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Do the lbs make a much bigger difference body wise closer to goal?

quackers82
quackers82 Posts: 55 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Im 6ft 3 male, currently 12st 7lbs. I still have a lot of fat around my abdomen and my bum is still fat. The fat scales say i have 2st 8lbs of fat on my body, and i'm 20.9% body fat.

When i look at my friends 1 is like a rake and he's 11stone and only 5ft 11. So since I'm only 1.5 stone heavier than him but a few inchs taller i keep thinking 11stone will be to low for me, but at the same time surely i will need more than 1 stone to lose the fat i still have on me. Does say a 2lb loss closer to goal make a bigger difference body looks wise? When i was 18 stone losing half a stone did not seem to make much difference.

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  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    I'm 6'9" 15.8 stone and I literally cannot tell an iota of difference in how I look when my weight varies by multiple (4-6) pounds.
  • snowflakesav
    snowflakesav Posts: 649 Member
    The last few pounds are a larger percentage of your body weight so they are harder to lose and I think they make a bigger difference. Lots of unexpected things change... Back fat and any tissue that hung out under arms or below bra strap go away.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    The smaller you get the more it comes into play.

    For example me...taller than average woman at 5 ft 7...but at 153lbs I wear a size 6...148lbs size 4...5lbs difference that's it but it means one size.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,149 Member
    Lift weights.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    quackers82 wrote: »
    Im 6ft 3 male, currently 12st 7lbs. I still have a lot of fat around my abdomen and my bum is still fat. The fat scales say i have 2st 8lbs of fat on my body, and i'm 20.9% body fat.

    When i look at my friends 1 is like a rake and he's 11stone and only 5ft 11. So since I'm only 1.5 stone heavier than him but a few inchs taller i keep thinking 11stone will be to low for me, but at the same time surely i will need more than 1 stone to lose the fat i still have on me. Does say a 2lb loss closer to goal make a bigger difference body looks wise? When i was 18 stone losing half a stone did not seem to make much difference.

    Lift
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    Lift weights.

    LOL hey Lis ...great minds eh?
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