Weight Loss or Weight Gain Thread "2012"

[benner]

This is why I always told customers to stop worrying about the scale. Muscle is denser than fat. A 200lb fit man with some muscle mass will look MUCH thinner than a 200lb man whose body fat content is high. The problem is the generic term "weight loss". That can mean any drop in weight, including water weight, or muscle mass loss, which is bad. You don't want "weight loss". You want FAT loss. And if you're training with weights at all, or playing a lot of sports to drop that fat, you're also gaining muscle mass in the process. This offsets the weight that's being lost from the fat coming off, so you will notice the scale doesn't accurately reflect your actual FAT loss. What's FAR, far more important is how your clothes fit/how you look in the mirror. As you said, you can already clearly see the difference. THAT is your barometer.

Exactly what I tell everyone that asks for advice. When I first started working out I had my BF% read and I had appr. 188lbs of lean mass but weighed 317lbs. So I was right at 41% body fat which is horrible.

I need to get a new reading but I should be close to 200lbs lean mass so even at 238lbs (which is still heavy) I'm probably around 16% which would actually put me at a decently healthy place for my weight.

My biggest problem now is finding size Large shirts that fit properly. They fit my stomach fine but my chest and arms are even tight in XL's

[JESSEGOTTA GP GT]

I guess that all makes sence, I'm a pretty big guy, 6'2 so 200lbs isnt a bad weight. I have a lot of muscle but a "gut" at the same time.

[Taz Magister]

I haven't posted in here in awhile but I'd say I hit where I need to be I'm around 145lbs now sometimes I get down to about 140lbs and sometime I hit 147lbs but for the past few months Its been at about 145lbs. at my heaviest I was 210lbs but I'd say most of the time back then I was 190lbs.
I never realized how overweight I was untill I lost all of that I'll go and pick up 45-50lbs of weights and just be like man I used to lug this around with me all the time. So 145lbs at 5'7" I don't look Like a only weigh 145lbs or atleast through my eyes but I just wish I would have done it all sooner high school would have been much different.

Heres me at about 200lbs I was a pretty big boy lol thats not a small boat


And now



Now I just got to keep eating healthy and stay in shape for the rest of my life still haven't had a pop since jan and I honestly think I'll never have one again the rest of my life.

[Bio248]

holy crap, guy. good work!

i have been keeping up with the running recently. it's getting easier as i continue on. i have hopes to run the entire 5k without stopping.

[GTBabyGirl]

well i blew up last year hitting my highest weight of 270lbs.
here is pictures of me at 270




It is literally painful to look at these. especially the first.

and this is me now 170lbs, i still want to loose more but the doctors are actually worried because i lost the weight WITHOUT TRYING in 6 months..

this is me now.




i went from a 26w dress size to a 12. and size 24 juniors jeans to a 15.
i still want to loose more. but i really dont care what i weigh to be honest i just want to look good in my clothes.. eventually hoping for bikini next summer.. ive never ever been able to wear one

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

All I can say is, you look great!!!

keep it up.

[Remnant King]

You lost 100lbs in HALF A YEAR?!

Holy ****, that's awesome, great job.

[GTBabyGirl]

well thats the problem. i literally wasnt trying. they are worried something physically is wrong. but im not nessesarily complaining other than the fact that i literally have two pair of pants three shorts and two pair of leggings that actually fit me. my shirts are still all too big. i was working out at first. but after a couple months i stopped because life is too hectic. but i pretty much only cut out fast food turners tea (but you have to be from pittsburgh to know about that ) and pop. and i only eat when im hungry and stop eating when im not hungry instead of when im full.

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

a simple change in diet does wonders on the body.


ps: change your avatar

[Remnant King]

There's really nothing wrong with what you're doing to be honest.

x2 on the avatar pic change.

[BlackGT97]

i agree on the diet comment. you shouldnt have to spend hours upon hours at the gym to loose weight. i lost 30lbs by not drinking pop and jogging at school during gym instead of hiding from the teacher until it was done lol. at night id go for a short 10minute bike ride.

last year i would go for a 1/4 mile jog and honestly i never felt better.

just cut the junk food and pop and get your heat rate up.

[GTBabyGirl]

this avatar better? ha!

[Remnant King]

I'd say today was a disappointment for me at the gym D:

I went there originally for a chest, triceps, and abs workout, and do some cardio after. Only ended up doing like 4 chest workouts, one tricep workout, and barely an ab workout...Didn't even get to the cardio, too exhausted.

[benner]

Been on vacation this week, so not much in the form of working out until today. Got up at 2:45am and met my brother-in-law at his gym. Ran a mile then worked chest and triceps, then hit the eliptical for a fast paced 10 minutes. Here's a pic my mom made me take. Shirt and jeans were entirely to big here. Down from a 44 loose fit jeans to 36 relaxed. 20lbs more and I'll be happy.

[SlowNA06]

4 chest workouts,

I have a hard time justifying lots of exercises per muscle group, if for no other reason than keeping a workout under 60 minutes. My chest workout is dumbbell bench press followed by full dips to exhaustion, ending with negative dips to exhaustion.

[Remnant King]

Because I can't get myself to justify going to the gym just to do one chest exercise three times and leave.

I also said 4 chest workouts because it technically is four different movements combined into two. They call them Supersets bruh.

[benner]

So here's what 80lbs of loss looks like.

Sitting at 237lbs as of this evening. 85lbs down. Another 17lbs and I feel like I should be where I want.

[DMPAGLEY]

5'6 and i havt to be 165 by thursday and as of now i am sitting at 177 or so someone help please

[Bio248]

im still in the running thing that ive been doing. its getting easier to keep running distances versus before where i would be dead tired after a mile straight. this 5k should be a piece of cake if i continue for the next couple weeks.

not really losing any weight, but i now feel like i can keep running from day to day which will help me out with it. im currently like 6 pounds down in 3 weeks. not bad, i'd say.

[bandits grand prix]

well i blew up last year hitting my highest weight of 270lbs.
here is pictures of me at 270




It is literally painful to look at these. especially the first.

and this is me now 170lbs, i still want to loose more but the doctors are actually worried because i lost the weight WITHOUT TRYING in 6 months..

this is me now.




i went from a 26w dress size to a 12. and size 24 juniors jeans to a 15.
i still want to loose more. but i really dont care what i weigh to be honest i just want to look good in my clothes.. eventually hoping for bikini next summer.. ive never ever been able to wear one

and you need to come on down to the c*whistle*ellar.. cuz i gotta wholeeee free*whistle*zerr.. ful of pop*whistle*sicle*whistle*s