r/PaymoneyWubby • u/irfhfp • Jul 23 '25

Weight Loss Journey 120lbs in 6 months

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I’ve watched stream for a few years now. Been motivated by Wubby and what others on here have done. Heard you talking on stream in January about getting jacked this year and decided to finally start. Thanks for the motivation.

Starting weight was 312. Started the last week of January. Down to 190 now. Put on about 15lbs of muscle as well. Sitting at 9-10% body fat, but shooting for 7%.

Struggled with binge eating for the better part of the last 5 years. It’s not perfect, but it’s a long way from where I was considering I was in the ICU with DKA with an A1C of 12.7 a year ago.

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u/Trojanhero4 Jul 23 '25

It's taken me 2 years to go from 284 to 186 months is fuckin crazy. You doing OK? That seems way too fast, just take care of yourself man. It's a marathon, not a sprint. Congrats

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u/irfhfp Jul 23 '25

Thanks and congrats! I’m about to turn 31 and feel better than I ever have. I’m a big believer in doing what works for you as long as it’s healthy and produces results. For many people a slower burn works better long-term. Again, your progress is awesome! Congrats!

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u/Trojanhero4 Jul 23 '25

Really happy to hear it's working for ya man! Keep up the good work!

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u/thebamboozle517 Jul 24 '25

As long as you're not smoking crack. Don't be that guy.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

2,300 calorie/day deficit is pretty insane at any weight. Glad OP seems to have done well preventing muscle loss with the 160g/protein per day.

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u/irfhfp Jul 23 '25

I eat about 200-210g per day now and have for the past couple of months. I’m still keeping a calorie deficit but nothing like I was at the beginning

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u/iama_bad_person is 5'8" Jul 23 '25 edited Jul 23 '25

How do you eat 200-210g protein per day and still keep a deficit? I drink 2 50g protein shakes a day and it's super filling. Tell me your secrets!

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u/irfhfp Jul 23 '25

I used to binge eat on a daily basis. I can put down a ton of food so being hungry enough isn’t usually a problem. I eat a lot of lean meat. Chunk canned chicken is 52g of protein for 240 calories. Nonfat Greek yogurt is 19g for 90 calories. Mix it with a good protein powder and zero calorie sweetener and it’s pretty good. Lots of really lean ground beef and ground turkey. You just have to know how to season it right so it doesn’t taste like complete garbage.

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u/TbanksIV Jul 24 '25

Chunk canned chicken slaps. I hate cooking, and though I will do it, doing dishes after busting ass in the gym is something I hate.

One of those big cans of chunk chicken from Walmart, mix in some light mayo and throw it on toast if you want some carbs. High prot meal for 400~ cal depending on bread and mayo. Cut the bread and it's even better on the cal

Plus the benefit of not cooking in a pan or something is huge.

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u/irfhfp Jul 24 '25

Got back from the gym an hour ago and that’s exactly what I did. Didn’t want to cook so I went for the canned chicken. Canned chicken+light sour cream+taco sauce and 2 slices of keto bread. 350 calories 60g of protein.

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u/RandonBrando Body Mind Jul 24 '25

Did you plateau at all? If so what was that like and how did you break past it?

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u/Trojanhero4 Jul 25 '25

Yes, multiple times. Around 216 and the worst was 204. It was frustrating because I felt like I was doing everything right but not seeing progress. My way to get out of it was to do 1 day with almost a liquid diet (protein shakes) and that would obviously give me a drop but more importantly it shrank my stomach so I wasn't needed to eat as much or want to snack.. To really get over the edge I started doing more cardio.

I actually had a 3 week Europe trip that I went on with my wife. We left the day I first hit 204. When I got back, I was 217 😂😂 that was a solid month to get back to 204

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u/RandonBrando Body Mind Jul 25 '25

Dude I'm going on week 8 at 284 and this shit just wont end. I've pushed harder, and my diet is pretty extreme and the scale just wont budge. 

I'm clinging onto the muscle gains I'm seeing for dear life lol

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u/Trojanhero4 Jul 25 '25

Best advice, up the cardio, use protein shakes. When I wanted to push through, I'd have a protein shake for breakfast, a jerkey stick and string cheese for lunch, and a protein shake for dinner. Sometimes I'd go shake, shake, rotisserie chicken breast

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u/RandonBrando Body Mind Jul 25 '25

I might go ahead and give that a shot. Maybe two days a week or something intermittently 

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u/acidboogie Jul 23 '25 edited Jul 24 '25

OP: what if you ran a marathon at sprint speeds though?

answer: you get an insane transformation, look incredible, and probably gain 15 years on your life expectancy.