Group: I am overweight or obese

I am overweight or obese
Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 381, Messages: 6449

Being overweight is a common trait these days and there is not enough help out there. Find out how you can shed those pounds and improve yourself from within.

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How much weight to lose ?

glockner
glockner
Posts: 2
Joined: 2004/02/22
United States
2004/03/03, 09:51 PM
I just found out my body fat amount... (ouch)

Ok what I would like to know if I know that I weight 220#
and my body fat is 35% (ouch) that equates to 77# of fat.

If I had a barely acceptabel percentage of 25% body fat that would be 55# of fat. So do I need to lose 22#?
(77-55=22# )

Thanks Glen
rpacheco
rpacheco
Posts: 3,770
Joined: 2001/12/13
United States
2004/03/04, 12:17 PM
I don't think it works that way, Glen. During the initial weight loss, most of it will most likely be water. Anyway, don't think of fat loss as necessarily weight loss. If you adopt a healthy diet, do resistance training and cardio, you will add muscle (which will help you lose fat) and improve your metabolism (again, which will help you lose fat).

Judge yourself by the way you look and how your clothes feel...throw out the scale as it is not a good measuring tool.

Good luck!

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**_Robert_**
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preppyboy109
preppyboy109
Posts: 32
Joined: 2003/12/17
United States
2004/05/06, 08:51 PM
i lost about 15% of my body fat by walking 3 to 5 miles a day 5 times aweek and i quit drinking soad. Im 15 years old i know if i can do it anyone can. Just i had bad withdraw symptoms from the caffine so if you have the same go to your docter and ask for some naproxen and that works great. Just rember dont let it get to you it will come off enentualy
amg418
amg418
Posts: 8
Joined: 2004/06/22
United States
2004/06/22, 05:14 PM
Hey Iam new and Iam 16,I need to lose weight.Ive gained so much cause Of my medicine and now iam trying to get it off,I have so much to lose.Iam trying to become an actress but now one wants to hire me because of my weight.
DeeTee
DeeTee
Posts: 166
Joined: 2004/06/09
Australia
2004/06/22, 07:53 PM
Northbriton, I found this site yesterday. I don't know how accurate it is but it seems pretty good. Only reason why I don't know how accurate it is, is because it told me I only have to lose 30.

http://www.weightlossforall.com/TOOLS.html

Donna