Fat Enders

[Karl Henning]

This morning: 236.4

[Karl Henning]

Thanks Beorn - that's definitely the best option. 

Well, a week has passed and so has 2kg of unwanted flab. (Not that the rest of the flab is actually wanted, but you see what I mean!)

Obi-Wan has taught you to shake your tailfeather well.

I am aiming for this to be the week I see a 5 in the ones column twice . . . .

[PaulR]

Obi-Wan has taught you to shake your tailfeather well.

I am aiming for this to be the week I see a 5 in the ones column twice . . . .

Admirable goal.  I am aiming to never see a 5 in the tens column again. 

(Though, if the next three months are like the previous months....I should reach my goal in early July.  Though, my parents seem to think 227 would make me look "sickly" due to my body type).

[huntsman]

Just did the conversion and in pounds I am 250 with a target of 202 by July 1...

[DavidRoss]

Admirable goal.  I am aiming to never see a 5 in the tens column again. 

(Though, if the next three months are like the previous months....I should reach my goal in early July.  Though, my parents seem to think 227 would make me look "sickly" due to my body type).

6'8" mesomorph?

[PaulR]

6'8" mesomorph?

i don't know my body type, but I am 6'3.  Granted, I haven't been 227 in a long time, but I cannot imagine it looking "sickly".  I would also (at least according to the BMI) still be considered "overweight" at 227, but it would be a weight I would be healthy at.

Though, I cannot say what I would look like at that weight as I still have a way to go to achieve it.

[Karl Henning]

This morning: 235.6

Got a good walk in at lunchtime yesterday; and two brief but lively bicycle rides.

[DavidRoss]

i don't know my body type

[Karl Henning]

This morning: 236.4

[Beorn]

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[huntsman]

A good friend tried to kill me yesterday, inviting me to go mountain biking with him.

Now I'm just re-entering the world of those that try to be healthy and a 45 minutes spinning class last week almost led to cardiac arrest, so a ride in the country sounded like a great improvement...

Four hours, two falls and an aching 'nether region' later and I could scarcely walk back to my car! 

(Think I'll have a huge pizza to spite him...) 

[ibanezmonster]

I think I'm going to aim for a six-pack next summer, and 160 pounds. I have somewhat of a plan.

Now (summer): still 5 more pounds to lose to get down to 150. Also, sort of tanning; but not too much. I don't want to die from it.
Fall: Gain 20 pounds- up to 170 pounds.
Spring of next year: lose 10 pounds of fat.
Summer of next year: goal.

It's similar to the seasonal plan that bodybuilders follow. I'm still shocked that after 10 lbs of fat loss, I already look how I thought I'd look (maybe slightly better, even) after 15 lbs of fat loss. Not often do I ever exceed expectations. Most likely, I forget how light that fat is. It is weird how easy it is to gain or lose fat, yet it's pretty hard to gain or lose muscle (at least for me).

I think aiming for a balanced physique is a good idea, because I know some people that have tons of muscle, but are fat, and others that have abs, but are too skinny. It just feels better and looks better to have a balance of both. You can bend over without anything in the way and wear pants with a small waist, but also be able to lift heavy stuff. This is generally good (unless you're a runner or a weightlifter, of course)...

[Karl Henning]

This morning 236.0

And now, just back from climbing 28 flights of stairs.

[Parsifal]

I think I'm going to aim for a six-pack next summer, and 160 pounds. I have somewhat of a plan.

Now (summer): still 5 more pounds to lose to get down to 150. Also, sort of tanning; but not too much. I don't want to die from it.
Fall: Gain 20 pounds- up to 170 pounds.
Spring of next year: lose 10 pounds of fat.
Summer of next year: goal.

It's similar to the seasonal plan that bodybuilders follow. I'm still shocked that after 10 lbs of fat loss, I already look how I thought I'd look (maybe slightly better, even) after 15 lbs of fat loss. Not often do I ever exceed expectations. Most likely, I forget how light that fat is. It is weird how easy it is to gain or lose fat, yet it's pretty hard to gain or lose muscle (at least for me).

I think aiming for a balanced physique is a good idea, because I know some people that have tons of muscle, but are fat, and others that have abs, but are too skinny. It just feels better and looks better to have a balance of both. You can bend over without anything in the way and wear pants with a small waist, but also be able to lift heavy stuff. This is generally good (unless you're a runner or a weightlifter, of course)...

Maybe you should focus on being healthy, rather than this scheme of gaining, losing, gaining, losing.

[Brian]

Maybe you should focus on being healthy, rather than this scheme of gaining, losing, gaining, losing.

Well, he didn't say it, but if the weight he's gaining is muscle, that makes sense. What doesn't make sense is losing 10 pounds of fat after you've gained 20 pounds of muscle. Pretty sure that's not how it works.

[PaulR]

This morning, down to 246.6 lbs!

[Parsifal]

Well, he didn't say it, but if the weight he's gaining is muscle, that makes sense. What doesn't make sense is losing 10 pounds of fat after you've gained 20 pounds of muscle. Pretty sure that's not how it works.

What he is describing sounds like regimes that body builders employ, including dramatic dietary changes and use of  supplements, to achieve a certain physical appearance.  That has nothing to do with maintaining good health.

[ibanezmonster]

What he is describing sounds like regimes that body builders employ, including dramatic dietary changes and use of  supplements, to achieve a certain physical appearance.  That has nothing to do with maintaining good health.

Basically, yes, though I don't go all out like a bodybuilder- not enough time or money for that. Just a decent physique will do.

[Karl Henning]

Woo-hoo! This morning: 235.2

[PaulR]

243.4 lbs this week.  The scale doesn't lie! (at least when it's a positive number!)