dropping size

[_n8o_]

hi everyone
I've been thiknking alot lately and im unhappy being the size i am, I'm 280lbs, 6'2 at around 18% bodyfat. I would like to drop some size, basically I'm not worried about losing muscle, I want to drop bodyfat as well but i would like to get down to about 220lbs. It's not so much the bodyfat i'm worried about its more the size im at. I find it hard to buy clothes and do everyday things like getting in and out of cars doing things that normal people do. i know its not a normal thing to ask on a bodybuilding site but it has been something i ahve wanted to do for a long time. I find it really easy to gain size but i find it hard to lose size and bodyfat. Any help would be appreciated thanks alot

 

[the_alcatraz]

I would switch places with you anyday bro. I'm at 200 lbs...I would give a LOT to be at 280 lbs...thats awesome.

 

[Tatyana]

hi everyone
I've been thiknking alot lately and im unhappy being the size i am, I'm 280lbs, 6'2 at around 18% bodyfat. I would like to drop some size, basically I'm not worried about losing muscle, I want to drop bodyfat as well but i would like to get down to about 220lbs. It's not so much the bodyfat i'm worried about its more the size im at. I find it hard to buy clothes and do everyday things like getting in and out of cars doing things that normal people do. i know its not a normal thing to ask on a bodybuilding site but it has been something i ahve wanted to do for a long time. I find it really easy to gain size but i find it hard to lose size and bodyfat. Any help would be appreciated thanks alot

Would you be so kind as to post up a typical daily diet?

My former coach is doing the same thing right now (former IFBB pro and Olympia physique competitor). She had gotten smaller, and looks great still.

I could also ask her a bit more, I do know she has laid off training a bit.

 

[_n8o_]

I'm not really fallowing a st5rict diet at the moment im pretty much coasting, trying to keep protein high and carbs fairly moderate with what ever fats are there, If i add protein powder i gain weight, if i add carbs i gain weight, i've tryed to keep training low with higher reps but i seem to stay the same but add strength, It's weird because what works for others doesn't work for me, I feel as though im damned whatever i do because if i keep doing weights i will only get bigger no matter what kind of reps or program i follow, I'm thinking i may need to eat green salad and chicken breast a couple times a day and a apple twise a day and take an appetite supressent to try drop weight

 

[Tatyana]

I would assert you would like to lose body fat. It takes up a lot more space than muscle.

Do you know how many calories you are eating a day?

Are you doing any cardio?

Would you post up a typical day's diet ie.

Breakfast - 1 cup oatmeal, 2 eggs

Mid morning- and so on.............

In this pic, when the man looks smoother and not as in as good shape, he is 25 lbs heavier than the one where he looks massive.

 

[the_alcatraz]

Indeed, the heavier man would not neccessarily look bigger...you can be lighter and look bigger at the same time....

 

[_n8o_]

Im not wanting to look bigger im really wanting to look smaller haha i know it seems backwards but im really sick of looking like a bodybuilder or powerlifter, i enjoy going to the gym but am un happy with not being able to find clothes that fit, im a 3xl at the moment and would ideally like to drop size so i can buy clothes at normal stores and be able to do alot of differnt things that are normal that i find it hard to do now

 

[druncanwaria]

ok ill post some very simple steps

1.drop the bad fat out of your diet as much as possible.. i would eat the fat off steaks because i didnt like wasting food but once i stopped dooing it (along with the other things) i started losing weight.
2. Increase the fibre in your diet
3. Eat foods that have a low gi
4. dont drink soft drink.
5. No alcohol for a few weeks

Hope this info isnt to simple and stuff you already know.. it really worked for me and very quickly