BlueCrush

Still going strong. My lifts are still increasing, though I'd say not nearly as quickly as when I first started. Same could be said with building muscle.the first 6 months it seemed like muscle packed on quickly. It seems to build much slower now. I'm still working out 6 days per week.
A couple of bathroom selfies tonight:

Still going strong. My lifts are still increasing, though I'd say not nearly as quickly as when I first started. Same could be said with building muscle.the first 6 months it seemed like muscle packed on quickly. It seems to build much slower now. I'm still working out 6 days per week.
A couple of bathroom selfies tonight:

Still going strong. My lifts are still increasing, though I'd say not nearly as quickly as when I first started. Same could be said with building muscle.the first 6 months it seemed like muscle packed on quickly. It seems to build much slower now. I'm still working out 6 days per week.
A couple of bathroom selfies tonight:

You should be aiming for at least 0.7 grams per pound of body weight if you want to add muscle mass.

It’s been 11 months since surgery. What a roller coaster it’s been.

Joined a gym a couple of months ago and started on StrongLifts 5x5 to give me some structure.
Just in the last week or so have had a couple of PT sessions too which have been great 👍🏻
Got 100kg squat for the first time and managed a 140kg deadlift tonight - what a buzz! Not bad for a one legged fella 😂


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I made it to phase 2, the final phase, of the Triathlete Fit contest. If I win I'll be on the cover of Triathlete magazine. To enter I shared my story about how WLS and exercising, specifically triathlons have made me more fit. Please vote. for me, Julie S. Below is the story I submitted. You can vote on all your devices, (desktops, iPads, and your cell phones). Contest ends on Monday February 8th. Thanks.
http://triathlon.competitor.com/…/top-10-vote-triathlete-fi…
In August 2011, I had weight-loss surgery. Like many, I had tried to lose weight on my own with diet and exercise, but I wasn’t successful. After the surgery, was it easy to lose weight? Yes. Was it easy to keep it off? Hell no!

The main problem was I wasn’t being active. I met a lady who told me she was scheduled to have a second surgery to lose the weight she had regained. Fearing I would end up like her, I decided I needed to get moving, so I started swimming. Then a friend asked if I wanted to do a triathlon, so I started biking and running too. Finally, on Mother’s Day of 2012, I officially became a triathlete. From then on I was hooked.

I’ve been competing in triathlons for four years now, and I’m currently training for my first half Ironman in April and first full Ironman next year. I’m happy to say that, thanks to triathlon, I haven’t regained any weight and I’m the fittest I’ve ever been. My new goal is to encourage others to be active and to try tris—whether they need to lose weight or just want to have fun.
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Transfer addiction. I was able to transition from a food addiction to a workout/fitness addiction. This tied back into food, because now I have the mindset that I don't want to eat food that sabotages my workout/fitness plan and goals.

I had the sleeve. I also totally committed to a completely new diet and exercise way of life and haven't looked back. I work out 6 days per week like clockwork, and feel like garbage if I miss one. As for diet, I'm up to about 2500 calories per day due to my high workout rate. I eat whatever as long as I hit 150g of Protein and stay within around 2500 calories on average. I've been maintaining at goal for about 4 months now.

One year out from surgery.

A bit about me: I had the sleeve surgery in December 2017 period. I've lost a total of 181 pounds since last May, and now I'm looking to gain some muscle mass. I'm currently sitting at 225lbs pounds and 6'2.5" tall.
So many unanswered questions of not been able to find good responses to. Things such as how to start eating any calorie surplus now that I want to add muscle. Will I be able to eat enough to add muscle? Follow me on this thread and I will track my journey for any others that may follow the same path.
Starting status:
8/17/18 - 225lbs

I've been following the same routines above twice per week (6 workout days and a rest day 7). I'll report back in a month with progress pics and may change up the routine from there.

So... 4 months later and my lifts have increased to (5x5 sets):
Squat: 325
Deadlift: 310
Bench: 195
I feel like my deadlift is easily the one I have the the most progress with. My squat has improved, but it's a battle every time. My bench seems to be my worst/hardest lift to progress.
My goal is to get to 1,000lbs combined between all three lifts on my 5 rep max by the end of 2019.

So... 4 months later and my lifts have increased to (5x5 sets):
Squat: 325
Deadlift: 310
Bench: 195
I feel like my deadlift is easily the one I have the the most progress with. My squat has improved, but it's a battle every time. My bench seems to be my worst/hardest lift to progress.
My goal is to get to 1,000lbs combined between all three lifts on my 5 rep max by the end of 2019.

So... 4 months later and my lifts have increased to (5x5 sets):
Squat: 325
Deadlift: 310
Bench: 195
I feel like my deadlift is easily the one I have the the most progress with. My squat has improved, but it's a battle every time. My bench seems to be my worst/hardest lift to progress.
My goal is to get to 1,000lbs combined between all three lifts on my 5 rep max by the end of 2019.

I don’t take many pics of myself but over lost 118 pounds in a year. The first pic is a week or so after surgery and the second is a few weeks ago. It’s changed my life.

I'm booked for surgery May 2nd at BariatricPal MX. Having 360 Tummy Tuck (lower body lift), male chest reduction, Lipo on the love handles, and a Brazilian butt lift. Yes... A butt lift. I've quite literally "worked my ass off" over the past year. Price for everything is just under $12k and includes 7 nights at their hotel with 24/7 nursing care.
Edit: There is a private Facebook page for "Dr. Alejandro Galvez and BariatricPalMX" you can search for and join. Most of their patients post their journeys, before and afters, etc. It's been a huge help in socializing me to the process as well as getting my family comfortable with the idea of surgery in Mexico.

I'm booked for surgery May 2nd at BariatricPal MX. Having 360 Tummy Tuck (lower body lift), male chest reduction, Lipo on the love handles, and a Brazilian butt lift. Yes... A butt lift. I've quite literally "worked my ass off" over the past year. Price for everything is just under $12k and includes 7 nights at their hotel with 24/7 nursing care.
Edit: There is a private Facebook page for "Dr. Alejandro Galvez and BariatricPalMX" you can search for and join. Most of their patients post their journeys, before and afters, etc. It's been a huge help in socializing me to the process as well as getting my family comfortable with the idea of surgery in Mexico.

I'm booked for surgery May 2nd at BariatricPal MX. Having 360 Tummy Tuck (lower body lift), male chest reduction, Lipo on the love handles, and a Brazilian butt lift. Yes... A butt lift. I've quite literally "worked my ass off" over the past year. Price for everything is just under $12k and includes 7 nights at their hotel with 24/7 nursing care.
Edit: There is a private Facebook page for "Dr. Alejandro Galvez and BariatricPalMX" you can search for and join. Most of their patients post their journeys, before and afters, etc. It's been a huge help in socializing me to the process as well as getting my family comfortable with the idea of surgery in Mexico.

I'm booked for surgery May 2nd at BariatricPal MX. Having 360 Tummy Tuck (lower body lift), male chest reduction, Lipo on the love handles, and a Brazilian butt lift. Yes... A butt lift. I've quite literally "worked my ass off" over the past year. Price for everything is just under $12k and includes 7 nights at their hotel with 24/7 nursing care.
Edit: There is a private Facebook page for "Dr. Alejandro Galvez and BariatricPalMX" you can search for and join. Most of their patients post their journeys, before and afters, etc. It's been a huge help in socializing me to the process as well as getting my family comfortable with the idea of surgery in Mexico.

I'm booked for surgery May 2nd at BariatricPal MX. Having 360 Tummy Tuck (lower body lift), male chest reduction, Lipo on the love handles, and a Brazilian butt lift. Yes... A butt lift. I've quite literally "worked my ass off" over the past year. Price for everything is just under $12k and includes 7 nights at their hotel with 24/7 nursing care.
Edit: There is a private Facebook page for "Dr. Alejandro Galvez and BariatricPalMX" you can search for and join. Most of their patients post their journeys, before and afters, etc. It's been a huge help in socializing me to the process as well as getting my family comfortable with the idea of surgery in Mexico.

Hold up. Everyone elses hair grew back?!?

I also weigh myself daily each morning as a "pulse check," but only log my Friday morning weight in my tracker.

Are you traking your food? Are you exercising?
Is this truly a matter of "anything I do," or a matter of you know what to do and needing the willpower to do it?

If you have a Dillard's near you, they sell them up to 37/38 lengths with still a size 19 or 20 neck (look in the big and tall section). So does does Destination XL (DXL).
You can also find LT, 1XT, 2XT, and 3XT sizes at Dillard's in their big and tall section.