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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004When is my body weight enough?
I am working abs now. Started at 232 pounds and at 159.5 as of this message. My scale with body fat monitor says I am at 16.5%. Not sure if I can believe that. I am 6ft with a medium build I would say. I have been lifting, but I am just getting tone so far. I also heard from GMC that Atkins prevents me from bulking up in mass? Not sure what to think about that. What I really need to do right now is work on abs right now since my stomach looks horrible. Like a deflated balloon. I am using firming lotion with copper so far that seems to firm up so far. * My main question is should I try to keep losing weight or try to maintain and try and shrink my skin around my stomach? * So far I am working abs by crunching and using 5lbs leg weights to make sure my abs feel it. Also using that rolling pin thing. I saw the AB lounge which looks promising at 180$ w/o shipping. Anybody have any luck with that? Thanks in advance. Find a picture of Iggy Pop, study hard, and keep losing.  SignatureMost of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. :) Becky P. > I am working abs now. Started at 232 pounds and at 159.5 as of this > message. My scale with body fat monitor says I am at 16.5%. Not sure [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Thanks in advance. Hi, > Find a picture of Iggy Pop, study hard, and keep losing. I think that requires large quantities of illegal substances. ;-) Take care, Carmen Steroids? ;-) SignatureMost of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. :) Becky P. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Take care, > Carmen > Find a picture of Iggy Pop, study hard, and keep losing. Iggy pop is/was way too skinny. I think his diet secret was cocaine and heroin though if you want to follow that route. I'm sure he feels that you're way too fat. SignatureMost of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. :) Becky P. > > Find a picture of Iggy Pop, study hard, and keep losing. > > > Iggy pop is/was way too skinny. I think his diet secret was cocaine > and heroin though if you want to follow that route. > I also heard from GMC that Atkins prevents me from bulking up in > mass? It's not impossible, but it's more difficult than with a moderate carb diet, as insulin is anabolic. > My main question is should I try to keep losing weight or try to > maintain and try and shrink my skin around my stomach? In general, if you want to see your abs, you need to keep losing fat until they're no longer hidden. Subcutaneous fat is the key factor there, sorry. > I am working abs now. Started at 232 pounds and at 159.5 as of this > message. My scale with body fat monitor says I am at 16.5%. Not sure > if I can believe that. I am 6ft with a medium build I would say. I > have been lifting, but I am just getting tone so far. I also heard > from GMC that Atkins prevents me from bulking up in mass? Not sure I did not know that General Motors Company gives diet advice. In case if it was advice from GNC, ignore it completely. > what to think about that. What I really need to do right now is work > on abs right now since my stomach looks horrible. Like a deflated [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > My main question is should I try to keep losing weight or try to > maintain and try and shrink my skin around my stomach? Try to maintain, exercise etc, maybe the skin will shrink. at 159 lbs and 6 ft, you are at reasonable weight, although you may decide to go lower or higher. I would say that getting stronger and faster is now no less important than getting leaner. I have nothing to say on the skin issue. > So far I am working abs by crunching and using 5lbs leg weights to > make sure my abs feel it. I do weighted situps with 2 35 lbs dumbbells held at shoulders. > Also using that rolling pin thing. I saw > the AB lounge which looks promising at 180$ w/o shipping. Anybody > have any luck with that? You do not need anything beyond a carpet and weights, IMHO. i >I did not know that General Motors Company gives diet advice. Who knows, you might get better advice. I certainly couldn't be any worse. -- Emil >>I did not know that General Motors Company gives diet advice. > >Who knows, you might get better advice. I certainly couldn't be any >worse. How's *that* for a Freudian slip! LOL. I meant, of course: It (the advice) certainly couldn't be any worse. Oh well...never mind. -- Emil >I did not know that General Motors Company gives diet advice. > >In case if it was advice from GNC, ignore it completely. Wasn't it a GNC employee who told a customer (that) if you boiled potatoes, all the carbs would be gone? >>I did not know that General Motors Company gives diet advice. >> >>In case if it was advice from GNC, ignore it completely. > > Wasn't it a GNC employee who told a customer (that) if you boiled > potatoes, all the carbs would be gone? Yes, I remember that. It looks like they hire persuasive people and give them zero training, leaving sales to their charms. i > >>I did not know that General Motors Company gives diet advice. > >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > i I got good advice from a GNC employee once. When I first started low-carb and didn't know any better, I went in there looking at the low-carb bars, and I asked which one tasted the best, and she said they all suck. SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. >>>I did not know that General Motors Company gives diet advice. >>> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Yes, I remember that. It looks like they hire persuasive people and >give them zero training, leaving sales to their charms. I hired an ex-GNC employee once. The only person that was a bigger idiot than he was was myself. For hiring him. How he lasted three years there is beyond me. He interviewed well, but could barely walk and chew gum after that. LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 265/223/140 & hubby- 310/244/180 :: In article <a92f2b78.0403060657.22d562dc@posting.google.com>, Vile :: wrote: [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] :: :: You do not need anything beyond a carpet and weights, IMHO. I agree, with the possible exception of some means for doing some hard and/or long cardio activity. Bascially, unless that is completely skin over your abs, you're going to have to continue to lose bodyfat. >:: In article <a92f2b78.0403060657.22d562dc@posting.google.com>, Vile >:: wrote: [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > I agree, with the possible exception of some means for doing some hard > and/or long cardio activity. okay, add sneakers to my list above i Ok so I will keep going then, lost another 2 lbs over the weekend. I am now at 158 lbs, thought I was hung up for awhile there. Thank God for Low Carb ice cream, found some mint chip yesterday that is great from carb solutions, got it at Jewel. Found some bagels there now too. Its great to see the local stores coming around so I don't have to mail order. Anybody have any advice for lotions to use for skin shrinkage? I am using a firming lotion with copper so far that seems to work. > I am using firming lotion with copper so far that seems to > firm up so far. > * I am new to this. I hadn't heard of this product before. Does it work? What is a good brand/price? Thanks James > > I am using firming lotion with copper so far that seems to > > firm up so far. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > James *Goes to bathroom to get lotion* Ok, its Neutrogena Visibly Firm body lotion with active copper. Goto their website and you can catch their selling point. It was cheap enough under 10$ at walgreens. Feels tighter so far, but I am going to use the whole bottle before I judge it any further so I don't waste any more money than I have to. |
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