It's not about weight loss

BriannaNP113
BriannaNP113 Posts: 6 Member
edited November 15 in Motivation and Support
It is about losing toxic fat and gaining lean muscle! Using all the right tools to do so makes this much easier! I've gained 3 of muscle in 3 weeks and I'm so excited to see how many inches I've lost and see how much my BMI has decreased! ANW HERE I COME
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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    edited April 2015
    Toxic fat?

    Congrats on your loss but not sure how you decide which fat is toxic or not.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    not to mention 3 lbs of muscle in 3 weeks is almost impossible for a woman or for a lot of men for that matter.
  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    Fat is not toxic; it's essential.
    All muscle is lean.
    3 lb won't have much effect on your BMI unless you're fairly short, and if you've gained 3 lb it won't be decreasing.

    Highly doubt you've gained 1 lb of muscle per week. Most women (normal, natural women with normal hormones)
    will gain at most 1 lb per month if they're training hard and eating at a slight calorie surplus.
    If you're eating at a deficit, it's unlikely you've gained any muscle. Since you have so little to lose, you'll also be losing
    weight very slowly.
    If you were to eat at maintenance or a slight (250) surplus, with lots of protein, AND train very hard at weightlifting,
    you might gain 1 lb per month.
    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/whats-my-genetic-muscular-potential.html/

    Here's a body fat calculator. Plug in your measurements before & after.
    http://fitness.bizcalcs.com/Calculator.asp?Calc=Body-Fat-Navy

    And this might be helpful:
    https://www.bcm.edu/cnrc-apps/healthyeatingcalculator/eatingCal.html

    And this:
    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/

    And yes, for many people it is about weight loss. Once a person gets to a healthy weight, they can worry more about
    fine-tuning their body fat percentage.
  • Charliegottheruns
    Charliegottheruns Posts: 286 Member
    3 of muscle in 3 weeks ? How did you do that ?
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    CharlieRuns7225 wrote: »
    3 of muscle in 3 weeks ? How did you do that ?

    Also curious as to how this was figured out as well.
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    PikaKnight wrote: »
    CharlieRuns7225 wrote: »
    3 of muscle in 3 weeks ? How did you do that ?

    Also curious as to how this was figured out as well.

    A loss of 3 pounds of toxic fat must equate to 3 pounds of gainz. Jeeze, DYELB?
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    PrizePopple wrote: »
    PikaKnight wrote: »
    CharlieRuns7225 wrote: »
    3 of muscle in 3 weeks ? How did you do that ?

    Also curious as to how this was figured out as well.

    A loss of 3 pounds of toxic fat must equate to 3 pounds of gainz. Jeeze, DYELB?

    :laugh:
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Toxic fat? Gaining 3 pounds of muscle in 3 weeks?
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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,345 Member
    edited April 2015
    If you gained 3lbs of muscle (unlikely) your BMI won't have gone down unless you lost more than 3lbs in "toxic fat" also. And just... yeah. I admire your enthusiasn but see above.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    edited April 2015
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    not to mention 3 lbs of muscle in 3 weeks is almost impossible for a woman or for a lot of men for that matter.

    No it IS impossible if you are in a caloric deficit even with steroids, GH, insulin and every other drug you can throw in.

    OP don't confuse LMB with muscle. Water counts as LMB and often causes weight gains or sticking points. If you aren't doing a very intensive, heavy lifting program you aren't gaining much muscle even if you are in a caloric surplus much less a deficit.
  • whimsy38
    whimsy38 Posts: 158 Member
    There is nothing more motivating than having your enthusiasm beaten with a semantic stick. Let a girl feel good for a minute; keep your toxic comments to yourself.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,345 Member
    whimsy38 wrote: »
    There is nothing more motivating than having your enthusiasm beaten with a semantic stick. Let a girl feel good for a minute; keep your toxic comments to yourself.

    While the OP may be a bit deflated, this forum is visited by hundreds of people a day looking for information. It's best that the information they find is as accurate as possible.
  • pcrucifer
    pcrucifer Posts: 71 Member
    A bit deflated? People are very sensitive about their weight. There is a difference between self righteous snarkiness and good balanced correction. There are examples of both in this thread.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    BriannaNP113 wrote: »
    It is about losing toxic fat and gaining lean muscle! Using all the right tools to do so makes this much easier! I've gained 3 of muscle in 3 weeks and I'm so excited to see how many inches I've lost and see how much my BMI has decreased! ANW HERE I COME

    :noway:
  • Xenius101
    Xenius101 Posts: 4 Member
    Congrats on losing the fat.
  • isulo_kura
    isulo_kura Posts: 818 Member
    Mmmmm Toxic Fat the keto crowd will love that in their coffee ;)
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    pcrucifer wrote: »
    A bit deflated? People are very sensitive about their weight. There is a difference between self righteous snarkiness and good balanced correction. There are examples of both in this thread.

    +1

    It would be easier to go with the sarcasm posts.. I will stay neutral..
  • GypsyByTheSea
    GypsyByTheSea Posts: 529 Member
    Say what?

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  • isulo_kura
    isulo_kura Posts: 818 Member
    pcrucifer wrote: »
    A bit deflated? People are very sensitive about their weight. There is a difference between self righteous snarkiness and good balanced correction. There are examples of both in this thread.

    Also good examples of a lack of a sense of humour
  • Putrevus
    Putrevus Posts: 10 Member
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    not to mention 3 lbs of muscle in 3 weeks is almost impossible for a woman or for a lot of men for that matter.

    No it IS impossible if you are in a caloric deficit even with steroids, GH, insulin and every other drug you can throw in.

    OP don't confuse LMB with muscle. Water counts as LMB and often causes weight gains or sticking points. If you aren't doing a very intensive, heavy lifting program you aren't gaining much muscle even if you are in a caloric surplus much less a deficit.

    what is LMB?
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    Putrevus wrote: »
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    not to mention 3 lbs of muscle in 3 weeks is almost impossible for a woman or for a lot of men for that matter.

    No it IS impossible if you are in a caloric deficit even with steroids, GH, insulin and every other drug you can throw in.

    OP don't confuse LMB with muscle. Water counts as LMB and often causes weight gains or sticking points. If you aren't doing a very intensive, heavy lifting program you aren't gaining much muscle even if you are in a caloric surplus much less a deficit.

    what is LMB?

    Oops, sorry my typing is bad should have been LBM = Lean Body Mass.
  • BriannaNP113
    BriannaNP113 Posts: 6 Member
    edited April 2015
    It's called cellular cleansing and toxic fat is visceral fat, the fat our bodies don't need or thrive on for survival. I would love to humor all the inconsiderate people in this post but.... I'd rather not. I will though say this.

    I use an amazing system and it has changed my life, lost 23 lbs, gained energy, started sleeping better, began gaining muscle and continuing to lose inches. I have gained enthusiasm for a healthier lifestyle, clearer and tighter skin, never need caffeine and hardly ever have cravings for the junk that slows the process of me meeting my goals! And no it's a restrictive diet I eat and I eat well! Maybe I'm a little optimistic about my muscle gain but I know what my body looked like 3 wks ago and what it looks like now.
  • dseymour111
    dseymour111 Posts: 7 Member
    Haters aren't winners. This is for support and self satisfaction. If it's working and you feel better that's all the matters. Depression is the devil anything that decreases that is a plus. Keep up the good work and everything will be fine ☺
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  • slucki01
    slucki01 Posts: 284 Member
    This isn't going to end well. No scientific evidence suggests cleansing diets eliminate toxins or improve well-being. Your organs efficiently remove waste products from your cells, making a dietary cleanse unnecessary and even dangerous.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    BriannaNP113 wrote: »
    It's called cellular cleansing and toxic fat is visceral fat, the fat our bodies don't need or thrive on for survival. I would love to humor all the inconsiderate people in this post but.... I'd rather not. I will though say this.

    I use an amazing system and it has changed my life, lost 23 lbs, gained energy, started sleeping better, began gaining muscle and continuing to lose inches. I have gained enthusiasm for a healthier lifestyle, clearer and tighter skin, never need caffeine and hardly ever have cravings for the junk that slows the process of me meeting my goals! And no it's a restrictive diet I eat and I eat well! Maybe I'm a little optimistic about my muscle gain but I know what my body looked like 3 wks ago and what it looks like now.

    I'm sorry, but whoever sold the products to you for your "cellular cleansing" was wrong. Your body cleanses itself. It does a slightly better job at it when we eat well and drink enough water. Any product that is marketed as a cleanse is just making your wallet lighter. If you needed to be cleansed you would be hooked up to machines in the hospital.

    Also, it is impossible to gain 3 pounds of lean mass in a week. I managed to gain 3 pounds of lean body mass in two months once, but I was eating at a calorie surplus and lifting five days a week on a hypertrophy program.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    emily_stew wrote: »
    This thread keeps on giving. Cellular cleansing....well allllrighty then!
    So what are you selling?

    I think this was a popular thing with Isagenix (however that is spelled)
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    PikaKnight wrote: »
    emily_stew wrote: »
    This thread keeps on giving. Cellular cleansing....well allllrighty then!
    So what are you selling?

    I think this was a popular thing with Isagenix (however that is spelled)

    Isagenix is the most popular scam marketed as "cellular cleansing". There are a few others that are not as well known (but still scams).
  • KCoolBeanz
    KCoolBeanz Posts: 813 Member
    "Cleanses" are hooey, and fat is not toxic. As for using a "system", it's not necessary. Make healthy choices, eat at a reasonable deficit, and exercise.
  • barbiereynolds701
    barbiereynolds701 Posts: 98 Member
    whimsy38 wrote: »
    There is nothing more motivating than having your enthusiasm beaten with a semantic stick. Let a girl feel good for a minute; keep your toxic comments to yourself.

    +1
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