Thread: Self image and how others see me

I love that you have goals. That goes a long way, trust me. To make it even more agressive, you can do a competition between friends. Whomever loses X amount of lbs by date X will go to dinner as a cheat meal. Say a fancy steak house. This motivated to me to lose 25lbs. Total, I have reduced my weight from 250 to today's 212.6lbs. At 223lbs, I beat my competition goal which was to be at 230lbs. It motivates me, and I'm sure it can...

Quote: Originally Posted by lrachel91 I think you're going overkill with the abs, I'm guessing you are working your abs more cause that's where your fat is? It won't burn stomach fat any faster than if you only did your abs 2 times a week, however it will give you a very wide and muscular abdominal and waistline once all of your abdominal fat is gone....most people don't want this. Great job with losing 30lbs though I...

Quote: Originally Posted by tbuck Here's a little different spin on things: http://www.alanaragonblog.com/ I think you're on the right track...obviously you've had some success. As I pointed out (I apologize for my directness) you seem to already know where you need to "tweak" your program a bit. Quote: Originally Posted by Geo2007 there definitely is a way to "count" macros withoug actuall...

Quote: Originally Posted by tobias7912 Ok I agree. But ppl plateau. The metabolism adapts, that's an example of plateau. Everybody is trying to sell a theory. It comes down to what works for the individual, not the masses. I agree initially a calorie reduction will lose weight. But they stall! And then Eat stop eat and other fasting advocates come and show studies proving that if you eat 800cals / day for 12 weeks showed no change. PPL...

Doesn't that prove that was the time where they went extinct? When there was famine?

Personally... I would cut first... then do a SLOW bulk (I learned my lesson from doing this wrong the 1st time!) Either way... eating at maintenance or cutting will get you to where you want to be long term.

Quote: Originally Posted by kurent . I believe the biggest flaw was their low fat big skeleton with alot of muscles bodies and thus inability to survive famine. I don't buy this. IIRC they were mostly European and lived up to the last ice age. Pretty much famine all the time. Plus Endos carry alot of muscle and a lot of fat.

Sorry tobias7912, i did not get if the picture you posted is recent or you 30 pounds lighter now. If the picture is recent then i do not think you need to worry about plateau for some time. You have a lot fat to loose. (no offence). It seems to me that you do have good genes and it will be easy for you to get pretty muscular and you should have great looking body after you done.

Isn't the ultimate goal to reach a plateau of sorts? One at where the individual has acheived the desired level of fitness, % bodyfat, muscular definition, etc. and his/her caloric intake is at a level to meet nutritional and performance expectations?

I don't see any problems with drinking coffee, providing it's not a cup full of milk or with three teaspoons of sugar. My day starts with a cup of coffee with skim milk and 1tsp sugar, and I can see the top 4 abs of my six pack now. Definitely count calories. I agree with George, that is the one thing in that list that is holding you back.