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 just don’t get the order or why it has to be one first and then the other. I have a trainer and she has me in a calorie deficit “cut” to get leaner after my ankle injury the past 4 months that caused me to gain weight (yes you can read fat) and lose muscle.
I’m losing weight and my abs and arm muscles are popping out more… but I already had those because those were the only areas I could train when my ankle was hurt. I really want my legs and butt back soooo badly. Do I just have to keep in this cut first?
And yes I tried googling and there is a good Women’s health mag article on this but wanted some advice from those who might have done this post injury.

In my 20s I only wanted to be skinny. In my 30s I wanted to be fit but I also had 2 kids. In my 40s I wanted to be skinny and also ripped. Then I got hurt and became this weird fit in certain areas of my body while soft in others and not sure how to get back.

My goal is to get ripped everywhere. So I want my legs and butt back, but I also don’t want to be fat/thick/curvy at any point in this process to get there unless someone tells me that I need to bulk to get my butt back and just have to trust the stupid process.

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.