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[muchmass]

I have a newbie question don’t hold it against me:

How do I give karma, I have a message:

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[fitnessfanaticmom]

my goals are to weigh between 123 and 130pounds cut down my bodyfat a lot and define and tone up my muscles

iv been advised by a friend to eat 1000 1 week then 1600 the next she says this fools your body into losing weight she lost 25lb in only a few month any idvice is this advisable? im sorry for being a dum ass

thank you

Worrying about your weight is ok but don't get obsessed by it....muscle weighs more than fat. So as you increase your muscle tone, go more by how your clothes fit instead of the scale. You can also use photographs and measurements to gage your progress.

I would never suggest losing 25 lbs in a few months. It will be hard to maintain that because alot of what you will be losing will be water. You should increase your cardio level and decrease the amount of calories you consume. There is no quick way to lose weight unless you do it in an unhealthy way. Know that if you consume too much in a day your body will store the excess as fat but also if you don't consume enough your body will begin to store it because it is scared you won't feed it. It's a funny thing...but you have to find YOUR balance. I would suggest that you make a point of eating 5-6 small healthy snacks a day.

fitnessfanaticmom
www.devoted-to-weight-lifting.com

 

[Morrigu667]

how about you just eat a solid 3 meals a day chuck out your protein powder theres a bit of money saved already. you cant be any bigger than your genes will allow you anyway not unless you give up and start taking steroids like most average lifters 6 meals a day for me is too much and im over 300 pounds easy too keep real muscle without a huge need for food lift heavier than you ever thought you could then keep pushing yourself forward 20kgs a month trust me when you can military press 110kgs standing up everyone will be watching you.

 

[sacto]

Hey everyone.

I am 31 yrs old. Been active my whole life. Several sports when I was younger. Jr. High and Sr. High was into baseball, football, wrestling & volleyball. My parents also had me in gymnastics since my sister was into it. Started that back when I was 8. Ended up dropping all sports except gymnastics since I was on the smaller side and competed through high school. Needless to say, never had a problem with my body back then. Eat like a horse, train everyday for 3 to 4 hours. Result: little body fat and very tone.

Those days are long gone. Now I am 5 10 1/2, 210lbs with a gut and hating it. I ended up growing in height and weight since I stopped competing. Was only 5' 5" back then. Have a desk job, which doesn't help. Been lifting weights and using the machines off and on for several years. Nothing too dedicated till about 3 months ago. Enough is enough. Watching what I eat, working out 4 to 5 days a week. Got a buddy from the office who is tired of being fat too.

Learning a lot on the boards. Thanks to all for the posts.

 

[DZLS]

Hey everyone...

I'm 30 years old, and was really into my training from the ages of 23-28... My wife and I had our first son about 20 months ago, and my training really took a back, back, back seat to him...

I'm just now getting back into my workouts, (about 8 weeks in), and am starting to feel pretty good again...

My stats are 6' 220lbs currently... at my peak i was about 215 at about 7% BF... I want to get back to that 7% and try and peak out at 220lbs by the end of 2006...

I look forward to getting some training tips/advice here... I've always been all natural, and have all intentions of keeping it that way...

good to be here...

 

[traddum]

Hey everyone i'm a 22 year old student in Dallas TX. Ive been training really hard since feb of this year.. ive made alot of progress and am not goign to stop... im 5'11 230 lbs and am looking forward to learning alot from u guys soon.

 

[Jayhawk21]

Heyoh...!

I'm 22 years old and getting ready to finish my last semester in college. I played basketball, golf, and tennis in High School. I really wish I would of started lifting hard at 14 and played football, but I was just way to scrawny then. I started lifting on December 1st 2000. I was 5-10 127 pounds, and I could bench about 115 pounds. Over the course of the next five years I've gained fifty pounds, but I still lack strength and size enormously. Weightlifting has really helped my life. In high school I was very shy and unconfident. When I finally did start dating a girl, after things were over she told her friends that I was a stick. To that day forward I've busted my ass, althought it may not look like that much to get to where I am. Now I'm much more confident at 5-10 177 lbs which may not seem like much to some of you but it has taken work. Looking forward to starting a very mild cycle to try to get up to 5-10 195 lbs 7-8% as my goal!

 

[trysohard]

this is the fat ugly me before

hopefully in a few weeks ill post some progress pictures

 

[carlsuen]

lol r u joking? can't imagine what more u want.. u have the curves all alright.. u wanna shrink?

 

[trysohard]

no im not joking lol but its kinda nice you think i am im 161.4 in the pic i want to go down to 130 and not be as fat and i want to be a lot more toned im like miss piggy at the moment