LostInMyThoughts Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Since my sophomore year in college, I've been very self-conscious about my weight. At the end of my sophomore year I weight 220lbs (I'm 5'11" by the way) I decided to do something about it, and work my butt off and dropped down to 172...less than what I weighed in high-school. Since then, I've been on a weight loss rollercoaster. Going from about 205lbs to 200lbs (I'm at 199 lbs right now). I would kill myself at the gym, eat fairly well, but not seem to lose weight. It was kind of a bummer. At least my clothes fit okay, so I stopped really worrying about it. Well last night I had a bit of good news. During a personal training session we did a body fat percentage analysis. My guess was that I was going to be in the 20-23% body fat area. When I first moved back to Seattle, I was 24% at about 205lbs. The meansurement said I was 15% body fat (we used the electrical resistance measurement). I couldn't believe it, I was so freaking happy. I guess the bulk of my weight comes from being muscular, which is good, but I am carrying around a lot of weight, which will take it's toll on my joints later. The bad thing is that I carry a lot of my fat on my face and around my waist. I know it's true of many guys, but because I already have "chipmunk cheeks" having excess fat makes me look fatter than I really am. According to the measurement, I'm at the high end of being "Fit" close to being "Athletic" in terms of body fat. Anyway I just wanted to share this for the people who are out there killing themselves at the gym and not seeing drops in their weight. Weight isn't a good measurement of health! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamteddybearfeelmecuddle Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Why don't you try replacing your bulk building excercises with some aerobic excercises instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJRon Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 That's a good point. You have obviously built up the muscle mass... some cardio may let it show a little more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBHFutureAllAmerican Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 yeah i've never really muched worried about my weight in general because i'm an athlete n i do A LOT of weight lifting for sports but congratulations on getting back on track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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