Historical + Intake + Projected data
Charts
Historical weight — Fitdays scale
Jan 2026 → present · all values corrected to 180 cm baseline
Weight (kg)
Muscle mass (kg)
Device fat %
Calorie & protein intake — MyFitnessPal
Daily tracked intake · 7-day rolling averages · TDEE & target reference lines
Daily calories
7d avg calories
7d avg protein (g)
TDEE ~2250
Target 1700
20-week projection
From latest scale reading · shaded by phase
Fix (W1–2)
Phase 1 (W3–13)
Diet break (W14–15)
Phase 2 (W16–26)
Weight (kg)
Real fat %
Muscle (kg)
Fat mass vs muscle mass — 20-week projection
The recomposition in kg — fat going down, muscle staying flat or rising
Fat mass (kg)
Muscle mass (kg)
Visual breakdown
Body composition at each milestone
Now — Current
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Fat: ~19.2 kg (26%)
Muscle: ~55.6 kg
BIA scale underestimates central fat. Waist 92cm — 10cm above lean target. Real fat mass is based on corrected estimates. Track waist weekly.
Milestone 1 — ~Week 12
~67.8 kg
Fat: ~13.6 kg (20%)
Muscle: ~54.3 kg
Waist ~84–86cm. Visibly leaner — jaw sharp, shoulders emerging. People who haven't seen you in months will definitely notice. Belt 4+ holes looser.
Goal — ~Week 24
~62.4 kg
Fat: ~8.1 kg (13%)
Muscle: ~54.3 kg
Waist ~82cm. Abs visible. Clear muscle separation. Unmissable physique. Waist-to-height ratio 0.456 — well into healthy range.
BIA scale significantly underestimates
Device reads ~19.7%, but waist-based formulas (US Navy, YMCA, Jackson-Pollock) all estimate 24–28%. BIA underestimates central/visceral fat — your 92cm waist is the honest signal. Real BF is ~26%. Track waist weekly alongside weight.
Creatine water weight
Stopping creatine shed 1–1.5 kg of intramuscular water. This showed as "muscle loss" on the scale — it wasn't. Resume 5g/day and it comes back.
Why you still look fat
At ~26% real BF with a 92cm waist, you carry meaningful central fat. Visible definition requires waist ~82cm. You have ~10cm to lose. Each kg of fat lost = ~1–1.5cm off the waist.
The system — Path B non-negotiables
What has to happen every single day
Stop: skipping the gym
Without gym, your real TDEE is ~2,050 kcal. At that level, eating 1,700 kcal gives you a 350-cal deficit — half of what the plan requires. Without gym, you also lose muscle alongside fat. The gym is not optional for the physique goal.
Stop: logging calories without macros
12 of your last 41 MFP days had 1,000–1,700 kcal completely unaccounted by macros. You cannot know if you're actually at 1,700 or 2,300 if you're guessing. Weigh your rice, your oil, your dal. Log every ingredient, not just the meal total.
Stop: low protein
120g/day is the floor — not a target, a minimum. In a calorie deficit without adequate protein, your body breaks down muscle. Every day under 100g in a deficit is a bad trade. Eggs, paneer, Greek yogurt, whey — pick sources you'll actually eat.
Stop: on-off creatine
4 days on, then stop, then 4 days on — this just cycles water weight up and down and makes the scale unreadable. Take 5g every single day or don't take it at all. The water weight it adds is not fat.
Start: lift 3x/week
Mon, Wed, Fri — full body compound movements. Squat, hinge, push, pull, carry. 45–60 min. Progressive overload.
Start: 120g protein daily
Non-negotiable floor. Split across 4 meals. Track it. Every day under 100g is active muscle loss during a deficit.
Start: 10,000 steps/day
Free ~200 kcal burn. No recovery cost. Walk post-sunset in Bengaluru to avoid heat.
Start: Sunday progress photo
Shirtless, same angle, same lighting, every Sunday. Your daily mirror updates its anchor — photos don't.
Scale rule: 7-day average only
Daily weigh-ins swing ±1.5 kg from food volume, sodium, and water. The 7-day average is the only number that shows real fat trend.
Sleep before workouts
Sleep-deprived dieters lose 75% of weight from muscle vs 50% for well-rested. If exhausted, skip the gym — not sleep.
Refeed ≠ cheat day
Refeed is strategic: maintenance calories, high carb (~280g), low fat (~45g), same protein. Rice, oats, banana, potato. Not pizza and ice cream.
The full system compounds
Deficit + high protein + lifting + steps + sleep + daily tracking + weekly photo — all 7 simultaneously. Missing any one of these is why the data looks the way it does.