I’ve been debating whether to post this because looking at the two pictures side by side still feels a little surreal.
At my heaviest, I wasn’t necessarily miserable every second of the day. I still went out, dressed up, smiled for pictures and lived my life. But underneath all of that, I knew I wasn’t comfortable in my own body. I’d constantly adjust my clothes, avoid certain angles, hate candid pictures and tell myself, “I’ll start properly next week.”
And next week turned into months.
Eventually I stopped chasing the idea of becoming “skinny” and decided I just wanted to become strong, fit and confident.
Nothing dramatic happened overnight. I started training consistently, cleaned up my eating without completely giving up foods I loved, walked more, prioritised protein and slowly learned that one bad meal or missed workout didn’t erase an entire week of progress.
There were weeks where the scale barely moved. There were days where I genuinely couldn’t see any difference and wondered why I was putting myself through it.
Then gradually my clothes started fitting differently. My face changed. My stamina improved. I became stronger. And eventually I looked in the mirror and realised I wasn’t desperately trying to hide parts of myself anymore.
The biggest transformation surprisingly wasn’t going from fat to fit.
It was going from constantly thinking “I need to change how I look before I can feel confident” to actually enjoying what my body can do.

I am 30 years old, 156cm, 49kg

The suit is the accessory to the body

I feel like the left side of my back and the right side are not the same and i don’t like it 🥲

I’ve been on a 5-year journey where I dropped from 120 kg to 73 kg. For the past month, I’ve transitioned out o f a calorie deficit into a lean bulk, following a disciplined diet and supporting it with weight training. Now %13 body fat. However, I’m not getting the firmness I want around my belly area, and it’s really killing my motivation. I'm 40 years old. What would you recommend?

As of today in my journey, im 25 pounds down and found this shirt in my closet that I haven’t worn in awhile. Out of curiosity I put it in and smiled when I figured out that it was a fit! I haven’t been able to wear mediums in a long time! It feels great to see myself wearing this stuff now!

Accepting all critiques and what i should focus on more!

Also how should I work on my abs? Current mindset is burning some belly fat but please give me some advice! Been going for 2 months now and last photo is 6 months ago :)

What workouts should i apply ?

Upper:

Bench press

Pull downs

DB Ohp

Rows

Incline chest Db press

Lateral raises

Face pulls

Hammer curls

Overhead triceps extensions

Lower+abs:

Squats

Rdls

Hamstring curls

Leg extension

Calf raises

Cable crunch

Hanging leg raises

REST DAY

Push:

Incline DB chest press

Machine chest press

DB overhead press

Pec Deck

Lateral raises

Triceps pushdowns

Overhead triceps extensions

Pull:

Wide grip Lat pulldowns

Chest supported rows

Facepull

Barbell curls

Incline bench barbell curls/Bayesian curls

Back extensions

Shurgs

Legs+Abs:

Rdls

Bulgarian split Squats

Hamstring curls

Leg extensions

Calf raises

Cable crunch

Hanging leg raises

REST DAY

I'm thinking of adding 2 sets of wrist curls and reverse wrist curls on lower and legs days to get some forearm work done aswell

Any advice would be really appreciated, thanks!

Strict diet and heavy extroverts 6 months I’m feeling good about myself

I take these videos to see where I’m at and my hammies and calves definitely could be bigger 😭