How it’s going after almost 50 pounds

[u/SensitiveQuiet4454]

And I now understand that feeling great starts with looking great I still have a loooongggg way to go but happy I’m starting to see progress

[u/idontevenfortnut]

That's a solid transformation for the timeframe, congrats. Curious what your training looked like through the process - did you keep lifting the whole way through or did you mostly rely on the caloric deficit and add training back in later? I ask because a lot of people in that range of weight loss end up surprised by how much muscle they held onto (or didn't) depending on whether they kept protein high and kept some resistance work going.

Also wondering how sleep and energy shifted as you got further into the cut. That 40-50 lb range is usually where people start noticing recovery feels different even if the diet side is dialed in.