26.4% bodyfat down from 44% in July!

toberdawg

In July when I first started my weight loss journey my body fat percentage was 44%. I wieghed 204lbs.
Today my wieght is 175lbs and my body fat % is 26.4%.

I started by just watching my diet. About 2 monthe ago I began going to the gym. I do 30 minutes of resistance training in addition to 30 minutes of cardio 3-5 days per week.

I had NO idea I had that kind of willpower. Unfortunately, some of the weight loss is due to stress and other factors beyond my control.

Sorry for the lack of pictures, but I have no idea how to post them here. I will have to look into it more later when I have time I suppose . . .

kgb6days

Wow - that's great results!

jojo52610

Awesome Job!!!

queenpipper

great job!!

toberdawg

Thanks guys!

Lots of hard work was involved.

According to fat2fitradio.com in order to be 21% bf (my goal) I need to lose 10lbs of fat. That would put me at 165lbs.
I am 5'3" and 165lbs, at that height seems so heavy. I am "big boned", but does that seem even reasonable?

Of course it is possible that the bf calculator is off. I feel like I look like my % is more than 26.4%.

toberdawg

Picture attempt . . .


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In July at 204lbs



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Yesterday at 175lbs.

Please keep in mind not the most flattering outfit. Kept it the same for consistency! Also, poor photo quality.

toberdawg

Epic fail!

therealmax

Picture attempt . . .



In July at 204lbs




Yesterday at 175lbs.

Please keep in mind not the most flattering outfit. Kept it the same for consistency! Also, poor photo quality.

You look great! Very well done

toberdawg

Thank you for your help!

Wish I had resized them so they were easier to compare.

toberdawg

I also wish I could get rid of that wad of fat around my belly button . . . ugh! I HATE looking at it.

Malozing0809

Well one step at a time. Great job at dropping to 26.4% body fat!

toberdawg

Well one step at a time. Great job at dropping to 26.4% body fat!

I know. But, it is so hard to be patient!

I am very proud of my success so far. Trying to stick with it and not give up even though I am not sure my "belly fat wad" will ever go away!

Cara2628

That's a huge change! Good job!

toberdawg

That's a huge change! Good job!

Thank you! 15-20lbs to go . . . then I will see if I am happy where I am or if I need to lose more.

BigMan_D

Very noticeable change! Great job!

Cjumir

You are not big boned, you are tiny! Keep on working out hard, you are inspiring people!

toberdawg

You are not big boned, you are tiny! Keep on working out hard, you are inspiring people!

Haha thanks! I dont think anyone has ever called me tiny before . . . ever!

My forearm is 10", my wrist is 6", my hips are 37" and, my waist is 31". I have lost 12 inches around my waist.


. . . Wow, I just realized my hips are 6' smaller than my waist used to be . . . that was an eye opener!

toberdawg

So, one of the posts here raised a question for me.

I was thinking, I should lose another 10-20lbs of fat. Does this seem reasonable based on my pictures? Or is something wrong with my estimates and BMI calculation?

Like I said, In the now pic I am 175lbs and APROX. 26.4% BF.