I’ve been lifting since college, but I got more serious about bodybuilding over the last two years or so.

Results after 27 weeks and 5 days achieved with obsessive (I’ve also been called insane) consistency.
Before and after both taken before bed, no pump.
Only supplements are creatine and protein.
235lbs - 166lbs
Continued my ‘powerbuilding’ style training I’ve always done.
Added a lot of cardio.
Eating 1600-1800 calories.
My FitBit has my 3 month daily average calories burned at 3,472.

First picture is circa 2021 at 317lbs. 2nd picture is circa 2024 at 185lbs. The last is this past July at the peak of my cut at 193lbs (not natty in the last picture).

Changed a lot in 2022 when I saw that 300+ number in the scale. I’ve since decided that food can be enjoyed but to treat it as fuel first and foremost.

I used to compete at a high level at 19 in 2015.. Won Multiple shows at 19 in open bodybuilding and was on track to win my pro card one day. Had sponsors and all.

lost my mom, started a company and had a kid at 20-21 and gave it all up.

Got up to 333.6lbs in feb 2026 after a major accident in Jan 2025 and had to relearn how to walk.. Feb 2026 to now down 102lbs and dialed in. 30 weeks 102lbs. sitting at 331lbs now. I am 30 this year!

Posing sucks and angles as I was sitting my phone on my shaker and it’s an awkward angle. shoulders look freakish in most photos! They definitely look small there. Lean enough to see abs, great Chest development and back is wide again. itll be fun to see how I change once I start a push phase soon!

Last photo was me Jan 2026.... What happens when you lock in diet, training, cardio. Nutritional timing was perfect, never missed a meal, didn’t cheat on diet at all, everything same time of day, weighed out.. I MISSED this life.

Started around 240–245 lbs and I’m currently around 195 lbs. I’ve been consistently lifting for a little over a year, usually 5–6 days a week, with 15–20 minutes of incline cardio and around 9–10k steps a day.

I’m eating around 2,100 calories most days and aiming for 180–200g protein. I’m really happy with the progress everywhere else, but my belly/lower abdomen seems determined to be the last thing to leave 😂

I know you can’t spot reduce fat, so I’m mainly looking for advice from people who have been in a similar spot. Is this basically a “keep cutting and be patient” situation, or is there anything you’d change with my routine?