Dropping weight effect you mentally?

Well as some of you may already know, I was inured in a couple areas a while back and am just now seriously back in the game. I am currently working on getting my body fat down to single digits, bout 6 more weeks most likely as I am dieting super slow to preserve as much muscle as possible. I am making great strides, but I lost a lot of size in my layoff, I am 5'9ish and 208lbs and as I get ever closer to the 200lbs mark it is messing with me. I have not been below 200 pounds in probably 12 years.

I dunno its almost depressing me but again I know at a super lean b/f I will even look bigger then I am now, I guess its just a mental thing I am pushing past. Just thought I would see how many others go through the same battle when dropping weight. Luckily with the aid of the prop and slowly dieting, I have only lost about 14 pounds total, and am down from about 19% to 13% or so, thank you muscle memory as well.

Cant wait for end of summer, my first bulk in years will commence .

Yeah bro, when I transitioned into retirement I had this happen. I got busy didn't get to the gym as much and cracked my ribs playing rugby. it took a while to get it back, I felt small and always pushed myself. Nobody ever noticed or said anything but it was all me mentally. Its why obese people eat so much, they are mentally out of sync (for lack of a nicer term) with themselves and their body, plus lack of motivation. At least you care and are trying and as long as you try your a better man that to say fuck it.
Hang in there my friend and do all that you can, you are your own worst enemy, remember that.

Powderguy said:

Yeah bro, when I transitioned into retirement I had this happen. I got busy didn't get to the gym as much and cracked my ribs playing rugby. it took a while to get it back, I felt small and always pushed myself. Nobody ever noticed or said anything but it was all me mentally. Its why obese people eat so much, they are mentally out of sync (for lack of a nicer term) with themselves and their body, plus lack of motivation. At least you care and are trying and as long as you try your a better man that to say fuck it.
Hang in there my friend and do all that you can, you are your own worst enemy, remember that.

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Thanks man, good post and all too true. Glad im not the only one, I feel like im gonna have a panic attack when the scale finally shows 199 haha which is most likely going to be inevitable to get to my desired body fat. I am definitely hanging in there not missing a meal and training like I used to, so I fully intend on impressing myself by end of year. 2015 doesnt stand a chance haha .

Jozifp103 said:

Cutting takes a huge toll on me mentally. The lack of carbs makes me look flat and deflated. Combine that with losing strength and size and you have a recipe for depression lol. The process of cutting sucks for me because I feel small and I feel I look like shit, but once im done and I start eating again and get the fullness back in my muscles I look better than ever. BBing is a constant battle of never being satisfied. I feel flat and small when I cut, and I feel fat and pudgy when I bulk. That's the mentality that keep us never satisfied and always hungry.

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You're not joking bro, I hate cutting carbs, It's not even the fact that I'm that hungry all the time, I just like you said feel flat and weak. This is very true, If i were satisfied then I wouldnt be working nearly as hard, its the mindset to be better, bigger, leaner that pushes us.

I think for me personally I was so caught up with the scale that I mistook fat for muscle lol. When I was 230 and couldn't see my toes I just thought I was getting big not fat then when I cut down to 180 for my first show I realized how wrong I was. In reality I doubt you lost all that much real muscle mass even though you were out for a while but to many of us stay so caught up on numbers on a scale that for me at least I started letting it dictate me.
That's why my scale is in a landfill somewhere! Lol

Minima said:

I think for me personally I was so caught up with the scale that I mistook fat for muscle lol. When I was 230 and couldn't see my toes I just thought I was getting big not fat then when I cut down to 180 for my first show I realized how wrong I was. In reality I doubt you lost all that much real muscle mass even though you were out for a while but to many of us stay so caught up on numbers on a scale that for me at least I started letting it dictate me.
That's why my scale is in a landfill somewhere! Lol

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That's some truth right there bro. thanks for the post, I agree with you. I am going to try and just rely on the Mirror only, for a while and get it out of my mindset.

Get_Swole said:

That's some truth right there bro. thanks for the post, I agree with you. I am going to try and just rely on the Mirror only, for a while and get it out of my mindset.

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Hell man half the time the mirror makes me feel shittier than the scale ever did lol! But I think that'll at least take the weight thing out of your mind and focus more on how flat and stringy you are lol! Good luck bro don't let that shit eat you up!

Minima said:

Hell man half the time the mirror makes me feel shittier than the scale ever did lol! But I think that'll at least take the weight thing out of your mind and focus more on how flat and stringy you are lol! Good luck bro don't let that shit eat you up!

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hahaha, hey at this point I am just glad that my love handles are pretty much gone, sometimes you dont realize how damn fat you let yourself get until you see yourself once you start losing it. Having a cheat meal tomorrow probably, so I will just take advantage of staring at myself once my muscles are actually full for once without being pumped up lol .

Get_Swole said:

hahaha, hey at this point I am just glad that my love handles are pretty much gone, sometimes you dont realize how damn fat you let yourself get until you see yourself once you start losing it. Having a cheat meal tomorrow probably, so I will just take advantage of staring at myself once my muscles are actually full for once without being pumped up lol .

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Yea i didn't even snap when I couldn't see my dick (granted it doesn't stick out all that far in the first place) that I may be a bit to fat, I was just like "fuck yea 235 I'm huge"

Minima said:

Yea i didn't even snap when I couldn't see my dick (granted it doesn't stick out all that far in the first place) that I may be a bit to fat, I was just like "fuck yea 235 I'm huge"

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Lmao hahah I was like that when I was younger. I was 19 to 20ish and took an SD cycle got bloated and put on some major size but I kept eating and it was before I knew about testing estradiol etc I put on so much fat around my midsection ton it was crazy I was the same way though 235ish and strong as an ox. The things we learn....

Get_Swole said:

Well as some of you may already know, I was inured in a couple areas a while back and am just now seriously back in the game. I am currently working on getting my body fat down to single digits, bout 6 more weeks most likely as I am dieting super slow to preserve as much muscle as possible. I am making great strides, but I lost a lot of size in my layoff, I am 5'9ish and 208lbs and as I get ever closer to the 200lbs mark it is messing with me. I have not been below 200 pounds in probably 12 years.

I dunno its almost depressing me but again I know at a super lean b/f I will even look bigger then I am now, I guess its just a mental thing I am pushing past. Just thought I would see how many others go through the same battle when dropping weight. Luckily with the aid of the prop and slowly dieting, I have only lost about 14 pounds total, and am down from about 19% to 13% or so, thank you muscle memory as well.

Cant wait for end of summer, my first bulk in years will commence .

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yes dropping weight use to be a mind fuck for me, but as i got older, and my muscles matured, it didn't matter much, the body wasn't going anywhere, some good things do come with age i suppose, lol, muscle maturity is one of them

Presser said:

yes dropping weight use to be a mind fuck for me, but as i got older, and my muscles matured, it didn't matter much, the body wasn't going anywhere, some good things do come with age i suppose, lol, muscle maturity is one of them

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Good points brotha, I feel like I am maintaining most of my muscle at this point, now that I am past the way fat stage its easier because I can see the changes way more noticeably and faster. Moral of the story, dont be a lazy fat fuck haha.

Get_Swole said:

Good points brotha, I feel like I am maintaining most of my muscle at this point, now that I am past the way fat stage its easier because I can see the changes way more noticeably and faster. Moral of the story, dont be a lazy fat fuck haha.

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lol, good Moral!

also truth be told, i hate when i skinny up, but in all honesty my face gets handsome again without the bloat, so for me its a catch 22

Presser said:

yes dropping weight use to be a mind fuck for me, but as i got older, and my muscles matured, it didn't matter much, the body wasn't going anywhere, some good things do come with age i suppose, lol, muscle maturity is one of them

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Exactly. After my injury I can't do half the stuff I used to and I can only do machines. When I'm out and fully dressed people don't recognize me. We were at a retirement party a few months ago and I guy I hadn't seen in a couple years was looking at me weird when I said hi. Later he came over and said "oh shit Bro I didn't recognize you. What happened? You used to be swole..." that was a mind fuck, but I dont have a choice. When I'm in a tank top it's another story. I train at one of the most well known gyms in this country for bodybuilders and competitors and there are very few that can hold a candle to me in anything but damn near contest shape. There is another forum that I occasionally visit that have alot of guys that go to my gym on there. In the last 3 weeks I've been mentioned in no less than 4 threads by people that are asking if anyone knows who I am. That makes me feel good. I train in the same gym as Chris Cormier, Ben Pakulski, and Dante as well as Erica Stern and a couple others you may have heard of. Being "big" isn't as cool as it was thank god because I never be "big" again

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There really is no point at all into getting to where you need to lose 70 or 80 lbs for contest time. It's Absolute Ridiculous I Think I can't believe these guys used to do that. I am glad that now we see guys coming in drier and harder because they only fluctuate 20 or 30 lbs offseason.

The old optical illusion kicks in for me, as long as its not a lot of weight loss, i look bigger when cut, plus feel better about myself. Right now, after the Holidays which unlike most other yrs, I pigged out, I feel fat with no abs whatsoever. Time to change that

Dude, you should forget about the scale and take measurements. I just had to take 4 weeks off from my cycle to get my puffy nips under control. I went from 183 to 173lbs. It freaked me out, but my arms, shoulders, and legs are still the same size as they were a month ago. Either way, I'm 5`9", roughly 20%bf, and I would give anything to be at 200lbs, and 10-15% body fat. I have a new found respect for all of you guys. This is my first cycle, and honestly I thought things would be a lot different. It takes a ridiculous amount of hard work and dedication to achieve that kind of physique. I used to think that guys on steroids got that way easy, but man was I wrong. It's sad that so many people feel that way, because you guys deserve so much more respect than you get from most people. Anyway, best of luck!

Nikon said:

Dude, you should forget about the scale and take measurements. I just had to take 4 weeks off from my cycle to get my puffy nips under control. I went from 183 to 173lbs. It freaked me out, but my arms, shoulders, and legs are still the same size as they were a month ago. Either way, I'm 5`9", roughly 20%bf, and I would give anything to be at 200lbs, and 10-15% body fat. I have a new found respect for all of you guys. This is my first cycle, and honestly I thought things would be a lot different. It takes a ridiculous amount of hard work and dedication to achieve that kind of physique. I used to think that guys on steroids got that way easy, but man was I wrong. It's sad that so many people feel that way, because you guys deserve so much more respect than you get from most people. Anyway, best of luck!

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Yea i think many find out after there first cycle will find steroids are not some magic get big thing. If you can barley put on the lbs training and dieting for years gear is not gonna be your leap to a better you

Unless your looking to make weight for something the scale can be your down fall! Minima is right.

Nikon said:

Dude, you should forget about the scale and take measurements. I just had to take 4 weeks off from my cycle to get my puffy nips under control. I went from 183 to 173lbs. It freaked me out, but my arms, shoulders, and legs are still the same size as they were a month ago. Either way, I'm 5`9", roughly 20%bf, and I would give anything to be at 200lbs, and 10-15% body fat. I have a new found respect for all of you guys. This is my first cycle, and honestly I thought things would be a lot different. It takes a ridiculous amount of hard work and dedication to achieve that kind of physique. I used to think that guys on steroids got that way easy, but man was I wrong. It's sad that so many people feel that way, because you guys deserve so much more respect than you get from most people. Anyway, best of luck!

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Funny you should mention that, I did the very thing today lol. I'm still at 204 so thats awesome got veins in my arms again haha loving it. I understand bro, you will get there before you know it if you stay focused. Don't worry though once you hit 200 you will be thinking about the bigger guys at 220 at 10% then 230 etc lol we are never happy which keeps us driven.

I did realize today that my arms have actually grown a little which is awesome, and my legs have maintained pretty much the same, Calves have gone down a touch since I hold some of my water weight there, but I am so far super happy with my results, although I have worked hard for it, tonight was my first actual cheat meal in 2 months. I eat more carbs for refeeds sometimes but first actual kinda non strict healthy meal and it was as good as I imagined.

Minima said:

Yea i think many find out after there first cycle will find steroids are not some magic get big thing. If you can barley put on the lbs training and dieting for years gear is not gonna be your leap to a better you

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Agreed bro, the only magic thing that gear does for me is keep me 100% focused and not care about excuses. If I am off sometimes I can find a reason to miss the gym, or let the diet slide for a day.

PUMPED said:

Unless your looking to make weight for something the scale can be your down fall! Minima is right.

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you guys are right indeed, it's all a mental thing and I think I am finally over it thanks to some of you guys, which is why i love this forum so much. Keeps me grounded. Thanks for all the reply's once I get my stubborn tummy fat all gone, I'm gonna try and post a few pics, I wont have any of my fat ass without a shirt on, but trust me you will know how fat I was just by looking haha.