Should I lose more weight?
sola24
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I am 5ft and weigh 111lbs right now. I am very flabby. I belly and inner thighs are soft and squishy and if I sit there a big roll of fat in my belly which sticks out. Should I try to lose more weight? Or try to get everything tighter? Please advice.
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You'd probably benefit more from lifting weights.0
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Taking a quick look at your profile, it appears you've lost a good amount of weight. Some of that "flab" could be extra skin.
But, if you're 5', and 11lbs, I'm going to bet that you're "skinnyfat" meaning that you have very little muscle to accompany your lower weight. The only way you're going to "get tighter" is to put on some muscle.0 -
I'm in the same boat. I'm 5'2" and lost almost 40 lbs currently weighting about 112, but still have a gut and back flab. I'm definitely going to concentrate more on strength training and upping my calorie intake to support muscle growth.0
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I dont have weights and access to gym. I am doing bodyweight exercises now but planning to get some adjustable dumb bells once I complete alpha round of T25.
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I am 5ft and weigh 111lbs right now. I am very flabby. I belly and inner thighs are soft and squishy and if I sit there a big roll of fat in my belly which sticks out. Should I try to lose more weight? Or try to get everything tighter? Please advice.
Try some heavy weight lifting. It's not the perfect solution, but it has helped me look more toned and added definition to my body. I can't believe the difference in my body since I started over a year ago.0 -
I dont have weights and access to gym. I am doing bodyweight exercises now but planning to get some adjustable dumb bells once I complete alpha round of T25.
Do what you can now. Use 2 water gallons, anything. Get creative. If you lose all the weight with no weight training then chances are you ended up skinny fat.
^^^ what mrm said. That's how I started. The hugs are easy to hold onto also
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*jugs ... Lol. Not hugs0
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I want that on a shirt, "Jugs, not hugs" lolElizabethMaryam wrote: »*jugs ... Lol. Not hugs
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GuyIncognito123 wrote: »
I want that on a shirt, "Jugs, not hugs" lolElizabethMaryam wrote: »*jugs ... Lol. Not hugs
Lol. Hahaha0 -
Both hugs, and jugs are generally pretty easy to hold onto. ;P0
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Lifting weights will help you develop muscles and definition. It will also help you lose fat, as muscle burns more calories. Someone else could probably explain better; but that's a simple explanation 0
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LumberJacck wrote: »
Because lifting weights preserves your lean muscle mass and keeps you from looking "flabby". Weightloss is not the answer, here, weightlifting is. OP, look into body recomposition, because you are already at a great weight for your height. Losing more weight at this point would most likely only make you more unhappy with how you look.0 -
AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »LumberJacck wrote: »
Because lifting weights preserves your lean muscle mass and keeps you from looking "flabby". Weightloss is not the answer, here, weightlifting is. OP, look into body recomposition, because you are already at a great weight for your height. Losing more weight at this point would most likely only make you more unhappy with how you look.
So it's just about how you look?0 -
Not just about how one looks, but for a lot of people having a good self image is important.
Including some kind of resistance training is also beneficial for ones health - so it would be a win/win situation for sola24.
Cheers, h.0 -
Lifting weights isn't about looks for me. There's the bone density thing.
Oh yeah, and having a punch like a freight train is one of those skills the modern lady should have. Just in case
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middlehaitch wrote: »Not just about how one looks, but for a lot of people having a good self image is important.
Including some kind of resistance training is also beneficial for ones health - so it would be a win/win situation for sola24.
Cheers, h.
Thanks for the motivation. I definitely want to lose weight more. Right now I am just with bodyweight and some light pair of dumbbells but I guess I need to step it up! And hell yeah I wanna be a badass My 2015 resolution gonna be to learn Krav Maga martial arts. Lets see.. This forum never fails to motivate me when I feel low. 0 -
LumberJacck wrote: »AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »LumberJacck wrote: »
Because lifting weights preserves your lean muscle mass and keeps you from looking "flabby". Weightloss is not the answer, here, weightlifting is. OP, look into body recomposition, because you are already at a great weight for your height. Losing more weight at this point would most likely only make you more unhappy with how you look.
So it's just about how you look?
LOL, red herring, much?
If you are looking for benefits outside of looks, strength training has MUCH to offer. Especially as we age. Personally, I'm trying really hard not to become fragile in the years to come. I want my body to stay strong so that I don't have mobility issues. It takes more than cardio to do that. Strength training builds muscles as well as bone density, things that we would otherwise lose as time ticks on. Think of it as the fountain of youth.
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middlehaitch wrote: »Not just about how one looks, but for a lot of people having a good self image is important.
Including some kind of resistance training is also beneficial for ones health - so it would be a win/win situation for sola24.
Cheers, h.
Thanks for the motivation. I definitely want to lose weight more. Right now I am just with bodyweight and some light pair of dumbbells but I guess I need to step it up! And hell yeah I wanna be a badass My 2015 resolution gonna be to learn Krav Maga martial arts. Lets see.. This forum never fails to motivate me when I feel low.
The number on the scale means nothing really
this is a google search (not me) - there's millions
- it's about musculature - light dumbbells and high reps will not help, it's almost pointless you need resistance0 -
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Guys what do you think about PiYo? I am always looking out for home exercise dvds as I do not have much access to gym and much time. It seemed like its just strength training with bodyweight moves. Do you think thats good for me to start with?0
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LumberJacck wrote: »AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »LumberJacck wrote: »
Because lifting weights preserves your lean muscle mass and keeps you from looking "flabby". Weightloss is not the answer, here, weightlifting is. OP, look into body recomposition, because you are already at a great weight for your height. Losing more weight at this point would most likely only make you more unhappy with how you look.
So it's just about how you look?
Why shouldn't how she looks be important to her?
Looks are important to me but so is my fitness levels and strength. I am a lot stronger and fitter than I was an year ago and I am glad. Diabetes and arthritis run in my family so I have started young so that I can avoid them at all costs. Thats my motivation. I have been overweight most of my life but my parents were not , they have always have normal weight yet one of them suffers from diabetes and arthritis and high blood pressure and one of them from cholestrol and high uric acid. I do not want that kind of a life for myself.
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AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »LumberJacck wrote: »
Because lifting weights preserves your lean muscle mass and keeps you from looking "flabby". Weightloss is not the answer, here, weightlifting is. OP, look into body recomposition, because you are already at a great weight for your height. Losing more weight at this point would most likely only make you more unhappy with how you look.
This is not true.
Concentration camp victims, and others starved to low body fat levels, didn't look "flabby"; they were lean, but with very low body fat levels.
Body fat, and in some cases actual excess skin, can aid to looking "flabby". Fat is flabby. The absence of visible musculature is not "flabby", it's just skinny. One can be lean with little visible musculature, or lean with much. I think many (myself included) would agree that being lean with more looks aesthetically better, but it's disingenuous to tell people that they must lift heavy in order to not look "flabby".
Also the OP is only 5ft. Depending on her LBM and her frame it's quite possible that she can be 111 lbs and still have plenty of fat left to lose. We have no idea if, with her current muscle mass, that's a "good weight" for her. At that height even 5-10 pounds could make a huge difference on her aesthetically, and still leave her perfectly healthy. Scores of perfectly healthy women the world over at that height weigh less.0 -
If you are looking for something to do around the house that can give you good results, you might want to look at you are your own gym or convict conditioning. It has the benefit of being a progressive resistance program but is all body weight exercises.0
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Guys what do you think about PiYo? I am always looking out for home exercise dvds as I do not have much access to gym and much time. It seemed like its just strength training with bodyweight moves. Do you think thats good for me to start with?
I would look into Chalean Extreme or P90X. You can pick up a few resistance bands and do these programs completely with them. Or you could even pick up some selecttech dumbells. Personally, I would move away from the body weight resistance if you can, as you will see greater results with added resistance.
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Just lift weights0
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LumberJacck wrote: »
So it's just about how you look?
Read this article in the NYT on the benefits of lifting, particularly as you get older.
A bit from the article:
If you don’t work your muscles, they will atrophy, especially as you grow older. Older people often fall because they are too weak to brace themselves, and they have trouble with steps and opening jars because their muscles have lost so much strength. Much of that loss can be avoided, muscle researchers say. Even elderly people can gain muscle strength if they work at it, studies have shown.0
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