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Fat Loss

codsterlaing95
codsterlaing95 Posts: 221 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Will the fat most likely melt off my belly last? What is the general order for males? And how many pounds am I going to have to lose for this to happen? Looking to get into shape before bulking up.

Current stats:
5'7
155 lbs
BF: 18%

Thanks.

Replies

  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    It will come off from all over. Including the visceral fat surrounding your organs which isn't noticeable on your physique. Just focus on getting down to 10-12% or so, you'll start to see your abs around 15%
  • codsterlaing95
    codsterlaing95 Posts: 221 Member
    How do I calculate how much fat I will have to lose to make it down to 12%? My body looks very disproportionate right now (almost skinny-fat).
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    edited February 2015
    It comes off where it comes off. We don't get a say.
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    This is a rough calculation:
    155*0.18 = 27.9 (how much fat is on your body)
    155-27.9 = 127.1 (your lean body mass)
    Your goal weight is then = 127.1 / (1 - 0.12) = 144.43

    So you need to lose about 10 pounds of fat roughly.
  • codsterlaing95
    codsterlaing95 Posts: 221 Member
    http://imgur.com/OlvyYKV,ZAaNELg,LOL6PBP#0

    There's a pic of me. :(
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    @galgenstrick‌ or anyone else that can help.
    I'm bloody hopeless at Math!
    I'm 5"8 140lbs and my body fat "apparently" is 27%.
    My goal weight is 132lbs. Is there an approx body fat percentage I should be at my goal weight?
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    @galgenstrick‌ or anyone else that can help.
    I'm bloody hopeless at Math!
    I'm 5"8 140lbs and my body fat "apparently" is 27%.
    My goal weight is 132lbs. Is there an approx body fat percentage I should be at my goal weight?

    I think your goal weight should be a factor of what body fat % you want to be at, rather than what weight you want to be at.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    edited February 2015
    Maybe between 22-25% I'm not an athlete or lifter, so those percentages may be aiming to low??
  • codsterlaing95
    codsterlaing95 Posts: 221 Member
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    This is a rough calculation:
    155*0.18 = 27.9 (how much fat is on your body)
    155-27.9 = 127.1 (your lean body mass)
    Your goal weight is then = 127.1 / (1 - 0.12) = 144.43

    So you need to lose about 10 pounds of fat roughly.


    Thank you. And if I track my macros and follow my diet religiously as well as give it my all i the gym (although on a cut), how long am I looking at?
  • codsterlaing95
    codsterlaing95 Posts: 221 Member
    Safe to lose a lb/wk?
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    Maybe between 22-25% I'm not an athlete or lifter, so those percentages may be aiming to low??

    that would be between 131 and 136 assuming that your current body fat % is correct.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Thankyou. Sorry for hijacking your thread codster xx
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    codsterlaing95 wrote: »
    Safe to lose a lb/wk?

    Yes. that's a good goal.
  • codsterlaing95
    codsterlaing95 Posts: 221 Member
    Oh, and if I lift heavy in the gym and hit my macros (1g protein per lb bw and 0.4g fat/bw, rest carbs), should my LBM loss be minimal? I heard somewhere it's a 5/1 ratio. I just want this pouch I have gone even if that makes me skinnier before bulking up.
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