Can formerly obese people really get fit/abs?

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  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    yes
  • shannongoneau
    shannongoneau Posts: 246 Member
    <-- Have a ways to go to look like the pic, the biggest hinderance will be flappy skin. But it's doable!

    I weigh 152lbs, but am a size 4/6US (8/10UK). BF% is 29 (aiming for 24)

    Yep. Doable.

    Thank you for posting that!!!!! I'm a size 12 and weigh 215, according to some I should be a size 16/18.
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  • SusanaLdn
    SusanaLdn Posts: 121 Member
    This is all: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/991583-pics-100lbs-gone-and-i-will-wear-this-bikini-in-public
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    You are young enough that the skin will probably tighten up pretty well on its own. The main thing you need to be concerned about is a slow, steady rate of loss. If you lose too fast, you'll be dropping muscle and your skin won't be able to adjust to your smaller body that fast, either. Try to eat the number of calories that will have you dropping 1-2 lbs per week at a maximum.
  • kassiebby1124
    kassiebby1124 Posts: 927 Member
    Thank you all so much <3
  • RobynLB83
    RobynLB83 Posts: 626 Member
    look anything remotely similar to this:

    Yes, if you lose the weight and build some muscle, plus also have professional hair and make up, professional lighting, a boob job and extensive photoshopping.

    In fact, you could probably skip all the rest and just go right for photoshop.

    You can definitely get fit if you stick with it. You can get your body fat percentage down. You may (probably will) have to contend with loose skin which might tighten up somewhat if you are young and have elastic skin, or might never be that tight again without surgery. I know you said 'minus the boobs' but I can't resist pointing out that a woman with a low enough body fat percentage to show abs will not have boobs that big without surgery and/or serious photo editing.
    I'm 18 so maybe it will spring back? Possibly?

    @ Johnny- then yay :D but I'll definitely check it out. Maybe it can give me some new ides

    @Pobalita- you look awesome

    You're only 18? Oh, jeeze, you're young as hell. You should have no problem. 18 year old skin is like magic. Wait... did I just sound like Hannibal Lecter?
    No, you just sound like Buffalo Bill..."it puts the lotion on its skin"...
    And anyone can look like that pic, with enough airbrushing, saline, and pancake makeup.

    Buffalo Bill! That's who it was!
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  • kazzsjourney
    kazzsjourney Posts: 674 Member
    I was morbidly obese. I weighed 380 pounds and now im just under 200 pounds. I actually joined a new gym last week and they had me do a fitness test and then end comment was "awesome you are really fit and strong". So yes getting fit you definitely can do....I have quite good cardio fitness and actually feel fitter then most people in my life. I dont have a 6 pack or anything for 2 reasons...one i still have body fat and two i prolly never will cos i will always have excess skin. But the said you can slightly see the start of ab muscles. :)
  • NavyKnightAh13
    NavyKnightAh13 Posts: 1,394 Member
    According to my doctor I will never be a skinny minny because of my genetics. She told me that as long as I am fit, i will be okay. Not sure about the flat tummy part because I have never had one so the doctor has no idea whether or not I will ever get one, but with being a mommy to a 16 month old and 24 with loose skin already, I can only hope (mind you I have been overweight all my life so I don't know what a flat tummy looks like).

    If you work hard, you can get fit and abs, but that requires shrinking body fat, and with you being 18, your skin will bounce back. 1-2lbs is sustainable and healthy. Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Hezzietiger1
    Hezzietiger1 Posts: 1,256 Member
    I am super fit after losing 70 plus pounds, but I'm never gonna have abs. I have to much lose skin :(
  • Bernadette60614
    Bernadette60614 Posts: 707 Member
    A good book: Secrets of Skinny Chicks, in which the author profiles 20 plus women with those "hot bodies".

    The take away:

    You have to train like an athlete to look like that..count every calorie, reduce your body fat to almost a dangerous level for a woman.

    I think unless you aspire to be a fitness model, that can of goal is unrealistic.

    There's nothing wrong with looking like a healthy adult woman who has lived a life! My pooch is cause I created a whole human being...!

    I don't think training like an athlete, counting calories, and reducing your bodyfat is unrealistic if that's what someone chooses to prioritize. It's not that huge of a time commitment (maybe 14 hours per week between 10 hrs training and the odds and ends of planning and keeping track of everything). That's about the time commitment of any hobby, and less than most people spend watching TV.

    Agreed, Robyn. During my weight loss phase, I worked out for five hours a week (one hour per day, five days a week), with a combination of strength, cardio and HIIT training. That's not a lot when you think about what you might be doing otherwise, like watching tv or surfing the Internet. Now that I'm in maintenance, I've cut it back to 4x per week.

    I hate the above kind of posts that encourage people to just "do nothing." Why are they even here on this site?

    Actually, I'm not encouraging anyone to do nothing. What I am encouraging: Be aware of what you need to do to achieve your goals.

    To me, a good question is not "Can formerly obese people get, etc." it would be: How does a formerly obese person get fit/abs?
  • OfficialLilCountryBelle
    OfficialLilCountryBelle Posts: 17 Member
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    That's what the Body for Life cardio session is. Intervals increasing in intensity for 20 minutes.
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    Thank You for sharing the Body for Life info. I would like to have abs once I reach my goal weight and I too have over 100 lbs to lose. I do cardio and strength training when I workout. Previously, I was working out 3 to 4 days a week. I decided to tweek a couple of workout challenges to create what I'm calling a 90 Day Fitness Challenge. Now, I'm working out 5 days resting 2 (what I was doing last year). Once I'm done with this challenge I will try the Body for Life Plan. I don't look at photos in magazines or models on tv to decide how I want to be shaped. I pulled out pictures of myself to motivate me. Yes, I was 17 & 18 but I loved the way I was shaped and the size I was. My body may not be able to get back to where it was before but I know it can get close to it. I looked very unhealthy, sick in fact when I was at my published "healthy weight" I have pictures of that too. But, 10 lbs above my recommended weight I was perfect! *Ok I know there's no perfect person, but I was close ;)* So, I think you should follow your own judgement. When you get to a certain size you will know it's time to begin toning and stop losing weight. Good Luck!!
  • OfficialLilCountryBelle
    OfficialLilCountryBelle Posts: 17 Member
    [/quote]

    Actually, I'm not encouraging anyone to do nothing. What I am encouraging: Be aware of what you need to do to achieve your goals.

    To me, a good question is not "Can formerly obese people get, etc." it would be: How does a formerly obese person get fit/abs?

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    I totally agree! I know that in order for me to obtain those abs I have to do some serious working out (covering all bases). However, I do believe that it is obtainable. I may be wrong but I will never find out if I don't try to achieve them. My favorite quote came from Rodger and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" The stepmother told her daughters "BEAUTY KNOWS NO PAIN GIRLS!!" I repeat that to myself when I want to stop or begin to reach my breaking point.

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