belly fat putting up a fight. HELP

[jptaylor2]

ok let me start off by saying this looks to be a great, straightforward, no bull forum and i appreciate that.

in 10/05 i was at about 260lbs. 5'9" no less. was very fat and embarrased. i had always been trim and lean until i got married. i went on about a 500cal per day homebrew diet. by 01/06 i had dropped about 110lbs and was at 150. weight training with my bowflex every day, no days off. i went from a 42 jeans to a 29. now im up to about 165 with some new muscle and im at about 9.5BF. my problem is that no matter what i do i maintain a layer of bellyfat right at my belly button. ive got very hard and defined upper abs that show even while resting. my lower abs are just as hard but this layer of belly fat covers them up. also when i bend over it hangs like thick loose skin. my question is what can i do to get rid of this last little bit of fat. any suggestions welcome.

jp taylor

 

[gettnlarge01]

It's probaly from the skin being stretched out when you were at your heaviest weight. Is that what it looks like?

 

[jptaylor2]

i have no stretching of skin. lll try and post some pix. i can feel that its cellulite, clumpy fat about 3/4" thick. its here and also on my rear side flank.

 

[Kabeetz]

Bottom line is diet man.. only diet gets you leaner...BUT it sounds like loose skin from losing so much weight... that kind of thing takes time and/or surgery. No quick fix.

 

[jptaylor2]

im still at less than 1000cal and am cut fairly well except for this 8 inch circle. i had heard that pressure may rupture the fat cells and cause them to shrink. im just searching for anything. i still bowflex for 45min everyday. i do not have a lot of cardio at home though. my job requires climbing probably 80 flights of stairs per day so ive been using this for cardio.

 

[Kabeetz]

You only eat 1000 calories a day???? Are u trying to KILL yourself?

 

[odoyal rulez]

are you telling me you lost over 100 pounds in 3 months?

 

[jptaylor2]

yes i did. in total i lost 112 lbs in 3months 2 1/2 weeks. i see my doctor on a regular basis and all is well on that front. its easier to understand my situation if you understand my job. i work in a papermill on as a recovery boiler operator. it is always 140deg on my boilers and i spend 12 to 16hrs per day on them working. if i eat at work i vomit, its that hot. i also work mostly midnights which means i sleep during the day. if your asleep guess what, youre not eating! after my crash diet ended my appetite never returned. i know that to some its an immediate bullshit call. i had people at work that didnt recognize me. according to the papermill grapevine ive had aids, cancer, a girlfriend, divorce, an extreme cocaine addiction and gastric bypass. my wife and i get a kick out of all of them. i word out religiously on my bowflex ultimate 2, everyday-without exception. i dont know what recovery is. im glad to now have this forum as you guys will understand my obsession. here are some pix and if anyone has any questions feel free to ask, im proud of what ive done!

this is me in sept. 05

and this is me in mid feb 06.

someone post the pix if you would. thanks

 

[Kabeetz]

a) you should be proud

b) it's amazing that you got so loose without skin absolutely draping off your body....

c) Putting together the speed of your weight loss with the fact that you do not have dramatically more loose skin would lead to the conclusion that it is simply loose skin you are referrign to dude...

But then again maybe you're just a genetic freak. God bless and good for you. Eat more, gain muscle. There's no need for any adult male to not be taking it at least 2k cals a day on average.

 

[jptaylor2]

thanks so much.

ill say this as for the skin. i have a local holistic guy who told me that milk was the key to skin elasticity. so i drank it, a lot of it. its the only thing i drink. i go through between 3 and 4 gallons of fat free milk per week. it might be a load of shit and maybe im just lucky as hell but it was worth it to me. as for what i actually ate on my diet here it is.

1 pack instant grits
4 slices lean turkey bacon

if i got hungry i ate a bag of popcorn.

thats daily. like i said, cant eat at work, sleep when im home, worked out well for me.