Stomach fat?
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JanetReyna wrote: »
1. Count calories as honestly as possible, eating normally for 1-2 weeks.JanetReyna wrote: »@JanetReyna - You remind me of a friend of mine I've mentioned here before. He spent two years at ~255lbs telling me all the reasons he could never lose weight/gain muscle. Today it's been roughly two years since he actually got busy (all the suggestions I gave him I got from the folks here) and today, at about 176lbs, he's looking an awful lot like some of the guys you see on Men's Fitness covers.
Myself, if it helps at all, my belly fat is always the last to go. I've got decent arms, legs, shoulders back and chest, but there's this damn little pouch hanging off my belly ....
6 or so more lbs to go...
Look at it this way. No one here started off where they wanted to be. All had to start, and work for it, and take a look at some of their avatars. They did it. You can too. Less thinking. More measuring and lifting.
What suggestions did toy give him?
2. Figure out his TDEE (easy to google calculators out there)
3. Start with a 2-300 calorie deficit and don't worry about macros at first.
4. Choose a lifting program and lift - he started with 5x5 and now does all AthleanX, various programs.
Over that twoish years he has had to adjust periodically, like his first major plateau at about 40lbs down. He actually began to lose weight again when he upped his calories to around 2100 a day.
I'm not certain of his exact numbers, but the point is he lifted, ate enough to maintain what muscle he could on a deficit, and was willing to be patient.
Pretty much what the folks here are saying. I think if you do the above, after a month or three you'll be asking yourself why you waited. Give it a go, you can do it.
I just think it’s too much calorie counting makes me stress out. AGH. Honestly I wish I could just have plastic surgery and be done with it lol. This is a lot harder than I thought to be honest.
It's not that bad to be honest about it. With the phone app it takes seconds to enter something, and if you begin prepping meals ahead of time you can set up days worth of lunches and dinners within an hour on Sunday, then enter the meals ahead of time to save the trouble during the week.
And quiksylver296 is laying some tough love on you. One of my buddies most common statements these days is why did he wait so long....
Once you get over that hump and just do it, you'll be asking the same thing. Again, you can do this, just got to get yourself kick-started.
Edit: The plastic surgery - please don't. My sister in law did that, but never learned healthier eating and fitness habits. She's big again. Really big.
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JanetReyna wrote: »Yes,TavistockToad wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »Is it necessary to follow a program? I am it trying to bulk what I want is to lose the weight.
I would highly recommend following a program to ensure optimal progression and balance. Bulking or losing comes down to your intake. You want to be lifting as you lose especially to preserve muscle.
What program is there to follow?
I personally started with Stronglifts 5X5. Five lifts to learn, a free app that lays out your training days, lifts and weights for you, and only three days a week! Love, love, loved it!quiksylver296 wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »Is it necessary to follow a program? I am it trying to bulk what I want is to lose the weight.
I would highly recommend following a program to ensure optimal progression and balance. Bulking or losing comes down to your intake. You want to be lifting as you lose especially to preserve muscle.
What program is there to follow?
I personally started with Stronglifts 5X5. Five lifts to learn, a free app that lays out your training days, lifts and weights for you, and only three days a week! Love, love, loved it!
I’m just so naive to all of this, then I have a cardio class in the afternoon that’s 45 min long. What I strive for is to lose the weight and maintain my muscle because I don’t wanna be skinny fat. The thing is I’m fat from my upper body and kind of skinny from my lower body. So I wanna built up to have the ilusión of an hourglass but I can’t build right now since first I need to cut. I find this so complicated I swear. I am a failure at the always.
Go check out stronglifts.com. It is really simple.
It doesn’t sound simple to me
You think the way I’m doing it is not good?
You've said yourself you aren't getting the results you want...
Yes, but I’m not in a calorie deficit, like I don’t track my calories and some days I eat so many junk. I do 205 on hip thrusts and 290 on leg press. I don’t wanna do a beginners because I feel I will lose all the strength I have gained and I don’t see none of those programs doing hip thrusts
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cwolfman13 wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »Yes,TavistockToad wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »Is it necessary to follow a program? I am it trying to bulk what I want is to lose the weight.
I would highly recommend following a program to ensure optimal progression and balance. Bulking or losing comes down to your intake. You want to be lifting as you lose especially to preserve muscle.
What program is there to follow?
I personally started with Stronglifts 5X5. Five lifts to learn, a free app that lays out your training days, lifts and weights for you, and only three days a week! Love, love, loved it!quiksylver296 wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »Is it necessary to follow a program? I am it trying to bulk what I want is to lose the weight.
I would highly recommend following a program to ensure optimal progression and balance. Bulking or losing comes down to your intake. You want to be lifting as you lose especially to preserve muscle.
What program is there to follow?
I personally started with Stronglifts 5X5. Five lifts to learn, a free app that lays out your training days, lifts and weights for you, and only three days a week! Love, love, loved it!
I’m just so naive to all of this, then I have a cardio class in the afternoon that’s 45 min long. What I strive for is to lose the weight and maintain my muscle because I don’t wanna be skinny fat. The thing is I’m fat from my upper body and kind of skinny from my lower body. So I wanna built up to have the ilusión of an hourglass but I can’t build right now since first I need to cut. I find this so complicated I swear. I am a failure at the always.
Go check out stronglifts.com. It is really simple.
It doesn’t sound simple to me You think the way I’m doing it is not good?
You've said yourself you aren't getting the results you want...
Yes, but I’m not in a calorie deficit, like I don’t track my calories and some days I eat so many junk. I do 205 on hip thrusts and 290 on leg press. I don’t wanna do a beginners because I feel I will lose all the strength I have gained and I don’t see none of those programs doing hip thrusts
Strong Curves
Starting a program, like Strong Curves, will not be a step back from what you're already doing; quite the opposite. It's not about how much weight you're pushing, it's about a progressive program that keeps you moving forward and hits all your muscles.
Strong Curves main lift is hip thrusts.
https://www.womensfitnesshq.com/31-things-to-know-about-strong-curves-by-bret-contreras/2 -
JanetReyna wrote: »
1. Count calories as honestly as possible, eating normally for 1-2 weeks.JanetReyna wrote: »@JanetReyna - You remind me of a friend of mine I've mentioned here before. He spent two years at ~255lbs telling me all the reasons he could never lose weight/gain muscle. Today it's been roughly two years since he actually got busy (all the suggestions I gave him I got from the folks here) and today, at about 176lbs, he's looking an awful lot like some of the guys you see on Men's Fitness covers.
Myself, if it helps at all, my belly fat is always the last to go. I've got decent arms, legs, shoulders back and chest, but there's this damn little pouch hanging off my belly .... 6 or so more lbs to go...
Look at it this way. No one here started off where they wanted to be. All had to start, and work for it, and take a look at some of their avatars. They did it. You can too. Less thinking. More measuring and lifting.
What suggestions did toy give him?
2. Figure out his TDEE (easy to google calculators out there)
3. Start with a 2-300 calorie deficit and don't worry about macros at first.
4. Choose a lifting program and lift - he started with 5x5 and now does all AthleanX, various programs.
Over that twoish years he has had to adjust periodically, like his first major plateau at about 40lbs down. He actually began to lose weight again when he upped his calories to around 2100 a day.
I'm not certain of his exact numbers, but the point is he lifted, ate enough to maintain what muscle he could on a deficit, and was willing to be patient.
Pretty much what the folks here are saying. I think if you do the above, after a month or three you'll be asking yourself why you waited. Give it a go, you can do it.
I just think it’s too much calorie counting makes me stress out. AGH. Honestly I wish I could just have plastic surgery and be done with it lol. This is a lot harder than I thought to be honest.
Well, do you want to accomplish your end goals, or do you just want to whine?
Eat at a calorie deficit. Lift. It's as easy as that -- but it's not *fast*.
Plastic surgery is going to run you a minimum of $10-15,000 to get the work done that you want. With substantial pain, and time off work. But hey, it's your money.
Frankly, it's cheaper and easier to do it the "right" way.3 -
collectingblues wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »
1. Count calories as honestly as possible, eating normally for 1-2 weeks.JanetReyna wrote: »@JanetReyna - You remind me of a friend of mine I've mentioned here before. He spent two years at ~255lbs telling me all the reasons he could never lose weight/gain muscle. Today it's been roughly two years since he actually got busy (all the suggestions I gave him I got from the folks here) and today, at about 176lbs, he's looking an awful lot like some of the guys you see on Men's Fitness covers.
Myself, if it helps at all, my belly fat is always the last to go. I've got decent arms, legs, shoulders back and chest, but there's this damn little pouch hanging off my belly .... 6 or so more lbs to go...
Look at it this way. No one here started off where they wanted to be. All had to start, and work for it, and take a look at some of their avatars. They did it. You can too. Less thinking. More measuring and lifting.
What suggestions did toy give him?
2. Figure out his TDEE (easy to google calculators out there)
3. Start with a 2-300 calorie deficit and don't worry about macros at first.
4. Choose a lifting program and lift - he started with 5x5 and now does all AthleanX, various programs.
Over that twoish years he has had to adjust periodically, like his first major plateau at about 40lbs down. He actually began to lose weight again when he upped his calories to around 2100 a day.
I'm not certain of his exact numbers, but the point is he lifted, ate enough to maintain what muscle he could on a deficit, and was willing to be patient.
Pretty much what the folks here are saying. I think if you do the above, after a month or three you'll be asking yourself why you waited. Give it a go, you can do it.
I just think it’s too much calorie counting makes me stress out. AGH. Honestly I wish I could just have plastic surgery and be done with it lol. This is a lot harder than I thought to be honest.
Well, do you want to accomplish your end goals, or do you just want to whine?
Eat at a calorie deficit. Lift. It's as easy as that -- but it's not *fast*.
Plastic surgery is going to run you a minimum of $10-15,000 to get the work done that you want. With substantial pain, and time off work. But hey, it's your money.
Frankly, it's cheaper and easier to do it the "right" way.
Of course I do, but I don’t wanna have the mindset that the only way I can reach my goals is following Bret’s guide to strength training. I thought what I was doing was okay😔1 -
JanetReyna wrote: »collectingblues wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »
1. Count calories as honestly as possible, eating normally for 1-2 weeks.JanetReyna wrote: »@JanetReyna - You remind me of a friend of mine I've mentioned here before. He spent two years at ~255lbs telling me all the reasons he could never lose weight/gain muscle. Today it's been roughly two years since he actually got busy (all the suggestions I gave him I got from the folks here) and today, at about 176lbs, he's looking an awful lot like some of the guys you see on Men's Fitness covers.
Myself, if it helps at all, my belly fat is always the last to go. I've got decent arms, legs, shoulders back and chest, but there's this damn little pouch hanging off my belly .... 6 or so more lbs to go...
Look at it this way. No one here started off where they wanted to be. All had to start, and work for it, and take a look at some of their avatars. They did it. You can too. Less thinking. More measuring and lifting.
What suggestions did toy give him?
2. Figure out his TDEE (easy to google calculators out there)
3. Start with a 2-300 calorie deficit and don't worry about macros at first.
4. Choose a lifting program and lift - he started with 5x5 and now does all AthleanX, various programs.
Over that twoish years he has had to adjust periodically, like his first major plateau at about 40lbs down. He actually began to lose weight again when he upped his calories to around 2100 a day.
I'm not certain of his exact numbers, but the point is he lifted, ate enough to maintain what muscle he could on a deficit, and was willing to be patient.
Pretty much what the folks here are saying. I think if you do the above, after a month or three you'll be asking yourself why you waited. Give it a go, you can do it.
I just think it’s too much calorie counting makes me stress out. AGH. Honestly I wish I could just have plastic surgery and be done with it lol. This is a lot harder than I thought to be honest.
Well, do you want to accomplish your end goals, or do you just want to whine?
Eat at a calorie deficit. Lift. It's as easy as that -- but it's not *fast*.
Plastic surgery is going to run you a minimum of $10-15,000 to get the work done that you want. With substantial pain, and time off work. But hey, it's your money.
Frankly, it's cheaper and easier to do it the "right" way.
Of course I do, but I don’t wanna have the mindset that the only way I can reach my goals is following Bret’s guide to strength training. I thought what I was doing was okay😔
If you feel like what you are doing is working for you keep doing that. Once you've decided to stop faffing about and get results, come back and reread the suggestions you've gotten. There is great advice above. Up to you, but plastic surgery isn't going to give you strong muscles. It just doesn't work that way.6 -
Okay, whenever someone takes the time to read my problems please tell me what you would do. First of all, I don’t have much knowledge over lifting rather than be in a calorie deficit and go to the gym. Second, my hometown is small filled with may close minded people that follow fad diets so it’s hard to have some knowledge. Third, there’s only 1 gym here and it’s always packed. So if I workout gluteus one day, then upper body the next it’s kind of easier because I can just pick up some weights and be in a corner. But, I do want results because I want my body to look better and I want thick thighs, rounder gluteus, a defined stomach, and back. Gladly, in less than 2 years I move to another city and I’ll go to Golds Gym and there’s a women’s area so I can follow whatever program comfortably. But as of now, small gym, always packed, and wanting results. It’s hard.3
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Sooooooo I’m just not sure what to do.1
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JanetReyna wrote: »Okay, whenever someone takes the time to read my problems please tell me what you would do. First of all, I don’t have much knowledge over lifting rather than be in a calorie deficit and go to the gym. Second, my hometown is small filled with may close minded people that follow fad diets so it’s hard to have some knowledge. Third, there’s only 1 gym here and it’s always packed. So if I workout gluteus one day, then upper body the next it’s kind of easier because I can just pick up some weights and be in a corner. But, I do want results because I want my body to look better and I want thick thighs, rounder gluteus, a defined stomach, and back. Gladly, in less than 2 years I move to another city and I’ll go to Golds Gym and there’s a women’s area so I can follow whatever program comfortably. But as of now, small gym, always packed, and wanting results. It’s hard.
Did you read ANY of the *kitten* answers people gave you?!?9 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »Okay, whenever someone takes the time to read my problems please tell me what you would do. First of all, I don’t have much knowledge over lifting rather than be in a calorie deficit and go to the gym. Second, my hometown is small filled with may close minded people that follow fad diets so it’s hard to have some knowledge. Third, there’s only 1 gym here and it’s always packed. So if I workout gluteus one day, then upper body the next it’s kind of easier because I can just pick up some weights and be in a corner. But, I do want results because I want my body to look better and I want thick thighs, rounder gluteus, a defined stomach, and back. Gladly, in less than 2 years I move to another city and I’ll go to Golds Gym and there’s a women’s area so I can follow whatever program comfortably. But as of now, small gym, always packed, and wanting results. It’s hard.
Did you read ANY of the *kitten* answers people gave you?!?
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nutmegoreo wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »collectingblues wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »
1. Count calories as honestly as possible, eating normally for 1-2 weeks.JanetReyna wrote: »@JanetReyna - You remind me of a friend of mine I've mentioned here before. He spent two years at ~255lbs telling me all the reasons he could never lose weight/gain muscle. Today it's been roughly two years since he actually got busy (all the suggestions I gave him I got from the folks here) and today, at about 176lbs, he's looking an awful lot like some of the guys you see on Men's Fitness covers.
Myself, if it helps at all, my belly fat is always the last to go. I've got decent arms, legs, shoulders back and chest, but there's this damn little pouch hanging off my belly .... 6 or so more lbs to go...
Look at it this way. No one here started off where they wanted to be. All had to start, and work for it, and take a look at some of their avatars. They did it. You can too. Less thinking. More measuring and lifting.
What suggestions did toy give him?
2. Figure out his TDEE (easy to google calculators out there)
3. Start with a 2-300 calorie deficit and don't worry about macros at first.
4. Choose a lifting program and lift - he started with 5x5 and now does all AthleanX, various programs.
Over that twoish years he has had to adjust periodically, like his first major plateau at about 40lbs down. He actually began to lose weight again when he upped his calories to around 2100 a day.
I'm not certain of his exact numbers, but the point is he lifted, ate enough to maintain what muscle he could on a deficit, and was willing to be patient.
Pretty much what the folks here are saying. I think if you do the above, after a month or three you'll be asking yourself why you waited. Give it a go, you can do it.
I just think it’s too much calorie counting makes me stress out. AGH. Honestly I wish I could just have plastic surgery and be done with it lol. This is a lot harder than I thought to be honest.
Well, do you want to accomplish your end goals, or do you just want to whine?
Eat at a calorie deficit. Lift. It's as easy as that -- but it's not *fast*.
Plastic surgery is going to run you a minimum of $10-15,000 to get the work done that you want. With substantial pain, and time off work. But hey, it's your money.
Frankly, it's cheaper and easier to do it the "right" way.
Of course I do, but I don’t wanna have the mindset that the only way I can reach my goals is following Bret’s guide to strength training. I thought what I was doing was okay😔
If you feel like what you are doing is working for you keep doing that. Once you've decided to stop faffing about and get results, come back and reread the suggestions you've gotten. There is great advice above. Up to you, but plastic surgery isn't going to give you strong muscles. It just doesn't work that way.nutmegoreo wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »collectingblues wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »
1. Count calories as honestly as possible, eating normally for 1-2 weeks.JanetReyna wrote: »@JanetReyna - You remind me of a friend of mine I've mentioned here before. He spent two years at ~255lbs telling me all the reasons he could never lose weight/gain muscle. Today it's been roughly two years since he actually got busy (all the suggestions I gave him I got from the folks here) and today, at about 176lbs, he's looking an awful lot like some of the guys you see on Men's Fitness covers.
Myself, if it helps at all, my belly fat is always the last to go. I've got decent arms, legs, shoulders back and chest, but there's this damn little pouch hanging off my belly .... 6 or so more lbs to go...
Look at it this way. No one here started off where they wanted to be. All had to start, and work for it, and take a look at some of their avatars. They did it. You can too. Less thinking. More measuring and lifting.
What suggestions did toy give him?
2. Figure out his TDEE (easy to google calculators out there)
3. Start with a 2-300 calorie deficit and don't worry about macros at first.
4. Choose a lifting program and lift - he started with 5x5 and now does all AthleanX, various programs.
Over that twoish years he has had to adjust periodically, like his first major plateau at about 40lbs down. He actually began to lose weight again when he upped his calories to around 2100 a day.
I'm not certain of his exact numbers, but the point is he lifted, ate enough to maintain what muscle he could on a deficit, and was willing to be patient.
Pretty much what the folks here are saying. I think if you do the above, after a month or three you'll be asking yourself why you waited. Give it a go, you can do it.
I just think it’s too much calorie counting makes me stress out. AGH. Honestly I wish I could just have plastic surgery and be done with it lol. This is a lot harder than I thought to be honest.
Well, do you want to accomplish your end goals, or do you just want to whine?
Eat at a calorie deficit. Lift. It's as easy as that -- but it's not *fast*.
Plastic surgery is going to run you a minimum of $10-15,000 to get the work done that you want. With substantial pain, and time off work. But hey, it's your money.
Frankly, it's cheaper and easier to do it the "right" way.
Of course I do, but I don’t wanna have the mindset that the only way I can reach my goals is following Bret’s guide to strength training. I thought what I was doing was okay😔
If you feel like what you are doing is working for you keep doing that. Once you've decided to stop faffing about and get results, come back and reread the suggestions you've gotten. There is great advice above. Up to you, but plastic surgery isn't going to give you strong muscles. It just doesn't work that way.
It’s just hard calorie counting is difficult I feel I’m gonna have to be stressing over food and gym like I feel I’m not gonna be mentally healthy with counting every thing I take a bite off for the rest of my life.2 -
Ok, you have been on MFP since 2915 under this username, at that time you were trying counting macros.
Since 2016 you have posted more than a dozen similar threads to the 2-4 you have active at the moment.
Have you ever re read the help you got in all those threads?
There’s good advice in them, some by the same people you are getting advice from today.
It has been explained to you numerous times that you need to be in a reasonable calorie deficit over time to lose weight. (You have had a food scale since 2016)
Have you ever bothered to be consistent with your food intake, weighing and logging?
It has also been explained numerous times that you will get the best results following an established lifting programme.
Have you ever tried following this advice?
Please, go back and read all the threads you have posted, take the excellent advice you have been given since 1916, and develop a realistic plan for weight loss, muscle retention, then recomp.
Your genetics will decide if it is
possible to achieve the body you desire, hard work and dedication will get you as close as possible.
There is no magic pill or short cut. It will take a couple of years, at least, but you could achieve a good physique in that time.
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JanetReyna wrote: »nutmegoreo wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »collectingblues wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »
1. Count calories as honestly as possible, eating normally for 1-2 weeks.JanetReyna wrote: »@JanetReyna - You remind me of a friend of mine I've mentioned here before. He spent two years at ~255lbs telling me all the reasons he could never lose weight/gain muscle. Today it's been roughly two years since he actually got busy (all the suggestions I gave him I got from the folks here) and today, at about 176lbs, he's looking an awful lot like some of the guys you see on Men's Fitness covers.
Myself, if it helps at all, my belly fat is always the last to go. I've got decent arms, legs, shoulders back and chest, but there's this damn little pouch hanging off my belly .... 6 or so more lbs to go...
Look at it this way. No one here started off where they wanted to be. All had to start, and work for it, and take a look at some of their avatars. They did it. You can too. Less thinking. More measuring and lifting.
What suggestions did toy give him?
2. Figure out his TDEE (easy to google calculators out there)
3. Start with a 2-300 calorie deficit and don't worry about macros at first.
4. Choose a lifting program and lift - he started with 5x5 and now does all AthleanX, various programs.
Over that twoish years he has had to adjust periodically, like his first major plateau at about 40lbs down. He actually began to lose weight again when he upped his calories to around 2100 a day.
I'm not certain of his exact numbers, but the point is he lifted, ate enough to maintain what muscle he could on a deficit, and was willing to be patient.
Pretty much what the folks here are saying. I think if you do the above, after a month or three you'll be asking yourself why you waited. Give it a go, you can do it.
I just think it’s too much calorie counting makes me stress out. AGH. Honestly I wish I could just have plastic surgery and be done with it lol. This is a lot harder than I thought to be honest.
Well, do you want to accomplish your end goals, or do you just want to whine?
Eat at a calorie deficit. Lift. It's as easy as that -- but it's not *fast*.
Plastic surgery is going to run you a minimum of $10-15,000 to get the work done that you want. With substantial pain, and time off work. But hey, it's your money.
Frankly, it's cheaper and easier to do it the "right" way.
Of course I do, but I don’t wanna have the mindset that the only way I can reach my goals is following Bret’s guide to strength training. I thought what I was doing was okay😔
If you feel like what you are doing is working for you keep doing that. Once you've decided to stop faffing about and get results, come back and reread the suggestions you've gotten. There is great advice above. Up to you, but plastic surgery isn't going to give you strong muscles. It just doesn't work that way.nutmegoreo wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »collectingblues wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »
1. Count calories as honestly as possible, eating normally for 1-2 weeks.JanetReyna wrote: »@JanetReyna - You remind me of a friend of mine I've mentioned here before. He spent two years at ~255lbs telling me all the reasons he could never lose weight/gain muscle. Today it's been roughly two years since he actually got busy (all the suggestions I gave him I got from the folks here) and today, at about 176lbs, he's looking an awful lot like some of the guys you see on Men's Fitness covers.
Myself, if it helps at all, my belly fat is always the last to go. I've got decent arms, legs, shoulders back and chest, but there's this damn little pouch hanging off my belly .... 6 or so more lbs to go...
Look at it this way. No one here started off where they wanted to be. All had to start, and work for it, and take a look at some of their avatars. They did it. You can too. Less thinking. More measuring and lifting.
What suggestions did toy give him?
2. Figure out his TDEE (easy to google calculators out there)
3. Start with a 2-300 calorie deficit and don't worry about macros at first.
4. Choose a lifting program and lift - he started with 5x5 and now does all AthleanX, various programs.
Over that twoish years he has had to adjust periodically, like his first major plateau at about 40lbs down. He actually began to lose weight again when he upped his calories to around 2100 a day.
I'm not certain of his exact numbers, but the point is he lifted, ate enough to maintain what muscle he could on a deficit, and was willing to be patient.
Pretty much what the folks here are saying. I think if you do the above, after a month or three you'll be asking yourself why you waited. Give it a go, you can do it.
I just think it’s too much calorie counting makes me stress out. AGH. Honestly I wish I could just have plastic surgery and be done with it lol. This is a lot harder than I thought to be honest.
Well, do you want to accomplish your end goals, or do you just want to whine?
Eat at a calorie deficit. Lift. It's as easy as that -- but it's not *fast*.
Plastic surgery is going to run you a minimum of $10-15,000 to get the work done that you want. With substantial pain, and time off work. But hey, it's your money.
Frankly, it's cheaper and easier to do it the "right" way.
Of course I do, but I don’t wanna have the mindset that the only way I can reach my goals is following Bret’s guide to strength training. I thought what I was doing was okay😔
If you feel like what you are doing is working for you keep doing that. Once you've decided to stop faffing about and get results, come back and reread the suggestions you've gotten. There is great advice above. Up to you, but plastic surgery isn't going to give you strong muscles. It just doesn't work that way.
It’s just hard calorie counting is difficult I feel I’m gonna have to be stressing over food and gym like I feel I’m not gonna be mentally healthy with counting every thing I take a bite off for the rest of my life.
But what you're doing won't get you the results you want.
Plenty of people can count calories and be mentally healthy.9 -
JanetReyna wrote: »nutmegoreo wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »collectingblues wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »
1. Count calories as honestly as possible, eating normally for 1-2 weeks.JanetReyna wrote: »@JanetReyna - You remind me of a friend of mine I've mentioned here before. He spent two years at ~255lbs telling me all the reasons he could never lose weight/gain muscle. Today it's been roughly two years since he actually got busy (all the suggestions I gave him I got from the folks here) and today, at about 176lbs, he's looking an awful lot like some of the guys you see on Men's Fitness covers.
Myself, if it helps at all, my belly fat is always the last to go. I've got decent arms, legs, shoulders back and chest, but there's this damn little pouch hanging off my belly .... 6 or so more lbs to go...
Look at it this way. No one here started off where they wanted to be. All had to start, and work for it, and take a look at some of their avatars. They did it. You can too. Less thinking. More measuring and lifting.
What suggestions did toy give him?
2. Figure out his TDEE (easy to google calculators out there)
3. Start with a 2-300 calorie deficit and don't worry about macros at first.
4. Choose a lifting program and lift - he started with 5x5 and now does all AthleanX, various programs.
Over that twoish years he has had to adjust periodically, like his first major plateau at about 40lbs down. He actually began to lose weight again when he upped his calories to around 2100 a day.
I'm not certain of his exact numbers, but the point is he lifted, ate enough to maintain what muscle he could on a deficit, and was willing to be patient.
Pretty much what the folks here are saying. I think if you do the above, after a month or three you'll be asking yourself why you waited. Give it a go, you can do it.
I just think it’s too much calorie counting makes me stress out. AGH. Honestly I wish I could just have plastic surgery and be done with it lol. This is a lot harder than I thought to be honest.
Well, do you want to accomplish your end goals, or do you just want to whine?
Eat at a calorie deficit. Lift. It's as easy as that -- but it's not *fast*.
Plastic surgery is going to run you a minimum of $10-15,000 to get the work done that you want. With substantial pain, and time off work. But hey, it's your money.
Frankly, it's cheaper and easier to do it the "right" way.
Of course I do, but I don’t wanna have the mindset that the only way I can reach my goals is following Bret’s guide to strength training. I thought what I was doing was okay😔
If you feel like what you are doing is working for you keep doing that. Once you've decided to stop faffing about and get results, come back and reread the suggestions you've gotten. There is great advice above. Up to you, but plastic surgery isn't going to give you strong muscles. It just doesn't work that way.nutmegoreo wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »collectingblues wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »
1. Count calories as honestly as possible, eating normally for 1-2 weeks.JanetReyna wrote: »@JanetReyna - You remind me of a friend of mine I've mentioned here before. He spent two years at ~255lbs telling me all the reasons he could never lose weight/gain muscle. Today it's been roughly two years since he actually got busy (all the suggestions I gave him I got from the folks here) and today, at about 176lbs, he's looking an awful lot like some of the guys you see on Men's Fitness covers.
Myself, if it helps at all, my belly fat is always the last to go. I've got decent arms, legs, shoulders back and chest, but there's this damn little pouch hanging off my belly .... 6 or so more lbs to go...
Look at it this way. No one here started off where they wanted to be. All had to start, and work for it, and take a look at some of their avatars. They did it. You can too. Less thinking. More measuring and lifting.
What suggestions did toy give him?
2. Figure out his TDEE (easy to google calculators out there)
3. Start with a 2-300 calorie deficit and don't worry about macros at first.
4. Choose a lifting program and lift - he started with 5x5 and now does all AthleanX, various programs.
Over that twoish years he has had to adjust periodically, like his first major plateau at about 40lbs down. He actually began to lose weight again when he upped his calories to around 2100 a day.
I'm not certain of his exact numbers, but the point is he lifted, ate enough to maintain what muscle he could on a deficit, and was willing to be patient.
Pretty much what the folks here are saying. I think if you do the above, after a month or three you'll be asking yourself why you waited. Give it a go, you can do it.
I just think it’s too much calorie counting makes me stress out. AGH. Honestly I wish I could just have plastic surgery and be done with it lol. This is a lot harder than I thought to be honest.
Well, do you want to accomplish your end goals, or do you just want to whine?
Eat at a calorie deficit. Lift. It's as easy as that -- but it's not *fast*.
Plastic surgery is going to run you a minimum of $10-15,000 to get the work done that you want. With substantial pain, and time off work. But hey, it's your money.
Frankly, it's cheaper and easier to do it the "right" way.
Of course I do, but I don’t wanna have the mindset that the only way I can reach my goals is following Bret’s guide to strength training. I thought what I was doing was okay😔
If you feel like what you are doing is working for you keep doing that. Once you've decided to stop faffing about and get results, come back and reread the suggestions you've gotten. There is great advice above. Up to you, but plastic surgery isn't going to give you strong muscles. It just doesn't work that way.
It’s just hard calorie counting is difficult I feel I’m gonna have to be stressing over food and gym like I feel I’m not gonna be mentally healthy with counting every thing I take a bite off for the rest of my life.
All sorts of things in life are hard. Do it, or don't. Get results you want, or don't. It's as hard as you make it. Do you have a history with an eating disorder?6 -
I would also add that there are plenty of toning programs that aren't based on crunches/sit-ups or weights. Yoga, for example doesn't use weights. And many "core strength" workouts are quite good as well, some incorporate aerobic with exercises that help the full torso.
A lot of people are happy with a lifting program, but I prefer dance/Zumba/stretch/yoga which works the core to make nice supple strong muscles. There are definitely choices out there.1 -
In reference to "girls on Instagram" telling you how to work out, this video from BioLayne on "fitness trends" is funny (language NSFW) but it's VERY true
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESKZG-bEXBY&t=556s
Those girls you are taking advice from on IG? 95% of the time they have no clue what they are talking about and are using words they can't even spell without help and are dishing out horrible advice. They have excellent lighting, professional photographers (and guess what else photographers can do - Photoshop!), genetics, everything on their side...EXCEPT actual knowledge of WTF they are talking about. Isn't it weird how none of the "influencers" have ACTUAL credentials to back up their claims? What they DO have, on the other hand, is approximately 4 billion butt-selfies (usually after they proclaim what an awesome shoulder workout they had? Huh?). This is the health & fitness equivalent of taking relationship advice from celebrities in gossip mags.
Calorie deficit to drop pounds. Structured lifting program to gain muscle & strength. Cardio is not necessary but if you feel like doing it, go for it.6 -
JanetReyna wrote: »I thought what I was doing was okay😔
Since you aren't getting the results you want, obviously what you have been doing obviously isn't OK. What's the definition of insanity...?
You have listed about a hundred different excuses as to why you "can't" follow the very reasonable advice being given to you here by dozens of people who are genuinely trying to help. If you are only going to counter every suggestion with, "but...I can't/don't want to/that sounds hard/plastic surgery is easier" then why even bother to ask on here?
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I will see this video and take notes. I’m just really naive to be honest and don’t really know how to track my calories. I really do want to follow a program it’s just complicated in a small gym with limited equipment. I’m not very active so how do I start counting my calories? And also, I want to “tone up” my whole body. Do you all think whichever program I pick from here will help me reach my goals?In reference to "girls on Instagram" telling you how to work out, this video from BioLayne on "fitness trends" is funny (language NSFW) but it's VERY truehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESKZG-bEXBY&t=556s
Those girls you are taking advice from on IG? 95% of the time they have no clue what they are talking about and are using words they can't even spell without help and are dishing out horrible advice. They have excellent lighting, professional photographers (and guess what else photographers can do - Photoshop!), genetics, everything on their side...EXCEPT actual knowledge of WTF they are talking about. Isn't it weird how none of the "influencers" have ACTUAL credentials to back up their claims? What they DO have, on the other hand, is approximately 4 billion butt-selfies (usually after they proclaim what an awesome shoulder workout they had? Huh?). This is the health & fitness equivalent of taking relationship advice from celebrities in gossip mags.
Calorie deficit to drop pounds. Structured lifting program to gain muscle & strength. Cardio is not necessary but if you feel like doing it, go for it.0 -
JanetReyna wrote: »nutmegoreo wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »collectingblues wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »
1. Count calories as honestly as possible, eating normally for 1-2 weeks.JanetReyna wrote: »@JanetReyna - You remind me of a friend of mine I've mentioned here before. He spent two years at ~255lbs telling me all the reasons he could never lose weight/gain muscle. Today it's been roughly two years since he actually got busy (all the suggestions I gave him I got from the folks here) and today, at about 176lbs, he's looking an awful lot like some of the guys you see on Men's Fitness covers.
Myself, if it helps at all, my belly fat is always the last to go. I've got decent arms, legs, shoulders back and chest, but there's this damn little pouch hanging off my belly .... 6 or so more lbs to go...
Look at it this way. No one here started off where they wanted to be. All had to start, and work for it, and take a look at some of their avatars. They did it. You can too. Less thinking. More measuring and lifting.
What suggestions did toy give him?
2. Figure out his TDEE (easy to google calculators out there)
3. Start with a 2-300 calorie deficit and don't worry about macros at first.
4. Choose a lifting program and lift - he started with 5x5 and now does all AthleanX, various programs.
Over that twoish years he has had to adjust periodically, like his first major plateau at about 40lbs down. He actually began to lose weight again when he upped his calories to around 2100 a day.
I'm not certain of his exact numbers, but the point is he lifted, ate enough to maintain what muscle he could on a deficit, and was willing to be patient.
Pretty much what the folks here are saying. I think if you do the above, after a month or three you'll be asking yourself why you waited. Give it a go, you can do it.
I just think it’s too much calorie counting makes me stress out. AGH. Honestly I wish I could just have plastic surgery and be done with it lol. This is a lot harder than I thought to be honest.
Well, do you want to accomplish your end goals, or do you just want to whine?
Eat at a calorie deficit. Lift. It's as easy as that -- but it's not *fast*.
Plastic surgery is going to run you a minimum of $10-15,000 to get the work done that you want. With substantial pain, and time off work. But hey, it's your money.
Frankly, it's cheaper and easier to do it the "right" way.
Of course I do, but I don’t wanna have the mindset that the only way I can reach my goals is following Bret’s guide to strength training. I thought what I was doing was okay😔
If you feel like what you are doing is working for you keep doing that. Once you've decided to stop faffing about and get results, come back and reread the suggestions you've gotten. There is great advice above. Up to you, but plastic surgery isn't going to give you strong muscles. It just doesn't work that way.nutmegoreo wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »collectingblues wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »
1. Count calories as honestly as possible, eating normally for 1-2 weeks.JanetReyna wrote: »@JanetReyna - You remind me of a friend of mine I've mentioned here before. He spent two years at ~255lbs telling me all the reasons he could never lose weight/gain muscle. Today it's been roughly two years since he actually got busy (all the suggestions I gave him I got from the folks here) and today, at about 176lbs, he's looking an awful lot like some of the guys you see on Men's Fitness covers.
Myself, if it helps at all, my belly fat is always the last to go. I've got decent arms, legs, shoulders back and chest, but there's this damn little pouch hanging off my belly .... 6 or so more lbs to go...
Look at it this way. No one here started off where they wanted to be. All had to start, and work for it, and take a look at some of their avatars. They did it. You can too. Less thinking. More measuring and lifting.
What suggestions did toy give him?
2. Figure out his TDEE (easy to google calculators out there)
3. Start with a 2-300 calorie deficit and don't worry about macros at first.
4. Choose a lifting program and lift - he started with 5x5 and now does all AthleanX, various programs.
Over that twoish years he has had to adjust periodically, like his first major plateau at about 40lbs down. He actually began to lose weight again when he upped his calories to around 2100 a day.
I'm not certain of his exact numbers, but the point is he lifted, ate enough to maintain what muscle he could on a deficit, and was willing to be patient.
Pretty much what the folks here are saying. I think if you do the above, after a month or three you'll be asking yourself why you waited. Give it a go, you can do it.
I just think it’s too much calorie counting makes me stress out. AGH. Honestly I wish I could just have plastic surgery and be done with it lol. This is a lot harder than I thought to be honest.
Well, do you want to accomplish your end goals, or do you just want to whine?
Eat at a calorie deficit. Lift. It's as easy as that -- but it's not *fast*.
Plastic surgery is going to run you a minimum of $10-15,000 to get the work done that you want. With substantial pain, and time off work. But hey, it's your money.
Frankly, it's cheaper and easier to do it the "right" way.
Of course I do, but I don’t wanna have the mindset that the only way I can reach my goals is following Bret’s guide to strength training. I thought what I was doing was okay😔
If you feel like what you are doing is working for you keep doing that. Once you've decided to stop faffing about and get results, come back and reread the suggestions you've gotten. There is great advice above. Up to you, but plastic surgery isn't going to give you strong muscles. It just doesn't work that way.
It’s just hard calorie counting is difficult I feel I’m gonna have to be stressing over food and gym like I feel I’m not gonna be mentally healthy with counting every thing I take a bite off for the rest of my life.
Doing the same things over and over while expecting different results isn't mentally healthy either young friend.
I...I dislike people who toot their own horns, but I workout (fairly intense) 3-5 times a week with a torn left rotator cuff (surgery not an option at this time) and arthritic feet due to an old injury. I blew a disc in my back some time back and have severe tendonitis in my right elbow (in PT for now) as well as a couple of other issues that aren't worth mentioning because there are numerous people on this forum I would bet, and all over who have it far worse and do far more than me.
Now...I'm not, and likely won't get exactly where I envision, but I'm far ahead of the docs that said I would be wheelchair bound 10 years ago and it's due to taking advice gained here and elsewhere and applying it, and to me it's also the Grace of God.
So if I can do it, and they can do it, and more, then you can. I'm bowing out here with the final note that if you wait too long to take these good peoples advice, it may be too late to do what you want to.
Take care and good luck.6 -
JanetReyna wrote: »I will see this video and take notes. I’m just really naive to be honest and don’t really know how to track my calories. I really do want to follow a program it’s just complicated in a small gym with limited equipment. I’m not very active so how do I start counting my calories? And also, I want to “tone up” my whole body. Do you all think whichever program I pick from here will help me reach my goals?
You are on a website built to help you track your caloric intake. At the top of the page there is a tab that says FOOD. Click that. From there, you add your food. EVERY. SINGLE. FOOD. Weigh and measure. Don't say, "oh a hamburger." No. Pre-cooked weight vs cooked weight? 90/10 or 93/7 ground beef? Swiss cheese or American cheese? Ketchup? Mayo? Etc. If it passes your lips, it needs to be weighed/measured and then logged in accurately. It is not rocket science but you do actually have to put some effort into it.
There is no reason a small gym with limited equipment automatically makes following a program complicated. A solid program can be extremely simple (deceptively so, even). If the gym has a barbell and some dumbbells, you have all you need. All the machines and stuff are neat-o but not necessary. There are a TON of awesome programs available to you for free that require absolutely minimal equipment. Look through the programs and find something that your gym can accommodate. If a program stipulates a cable-crossover-backflip-inverted-row-TRX-kneeling-banded-unilateral-extension-eccentric-whatchamajigger and you don't have one of those at your gym, look to a different program (or find a reasonable substitute - the program I am currently using requires me to make a few substitutions because I am at a gym without a lot of fancy-pants machines etc too, imagine that).
Different programs have different goals; if you pick a powerlifting program then you're probably not going to get the "toning" (I am loathe to use that word but I'm trying to find some common ground here) effect you desire. Multiple people on this thread have mentioned specific programs that they have personally used and have had great success with that sound like they would be appropriate for your goals. Why not take a serious look at those programs first and see if they might suit your needs?
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JanetReyna wrote: »
I will see this video and take notes. I’m just really naive to be honest and don’t really know how to track my calories. I really do want to follow a program it’s just complicated in a small gym with limited equipment. I’m not very active so how do I start counting my calories? And also, I want to “tone up” my whole body. Do you all think whichever program I pick from here will help me reach my goals?In reference to "girls on Instagram" telling you how to work out, this video from BioLayne on "fitness trends" is funny (language NSFW) but it's VERY truehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESKZG-bEXBY&t=556s
Those girls you are taking advice from on IG? 95% of the time they have no clue what they are talking about and are using words they can't even spell without help and are dishing out horrible advice. They have excellent lighting, professional photographers (and guess what else photographers can do - Photoshop!), genetics, everything on their side...EXCEPT actual knowledge of WTF they are talking about. Isn't it weird how none of the "influencers" have ACTUAL credentials to back up their claims? What they DO have, on the other hand, is approximately 4 billion butt-selfies (usually after they proclaim what an awesome shoulder workout they had? Huh?). This is the health & fitness equivalent of taking relationship advice from celebrities in gossip mags.
Calorie deficit to drop pounds. Structured lifting program to gain muscle & strength. Cardio is not necessary but if you feel like doing it, go for it.
None of us were born knowing how to track calories, but we made the effort to learn instead of using our naivety as an excuse. It's not complicated... at all. It has quite literally been spelled out for you multiple times and there are step by step guides, it cannot get any easier than that. I will link yet another helpful resource below. You keep saying you want to "tone up" your whole body, get a smaller waist, make your butt bigger, etc. but don't seem to like the idea of doing the work to get there. You cannot do all of those things at the same time. They are all separate goals and require separate processes. Eat at a calorie deficit to lose weight and when you're satisfied with your weight loss begin eating enough to build muscle. Do all of this while following a structured training program and tracking with a food scale. It really is that simple, but it will take a long time. So, you can either continue to waste time by making excuses and push your goal further and further back, or start now. It's up to you.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1399829/step-by-step-guide-to-losing-weight-with-myfitnesspal5 -
Reading your replies, @JanetReyna, I get the feeling that you don't feel like you have any control over your choices. You do.
Maybe you don't have the ambition to commit to the work it takes to achieve your goals. Maybe you're hoping for a different answer. Maybe you're afraid of owning your success (and possible failure). Maybe you want permission from others to not commit. I'm assuming you're an adult. You have choices, and it's okay to admit if the effort it takes to achieve your goal is too much right now. If you continue to make excuses, the best case scenario is you stay exactly the same as you are now.
But if you want to take control of yourself and achieve your goals, you have to take control of your choices. You have to make the choice to commit to a series of choices and actions *consistently* in order to make changes in your life. Your life is not something that happens to you. It's something that you make choices about and you decide the path. You aren't a victim of circumstances, or too naive to understand a training program, or too weak to take control of calorie counting. You aren't any less capable than anyone else here. Stop making excuses and you will start achieving your goals.12 -
JanetReyna wrote: »nutmegoreo wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »collectingblues wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »
1. Count calories as honestly as possible, eating normally for 1-2 weeks.JanetReyna wrote: »@JanetReyna - You remind me of a friend of mine I've mentioned here before. He spent two years at ~255lbs telling me all the reasons he could never lose weight/gain muscle. Today it's been roughly two years since he actually got busy (all the suggestions I gave him I got from the folks here) and today, at about 176lbs, he's looking an awful lot like some of the guys you see on Men's Fitness covers.
Myself, if it helps at all, my belly fat is always the last to go. I've got decent arms, legs, shoulders back and chest, but there's this damn little pouch hanging off my belly .... 6 or so more lbs to go...
Look at it this way. No one here started off where they wanted to be. All had to start, and work for it, and take a look at some of their avatars. They did it. You can too. Less thinking. More measuring and lifting.
What suggestions did toy give him?
2. Figure out his TDEE (easy to google calculators out there)
3. Start with a 2-300 calorie deficit and don't worry about macros at first.
4. Choose a lifting program and lift - he started with 5x5 and now does all AthleanX, various programs.
Over that twoish years he has had to adjust periodically, like his first major plateau at about 40lbs down. He actually began to lose weight again when he upped his calories to around 2100 a day.
I'm not certain of his exact numbers, but the point is he lifted, ate enough to maintain what muscle he could on a deficit, and was willing to be patient.
Pretty much what the folks here are saying. I think if you do the above, after a month or three you'll be asking yourself why you waited. Give it a go, you can do it.
I just think it’s too much calorie counting makes me stress out. AGH. Honestly I wish I could just have plastic surgery and be done with it lol. This is a lot harder than I thought to be honest.
Well, do you want to accomplish your end goals, or do you just want to whine?
Eat at a calorie deficit. Lift. It's as easy as that -- but it's not *fast*.
Plastic surgery is going to run you a minimum of $10-15,000 to get the work done that you want. With substantial pain, and time off work. But hey, it's your money.
Frankly, it's cheaper and easier to do it the "right" way.
Of course I do, but I don’t wanna have the mindset that the only way I can reach my goals is following Bret’s guide to strength training. I thought what I was doing was okay😔
If you feel like what you are doing is working for you keep doing that. Once you've decided to stop faffing about and get results, come back and reread the suggestions you've gotten. There is great advice above. Up to you, but plastic surgery isn't going to give you strong muscles. It just doesn't work that way.nutmegoreo wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »collectingblues wrote: »JanetReyna wrote: »
1. Count calories as honestly as possible, eating normally for 1-2 weeks.JanetReyna wrote: »@JanetReyna - You remind me of a friend of mine I've mentioned here before. He spent two years at ~255lbs telling me all the reasons he could never lose weight/gain muscle. Today it's been roughly two years since he actually got busy (all the suggestions I gave him I got from the folks here) and today, at about 176lbs, he's looking an awful lot like some of the guys you see on Men's Fitness covers.
Myself, if it helps at all, my belly fat is always the last to go. I've got decent arms, legs, shoulders back and chest, but there's this damn little pouch hanging off my belly .... 6 or so more lbs to go...
Look at it this way. No one here started off where they wanted to be. All had to start, and work for it, and take a look at some of their avatars. They did it. You can too. Less thinking. More measuring and lifting.
What suggestions did toy give him?
2. Figure out his TDEE (easy to google calculators out there)
3. Start with a 2-300 calorie deficit and don't worry about macros at first.
4. Choose a lifting program and lift - he started with 5x5 and now does all AthleanX, various programs.
Over that twoish years he has had to adjust periodically, like his first major plateau at about 40lbs down. He actually began to lose weight again when he upped his calories to around 2100 a day.
I'm not certain of his exact numbers, but the point is he lifted, ate enough to maintain what muscle he could on a deficit, and was willing to be patient.
Pretty much what the folks here are saying. I think if you do the above, after a month or three you'll be asking yourself why you waited. Give it a go, you can do it.
I just think it’s too much calorie counting makes me stress out. AGH. Honestly I wish I could just have plastic surgery and be done with it lol. This is a lot harder than I thought to be honest.
Well, do you want to accomplish your end goals, or do you just want to whine?
Eat at a calorie deficit. Lift. It's as easy as that -- but it's not *fast*.
Plastic surgery is going to run you a minimum of $10-15,000 to get the work done that you want. With substantial pain, and time off work. But hey, it's your money.
Frankly, it's cheaper and easier to do it the "right" way.
Of course I do, but I don’t wanna have the mindset that the only way I can reach my goals is following Bret’s guide to strength training. I thought what I was doing was okay😔
If you feel like what you are doing is working for you keep doing that. Once you've decided to stop faffing about and get results, come back and reread the suggestions you've gotten. There is great advice above. Up to you, but plastic surgery isn't going to give you strong muscles. It just doesn't work that way.
It’s just hard calorie counting is difficult I feel I’m gonna have to be stressing over food and gym like I feel I’m not gonna be mentally healthy with counting every thing I take a bite off for the rest of my life.
Doing the same things over and over while expecting different results isn't mentally healthy either young friend.
I...I dislike people who toot their own horns, but I workout (fairly intense) 3-5 times a week with a torn left rotator cuff (surgery not an option at this time) and arthritic feet due to an old injury. I blew a disc in my back some time back and have severe tendonitis in my right elbow (in PT for now) as well as a couple of other issues that aren't worth mentioning because there are numerous people on this forum I would bet, and all over who have it far worse and do far more than me.
Now...I'm not, and likely won't get exactly where I envision, but I'm far ahead of the docs that said I would be wheelchair bound 10 years ago and it's due to taking advice gained here and elsewhere and applying it, and to me it's also the Grace of God.
So if I can do it, and they can do it, and more, then you can. I'm bowing out here with the final note that if you wait too long to take these good peoples advice, it may be too late to do what you want to.
Take care and good luck.
All I got to say is, thank you so much. Awesome advice.0 -
JanetReyna wrote: »Okay, whenever someone takes the time to read my problems please tell me what you would do. First of all, I don’t have much knowledge over lifting rather than be in a calorie deficit and go to the gym. Second, my hometown is small filled with may close minded people that follow fad diets so it’s hard to have some knowledge. Third, there’s only 1 gym here and it’s always packed. So if I workout gluteus one day, then upper body the next it’s kind of easier because I can just pick up some weights and be in a corner. But, I do want results because I want my body to look better and I want thick thighs, rounder gluteus, a defined stomach, and back. Gladly, in less than 2 years I move to another city and I’ll go to Golds Gym and there’s a women’s area so I can follow whatever program comfortably. But as of now, small gym, always packed, and wanting results. It’s hard.
Ok so I work out in a gym that is in the basement of our building and has very little in it. I follow Strong curves without issue. Also everyone at my office eats fad diets and complain about not being able to lose weight however I eat in a calorie deficit using this very site and I have lost over 60 lbs. All of your posts list all the reasons why you can't do exactly what you're doing and get the results you want. Everyone else's posts are telling you how to get the results you want but you aren't listening. I hope you really step back and listen to the many people on here who have all been on the journey you have yet to embark on and learn from their experience. I know it can be daunting but these helpful people will help you through the journey but they can't make you start. Look at it this way.... If you tried to take their suggestions and only lost 1 lb a month for then next year you'd be down 12 lbs and learned a lot about calorie consumption and possibly lifting. Or..... you could ignore everyone do what you're doing now and a year from now be in the same position you are right now. Food for though.6 -
JanetReyna wrote: »Okay, whenever someone takes the time to read my problems please tell me what you would do. First of all, I don’t have much knowledge over lifting rather than be in a calorie deficit and go to the gym. Second, my hometown is small filled with may close minded people that follow fad diets so it’s hard to have some knowledge. Third, there’s only 1 gym here and it’s always packed. So if I workout gluteus one day, then upper body the next it’s kind of easier because I can just pick up some weights and be in a corner. But, I do want results because I want my body to look better and I want thick thighs, rounder gluteus, a defined stomach, and back. Gladly, in less than 2 years I move to another city and I’ll go to Golds Gym and there’s a women’s area so I can follow whatever program comfortably. But as of now, small gym, always packed, and wanting results. It’s hard.
Ok so I work out in a gym that is in the basement of our building and has very little in it. I follow Strong curves without issue. Also everyone at my office eats fad diets and complain about not being able to lose weight however I eat in a calorie deficit using this very site and I have lost over 60 lbs. All of your posts list all the reasons why you can't do exactly what you're doing and get the results you want. Everyone else's posts are telling you how to get the results you want but you aren't listening. I hope you really step back and listen to the many people on here who have all been on the journey you have yet to embark on and learn from their experience. I know it can be daunting but these helpful people will help you through the journey but they can't make you start. Look at it this way.... If you tried to take their suggestions and only lost 1 lb a month for then next year you'd be down 12 lbs and learned a lot about calorie consumption and possibly lifting. Or..... you could ignore everyone do what you're doing now and a year from now be in the same position you are right now. Food for though.
I’m aiming on losing one pound each week not each year. But yes, you are very true. Thank you0 -
I meant each week not each month, sorry.0
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JanetReyna wrote: »I meant each week not each month, sorry.
Are you achieving that rate of loss with your current plan?4 -
This has cardio/hiit written all over it. Treadmill, planking, rowing, pop jacks...all that.10
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ActiveStevie wrote: »This has cardio/hiit written all over it. Treadmill, planking, rowing, pop jacks...all that.
It really doesn't.6 -
ActiveStevie wrote: »This has cardio/hiit written all over it. Treadmill, planking, rowing, pop jacks...all that.
The what now?5
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