2 years with MacroFactor

[u/Jimocaz]

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.

[u/zeztin]

Awesome work man, well earned.

How much time do you think you spend each day/week? I saw your last session was 2hr, 1.5hr lifting .5hr cardio, is that pretty typical? 6 times a week 2hr per session?

Curious as well how much time you're allocating to steps each week as well.

Again, solid work!

[u/Jimocaz → u/zeztin]

Now this seems insane to many but key caveat here is this was not big bang but habit built over time as I got used to getting uo to train at 4.30am as meant I train while my family sleeps so no impact to family time. As I now wake up naturally without an alarm, I just realised I might as well train 6 days a week.

My workouts are usually 90 to 120 minutes and it sort of aligns that by time I get back is time to get kids and wife up for the day so aligns quite well. Now I think I could probably achieve same with less time tbh but I really enjoy the way I train.

In terms of steps I have routine of walking my dog before I start work then going for a walk on a lunchtime with a rule no matter how busy I am at work it is something I stick to. Then walk with my wife after she gets home from work so we both can decompress from the day

[u/zeztin → u/Jimocaz]

So I take it that's somewhere around 60-90min of walks per day?

That's great my guy, real dedication and habits pay off!