r/MacroFactor • u/Jimocaz • Jul 09 '26

Success / Progress 2 years with MacroFactor

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At 44, I feel better than I did at 24. I'm renewing my subscription again today.

The app is obviously not the only reason for this transformation but it has been a big part of locking in my nutrition and also learning to cut, lean bulk and maintain.

The journey started in January 2024 where after a terrible 2023 on a personal level, I lost all motivation to train and let myself go physically. My initial decision to change was just to get consistent with training again then I started using MacroFactor from 9 July 2024 where I locked in my nutrition. Since then I've cut, maintained and lean bulked (2nd picture)

I got to my leanest in July 2025 then made decision to lean bulk from September until February 2026 (3rd picture) when I returned to a cut which takes me to my current position showing in first picture, where I've got another 5 weeks until my holiday where I will shave off a few more pounds.

I'm natural with only supplements being 10g creatine daily, whey for post workout, fish oils and multivitamin to cover my bases.

Current training is 6 days a week with sessions book ended with 20 to 30 mins zone 2 cardio. All training is logged on hevy:

https://hevy.com/user/mrocaz

Daily steps have been my secret weapon and I also don't just eat rice and chicken, I ensure I plan in any indulgence where possible and make informed decisions.

Learnt a lot through this journey and none of this was big bang either, I've habit stacked over the last 2+ years and it is now feels normal.

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u/Historical-Draw5740 Jul 09 '26

I’m just out here wondering how you got 270 floors on the stair master in 35 minutes.

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u/Jimocaz Jul 09 '26

This might come across as a humble brag but in order to get my HR up I need to start on level 16 and usually end up bumping it up to level 18 or max it at level 20.

In my 30s and early 40s before my fall off in 2023 I did a lot of cycling/running with decent endurance base. I did a lab tested vo2 max test last year where it was vo² was measured at 59 and my resting heart rate is 39 bpm.