your too skinny
buffcleb
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so after posting my last scale picture of FB I got several people saying I am to skinny... I can still easily see squishy parts in my gut that I can loose... once I hit 180 I plan to try maintenance for a couple of months over summer while keeping my workouts going and try to work my gut more...
I'm 189 now with a 34 waist... I started off at 280 with a 42 waist... I figure my body fat percentage is around 17% give or take a little... I'm 6 feet tall... My BMI comes out to just slightly overweight...
Fitness wise I start off not being able to run 100 yards without being winded... I just did my first 7 minute mile yesterday and can go five miles at a 8 and a half minute pace...
currently I eat around 1800-2000 calories a day and my workouts tend to be around 600-800 calories a day... so I net around 1200 calories... I has taken me about 8 months to drop 90 pounds...
Anyone else get the your too skinny thing after dropping a lot? when I was around 220ish I had a doctor visit and she said 190 would be good but I figure if I'm still dropping weight why stop now... at 180 I will have dropped 100 pounds...
I'm 189 now with a 34 waist... I started off at 280 with a 42 waist... I figure my body fat percentage is around 17% give or take a little... I'm 6 feet tall... My BMI comes out to just slightly overweight...
Fitness wise I start off not being able to run 100 yards without being winded... I just did my first 7 minute mile yesterday and can go five miles at a 8 and a half minute pace...
currently I eat around 1800-2000 calories a day and my workouts tend to be around 600-800 calories a day... so I net around 1200 calories... I has taken me about 8 months to drop 90 pounds...
Anyone else get the your too skinny thing after dropping a lot? when I was around 220ish I had a doctor visit and she said 190 would be good but I figure if I'm still dropping weight why stop now... at 180 I will have dropped 100 pounds...
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180 what, pounds? How tall are you?0
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180 what, pounds? How tall are you?
6 feet tall...0 -
i dont think you're too skinny, but i think you eat too little.
netting 1200 cals when you're 6ft and 180lbs means you are kissing goodbye to any lean muscle you have....0 -
i dont think you're too skinny, but i think you eat too little.
netting 1200 cals when you're 6ft and 180lbs means you are kissing goodbye to any lean muscle you have....
Seriously. That food diary makes me sad. And hungry! :ohwell:0 -
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When people tell me I'm too skinny I say "No, you're just too fat." and then the conversation usually ends :laugh:0
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i dont think you're too skinny, but i think you eat too little.
netting 1200 cals when you're 6ft and 180lbs means you are kissing goodbye to any lean muscle you have....
Seriously. That food diary makes me sad. And hungry! :ohwell:
you get used to it... I splurge in places... and have snacks... I don't feel deprived...
as to loosing muscle... I don't know... I seem to have better muscle definition they I ever had... especially in my legs and arms... under my soft fat layer on my gut it feels pretty hard... I lift 5 days a week and do some cardo just about every day... 100 sit-ups is part of my 5 day a week workout... I have not lost the ability to lift any weights... basically lift the same... I alternate between heavy lifting days and lower higher rep days on my weekly workout (this week is off as my gym is closed for the break)... I might have lost some muscle but what I have seems to be working better for me...0 -
When people tell me I'm too skinny I say "No, you're just too fat." and then the conversation usually ends :laugh:
I'm too polite... I just tell them I have a goal in mind... but I have had several now say I'm too thin and then argue when I say I'm not...0 -
There can be such a thing as too skinny.
However, when your BMI still puts you in the overweight category, there is not need to worry about that at all.
BMI is an objective measure of sorts. When you get to the lower range of "normal" close to the "underweight" BMI, than the possibility that one is too skinny should be considered.0 -
Oh, and I blame the government.
When someone says that I don't need to loose any more weight, I say that I am still overweight.
According to whom? The CDC.
My BMI is still slightly over 25. So if the person who told me that I am too skinny is fatter than me, than by implication I just called them really overweight. But I really didn't. It was the CDC.0 -
Back twenty tears ago when I was truly skinny, I never could see that I was no matter how many people would make the comment. Looking back in pictures, I see how skinny I was. I never could enjoy being thin because I was blind to it. I focused on things like my slight pooch on my belly. Please don't analyze these tiny things. They will make you feel like you can't reach your goal.0
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I get this from my mom alot along with you don't want to start looking sickly do you. I think they're just use to seeing you at a bigger size so then they will also get use to seeing you at a smaller size. I just smile and tell my mom I love you too! LOL0
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i dont think you're too skinny, but i think you eat too little.
netting 1200 cals when you're 6ft and 180lbs means you are kissing goodbye to any lean muscle you have....
Seriously. That food diary makes me sad. And hungry! :ohwell:
you get used to it... I splurge in places... and have snacks... I don't feel deprived...
as to loosing muscle... I don't know... I seem to have better muscle definition they I ever had... especially in my legs and arms... under my soft fat layer on my gut it feels pretty hard... I lift 5 days a week and do some cardo just about every day... 100 sit-ups is part of my 5 day a week workout... I have not lost the ability to lift any weights... basically lift the same... I alternate between heavy lifting days and lower higher rep days on my weekly workout (this week is off as my gym is closed for the break)... I might have lost some muscle but what I have seems to be working better for me...
I appreciate what you're saying, but as a comparison, I am 5ft5, 130ish lbs and I NET 1800 cals to lose a little bodyfat.
Plus if you are nearing maintenance you should be looking to reduce your deficit anyway.0 -
"but I figure if I'm still dropping weight why stop now..."
You are dropping... because you are eating at a really high deficit. I would up your calories to about TDEE-10% if you still want to lose some, and then go to maintenance after another month or so.0 -
so after posting my last scale picture of FB I got several people saying I am to skinny... I can still easily see squishy parts in my gut that I can loose... once I hit 180 I plan to try maintenance for a couple of months over summer while keeping my workouts going and try to work my gut more...
I'm 189 now with a 34 waist... I started off at 280 with a 42 waist... I figure my body fat percentage is around 17% give or take a little... I'm 6 feet tall... My BMI comes out to just slightly overweight...
Fitness wise I start off not being able to run 100 yards without being winded... I just did my first 7 minute mile yesterday and can go five miles at a 8 and a half minute pace...
currently I eat around 1800-2000 calories a day and my workouts tend to be around 600-800 calories a day... so I net around 1200 calories... I has taken me about 8 months to drop 90 pounds...
Anyone else get the your too skinny thing after dropping a lot? when I was around 220ish I had a doctor visit and she said 190 would be good but I figure if I'm still dropping weight why stop now... at 180 I will have dropped 100 pounds...
How do you feel? Have you been checked by a Dr lately? Don't worry about na-sayers. You've taken control and taken care of yourself all this time why give them the control now? Be proud of yourself and continue to do what you need to do to take care of yourself.
I say - CONGRATS!! WAY TO GO!!!0 -
When people tell me I'm too skinny I say "No, you're just too fat." and then the conversation usually ends :laugh:
Hahahaha harsh but fair! ppl are dcks0 -
I am 6 feet too and there is no way that you are too skinny. People just are used to the way you looked before. Don't let others "comments" affect your progress. A healthy weight for someone who is 6 feet is 155! I have no idea how you dream to look but I want to look as fit as possible! Good luck!0
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so after posting my last scale picture of FB I got several people saying I am to skinny...
I would have told you that, too. But that's because the picture - provided that's the same one you have in your avatar - looks like it says 89.8 lbs. Not until reading further and looking closer did I realize that it was 189.8.
Maybe that was the issue?0 -
Are you lifting weights? As a 6' male, you should be eating more, and I bet you're right about where you should be for weight ... I can't imagine my 6' husband ever getting much smaller than 190....0
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I am 6 feet too and there is no way that you are too skinny. People just are used to the way you looked before. Don't let others "comments" affect your progress. A healthy weight for someone who is 6 feet is 155! I have no idea how you dream to look but I want to look as fit as possible! Good luck!
One, HE is a male...
TWO - 155 lbs for 6 feet is SKINNY....or works if you are 18....0 -
That doesn't sound all that "skinny" to me. My boyfriend would prefer that I GAINED some weight back but I keep telling him it's all about how I feel about my body, not him. Forget the people hating on you on FB...they are probably just jealous!
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so after posting my last scale picture of FB I got several people saying I am to skinny... I can still easily see squishy parts in my gut that I can loose... once I hit 180 I plan to try maintenance for a couple of months over summer while keeping my workouts going and try to work my gut more...
I'm 189 now with a 34 waist... I started off at 280 with a 42 waist... I figure my body fat percentage is around 17% give or take a little... I'm 6 feet tall... My BMI comes out to just slightly overweight...
Fitness wise I start off not being able to run 100 yards without being winded... I just did my first 7 minute mile yesterday and can go five miles at a 8 and a half minute pace...
currently I eat around 1800-2000 calories a day and my workouts tend to be around 600-800 calories a day... so I net around 1200 calories... I has taken me about 8 months to drop 90 pounds...
Anyone else get the your too skinny thing after dropping a lot? when I was around 220ish I had a doctor visit and she said 190 would be good but I figure if I'm still dropping weight why stop now... at 180 I will have dropped 100 pounds...
Your profile says you are male...1200net is low for most women and you are a 6 foot tall man! You should probably net 1500 minimum and more if you work out and lift.0 -
so after posting my last scale picture of FB I got several people saying I am to skinny... I can still easily see squishy parts in my gut that I can loose... once I hit 180 I plan to try maintenance for a couple of months over summer while keeping my workouts going and try to work my gut more...
I'm 189 now with a 34 waist... I started off at 280 with a 42 waist... I figure my body fat percentage is around 17% give or take a little... I'm 6 feet tall... My BMI comes out to just slightly overweight...
Fitness wise I start off not being able to run 100 yards without being winded... I just did my first 7 minute mile yesterday and can go five miles at a 8 and a half minute pace...
currently I eat around 1800-2000 calories a day and my workouts tend to be around 600-800 calories a day... so I net around 1200 calories... I has taken me about 8 months to drop 90 pounds...
Anyone else get the your too skinny thing after dropping a lot? when I was around 220ish I had a doctor visit and she said 190 would be good but I figure if I'm still dropping weight why stop now... at 180 I will have dropped 100 pounds...
As long as your happy & not looseing it the wrong way then keep up the good work!! Everyone will have an opinion whether positive or negative..Congrats on how far you've gotten 0 -
I hear that a lot too. I honestly feel it's simply because we live in a fat culture. I try not to take it personally. I simply remind myself that I am healthy and fit and most people aren't which is the root of these responses to our figures.0
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When people tell me I'm too skinny I say "No, you're just too fat." and then the conversation usually ends :laugh:
hahahha i should do this0 -
^^^This^^^ Find your real TDEE and try some maintenance and slowly creep the weight downward if its truly necessary. Especially if the doctor had suggested 190... Focus on muscle tone and fitness and resort to an occasional weigh-in as you edge yourself toward goal focusing on fitness level rather than the simple number on a scale."but I figure if I'm still dropping weight why stop now..."
You are dropping... because you are eating at a really high deficit. I would up your calories to about TDEE-10% if you still want to lose some, and then go to maintenance after another month or so.0 -
Didn't see the picture, but how do you feel? Personally, it would appear that you are grealy undereating which could be causing some muscle loss. But if you are happy then that is what matters as it does not appear that you are close to a dangerous weight at this point.0
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When people tell me I'm too skinny I say "No, you're just too fat." and then the conversation usually ends :laugh:
I love this.0 -
Do you know your body fat percentage?0
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1200 calories??
You may find that you'll continue losing weight even eating more food. You should try it. I never got that low in calories, well net calories I was probably way under that at some points, but I ramped up my calories about where you are BMI wise. Low point of calories, not net calories, was 1600, and I moved it up most every month while still loosing weight. (I'm 6'4" 180ish.) I'm up to 2650-2700 calories and still not gaining weight. Eat more, you could easily add 1000 calories over a few months, continue to lose some weight and allow your metabolism to rebound. BTW all those calories sure do taste good. At your caloric level you are loosing LBM as long as fat.0
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