Posts by Harold Perez6
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https://ibb.co/ydzYQbGFor those of you who haven't seen me in a minute—check out the progress from my old bikini body to how I'm looking this summer! ☀️🔥
Got a Coca-Cola in my right hand and some water in the left... gotta stay balanced, right? 🥤💧😂
Anyway, that's all I got for ya today! 😎✌️
https://ibb.co/xFMhzFyGained about 9 lbs from being by the beach—currently sitting at 152 lbs, 5'6", and 37 years old
Honestly, I’m actually pretty happy with where I am right now. I haven't let myself get too soft or anything, so my plan is just to hover around this weight through the winter—you know, just keeping things steady. As long as I eat decent food and stay active, I'll be fine. I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things at the gym with my lifting and workouts, which has been a bit of a journey because I had surgery seven months ago. That meant I was totally out of commission for three weeks straight, and then for the first month after that, I could only really do light stuff—mostly just leg days and some basic cardio. But now? I'm finally getting back into real, solid training sessions! I'm feeling optimistic that I'll be in great shape by the time summer rolls around.🎉🎉
https://ibb.co/fDVCznZsummer is finally rolling in
Man, it’s been way too long 😛
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The tanning is done, now comes the cutting 😁
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Hey everyone—so, I’ve been using Yaz for about a year now, and I just got diagnosed with rosacea. It’s mostly just this constant redness on my face—thankfully, no acne popping up at the moment. But, I did read somewhere that Yaz can actually be used as a treatment for acne... so now I’m sitting here wondering, is it possible that the pill itself actually triggered this rosacea in me?
Has anyone else gone through something similar or had any weird experiences like this?
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Hey, it’s me again—hitting 33 this year, and I'll be turning 34 this December.🙄 Currently sitting at about 119 lbs and 5'7".
I've seen a bit of improvement in my lower body compared to last year. Honestly, my definition would probably be way better if I hadn't gone on vacation and spent basically eight months just inhaling ice cream... I mean, my actual meals were clean, but the sugar cravings totally got the best of me—let's just call it my annual "bulking phase." 😁😁😵
Anyway, things are looking up; I'm starting my bulk around October. Right now, I'm hovering around 54kg—I don't really bother with the scale much, I just check the mirror. Hoping to put on some solid muscle over the winter—nothing crazy, just the classics, clean eating, maybe one cheat day a week. 🙂
My upper body has definitely gotten stronger too; my arms don't feel all spindly like they did last year, which is a win in my book.
Small progress is still progress, right?
As for my routine, I'm still sticking to the machines and dumbbells. I hit the gym three times a week, sometimes four. For cardio, I just do about two sessions of the StairMaster after my workouts.
Last year I was out riding my bike constantly, but this year I've only been out once! 😛
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My lean mass is basically hitting zero at this point—I'm about to be a total beanpole—and this is what my back looks like right now 🤣🤣
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Hey there, it's me again! 🙂
So, I’m officially in my bulking phase—eating big, but I'm still being super disciplined with my clean eating. I’ve been bumping up my calories, and I try to stick to one scheduled cheat meal a week. Though, let's be real, sometimes I just cave and grab a little snack outside of my planned cheat day, haha. Honestly, I don't even crave anything else; it's strictly a sweet tooth thing, especially when that PMS hits 😁 and that's usually when I end up giving in 😵😁
I've actually put on about 5 or 6 pounds, and honestly? I'm pretty happy about it. It doesn't feel like "bad" weight, you know? Everything seems to be settling in exactly where it needs to, which was my biggest fear. As for the gym, I'm hitting it four times a week. One of those days is usually a circuit training session where I hit all the muscle groups, or I'll just spend about 45 minutes crushing it on the StairMaster.
Since I can't really get out for my bike rides anymore now that winter is here, I make sure to do at least two cardio sessions a week after my lifting by hopping on the StairMaster for about 15 minutes. Those stairs are absolute magic—I found some different ways to walk on them on YouTube, and man, they seriously target the glutes perfectly. 🙂
The plan is to keep this momentum going until I gain another 4 or 5 pounds max, then focus on maintaining and building strength, before I eventually switch back to cutting come spring 🙂
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Hey everyone, I figured it was finally time to drop my own before/after—I'm 32 now.
Starting point: 150 lbs at 5'6". Honestly, my relationship with my body was driving me absolutely crazy... just total insecurity.
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I decided to focus on working out rather than strict dieting because, let's be real, I am a huge foodie—but I kept my meals relatively consistent regardless. I managed to drop about 22 lbs, mostly by doing Insanity workouts—just jumping around my living room three times a week—and some cycling. My stomach definitely slimmed down, but it wasn't quite what I was aiming for. This is more or less how it looked:
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Once I realized all that cardio hopping wasn't giving me the results I wanted, I reached out for some advice. I talked to a close friend's sister who used to do bikini fitness, along with her buddy who’s into bodybuilding, and they helped me get started at a local gym. They set up a meal plan for me—at first, I seriously thought I was going to barf because of how much I had to eat! But honestly, after a few months, I can't imagine eating any other way. And man, I actually love hitting the weights... lifting has been such a game-changer for me.🎉🎉🎉
Right now, I'm sitting at around 117-119 lbs. I hit the gym three times a week normally, but lately, I've started going four times, including weekends. During the summer, I do a lot of cycling too. I have to be careful not to overdo the cardio, though, or I start getting too lean and losing weight too fast. My coach actually bumped up my calories recently—I'm supposed to be "bulking" a bit now. I'm hoping to gain maybe 6-10 lbs to build up my upper body and lower body too. I'm pretty happy with my core (if you know what I mean, haha), and I'm hoping to get a bit more definition there, but for now, I'm stoked. I've lost about 8 inches off my waist in total.
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It was definitely rough at the start—especially when you feel totally lost and have no clue where to even begin. But everything feels so much easier now that I have the right guidance, even if the weights are getting heavier every single week! The motivation is definitely there, and this has genuinely become my lifestyle. It’s funny, because I could never have pictured myself being "a gym person," and now, I can't imagine life without it.🙂