lbs

 

[Sassy69]

That's awesome! I bet you feel a 1000x times better too!

 

[Matt-]

I can't even state how much better I feel. Not being a fat guy is great!

 

[jaymis]

can you give an example of how your meals looked and howmany pfc you ate