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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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"Saffire" wrote in message .. . 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? |
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"SlenderBender" wrote in message ... 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! |
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"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. |
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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 09:08:33 GMT, SlenderBender
wrote: "Saffire" wrote in message .. . 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? 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 |
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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:38:23 -0500, Anthony wrote:
"SlenderBender" wrote in message ... 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 |
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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. |
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