To those who lost massive amount of weight

fitbulky
fitbulky Posts: 75
in Health and Weight Loss
those who lost massive amount of weight , the right way(heavy lifting)....does your body feel squishy & not like a person who was never fat?Does bulking help?

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,430 MFP Moderator
    I didn't lose tons of weight, but body composition and bf % will determine if you feel squishy. Bulking may help if you don't have enough lean body mass but we would need to know more information. Like, height and weight (see that are 25 and female). Pictures help too because with some people, self image =/= reality.
  • AnthonyKolka
    AnthonyKolka Posts: 74 Member
    Why do you say heavy lifting is the "right way"? Diet is more important than exercise.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    those who lost massive amount of weight ,he right way(heavy lifting)....does your body feel squishy & not like a person who was never fat?Does bulking help?

    I feel that you have some confusion. I shall try and answer by breaking down your question
    those who lost massive amount of weight ,he right way(heavy lifting)

    heavy lifting isn't the right way. It isn't the wrong way either. It is not a way at all. You lose weight by being on a calorie deficit. You can do that by not working out at all and eating little, or by heavy lifting or by doing cardio or any other way to create a deficit. Either way is right way.

    does your body feel squishy & not like a person who was never fat?

    I do heavy lifting and my body feels tight. Not squishy. I am a little confused by the question so hope this answers it.
    Does bulking help?

    I have never bulked (unless you count having days when I eat 5,000 calories at a buffet once a while...) but bulking helps with is gaining muscle and in turn, with your heavy lifting numbers. If you are trying to lose weight, you can do so perfectly fine without needing bulking.
  • joyfuljoy65
    joyfuljoy65 Posts: 317 Member
    Why do you say heavy lifting is the "right way"? Diet is more important than exercise.

    Must admit it made me smile and then frown too......... there are many right ways of losing weight - probably about as many as the number of people trying to............
  • RHSheetz
    RHSheetz Posts: 268 Member
    I am still "squishy" with hard edges, but I still have about 40 lbs of fat to lose.

    If the question is "Can I get to the point were I look like I never was fat", I am going to say it depends on several factors.

    1. How heavy were you.
    2. How did you lose the weight (i.e. proper diet, or crash diet)
    3. Are you hydrating properly
    4. Genetics
    5. What is your Body Composition (BF %)

    Lots of things inpact how you look after losing a lot of weight (please define a lot), but you are still much healthier after losing the weight than you were before, and that is the important part.
  • fitbulky
    fitbulky Posts: 75
    Why do you say heavy lifting is the "right way"? Diet is more important than exercise.

    Sure it is, but lifting is what preserves muscle and make you happy with your body once you have lost the weight.Even with a higher fat percentage muscle makes you appear "tight"
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,430 MFP Moderator
    Why do you say heavy lifting is the "right way"? Diet is more important than exercise.

    Sure it is, but lifting is what preserves muscle and make you happy with your body once you have lost the weight.Even with a higher fat percentage muscle makes you appear "tight"

    I believe the argument, is lifting won't make you lose weight.. only a calorie deficit will. Lifting has many purposes but losing weight is not one of them.
  • AnthonyKolka
    AnthonyKolka Posts: 74 Member
    I personally only started to focus on lifting after I lost the fat. Until then it was all cardio and diet.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    muscle isnt squishy... fat is...
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    muscle isnt squishy... fat is...

    giggity
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    I personally only started to focus on lifting after I lost the fat. Until then it was all cardio and diet.

    the smarter way to do it is to lift 3-4 days a week and get sufficient protein, while doing cardio and eating at a deficit. that will help preserve as much muscle mass as possible. you won't add muscle mass that way (because of the calorie deficit), but you will get stronger due to muscular adaptation.
  • Gearjammer71
    Gearjammer71 Posts: 151 Member
    I wish I would have found this information 9 months ago! I guess I will have to go gorge myself to put 120 pounds back on and do it right this time. I have a squishy layer; It flaps around so much that it sounds like I am getting a round of applause when I run. Now I know that I have to stop running, and start lifting weights until I am 450 pounds of rock hard muscle, so that I don't have this extra skin.

    Problem solved... Yay MFP!
  • MrsFowler1069
    MrsFowler1069 Posts: 657 Member
    I personally only started to focus on lifting after I lost the fat. Until then it was all cardio and diet.

    the smarter way to do it is to lift 3-4 days a week and get sufficient protein, while doing cardio and eating at a deficit. that will help preserve as much muscle mass as possible. you won't add muscle mass that way (because of the calorie deficit), but you will get stronger due to muscular adaptation.

    Yup, this. You are indeed a burro of much braininess.

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