How can I excerpts eyitayo loose weight without gaining muscle
Kelechi98
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I'm trying to loose fat weight, without converting it to muscle. I'm trying to look skinnier not thicker??
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Fortunately for you, converting fat to muscle is impossible. Eat in a caloric deficit and you'll be on your way to meeting your goal.0
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If you are in a calorie deficit you will lose fat and muscle.. I'm curious why you don't want to build some muscle?0
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I'm trying to loose fat weight, without converting it to muscle. I'm trying to look skinnier not thicker??
Fat does not get converted to muscle. Eating at a deficit (to lose weight) makes it highly unlikely you will be adding any muscle.
Strength training (while losing) help you keep EXISTING lean muscle. Fat is jiggly and soft, muscle is compact and firm. You want to keep the compact part.
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Well, the good news for you is that you don't convert fat to muscle...I wish that were possible though...I'd be *kitten* jacked!0
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^ THIS!0
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First of all, I love you all for replying!0
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CasperNaegle wrote: »If you are in a calorie deficit you will lose fat and muscle.. I'm curious why you don't want to build some muscle?
I don't want to look like muscular. I know there are some people who are really fit but still have like thick bodies, and I'm trying to avoid that. So I was wondering if that was as a result of fat being converted.
Apparently I was wrong! Thankyou!
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CasperNaegle wrote: »If you are in a calorie deficit you will lose fat and muscle.. I'm curious why you don't want to build some muscle?
I don't want to look like muscular. I know there are some people who are really fit but still have like thick bodies, and I'm trying to avoid that. So I was wondering if that was as a result of fat being converted.
Apparently I was wrong! Thankyou!
1 - they have genetics that result in that look with proper training
2 - they are actively working to achieve that look...it doesn't happen accidentally
3 - they are genetically predisposed to having that kind of body...a larger frame with a more muscular build
4 - genetics play a huge role
5 - did I mention genetics?
Just cut and lift...nothing bad is going to happen...0 -
CasperNaegle wrote: »If you are in a calorie deficit you will lose fat and muscle.. I'm curious why you don't want to build some muscle?
I don't want to look like muscular. I know there are some people who are really fit but still have like thick bodies, and I'm trying to avoid that. So I was wondering if that was as a result of fat being converted.
Apparently I was wrong! Thankyou!
Checks body
Nope
No thickness just curves
Cos that's what lifting heavy *kitten* weights does...well that and make you look awesome in gym gear of course
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I wish a couple training sessions could almost magically make me grow more shoulders or whatever it is I want lol so don't worry...it takes a lot of effort to gain significant muscle size. But weight training will actually make you look leaner, smaller, and more compact. You sound like a beginner so I'd definitely get some help and pointers from a trainer0
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Thank you all!0
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Oh and is cardio good exercise for loosing weight? Or just lifting?0
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1. How close are you to normal weight now?
2. Have you bought a food scale and started diarizing your food? That's step one.
3. Eat to the recommended calories on MFP and you will lose weight.
4. Exercise is good for health and energy but doesn't directly help you lose weight. A twenty minute cardio workout earns you about one cookie. Do exercise that you enjoy. Anything.0 -
1. How close are you to normal weight now?
2. Have you bought a food scale and started diarizing your food? That's step one.
3. Eat to the recommended calories on MFP and you will lose weight.
4. Exercise is good for health and energy but doesn't directly help you lose weight. A twenty minute cardio workout earns you about one cookie. Do exercise that you enjoy. Anything.
Oh wow! So exercise is just for strength? So I just literally have to not eat, to loose weight..
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1. How close are you to normal weight now?
2. Have you bought a food scale and started diarizing your food? That's step one.
3. Eat to the recommended calories on MFP and you will lose weight.
4. Exercise is good for health and energy but doesn't directly help you lose weight. A twenty minute cardio workout earns you about one cookie. Do exercise that you enjoy. Anything.
Oh wow! So exercise is just for strength? So I just literally have to not eat, to loose weight..
Oh for goodness sake, no one is going to tell you to not eat, and if you think that is the proper way to do it, you are woefully uneducated. Not eating is a good way to get sick and die.0 -
1. How close are you to normal weight now?
2. Have you bought a food scale and started diarizing your food? That's step one.
3. Eat to the recommended calories on MFP and you will lose weight.
4. Exercise is good for health and energy but doesn't directly help you lose weight. A twenty minute cardio workout earns you about one cookie. Do exercise that you enjoy. Anything.
My BMI is 16.8. But don't let that deceive you. I have like flabby thighs, which is what I'm trying to loose.
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1. How close are you to normal weight now?
2. Have you bought a food scale and started diarizing your food? That's step one.
3. Eat to the recommended calories on MFP and you will lose weight.
4. Exercise is good for health and energy but doesn't directly help you lose weight. A twenty minute cardio workout earns you about one cookie. Do exercise that you enjoy. Anything.
My BMI is 16.8. But don't let that deceive you. I have like flabby thighs, which is what I'm trying to loose.
How old are you? Just so I know whether to tell you to speak to an adult, or a professional.0 -
1. How close are you to normal weight now?
2. Have you bought a food scale and started diarizing your food? That's step one.
3. Eat to the recommended calories on MFP and you will lose weight.
4. Exercise is good for health and energy but doesn't directly help you lose weight. A twenty minute cardio workout earns you about one cookie. Do exercise that you enjoy. Anything.
My BMI is 16.8. But don't let that deceive you. I have like flabby thighs, which is what I'm trying to loose.
Underweight and perceived flabby (usually not really flabby but a distorted view from my experience) is usually the result of no muscle mass.
16.8 BMI and wanting to "not eat" to lose more weight is far from a healthy approach.0 -
1. How close are you to normal weight now?
2. Have you bought a food scale and started diarizing your food? That's step one.
3. Eat to the recommended calories on MFP and you will lose weight.
4. Exercise is good for health and energy but doesn't directly help you lose weight. A twenty minute cardio workout earns you about one cookie. Do exercise that you enjoy. Anything.
My BMI is 16.8. But don't let that deceive you. I have like flabby thighs, which is what I'm trying to loose.
If your BMI is that low, the way to lose flabby thighs is by heavy weight work. Muscle isn't flabby; it's what gives you sexy looking legs.0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »1. How close are you to normal weight now?
2. Have you bought a food scale and started diarizing your food? That's step one.
3. Eat to the recommended calories on MFP and you will lose weight.
4. Exercise is good for health and energy but doesn't directly help you lose weight. A twenty minute cardio workout earns you about one cookie. Do exercise that you enjoy. Anything.
Oh wow! So exercise is just for strength? So I just literally have to not eat, to loose weight..
Oh for goodness sake, no one is going to tell you to not eat, and if you think that is the proper way to do it, you are woefully uneducated. Not eating is a good way to get sick and die.
I know that can't be the right way, which is why it's surprising .
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Alatariel75 wrote: »1. How close are you to normal weight now?
2. Have you bought a food scale and started diarizing your food? That's step one.
3. Eat to the recommended calories on MFP and you will lose weight.
4. Exercise is good for health and energy but doesn't directly help you lose weight. A twenty minute cardio workout earns you about one cookie. Do exercise that you enjoy. Anything.
My BMI is 16.8. But don't let that deceive you. I have like flabby thighs, which is what I'm trying to loose.
How old are you? Just so I know whether to tell you to speak to an adult, or a professional.
18
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Alatariel75 wrote: »1. How close are you to normal weight now?
2. Have you bought a food scale and started diarizing your food? That's step one.
3. Eat to the recommended calories on MFP and you will lose weight.
4. Exercise is good for health and energy but doesn't directly help you lose weight. A twenty minute cardio workout earns you about one cookie. Do exercise that you enjoy. Anything.
My BMI is 16.8. But don't let that deceive you. I have like flabby thighs, which is what I'm trying to loose.
How old are you? Just so I know whether to tell you to speak to an adult, or a professional.
I haven't really started anything yet. I'm just researching
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1. How close are you to normal weight now?
2. Have you bought a food scale and started diarizing your food? That's step one.
3. Eat to the recommended calories on MFP and you will lose weight.
4. Exercise is good for health and energy but doesn't directly help you lose weight. A twenty minute cardio workout earns you about one cookie. Do exercise that you enjoy. Anything.
My BMI is 16.8. But don't let that deceive you. I have like flabby thighs, which is what I'm trying to loose.
If your BMI is that low, the way to lose flabby thighs is by heavy weight work. Muscle isn't flabby; it's what gives you sexy looking legs.
Do you know some workouts? I'm particularly good at cardio though
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1. How close are you to normal weight now?
2. Have you bought a food scale and started diarizing your food? That's step one.
3. Eat to the recommended calories on MFP and you will lose weight.
4. Exercise is good for health and energy but doesn't directly help you lose weight. A twenty minute cardio workout earns you about one cookie. Do exercise that you enjoy. Anything.
My BMI is 16.8. But don't let that deceive you. I have like flabby thighs, which is what I'm trying to loose.
If your BMI is that low, the way to lose flabby thighs is by heavy weight work. Muscle isn't flabby; it's what gives you sexy looking legs.
Do you know some workouts? I'm particularly good at cardio though
Cardio and weight loss won't do a thing for your legs, especially with a BMI of 16.8. The only way you're going to get a tighter body is by weight training and eating at a caloric surplus. You're going to have to gain a bit of fat with muscle though. Then after gaining some muscle you can cut again to reveal it. The only other way is liposuction and I'm not recommending that. Looking into The New Rules of Lifting for Women or Starting Strength.0 -
If your BMI is 16.8, it would take a really long, hard time to look thick with muscle. So go on and eat and lift and you'll get some muscle tone that you are looking for. Enjoy!0
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cafeaulait7 wrote: »If your BMI is 16.8, it would take a really long, hard time to look thick with muscle. So go on and eat and lift and you'll get some muscle tone that you are looking for. Enjoy!
OP thinks that loosing weight is going to get rid of the flabbiness. So I am not sure if there is a need to introduce weight training and encourage a calorie surplus to build up the legs, or send him to the high school coach for sprints and stadium run ups for cardio.
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cafeaulait7 wrote: »If your BMI is 16.8, it would take a really long, hard time to look thick with muscle. So go on and eat and lift and you'll get some muscle tone that you are looking for. Enjoy!
I'm not trying to get thick with muscle. I want to be like toned
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cafeaulait7 wrote: »If your BMI is 16.8, it would take a really long, hard time to look thick with muscle. So go on and eat and lift and you'll get some muscle tone that you are looking for. Enjoy!
I'm not trying to get thick with muscle. I want to be like toned
You realise 'toned' is muscle, right? you can't 'tone' fat or bones. No muscle = skin + bones and that can = 'flab' which is just loose skin with nothing underneath. You have to work bloody hard to get 'thick'. It doesn't just happen.0
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