Progress from being fat

[Bossit]

Just posting my progress on my weight loss journey.
Weight: 170, 30% body fat on Day One
Current weight: 167, still around 30% body fat after one week of working out

[LiftingTank]

Keep it up man, don't give up.

What's your calorie intake atm?

[joelbrahh]

Keep train, you can't lose fat in one week..

[rsphillips1990]

It takes time OP I was near 300 pounds to my avi now currently contest prepping

[Bossit]

thanks for your replies guys!
@liftingtank, since i started working out my calorie intake is 1600-1700, lots of protein, healthy fats, low carbs
@joelbrahh and @rsphillips1990, thanks for the motivation!

[Bossit]

This is an update from since I started working out!
I am currently 164.4 pounds and feel a lot healthier from when I first started
Latest pictures are attached.

[Bossit]

Another week has passed and here's another update for how my progress is going.
I have been seeing lots of results in my body in terms of upper body and lower body
but not much change around my mid section. Any advice on how to lose love handles
would be greatly appreciated!

[dtox88]

I'm having the same issue, I lost 20kgs and still have love handles - I heard its the first and last place fat is stored. I heard lots of cardio but I also need help in this area

Keep is going they say 8 weeks you will start seeing alot of results - your doing well

[Bossit]

I'm having the same issue, I lost 20kgs and still have love handles - I heard its the first and last place fat is stored. I heard lots of cardio but I also need help in this area

Keep is going they say 8 weeks you will start seeing alot of results - your doing well

thanks! trying my best!

[Bossit]

anyone recommend good exercises or tips to lose fat around the love handles?

[Ma51f]

Another week has passed and here's another update for how my progress is going.
I have been seeing lots of results in my body in terms of upper body and lower body
but not much change around my mid section. Any advice on how to lose love handles
would be greatly appreciated!

Good progress so far. Just remember you didn't get fat over night so you won't get lean over night too. You can't spot target fat, unfortunately for most people the last section of fat is on the stomach, hips. It will only once your bf% reduces.

I hope your weight training alongside the cardio.

Good luck with the journey mate.

[Miamiboy87]

anyone recommend good exercises or tips to lose fat around the love handles?

What he said ^.. You can't choose where on your body you want to lose fat. There aren't any types of exercises that will select fat from a certain spot. Just keep doing what you are doing. Eventually, you will see the fat going down on your handles.

[jonnybrobah]

nice work!!!

[ManChild410]

Keep up the good work mane

[F7Z]

your beer belly has all but disappeared cotdamn mirin hard

[Bossit]

i'll keep at it!
thanks for the replies!

[Bossit]

Good progress so far. Just remember you didn't get fat over night so you won't get lean over night too. You can't spot target fat, unfortunately for most people the last section of fat is on the stomach, hips. It will only once your bf% reduces.

I hope your weight training alongside the cardio.

Good luck with the journey mate.

weight training is my number one focus right now, as everyone seems to be recommending it over just cardio lol!

[vadimmmo]

Keep it up. Love handles won't go away till you're 15-20%bf unfortunately.

[NeverEnough89]

Keep it up. Love handles won't go away till you're 15-20%bf unfortunately.

even at that point you'll still have them, I am down to 12-13% and I have lower back fats and low belly (the tube) still there and noticeable, not cause I have body dysmorphia. It is just really really difficult to get that last bit to go away. I think I remember reading that fat cells don't go away, they remain there just smaller. Muscles will overtake the area, so really target abs with leg raises and weighted situps from an decline (work well for me).

Great job on short progress already my man. Stay motivated!!

[a_emory]

anyone recommend good exercises or tips to lose fat around the love handles?

The way you phrased your question illustrates a common misunderstanding. Exercise don't target specific areas to "loose fat from around the love handles" for instance. Exercises build up muscle in specific areas which makes it look like you have less fat there.

But the way to loose fat is high intensity training. Be careful if / when you start, take it slow. You do not want to get rhabdo.

Based on the kind of demand you place upon your energy systems (the work you do) your body will metabolize different source of energy. The best way to stimulate this are things like classic Crossfit exercises, sprinting 800-3200m, wrestling, and high intensity swimming.

[a_emory]

You also need to be aware of your nutrition. The ratio of carbohydrate to protein that you eat stimulates a hormonal response in the form of glucagon and insulin. The relative levels of these two hormones tell your body whether to store the new energy sources you have just consumed as fat or not.

The vast majority of people eat too much carbohydrate and not enough protein or fat.

Check out "The Zone" by Dr. Barry Sears and mix in metabolic conditioning workouts with strength work outs (a la CF) and you will see the fat just melt away.

[vadimmmo]

even at that point you'll still have them, I am down to 12-13% and I have lower back fats and low belly (the tube) still there and noticeable, not cause I have body dysmorphia. It is just really really difficult to get that last bit to go away. I think I remember reading that fat cells don't go away, they remain there just smaller. Muscles will overtake the area, so really target abs with leg raises and weighted situps from an decline (work well for me).

Great job on short progress already my man. Stay motivated!!

you're right, I might need to rephrase what i said. I meant at least 15ish% but you'll always have a little bit there due to loose skin and like you mentioned with the fat cells (depending how big you were to start with). Some people are genetic freaks though like my brother lost all his weight around the waist and love handles and has abs but carrys alot of fat/gyno in his upper chest. I use to worry about mine for months and months but no point in doing that since its something that you cant control. Lift heavy and diet is about all you can do.

[Bossit]

lol thanks for all your responses! i think i have the mentality of "i want to see results as soon as i start working out" maybe that's why i feel like i need to do more at the gym in terms of losing belly fat, but @vadimmmo and @NeverEnough89, you guys are right lol just need to keep going until i get down to around that low body fat %.

@a_emory i'm really keeping track of my calories and where i get it from, trying to keeping most of my calories from proteins and fats and some from carbs, thanks for your reply! quick question though, does it affect you if you intake a low amount of carbs compared to protein and fats?

[Bossit]

You also need to be aware of your nutrition. The ratio of carbohydrate to protein that you eat stimulates a hormonal response in the form of glucagon and insulin. The relative levels of these two hormones tell your body whether to store the new energy sources you have just consumed as fat or not.

The vast majority of people eat too much carbohydrate and not enough protein or fat.

Check out "The Zone" by Dr. Barry Sears and mix in metabolic conditioning workouts with strength work outs (a la CF) and you will see the fat just melt away.

do you have a link that you could share? i can't really find metabolic conditioning workouts thanks in advance, also.. is high intensity swimming a really good option to burn off the fat? how should i perform the swimming if i do take this route? thanks again!

[a_emory]

do you have a link that you could share? i can't really find metabolic conditioning workouts thanks in advance, also.. is high intensity swimming a really good option to burn off the fat? how should i perform the swimming if i do take this route? thanks again!

Swimming is a huge commitment. I am not sure I would go this route unless you find that you genuinely enjoy it as opposed to just doing it to get in shape.

After a certain point it is very hard to create the right stimulus from swimming because most people have such bad form. Which is ok, its normal. Swimming is not terribly intuitive at first.

But what I mean by high intensity swimming is swim short distances fast, catch your breath and do it all over again like 10 or 20 times. Don't just go swim 1000 yards slowly and lazily going through the motions. Swim as fast as you can for 25 or 50 yards, rest for a 10 or 20s and do that a handful of times.


As for high intensity training, here is a link:
www.crossfit.com

[a_emory]

do you have a link that you could share? i can't really find metabolic conditioning workouts thanks in advance, also.. is high intensity swimming a really good option to burn off the fat? how should i perform the swimming if i do take this route? thanks again!

Its a great idea if you can do it and are willing to commit to it / enjoy it. But if your goal is just to loose weight its probably not worth it to force yourself to go to the pool every day or so. I would do sprints (100m repeats or run a mile or two as hard as you can), power lifts, crossfit, etc.

[Bossit]

Its a great idea if you can do it and are willing to commit to it / enjoy it. But if your goal is just to loose weight its probably not worth it to force yourself to go to the pool every day or so. I would do sprints (100m repeats or run a mile or two as hard as you can), power lifts, crossfit, etc.

great thing is, i live at condominium which has a fairly decent size pool so going downstairs is no big deal which is why the swimming intrigues me so much.. by no means am i a good swimmer though lol, i am probably an awful swimmer but i do enjoy it.. it's one of my favourite activities to do.. i just need to know what to do and how to do it lol so the basic concept is to swim really fast for a distance of 25-50 yards, rest 10 seconds and do it again for about 10-20 minutes? if that's the case, i'm willing to do that.. also, do you know anything about exercises in pools? thanks a_emory

[Bossit]

This is my fifth week since I started my weight loss journey! I've been seeing some results from since I started!

[Bossit]

I've been getting really good results with Treadmill incline, HIIT, I decided to do only on days that I feel like I have tons of energy because that takes a lot out of me lol

[Bossit]

Need some advice:
Was just wondering, because of my job and school I live a pretty sedentary lifestyle, I sit for around 8-9 hours a day, between lectures and my job on the computer. Does that contribute to making the fat around my belly worse? Specifically my love handle area? Taking into mind that I am eating healthy and I am going to the gym for about one hour a day.