So you want a nice stomach
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JessikaJacobs87 wrote: »I have to agree that 4 does make me cringe as well, but only because I hate cardio, even though I do it. These are all excellent points, and after I loose some of my weight I might start focusing on specific areas of my body and come back to this thread Thank you!
The whole point of #4 is that you don't HAVE to do it if you hate it. It is not necessary for fat loss. Cardio has other benefits, but you do not have to do cardio to lose weight.0 -
Thank you very much for your contribution to this problem that myself and many, many others struggle with on a daily basis! I thought it was all down to because I couldn't stop eating chocolate every day and it was sugar was making the weight cling to my stomach/hips. But now it makes sense!
I'm 5 ft 1", weighing around 8st 4lbs, body fat is around 24% ( I got assessed a few weeks ago so it could have changed since). I go to the gym 3-4 times a week and do an all over strength routine with added cardio for around 30-40 mins total. I started this routine last month and definitely prefer it. Before that, I had been running and doing bits of strength here and there but not seeing much difference, plus it was getting boring.
After joining MFP, it does all come down to what OP is specifying. I am trying to stay at a deficit now since learning the truth, it is hard to try and come up with low calorie, filling meals because I always seem to be hungry!0 -
Thank you very much for your contribution to this problem that myself and many, many others struggle with on a daily basis! I thought it was all down to because I couldn't stop eating chocolate every day and it was sugar was making the weight cling to my stomach/hips. But now it makes sense!
I'm 5 ft 1", weighing around 8st 4lbs, body fat is around 24% ( I got assessed a few weeks ago so it could have changed since). I go to the gym 3-4 times a week and do an all over strength routine with added cardio for around 30-40 mins total. I started this routine last month and definitely prefer it. Before that, I had been running and doing bits of strength here and there but not seeing much difference, plus it was getting boring.
After joining MFP, it does all come down to what OP is specifying. I am trying to stay at a deficit now since learning the truth, it is hard to try and come up with low calorie, filling meals because I always seem to be hungry!
If you are struggling with hunger that bad it might be a good idea to make sure your calorie goal is not too aggressive.0 -
Looking at all the flabby pears in my family, sometimes i think i just don't have the genetics for it
My family carries their weight in their belly. I "don't have the genetics for it" plus I had kids. It's okay to say that the effort required to have a flat stomach or low body fat isn't worth it, but genetics doesn't mean you can never have it.
Here I thought it was okay to say whatever I want in America. My thoughts are legitimate even if you think your wording of everything is perfect. It can be discouraging to have an entire family with no fit people, especially when it's a very large family. So you can call me lazy in whatever backhanded way u want I still work my *kitten* of at the gym and try to eat healthy all the time with slow progress and it still lingers in my mind that maybe I don't have the genetics for it and I'm allowed to say what's in my mind last I checked.
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Looking at all the flabby pears in my family, sometimes i think i just don't have the genetics for it
My family carries their weight in their belly. I "don't have the genetics for it" plus I had kids. It's okay to say that the effort required to have a flat stomach or low body fat isn't worth it, but genetics doesn't mean you can never have it.
Here I thought it was okay to say whatever I want in America. My thoughts are legitimate even if you think your wording of everything is perfect. It can be discouraging to have an entire family with no fit people, especially when it's a very large family. So you can call me lazy in whatever backhanded way u want I still work my *kitten* of at the gym and try to eat healthy all the time with slow progress and it still lingers in my mind that maybe I don't have the genetics for it and I'm allowed to say what's in my mind last I checked.
Working harder =/= working smarter, unfortunately. Hard work and consistency will always triumph over genetics.0 -
Looking at all the flabby pears in my family, sometimes i think i just don't have the genetics for it
My family carries their weight in their belly. I "don't have the genetics for it" plus I had kids. It's okay to say that the effort required to have a flat stomach or low body fat isn't worth it, but genetics doesn't mean you can never have it.
Here I thought it was okay to say whatever I want in America. My thoughts are legitimate even if you think your wording of everything is perfect. It can be discouraging to have an entire family with no fit people, especially when it's a very large family. So you can call me lazy in whatever backhanded way u want I still work my *kitten* of at the gym and try to eat healthy all the time with slow progress and it still lingers in my mind that maybe I don't have the genetics for it and I'm allowed to say what's in my mind last I checked.
I wasn't calling you lazy. Getting down to body fat levels that are low enough to have abs or even a flat stomach is something very few achieve. It requires patience plust time, and to a degree it requires learning about how to do it effectively (rather than just working harder). Get it out of your mind that you "don't have the genetics for it". I don't "have the genetics for it" and I'm not the only one who has "beat genetics".0 -
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i want to reduce the last inches of stubborn fat that hide abs what i do ?0
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You said your body fat is 24%, but the weight you gave is normal and your ticker says your goal is to lose two pounds. I would suggest that you consider switching to maintenance and focus on strength training. You have age on your side to help you recomposition (meaning you'll stay about the same weight while losing fat and building muscle).0 -
Looking at all the flabby pears in my family, sometimes i think i just don't have the genetics for it
My family carries their weight in their belly. I "don't have the genetics for it" plus I had kids. It's okay to say that the effort required to have a flat stomach or low body fat isn't worth it, but genetics doesn't mean you can never have it.
Here I thought it was okay to say whatever I want in America. My thoughts are legitimate even if you think your wording of everything is perfect. It can be discouraging to have an entire family with no fit people, especially when it's a very large family. So you can call me lazy in whatever backhanded way u want I still work my *kitten* of at the gym and try to eat healthy all the time with slow progress and it still lingers in my mind that maybe I don't have the genetics for it and I'm allowed to say what's in my mind last I checked.
In that case be a rebel - that someone your family can look-up to and say "We can do it. It's possible. She did it".
You may or may not get that chiseled 6 pack ab look but you gotta think outside the box. Take a different route b'coz if plan A doesn't work there are 25 other letters waiting.
And yes it's okay to say whatever one wants in America but it's absolutely OK in America to challenge that opinion.
Good Luck.0 -
That measument is off because I weighed myself with a fitbit scale a month ago because it's at my boyfriends house in the UK. I'm not actually sure how much weight I need to lose to obtain a tight stomach/hips tbh. When I got assessed I had a BFP of around 25%.
You said your body fat is 24%, but the weight you gave is normal and your ticker says your goal is to lose two pounds. I would suggest that you consider switching to maintenance and focus on strength training. You have age on your side to help you recomposition (meaning you'll stay about the same weight while losing fat and building muscle).
I just used my mom's mechanical scale there and it said I was 8.1 stone? I guess that's something! I don't have calipers so I can't say about body fat %.. I have lost some weight around my stomach and hips since I started, but there's still that little bit extra that's really difficult to shift. I thought it was my sugar intake, but from what you and everyone else here says is the main factor of losing fat is caloric deficit, I was gonna give it a shot. I am focusing on strength training but if it's about maintenance then I could try it. I could post a pic, if that would help?
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Looking at all the flabby pears in my family, sometimes i think i just don't have the genetics for it
My family carries their weight in their belly. I "don't have the genetics for it" plus I had kids. It's okay to say that the effort required to have a flat stomach or low body fat isn't worth it, but genetics doesn't mean you can never have it.
Here I thought it was okay to say whatever I want in America. My thoughts are legitimate even if you think your wording of everything is perfect. It can be discouraging to have an entire family with no fit people, especially when it's a very large family. So you can call me lazy in whatever backhanded way u want I still work my *kitten* of at the gym and try to eat healthy all the time with slow progress and it still lingers in my mind that maybe I don't have the genetics for it and I'm allowed to say what's in my mind last I checked.
In that case be a rebel - that someone your family can look-up to and say "We can do it. It's possible. She did it".
You may or may not get that chiseled 6 pack ab look but you gotta think outside the box. Take a different route b'coz if plan A doesn't work there are 25 other letters waiting.
And yes it's okay to say whatever one wants in America but it's absolutely OK in America to challenge that opinion.
Good Luck.
I agree. That's why I'm always posting on here to get new ideas... tips on how to get healthy meals or quick workouts when you work long hours, etc. I was just posting what makes me discouraged just like others do. I didn't say it was impossible with my genetics, i just said i sometimes look at my family and feel that way. Some people have genetics that make it alot easier. The fact that I have to work alot harder can be frustrating. I don't see what's abnormal about that.0 -
Looking at all the flabby pears in my family, sometimes i think i just don't have the genetics for it
My family carries their weight in their belly. I "don't have the genetics for it" plus I had kids. It's okay to say that the effort required to have a flat stomach or low body fat isn't worth it, but genetics doesn't mean you can never have it.
Here I thought it was okay to say whatever I want in America. My thoughts are legitimate even if you think your wording of everything is perfect. It can be discouraging to have an entire family with no fit people, especially when it's a very large family. So you can call me lazy in whatever backhanded way u want I still work my *kitten* of at the gym and try to eat healthy all the time with slow progress and it still lingers in my mind that maybe I don't have the genetics for it and I'm allowed to say what's in my mind last I checked.
In that case be a rebel - that someone your family can look-up to and say "We can do it. It's possible. She did it".
You may or may not get that chiseled 6 pack ab look but you gotta think outside the box. Take a different route b'coz if plan A doesn't work there are 25 other letters waiting.
And yes it's okay to say whatever one wants in America but it's absolutely OK in America to challenge that opinion.
Good Luck.
I agree. That's why I'm always posting on here to get new ideas... tips on how to get healthy meals or quick workouts when you work long hours, etc. I was just posting what makes me discouraged just like others do. I didn't say it was impossible with my genetics, i just said i sometimes look at my family and feel that way. Some people have genetics that make it alot easier. The fact that I have to work alot harder can be frustrating. I don't see what's abnormal about that.
Just for you posting my old pic. I rarely get this pic out. I'm at peace with that person in the pic and it's RIP.
I come from a family that called themselves "big boned, diabetic and cholesterol" and that's why in my original comment I said "be someone your family can look up to" rather than you looking at anyone and adding a reason to why something can't be achieved.
OP, Sorry for hijacking the thread. And now back to "I want a nice stomach."0 -
Looking at all the flabby pears in my family, sometimes i think i just don't have the genetics for it
My family carries their weight in their belly. I "don't have the genetics for it" plus I had kids. It's okay to say that the effort required to have a flat stomach or low body fat isn't worth it, but genetics doesn't mean you can never have it.
Here I thought it was okay to say whatever I want in America. My thoughts are legitimate even if you think your wording of everything is perfect. It can be discouraging to have an entire family with no fit people, especially when it's a very large family. So you can call me lazy in whatever backhanded way u want I still work my *kitten* of at the gym and try to eat healthy all the time with slow progress and it still lingers in my mind that maybe I don't have the genetics for it and I'm allowed to say what's in my mind last I checked.
In that case be a rebel - that someone your family can look-up to and say "We can do it. It's possible. She did it".
You may or may not get that chiseled 6 pack ab look but you gotta think outside the box. Take a different route b'coz if plan A doesn't work there are 25 other letters waiting.
And yes it's okay to say whatever one wants in America but it's absolutely OK in America to challenge that opinion.
Good Luck.
I agree. That's why I'm always posting on here to get new ideas... tips on how to get healthy meals or quick workouts when you work long hours, etc. I was just posting what makes me discouraged just like others do. I didn't say it was impossible with my genetics, i just said i sometimes look at my family and feel that way. Some people have genetics that make it alot easier. The fact that I have to work alot harder can be frustrating. I don't see what's abnormal about that.
Genetics are a factor, I am not denying that, but how do you know someone has genetics that make it 'a lot easier'? That's a big assumption when you do not know people's circumstances. Seeing the current avi of the poster above -would you think they had 'good genetics' or would not have to work really really hard to get to a low body fat?
We all have our personal challenges along the way - I do not think anyone (or at least most) have it easy. We just need to take them on board and forge ahead in the best way we can.0 -
Looking at all the flabby pears in my family, sometimes i think i just don't have the genetics for it
My family carries their weight in their belly. I "don't have the genetics for it" plus I had kids. It's okay to say that the effort required to have a flat stomach or low body fat isn't worth it, but genetics doesn't mean you can never have it.
Here I thought it was okay to say whatever I want in America. My thoughts are legitimate even if you think your wording of everything is perfect. It can be discouraging to have an entire family with no fit people, especially when it's a very large family. So you can call me lazy in whatever backhanded way u want I still work my *kitten* of at the gym and try to eat healthy all the time with slow progress and it still lingers in my mind that maybe I don't have the genetics for it and I'm allowed to say what's in my mind last I checked.
And they are allowed to voice their opinions or corrections as they want to. And you took what was said way too personally, not to mention inserted insult where there absolutely was none. :indifferent:0 -
PikaKnight wrote: »Looking at all the flabby pears in my family, sometimes i think i just don't have the genetics for it
My family carries their weight in their belly. I "don't have the genetics for it" plus I had kids. It's okay to say that the effort required to have a flat stomach or low body fat isn't worth it, but genetics doesn't mean you can never have it.
Here I thought it was okay to say whatever I want in America. My thoughts are legitimate even if you think your wording of everything is perfect. It can be discouraging to have an entire family with no fit people, especially when it's a very large family. So you can call me lazy in whatever backhanded way u want I still work my *kitten* of at the gym and try to eat healthy all the time with slow progress and it still lingers in my mind that maybe I don't have the genetics for it and I'm allowed to say what's in my mind last I checked.
And they are allowed to voice their opinions or corrections as they want to. And you took what was said way too personally, not to mention inserted insult where there absolutely was none. :indifferent:
Well at least you'll know, and be fine with I'm sure, why a lot of newbies get uncomfortable and leave. You cant even post that you feel discouraged or people will jump down your throat about how it's not ok to have those thoughts and u have to think like all the perfect fitness people who have the correct thoughts and you're not even allowed to take that a certain, way, u have to be told how to feel about posts too
Not that I'm new. i know i just have to try and focus on the positive and encouraging responses.0 -
PikaKnight wrote: »Looking at all the flabby pears in my family, sometimes i think i just don't have the genetics for it
My family carries their weight in their belly. I "don't have the genetics for it" plus I had kids. It's okay to say that the effort required to have a flat stomach or low body fat isn't worth it, but genetics doesn't mean you can never have it.
Here I thought it was okay to say whatever I want in America. My thoughts are legitimate even if you think your wording of everything is perfect. It can be discouraging to have an entire family with no fit people, especially when it's a very large family. So you can call me lazy in whatever backhanded way u want I still work my *kitten* of at the gym and try to eat healthy all the time with slow progress and it still lingers in my mind that maybe I don't have the genetics for it and I'm allowed to say what's in my mind last I checked.
And they are allowed to voice their opinions or corrections as they want to. And you took what was said way too personally, not to mention inserted insult where there absolutely was none. :indifferent:
Well at least you'll know, and be fine with I'm sure, why a lot of newbies get uncomfortable and leave. You cant even post that you feel discouraged or people will jump down your throat about how it's not ok to have those thoughts and u have to think like all the perfect fitness people who have the correct thoughts and you're not even allowed to take that a certain, way, u have to be told how to feel about posts too
Not that I'm new. i know i just have to try and focus on the positive and encouraging responses.
No one jumped down your throat because you felt discouraged. They simply pointed out the flawed thinking in regards to your genetics comment. And that should be something you or any newbie should appreciate because it helps to know that some old ways of thinking are incorrect. (Old ways of thinking meaning that you can't overcome certain genetic issues, especially in regards to weight/body fat %).0 -
Looking at all the flabby pears in my family, sometimes i think i just don't have the genetics for it
My family carries their weight in their belly. I "don't have the genetics for it" plus I had kids. It's okay to say that the effort required to have a flat stomach or low body fat isn't worth it, but genetics doesn't mean you can never have it.
Here I thought it was okay to say whatever I want in America. My thoughts are legitimate even if you think your wording of everything is perfect. It can be discouraging to have an entire family with no fit people, especially when it's a very large family. So you can call me lazy in whatever backhanded way u want I still work my *kitten* of at the gym and try to eat healthy all the time with slow progress and it still lingers in my mind that maybe I don't have the genetics for it and I'm allowed to say what's in my mind last I checked.
In that case be a rebel - that someone your family can look-up to and say "We can do it. It's possible. She did it".
You may or may not get that chiseled 6 pack ab look but you gotta think outside the box. Take a different route b'coz if plan A doesn't work there are 25 other letters waiting.
And yes it's okay to say whatever one wants in America but it's absolutely OK in America to challenge that opinion.
Good Luck.
I agree. That's why I'm always posting on here to get new ideas... tips on how to get healthy meals or quick workouts when you work long hours, etc. I was just posting what makes me discouraged just like others do. I didn't say it was impossible with my genetics, i just said i sometimes look at my family and feel that way. Some people have genetics that make it alot easier. The fact that I have to work alot harder can be frustrating. I don't see what's abnormal about that.
Genetics are a factor, I am not denying that, but how do you know someone has genetics that make it 'a lot easier'? That's a big assumption when you do not know people's circumstances. Seeing the current avi of the poster above -would you think they had 'good genetics' or would not have to work really really hard to get to a low body fat?
We all have our personal challenges along the way - I do not think anyone (or at least most) have it easy. We just need to take them on board and forge ahead in the best way we can.
Generally I'm referring to the people who eat like crazy and don't work out but dont gaimLooking at all the flabby pears in my family, sometimes i think i just don't have the genetics for it
My family carries their weight in their belly. I "don't have the genetics for it" plus I had kids. It's okay to say that the effort required to have a flat stomach or low body fat isn't worth it, but genetics doesn't mean you can never have it.
Here I thought it was okay to say whatever I want in America. My thoughts are legitimate even if you think your wording of everything is perfect. It can be discouraging to have an entire family with no fit people, especially when it's a very large family. So you can call me lazy in whatever backhanded way u want I still work my *kitten* of at the gym and try to eat healthy all the time with slow progress and it still lingers in my mind that maybe I don't have the genetics for it and I'm allowed to say what's in my mind last I checked.
In that case be a rebel - that someone your family can look-up to and say "We can do it. It's possible. She did it".
You may or may not get that chiseled 6 pack ab look but you gotta think outside the box. Take a different route b'coz if plan A doesn't work there are 25 other letters waiting.
And yes it's okay to say whatever one wants in America but it's absolutely OK in America to challenge that opinion.
Good Luck.
I agree. That's why I'm always posting on here to get new ideas... tips on how to get healthy meals or quick workouts when you work long hours, etc. I was just posting what makes me discouraged just like others do. I didn't say it was impossible with my genetics, i just said i sometimes look at my family and feel that way. Some people have genetics that make it alot easier. The fact that I have to work alot harder can be frustrating. I don't see what's abnormal about that.
Genetics are a factor, I am not denying that, but how do you know someone has genetics that make it 'a lot easier'? That's a big assumption when you do not know people's circumstances. Seeing the current avi of the poster above -would you think they had 'good genetics' or would not have to work really really hard to get to a low body fat?
We all have our personal challenges along the way - I do not think anyone (or at least most) have it easy. We just need to take them on board and forge ahead in the best way we can.
I certainly don't think all people who are thin have it easy. Generally I'm referring to people who eat junk all the time and don't exercise AT ALL and have thin parents and they're thin, though often I see it catches up with them. a girl was talking to me in the locker room this weekend. Literally tiny, like 5 '1, size zero. she had to skip her work out to meet some friends and I told her I didn't think she needed it so it was okay. And she said she works out 7 days a week, and that her friends always say they don't notice a difference because she's always been skinny all her life, but she says now she's starting to have muscle definition and not just be skinny. But then she said she tried meeting with the trainer and she hates them because they push her to work hard and sweat and all of that and she wants to work out at a leisurely pace so that its Fun. I count calories, workout regularly, etc and after a week lose 2 pounds and feel like I'm working harder and harder not having fun, and running on a treadmill or doing TRX or pushups or things using your own body weight or most things are super hard when you're over 250 pounds. So theres certain specific people that i think have it easier than me in terms of genetics. I realize that's like but doesn't make me any less frustrated to say that's life.0 -
Looking at all the flabby pears in my family, sometimes i think i just don't have the genetics for it
My family carries their weight in their belly. I "don't have the genetics for it" plus I had kids. It's okay to say that the effort required to have a flat stomach or low body fat isn't worth it, but genetics doesn't mean you can never have it.
Here I thought it was okay to say whatever I want in America. My thoughts are legitimate even if you think your wording of everything is perfect. It can be discouraging to have an entire family with no fit people, especially when it's a very large family. So you can call me lazy in whatever backhanded way u want I still work my *kitten* of at the gym and try to eat healthy all the time with slow progress and it still lingers in my mind that maybe I don't have the genetics for it and I'm allowed to say what's in my mind last I checked.
In that case be a rebel - that someone your family can look-up to and say "We can do it. It's possible. She did it".
You may or may not get that chiseled 6 pack ab look but you gotta think outside the box. Take a different route b'coz if plan A doesn't work there are 25 other letters waiting.
And yes it's okay to say whatever one wants in America but it's absolutely OK in America to challenge that opinion.
Good Luck.
I agree. That's why I'm always posting on here to get new ideas... tips on how to get healthy meals or quick workouts when you work long hours, etc. I was just posting what makes me discouraged just like others do. I didn't say it was impossible with my genetics, i just said i sometimes look at my family and feel that way. Some people have genetics that make it alot easier. The fact that I have to work alot harder can be frustrating. I don't see what's abnormal about that.
Genetics are a factor, I am not denying that, but how do you know someone has genetics that make it 'a lot easier'? That's a big assumption when you do not know people's circumstances. Seeing the current avi of the poster above -would you think they had 'good genetics' or would not have to work really really hard to get to a low body fat?
We all have our personal challenges along the way - I do not think anyone (or at least most) have it easy. We just need to take them on board and forge ahead in the best way we can.
Generally I'm referring to the people who eat like crazy and don't work out but dont gaimLooking at all the flabby pears in my family, sometimes i think i just don't have the genetics for it
My family carries their weight in their belly. I "don't have the genetics for it" plus I had kids. It's okay to say that the effort required to have a flat stomach or low body fat isn't worth it, but genetics doesn't mean you can never have it.
Here I thought it was okay to say whatever I want in America. My thoughts are legitimate even if you think your wording of everything is perfect. It can be discouraging to have an entire family with no fit people, especially when it's a very large family. So you can call me lazy in whatever backhanded way u want I still work my *kitten* of at the gym and try to eat healthy all the time with slow progress and it still lingers in my mind that maybe I don't have the genetics for it and I'm allowed to say what's in my mind last I checked.
In that case be a rebel - that someone your family can look-up to and say "We can do it. It's possible. She did it".
You may or may not get that chiseled 6 pack ab look but you gotta think outside the box. Take a different route b'coz if plan A doesn't work there are 25 other letters waiting.
And yes it's okay to say whatever one wants in America but it's absolutely OK in America to challenge that opinion.
Good Luck.
I agree. That's why I'm always posting on here to get new ideas... tips on how to get healthy meals or quick workouts when you work long hours, etc. I was just posting what makes me discouraged just like others do. I didn't say it was impossible with my genetics, i just said i sometimes look at my family and feel that way. Some people have genetics that make it alot easier. The fact that I have to work alot harder can be frustrating. I don't see what's abnormal about that.
Genetics are a factor, I am not denying that, but how do you know someone has genetics that make it 'a lot easier'? That's a big assumption when you do not know people's circumstances. Seeing the current avi of the poster above -would you think they had 'good genetics' or would not have to work really really hard to get to a low body fat?
We all have our personal challenges along the way - I do not think anyone (or at least most) have it easy. We just need to take them on board and forge ahead in the best way we can.
I certainly don't think all people who are thin have it easy. Generally I'm referring to people who eat junk all the time and don't exercise AT ALL and have thin parents and they're thin, though often I see it catches up with them. a girl was talking to me in the locker room this weekend. Literally tiny, like 5 '1, size zero. she had to skip her work out to meet some friends and I told her I didn't think she needed it so it was okay. And she said she works out 7 days a week, and that her friends always say they don't notice a difference because she's always been skinny all her life, but she says now she's starting to have muscle definition and not just be skinny. But then she said she tried meeting with the trainer and she hates them because they push her to work hard and sweat and all of that and she wants to work out at a leisurely pace so that its Fun. I count calories, workout regularly, etc and after a week lose 2 pounds and feel like I'm working harder and harder not having fun, and running on a treadmill or doing TRX or pushups or things using your own body weight or most things are super hard when you're over 250 pounds. So theres certain specific people that i think have it easier than me in terms of genetics. I realize that's like but doesn't make me any less frustrated to say that's life.
More often than not, those people who "eat like crazy" just simply don't eat like crazy.0 -
stevencloser wrote: »Looking at all the flabby pears in my family, sometimes i think i just don't have the genetics for it
My family carries their weight in their belly. I "don't have the genetics for it" plus I had kids. It's okay to say that the effort required to have a flat stomach or low body fat isn't worth it, but genetics doesn't mean you can never have it.
Here I thought it was okay to say whatever I want in America. My thoughts are legitimate even if you think your wording of everything is perfect. It can be discouraging to have an entire family with no fit people, especially when it's a very large family. So you can call me lazy in whatever backhanded way u want I still work my *kitten* of at the gym and try to eat healthy all the time with slow progress and it still lingers in my mind that maybe I don't have the genetics for it and I'm allowed to say what's in my mind last I checked.
In that case be a rebel - that someone your family can look-up to and say "We can do it. It's possible. She did it".
You may or may not get that chiseled 6 pack ab look but you gotta think outside the box. Take a different route b'coz if plan A doesn't work there are 25 other letters waiting.
And yes it's okay to say whatever one wants in America but it's absolutely OK in America to challenge that opinion.
Good Luck.
I agree. That's why I'm always posting on here to get new ideas... tips on how to get healthy meals or quick workouts when you work long hours, etc. I was just posting what makes me discouraged just like others do. I didn't say it was impossible with my genetics, i just said i sometimes look at my family and feel that way. Some people have genetics that make it alot easier. The fact that I have to work alot harder can be frustrating. I don't see what's abnormal about that.
Genetics are a factor, I am not denying that, but how do you know someone has genetics that make it 'a lot easier'? That's a big assumption when you do not know people's circumstances. Seeing the current avi of the poster above -would you think they had 'good genetics' or would not have to work really really hard to get to a low body fat?
We all have our personal challenges along the way - I do not think anyone (or at least most) have it easy. We just need to take them on board and forge ahead in the best way we can.
Generally I'm referring to the people who eat like crazy and don't work out but dont gaimLooking at all the flabby pears in my family, sometimes i think i just don't have the genetics for it
My family carries their weight in their belly. I "don't have the genetics for it" plus I had kids. It's okay to say that the effort required to have a flat stomach or low body fat isn't worth it, but genetics doesn't mean you can never have it.
Here I thought it was okay to say whatever I want in America. My thoughts are legitimate even if you think your wording of everything is perfect. It can be discouraging to have an entire family with no fit people, especially when it's a very large family. So you can call me lazy in whatever backhanded way u want I still work my *kitten* of at the gym and try to eat healthy all the time with slow progress and it still lingers in my mind that maybe I don't have the genetics for it and I'm allowed to say what's in my mind last I checked.
In that case be a rebel - that someone your family can look-up to and say "We can do it. It's possible. She did it".
You may or may not get that chiseled 6 pack ab look but you gotta think outside the box. Take a different route b'coz if plan A doesn't work there are 25 other letters waiting.
And yes it's okay to say whatever one wants in America but it's absolutely OK in America to challenge that opinion.
Good Luck.
I agree. That's why I'm always posting on here to get new ideas... tips on how to get healthy meals or quick workouts when you work long hours, etc. I was just posting what makes me discouraged just like others do. I didn't say it was impossible with my genetics, i just said i sometimes look at my family and feel that way. Some people have genetics that make it alot easier. The fact that I have to work alot harder can be frustrating. I don't see what's abnormal about that.
Genetics are a factor, I am not denying that, but how do you know someone has genetics that make it 'a lot easier'? That's a big assumption when you do not know people's circumstances. Seeing the current avi of the poster above -would you think they had 'good genetics' or would not have to work really really hard to get to a low body fat?
We all have our personal challenges along the way - I do not think anyone (or at least most) have it easy. We just need to take them on board and forge ahead in the best way we can.
I certainly don't think all people who are thin have it easy. Generally I'm referring to people who eat junk all the time and don't exercise AT ALL and have thin parents and they're thin, though often I see it catches up with them. a girl was talking to me in the locker room this weekend. Literally tiny, like 5 '1, size zero. she had to skip her work out to meet some friends and I told her I didn't think she needed it so it was okay. And she said she works out 7 days a week, and that her friends always say they don't notice a difference because she's always been skinny all her life, but she says now she's starting to have muscle definition and not just be skinny. But then she said she tried meeting with the trainer and she hates them because they push her to work hard and sweat and all of that and she wants to work out at a leisurely pace so that its Fun. I count calories, workout regularly, etc and after a week lose 2 pounds and feel like I'm working harder and harder not having fun, and running on a treadmill or doing TRX or pushups or things using your own body weight or most things are super hard when you're over 250 pounds. So theres certain specific people that i think have it easier than me in terms of genetics. I realize that's like but doesn't make me any less frustrated to say that's life.
More often than not, those people who "eat like crazy" just simply don't eat like crazy.
Agreed, you may see them eat like crazy but im sure they dont do it all the time even if they tell you they do.0
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