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hubb_99
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Posted: 12 July 2006 05:44 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 02:38 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 01:13 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 03:49 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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