6 month weight loss report (+ seeking advice)

Hello, I'm a guy, 26 years old, and 5'10" tall. I started got started on LC
6 months ago today and have lost 31 lbs. I was originally 180 lbs. My
"stubborn" fat on my stomach, side, and chest have decreased a lot, but
there's still too much there.

My question is, should I continue on my current LC, or make any changes to
it (more protein, etc)?

I was running 4 times a week, but I can't do that or lift any weights for a
few months because I broke my arm recently.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Hello, I'm a guy, 26 years old, and 5'10" tall. I started got started on LC
6 months ago today and have lost 31 lbs. I was originally 180 lbs. My
"stubborn" fat on my stomach, side, and chest have decreased a lot, but
there's still too much there.

My question is, should I continue on my current LC, or make any changes to
it (more protein, etc)?

I was running 4 times a week, but I can't do that or lift any weights for a
few months because I broke my arm recently.

Any help would be appreciated.

Welcome to the group, SlenderBender! Congratulations on your loss!

If you successfully lost weight doing what you are doing, I'd say to
continue. You can maintain for a while. Depending on how many calories
you are consuming, you could considering cutting them temporarily. It
looks like you are probably plenty slim for your height, though.
Consider doing sidebends or situps to tighten the stubborn areas if you
can.

--
Saffire
205/144/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

"Saffire" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...
Hello, I'm a guy, 26 years old, and 5'10" tall. I started got started on
LC
6 months ago today and have lost 31 lbs. I was originally 180 lbs. My
"stubborn" fat on my stomach, side, and chest have decreased a lot, but
there's still too much there.

My question is, should I continue on my current LC, or make any changes
to
it (more protein, etc)?

I was running 4 times a week, but I can't do that or lift any weights for
a
few months because I broke my arm recently.

Any help would be appreciated.

Welcome to the group, SlenderBender! Congratulations on your loss!

If you successfully lost weight doing what you are doing, I'd say to
continue. You can maintain for a while. Depending on how many calories
you are consuming, you could considering cutting them temporarily. It
looks like you are probably plenty slim for your height, though.
Consider doing sidebends or situps to tighten the stubborn areas if you
can.


Thanks for your reply. I am pretty slim, but I don't look as thin as I
weigh. For example, I was at the YMCA pool a few weeks ago and my friend
didn't believe that I weighed 150 until I got on the scale. He said my
stomach and slight spare tire made me look heavier than I am.

I'll try the situps, but can they be done (effectively that is) with one
working arm?

"SlenderBender" wrote in message
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Hello, I'm a guy, 26 years old, and 5'10" tall. I started got started on
LC 6 months ago today and have lost 31 lbs. I was originally 180 lbs. My
"stubborn" fat on my stomach, side, and chest have decreased a lot, but
there's still too much there.

My question is, should I continue on my current LC, or make any changes to
it (more protein, etc)?

I was running 4 times a week, but I can't do that or lift any weights for
a few months because I broke my arm recently.

Any help would be appreciated.
From the info you've given it sounds like you have too little muscle, and
perhaps that's where you should focus. Upper body is a bit of a problem
until the arm mends, but you can do legs and arms. Also if you just work on
the good arm you'll get to look like a tennis player!

"SlenderBender" writes:

Hello, I'm a guy, 26 years old, and 5'10" tall. I started got
started on LC 6 months ago today and have lost 31 lbs. I was
originally 180 lbs.

Ok, so you're 5'10" and 150 lbs. You're at the point where losing
more fat is hard (I'm 5'10" and 170, so I know). This is the point
where you should start lowering calories a little more (not too fast
though), keeping protein high (150g/day or more) and just be patient.
It might take a year to get rid of the stubborn fat, but slow and
steady win the race here.

My "stubborn" fat on my stomach, side, and chest have decreased a
lot, but there's still too much there.

This will be the hardest to lose, too.

I was running 4 times a week, but I can't do that or lift any
weights for a few months because I broke my arm recently.

You can do dumbell workouts on the other arm, and leg work on gym
machines. For cardio, use the bikes at the gym. You can still walk,
and go up and down stairs for legs, etc. Talk to your doc about this.

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 09:08:33 GMT, SlenderBender
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"Saffire" wrote in message
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In article ,
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Hello, I'm a guy, 26 years old, and 5'10" tall. I started got started
on
LC
6 months ago today and have lost 31 lbs. I was originally 180 lbs. My
"stubborn" fat on my stomach, side, and chest have decreased a lot, but
there's still too much there.

My question is, should I continue on my current LC, or make any changes
to
it (more protein, etc)?

I was running 4 times a week, but I can't do that or lift any weights
for
a
few months because I broke my arm recently.

Any help would be appreciated.

Welcome to the group, SlenderBender! Congratulations on your loss!

If you successfully lost weight doing what you are doing, I'd say to
continue. You can maintain for a while. Depending on how many calories
you are consuming, you could considering cutting them temporarily. It
looks like you are probably plenty slim for your height, though.
Consider doing sidebends or situps to tighten the stubborn areas if you
can.


Thanks for your reply. I am pretty slim, but I don't look as thin as I
weigh. For example, I was at the YMCA pool a few weeks ago and my friend
didn't believe that I weighed 150 until I got on the scale. He said my
stomach and slight spare tire made me look heavier than I am.

I'll try the situps, but can they be done (effectively that is) with one
working arm?



You shouldn't use either arm for situps. There's also crunches (though
these may be hard with one arm). Leg raises on the floor, although again
one arm is rough. You can't jog?

--
Bob in CT

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:38:23 -0500, Anthony wrote:


"SlenderBender" wrote in message
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Hello, I'm a guy, 26 years old, and 5'10" tall. I started got started
on
LC 6 months ago today and have lost 31 lbs. I was originally 180 lbs.
My
"stubborn" fat on my stomach, side, and chest have decreased a lot, but
there's still too much there.

My question is, should I continue on my current LC, or make any changes
to
it (more protein, etc)?

I was running 4 times a week, but I can't do that or lift any weights
for
a few months because I broke my arm recently.

Any help would be appreciated.
From the info you've given it sounds like you have too little muscle, and
perhaps that's where you should focus. Upper body is a bit of a problem
until the arm mends, but you can do legs and arms. Also if you just
work on
the good arm you'll get to look like a tennis player!



With a broken arm, it might be hard to do legs. You couldn't do squats
with weights, for instance (although you could do them without weight).
You'd be relegated to machine movements, like leg presses and curls. Even
standing calf raises might be hard (I always stabilize myself with my
hands). If you could go to the gym and do 15-20 minutes of machines and
then jog (could you do a stair stepper machine or treadmill?), it might
not be bad.

--
Bob in CT

Saffire wrote:

In article ,
says...
Hello, I'm a guy, 26 years old, and 5'10" tall. I started got started on LC
6 months ago today and have lost 31 lbs. I was originally 180 lbs. My
"stubborn" fat on my stomach, side, and chest have decreased a lot, but
there's still too much there.

My question is, should I continue on my current LC, or make any changes to
it (more protein, etc)?

I was running 4 times a week, but I can't do that or lift any weights for a
few months because I broke my arm recently.

Any help would be appreciated.

Welcome to the group, SlenderBender! Congratulations on your loss!

If you successfully lost weight doing what you are doing, I'd say to
continue. You can maintain for a while. Depending on how many calories
you are consuming, you could considering cutting them temporarily. It
looks like you are probably plenty slim for your height, though.
Consider doing sidebends or situps to tighten the stubborn areas if you
can.

spot reduction is a myth.

(The Queen of Cans and Jars) writes:
Consider doing sidebends or situps to tighten the stubborn areas
if you can.

spot reduction is a myth.

But spot muscle development, which is what "tightening" is, is
certainly an option.

DJ Delorie wrote:

(The Queen of Cans and Jars) writes:
Consider doing sidebends or situps to tighten the stubborn areas
if you can.

spot reduction is a myth.

But spot muscle development, which is what "tightening" is, is
certainly an option.

his best option is to reduce his bodyfat, and you know it.