Livingtitan Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) Age:23 Height:5'7 Weight: 230lbs Waist:38 inches Edited September 17, 2015 by a LoveShack.org Moderator removed .jpg ~6 Link to post Share on other sites
casey.lives Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 you don't need to lose weight, you can convert it to muscle and look strong. best regards. Link to post Share on other sites
TaraMaiden2 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 It was probably time when you found you needed bigger pants.... You can't 'convert' fat to muscle, BtW.... You need to lose the fat and hone the muscles.... Link to post Share on other sites
Yummm Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Change of diet, ALOT of water intake ad some HIIT (high intensity interval training) will do the trick. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
regine_phalange Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 You definitely need to lose fat on the belly region because it can bring many health problems Link to post Share on other sites
fitnessfan365 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) Gotta be honest man. Your waist looks WAY bigger than a 38. I'm guessing you probably measured wrong. 1) Diet, diet, and more diet - How you eat is 80% of success. Lean proteins, whole grains, fruits/veggies, healthy fats, and TONS of water. Eliminate processed foods and refined sugars. 2) Start moving - I'm not talking about exercise. I'm talking about just being more active in general. Park further away to walk into where you're going, taking stairs whenever you can instead of an elevator, start standing a lot more during the day, etc.. 3) Regular exercise - For now I'd recommend body weight circuits 3x a week (ex Mon/Wed/Fri). Compound movements alternating between upper and lower. Example - 10 deep squats, 30 secs rest, 10 push-ups, 30 secs rest, 10 lunges per leg, 30 secs rest, inverted row pull-ups, 30 secs rest, 10 deep squats, etc.. Take longer breaks when needed and see how many times through the circuit you can do in 30 minutes. This will help you to develop a base level of fitness and conditioning. After 2-3 months, you can start training w/free weights. Also, find STEEP hills in your neighborhood and start briskly walking them a few times a week for 45-60 mins. This will give your heart/lungs a good starter challenge to be able to eventually build up to more of a high intensity interval program. Edited September 17, 2015 by fitnessfan365 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tobin Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 At age 23 you should be in your prime, maybe not 6 pack abs but certainly not a fat overhanging belly like you got. How can you even ask if you should lose weight? You've probably got at least 50 lbs to shed. Start working on it because the longer it stays on, the more it becomes your "baseline" and the harder it will become to get thin. Whatever you're eating, just quit it. No more chocolate, desserts, sodas, fat loaded foods. Or else commit yourself to a life of misery including hypertension, diabetes, and no success with attractive women. Link to post Share on other sites
GorillaTheater Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 You've gotten some good advice and I'll only add this: I've got 30 years on you, and if I look better without a shirt on than you do, it's time to get busy. I know that doesn't come off too well, but the point is that you can fix this now. It'll get progressively harder the longer you wait. Then you hit my age, and you have to put in some significant effort just to maintain. Begin the rest of your life from the best vantage point you can. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
fitnessfan365 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 You've gotten some good advice and I'll only add this: I've got 30 years on you, and if I look better without a shirt on than you do, it's time to get busy. I know that doesn't come off too well, but the point is that you can fix this now. It'll get progressively harder the longer you wait. Then you hit my age, and you have to put in some significant effort just to maintain. Begin the rest of your life from the best vantage point you can. I liked this post a lot and I also have a ton of respect for older people that still maintain a fitness lifestyle. I was hitting the trails a few weeks ago and saw a guy out there that was probably mid 70's. Yet he was busting his ass running all the hills, etc.. Inspired me a bit. But in general, you just have to get out and do it. Today for example. I lugged my 50lb battle rope up a 500 yard hill that was easily 30% incline plus. Then I anchored it to one of the street signs. For the next 45 minutes, I switched off between hill sprints and high intensity battle rope exercises. I was beat to s**t. However, that's why I'm as fit as I am. It takes determination and will power. Link to post Share on other sites
regine_phalange Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 You can definitely do it. My brother had a gut like yours until he was 28 or so. For his whole life. Now at 32 his belly is almost flat with abs showing and he got a muscular shoulder/arm area and legs. At first he cut sugar, flour, potatoes out from his diet and did HIIT to lose the fat. When he lost the fat he needed to tighten so he did pull ups chin ups and kettleball exercises. He didn't spend too much time on his workouts but got great results. I never expected he'd look like this. if he can you can. You can do it! Link to post Share on other sites
craw Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Join a Crossfit gym. You will drop the weight pretty fast with a proper diet. Link to post Share on other sites
BlueBlood Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Just a heads up, if you're diet has been bad till now, going clean can leave you feeling a little off for a few days. You may feel sluggish or headachy as your body adjusts to life without sugar bombs and caffeine galore. I'd encourage you to look into simple clean eating, lots of lower glycemic foods, less or no processed foods, while focusing on nutrients and vitamins, as many adults are deficient. It's worth talking to your health care provider and getting a few labs pulled, to see what your baseline is. Going from a normal adult diet to a clean one sent my blood pressure down from the 120/80 range to like 90/50s, my shape changed, and I slept better. For me the adage of abs are made in the kitchen is truth. Link to post Share on other sites
Author Livingtitan Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) Age: 24 Height:5'7 Weight: 225lbs Waist:36 inches Edited February 23, 2016 by a LoveShack.org Moderator removed photo ~6 Link to post Share on other sites
losangelena Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 A: is you weight currently impacting your health in any way? B: are you happy at your current weight? Link to post Share on other sites
MightyPen Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) Age: 24 Height:5'7 Weight: 225lbs Waist:36 inches Yes it's time. Imagine how much more energetic and comfortable you'd feel at closer to 190 or so. Have you exercised before? How long have you been at this weight? What unhealthy habits do you have? Consider joining the spring weight loss challenge! Edited February 23, 2016 by a LoveShack.org Moderator 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Emilia Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Yes. You are carrying a lot fat in the middle, incredibly unhealthy and not attractive. You have to start a food diary. I'm guessing you are grazing all day and there is lots of sugar in your diet. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
WaitingForBardot Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 If you are asking the question then yes it is time. I lost quite a bit of weight ~10 years ago now. I was healthy, heavily into endurance training, and looked okay, but one day a switch just clicked and I thought, I want to get back to my old fighting weight. I did, but my wife thought I looked too gaunt and I also thought I was just too thin, so I let it go back up ~10 lbs. It was stable for ~6 years, but then I was laid up with an injury for ~6 months or so and I put on another 10 lbs, so I'm slowly taking it off again. The best thing I ever did for losing weight was to buy a food scale and acquaint myself with actual portion sizes. I continued to eat the same things, with the exception of pizza which I laid off for almost the entire time, I just ate less of each. (BTW when I ate my first slice of pizza after achieving my target it was better than sex!! ..lol..) The second was learning to be okay with feeling hunger. Good luck!! Link to post Share on other sites
fitnessfan365 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Originally your post said "36 inches" for waist and now it says "38 inches". So are you actually measuring or just guessing? Now I am not saying this to be mean. Just objective. As a personal trainer, I do circumference measures regularly and your waist is at least mid 40's. Also, you weight looks considerably higher than 225-230lbs. From your pic you look closer to 300lbs plus. However, it's never too late to make a change. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
MightyPen Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 It looks like the mods found the OP's older thread and bumped this newer one to the back. Does the OP ever respond or are we all wasting our time? And yeah fitnessfan, I was thinking the same way. There is NO way that guy in that pic is a size 36 waist. I'm a size 36 waist so I have an excellent reference point. Link to post Share on other sites
Omed1946 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I don't think you should lose weight. But here is something that may help you: Easy Weight Loss Tips: 10 Painless Ways to Lose Weight Link to post Share on other sites
thefooloftheyear Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Originally your post said "36 inches" for waist and now it says "38 inches". So are you actually measuring or just guessing? Now I am not saying this to be mean. Just objective. As a personal trainer, I do circumference measures regularly and your waist is at least mid 40's. Also, you weight looks considerably higher than 225-230lbs. From your pic you look closer to 300lbs plus. However, it's never too late to make a change. At a height of 5'7" I can see someone with that type of physique weighing 225/230....Not much muscle there from what I remember of the photo...And yeah, no way waist in the 30's ...Thats fantasy... Anyway... It's time...It was time 40 lbs ago.....Just put one foot in front of the other...Start a walking regimen and go from there...Park your car in the furthest spot of the parking lot when you go somewhere and dont use elevators or escalators...use the stairs... Lifestyle change.... TFY Link to post Share on other sites
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