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hubb_99
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Posted: 12 July 2006 06:44 am |
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I am a 25 year old male. i was obese all throughout childhood, and have transformed myself in the last few years, i was close to 400 lbs and now i'm down to 250 lbs. i did this the hard way though diet exercise and lifestyle changes. i have excess skin and fat that will not disappear in my ab and chest. it is really frustrating for me, i work out very dilligently and i cannot seem to overcome this. i do not really want to have surgery but i am beginning to think that lipo/tummy tuck/and skin removal would really be the only way to get results. is this true? i lift wieghts and cardio train, i would really like to do this without surgery, i'm not afraid of hard work. anyone's advice or stories would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
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Nir
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Posted: 12 July 2006 03:38 pm |
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| Well done on the weight you've already lost. How much more would you like to lose? What is your dietry approach (what do you eat? how many calories? etc.)
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hubb_99
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Posted: 13 July 2006 02:13 am |
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| i'm at 250 now, I'm about 6 ft tall and am always gunna be a big guy, i'd like to be around 200 - 215. i guess the main problem is my abdomen seems to be holding a lot of fat, i have some extra skin there, so it's kinda unsightly. my chest is also holding some fat, i got "man boobs". i'm getting very frustrated because i work out diligently and eat well. for the last few months i have been doing very low calorie diets, staying at about a 1000 a day, using supplements etc, i tend to follow the body for life eating plan when i'm not doing a low calorie thing. i do a lot of cardio, an hour a day, weight train individual muscle groups daily. i guess one thought that occurred to me is that i might start weight training more and trying to put on more muscle mass. I don't know. i looked into lipo dissolve and it would not give me what i need. the main problem i think is going to be the extra skin. i weighed 300 + lbs the from the time i was 14-15 till a couple of years ago.
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Nir
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Posted: 13 July 2006 04:49 pm |
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Any idea how many calories you might be eating when you're following Body For Life (and not counting)?
Regarding the "exceess fat that will not disappear", are you still losing fat? at what rate?
Unadjusted RMR for male 25 6'0" 250lb is 2158; Using 1.375 for a "light exerciser" gives 2967 calories for maintenance. Yet you're eating just 1000? If you've done this for a while (and you're no longer losing 3-4 pounds a week) then your metabolism has crashed right down. If that's the case, you'll be wanting to eat more calories in order kick-start your metabolism.
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Tasha19
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Posted: 17 December 2008 08:16 pm |
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You've been able to lose 150lbs on your own and that is amazing in itself! You are young enough to where you could lose more weight and maybe not even need cosmetic surgery. However, you are the only person that could know that answer.
For me lap band was my answer and it worked well but I wasn't able to lose the weight you already have before my surgery.
If you do choose to look at lap band surgery this was helpful to me. obesitycoverage.com . It tells you if your current insurance will cover your weight loss surgery.
Hope that helps. And if you have any questions about what I went through, shoot me a pm.
Tasha
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Terabyte
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Posted: 28 December 2008 03:01 am |
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Just off the top of my head, I think that it's not a good idea to get any sort of surgery to fix extra hanging skin until you've reached your goal weight AND you've maintained that for a year. Why get surgery on the hanging skin if you plan to lose more weight--might as well just fix ALL the hanging skin once you are finished transforming your body and then that can be the last thing you do, otherwise you could pay a lot of money for the surgery, then lose more weight develop more hanging skin and then have to pay even more money (and have two surgeries, which is going to be twice as hard on your body, as surgery is pretty invasive and shocking to the body).
I agree with Nir AND the advice you yourself suggested. Try building more muscle and try eating more calories, but of course be smart about the calories you eat, don't add more calories with cr.appy food, but make them healthy calories. Then, once you hit your goal weight of 200 - 215 and you keep it there for a year, go in for a tummy tuck (or whatever they call it to fix loose skin.)
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dietchef
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Posted: 16 February 2009 12:26 pm |
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Overweight and obesity are rising medical problems of pandemic proportions. There are many detrimental health effects of obesity. Specifically, individuals with BMI exceeding a healthy range have a much greater risk of a wide range of medical issues. These include heart disease, diabetes, many types of cancer, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, chronic musculoskeletal problems, etc. There is also a clear effect of obesity on mortality, though this is not so clear for those who are overweight.
Last edited on 16 February 2009 12:33 pm by dietchef
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alicez
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Posted: 27 February 2009 05:58 am |
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Hey, That's great! Can you share your diet plan, I need it.
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