Question about large weight loss

Awesome success!! You look great!!

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1

As we lose weight our bodies use a mixture of fat and lean tissue for energy to fill the energy needs that aren't supplied through food intake. If we diet only or diet and do cardio we will lose muscle. If you diet and do some form of resistance training you'll lose less muscle than you would on diet alone.

Based on the pictures you are relatively tall, but the weight suggests you are still in the overweight category of BMI. The link above (so you want a nice stomach) is going to tell you to add resistance training. Having a leaner stomach comes from low body fat and adequate lean mass. Work on lowering your body fat more and work towards adding some muscle.

You've done great so far and should be very proud!

lilatta75 wrote: »

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

How tall are you? 168 on 5'4" is likely belly fat, so stay on the program. 168 on 5'8" is probably just loose skin. Oh, and stay on the program. Congratulations, hotness.

I believe I'm somewhere between 5'5" and 5'6"

And my moms been convinced it's not fat it's excess skin. Thus the question as I kinda feel it isn't all just excess skin and some fat.


And tyvm everyone for your kind words! *^^*

I went from 265 to 150 (I'm 5'9"). I have loose skin, but the skin feels papery when pinched between fingers (almost like how the skin on the back of your hand feels) and hangs different compared to when I still had fat there.

usmcmp wrote: »

lilatta75 wrote: »

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

How tall are you? 168 on 5'4" is likely belly fat, so stay on the program. 168 on 5'8" is probably just loose skin. Oh, and stay on the program. Congratulations, hotness.

I believe I'm somewhere between 5'5" and 5'6"

And my moms been convinced it's not fat it's excess skin. Thus the question as I kinda feel it isn't all just excess skin and some fat.


And tyvm everyone for your kind words! *^^*

I went from 265 to 150 (I'm 5'9"). I have loose skin, but the skin feels papery when pinched between fingers (almost like how the skin on the back of your hand feels) and hangs different compared to when I still had fat there.

I think this was a good example . Seems like you would be able to feel the difference between loose skin and fat. Loose skin should look and feel thin.

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

How tall are you? 168 on 5'4" is likely belly fat, so stay on the program. 168 on 5'8" is probably just loose skin. Oh, and stay on the program. Congratulations, hotness.

Also this statement is not always true, I'm 5.5'5 and at 168 pounds I'm about 7/8 without stomach fat, I can prove one day soon lol. Just saying not everyone holds weight the same.


Anyway OP, I just wanna say congrats and maybe strength training wil help if it's truly fat. Strength training may also help with the appearance of loose skin some, from what I'm told. Either way you rock

leejoyce31 wrote: »

usmcmp wrote: »

As we lose weight our bodies use a mixture of fat and lean tissue for energy to fill the energy needs that aren't supplied through food intake. If we diet only or diet and do cardio we will lose muscle. If you diet and do some form of resistance training you'll lose less muscle than you would on diet alone.

Based on the pictures you are relatively tall, but the weight suggests you are still in the overweight category of BMI. The link above (so you want a nice stomach) is going to tell you to add resistance training. Having a leaner stomach comes from low body fat and adequate lean mass. Work on lowering your body fat more and work towards adding some muscle.

You've done great so far and should be very proud!

I don't trust BMI. She doesn't look overweight to me.

She's wearing a jacket and pants. For the general population BMI is a decent measure of approximate body composition. The exceptions are people who work physically demanding jobs or who lift, and people who were athletes most their lives. When my weight is in the obese range of the BMI scale I still have athletic body fat percent due to lifting. The OP hasn't done any exercise, so I am very confident that her body fat is not within a fit level.