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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004Fat and Flab Question
After a few hard months of low carbing, I have finally lost 5 lbs. I have some questions for some of you that have lost 50 or more lbs. Keep in mind, I am a middle age woman so that might affect your advice: Question: Did any of you actually see a body transformation when you lost weight? For example, I have fat thighs and cellulite from my knees up, I have a bulge in my stomach, a mid drift bulge and fat upper arms. My butt is too big also. (These places are where my fat is). When I was younger and much thinner, I did not have really bad cellulite and it was mostly confined to the top of the thigh. If I lose 50 lbs, will some of the cellulite go away or lessen? Will I have unsightly flaps of skin on my body or will this tighten up? I plan on doing exercise as well. I guess my question is can you really transform your body (not just lose weight) if you are 45 or older? I lost weight a few years ago and exercised. I could feel my muscles tightening and toning but I didn't take the weight loss far enough and I still had layers of fat covering the harder muscle. I am not asking to look like a weight lifter or a pin up girl but just look decent on the beach, lose weight and be able to wear a bathing suit without feeling like a blimp!!!! 5 pounds??? cough cough... > After a few hard months of low carbing, I have finally lost 5 lbs. I > have some questions for some of you that have lost 50 or more lbs. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > the beach, lose weight and be able to wear a bathing suit without > feeling like a blimp!!!! >> 5 pounds??? cough cough... You're just a JC wannabe aren't you? Monica  SignatureStarted 01/20/04 362/324.8/250 ________________________________________________________ "Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack. - Harry Emerson Fosdick If you're over 45 and need to lose 50 lbs or more, worry about your health, not how you look at the beach in a bathing suit. If you don't, you may not be around to even consider going to the beach. :: After a few hard months of low carbing, I have finally lost 5 lbs. I :: have some questions for some of you that have lost 50 or more lbs. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] :: just look decent on the beach, lose weight and be able to wear a :: bathing suit without feeling like a blimp!!!! I started lc-ing 1/7/03 with about 75 lbs to lose. I have accomplished 35 of that. I weight train and do cardio 3 times a week. I am 52 yrs old. So, yes, it can happen. My arms have gotten smaller (less hanging down). I have less cellulite on my thighs. I still have stomach and midriff bulge but smaller. It takes a while but the skin seems to be catching up. No, I will never look like a pinup but I do feel comfortable with the way I look. Keep working at it, it's good for you. Camille > After a few hard months of low carbing, I have finally lost 5 lbs. I > have some questions for some of you that have lost 50 or more lbs. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > the beach, lose weight and be able to wear a bathing suit without > feeling like a blimp!!!! > I started lc-ing 1/7/03 with about 75 lbs to lose. I have accomplished 35 > of that. I weight train and do cardio 3 times a week. I am 52 yrs old. Wow!! That's fantastic. Thirty-five pounds in two and a half months!! Thanks, you're an inspiration (exactly what I needed right about now!) SignatureDonna A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist hopes they are. I've lost almost 30 lbs and am age 50- I haven't turned into a bag of flab. I'm amused to see my curves coming back-in another life time I was 36-24-36. I actually felt hip bones protruding when I was laying down this morning. I stay busy, could definitely be working out more instead of sitting at the computer, but it is worth it! I have a few more lines in my face, but if I had a stroke or died, who would notice. I may still be big, but boy do I feel sexy. My thrill this week wasn't on the scale, but the blood pressure monitor. I feel great. What I see in the mirror is a bonus. Take your supplements and drink your water. Get some exercise You will be beautiful from the inside to the outside first. The first thing to show will be your new attitude. SignatureDiane Atkins since 12/4/2003 234/208/150 5"8 > I started lc-ing 1/7/03 with about 75 lbs to lose. I have accomplished 35 > of that. I weight train and do cardio 3 times a week. I am 52 yrs old. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > the beach, lose weight and be able to wear a bathing suit without > > feeling like a blimp!!!! I'm 55 and have lost over 50 lbs since last June. During that time exercise consisted mostly of brisk walking and a bit of light intensity rowing. Like you, most of my weight was carried in my butt and thighs with lesser amounts in my bust and arms. I still have about 15 lbs to go but have been pleased that the flab is not worse than it is. My arms and bust are showing relatively little sag compared to the way they were before I started this diet. That isn't to say there isn't some. My stomach has some "droop" but it seems to be receding. I haven't seen much if any reduction in cellulite in my thighs. If anything the weight loss makes it more visible. Bottom line is that your skin will probably adjust some but don't expect miracles. 215/158/145 > After a few hard months of low carbing, I have finally lost 5 lbs. I > have some questions for some of you that have lost 50 or more lbs. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > the beach, lose weight and be able to wear a bathing suit without > feeling like a blimp!!!! interesting in the cellulite. I was watching extreme make over and they said liposuction does make cellulite worse. SignatureDiane Atkins since 12/4/2003 234/208/150 5"8 > I'm 55 and have lost over 50 lbs since last June. During that time exercise > consisted mostly of brisk walking and a bit of light intensity rowing. Like [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > the beach, lose weight and be able to wear a bathing suit without > > feeling like a blimp!!!! > After a few hard months of low carbing, I have finally lost 5 lbs. I > have some questions for some of you that have lost 50 or more lbs. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > the beach, lose weight and be able to wear a bathing suit without > feeling like a blimp!!!! Bumblebee, Like you, I am a middle-aged woman (age 50, yikes!!!)although I never classify myself that way. I went from 182 to 124 and hover around that weight. YES, you can transform your body. At 182, I was a dumpy size 16. At 124, I am a slim size 6 or 8. I love it. Age does have certain limitations. I live in Florida and I know that I will never have the totally hard, flat, golden perfect body that I see on some of the 18 year old kids that play volleyball at the beach. Too many scars on my body for one thing! But that doesn't keep me from trying to make my body better. YOU CAN TRANSFORM YOUR APPEARANCE!! Proper nutrition in tandem with exercise, exercise, exercise and (you guessed it) more exercise is the key. Rememeber that it is a process. It isn't what you do one day or even two, but what you do over time that is going to make the difference. There's no reason you can't be strolling the beach this summer! Duffy 182/124 since 12-01-01 Thanks everyone! You have really inspired me. I will work hard to see a transformation. > After a few hard months of low carbing, I have finally lost 5 lbs. I > have some questions for some of you that have lost 50 or more lbs. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > the beach, lose weight and be able to wear a bathing suit without > feeling like a blimp!!!! I don't have skin flaps, but then I am trying to go slowly. (I am 54 years old.) MY skin is more wrinkly though. My face seems to look better than it did for a while--or maybe I am trying not to look at it too closely. SignatureJean B. |
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