Trying to get to that 8% body fat goal
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skeeder2011
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So here's the deal I just started cutting my calories down to around 1800 and I'm I've lost about 17 lbs in 6 weeks and I'm starting to maintain my new body weight. So how do I get to that 8 % if my body isn't responding to the deficit anymore? Do I cut calories even more? I spent around 2 hours in the gym 5 to six days a week. Any help would be great
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cigarettes can help curb your appetite3
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Many questions:
- What is the reason for the 8% body fat goal? (competition?)
- What are your height and weight?
- How much weight have you lost each week so far?
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Sex, height, weight, and workout routine description, please.0
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Wow that's so little information, it almost feels like baiting3
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Type "lyle macdonald stubborn fat solution" into your favorite search website. Good luck with your goals!2
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I'm a male , 5'10 , 195 lbs. I do a basic workout routine everyday. I'm trying to just get shredded. I like the size I am I just wanna cut down my body fat %.0
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I've lost about 2 lbs a week for about 6 weeks or so and then it went to 1 lbs and now I'm just maintaining the current weight0
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Shorten you lifting sessions to between 1-1 1/2 hours. Start doing sprint intervals. Make sure your macros have you eating a gram of protein per pound of body weight.0
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skeeder2011 wrote: »I've lost about 2 lbs a week for about 6 weeks or so and then it went to 1 lbs and now I'm just maintaining the current weight
When is the last time you got on the scale and were a lower weight than the previous scale visit?
What I'm trying to get at is whether or not you are actually stalling out. If you have not gone 3+ weeks without downward scale movement, you need to be patient. It is normal and to be expected that weight loss slows down after the first several weeks and that it is not linear. Some weeks you lose big. Some weeks you lose small. Some weeks you don't lose at all. And some weeks you might even see a bit of an uptick weight-wise.
Also, realize that staying at 8% year round is not comfortably sustainable for many/most guys.1 -
cigarettes will kill you. most disgusting advice i've ever heard6
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ILoveGingerNut wrote: »cigarettes will kill you. most disgusting advice i've ever heard
we all have our own way of reaching our goals. please dont shame others' methods5 -
lung cancer causes weight loss amongst the other things. but a method that leads to death shouldn't be advised i'm afraid. didn't mean to shame you.2
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What is your current body fat percentage?0
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Rage_Phish wrote: »ILoveGingerNut wrote: »cigarettes will kill you. most disgusting advice i've ever heard
we all have our own way of reaching our goals. please dont shame others' methods
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Rage_Phish wrote: »ILoveGingerNut wrote: »cigarettes will kill you. most disgusting advice i've ever heard
we all have our own way of reaching our goals. please dont shame others' methods
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
i was gonna mention cocaine as well as its an excellent stimulant and appetite suppressor, but i wasnt sure if the site allowed that1 -
ILoveGingerNut wrote: »lung cancer causes weight loss amongst the other things. but a method that leads to death shouldn't be advised i'm afraid. didn't mean to shame you.
life leads to death3 -
It's been about 2 weeks in the neutral zone and I'm around 15% body fat right now I was at 19%0
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Rage_Phish wrote: »cigarettes can help curb your appetite
Stupid advice.3 -
Does anybody realize @Rage_Phish is just doing some good old fashioned trolling? lol13
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skeeder2011 wrote: »It's been about 2 weeks in the neutral zone and I'm around 15% body fat right now I was at 19%
It's going to be really slow...you're at a healthy BF% as is...it's just going to be really friggin' slow.
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