How does 170 lbs look like

That flipped my switch. Burton, who takes college courses, was able to get a discounted student membership at the gym. Along with her workout routine , Burton made changes to her diet. She now balances protein, fat, and carbs at all her meals. For fats, she leans toward olive oil and coconut oil, and her carbs come from fruits, veggies, and whole grains like real oatmeal. When she eats out, she chooses places where she can order, say, a boneless skinless chicken breast with vegetables or a salad on the side, or a bunless burger on top of a salad.

Burton struggled to give up ice cream. Slowly, the pounds came off. This is a process that takes time. But it is a huge struggle for me to understand who I am and what I look like. Being overweight my entire life, I still see myself as that heavy girl. Burton has spotted signs that her focus on her health is influencing her children. Joined: Oct 18, Messages: 5, Likes Received: 4. I'm roughly about the same height and weight and I don't see myself fat although I do have a slight gut and double chin but my arms and legs are what you might consider thin.

Johnny Drama Sex Panther. Joined: Oct 14, Messages: 12, Likes Received: 0. Tell your "friend" to develop an eating disorder. Bulimia is easy but bad for your teeth.

I'd crash diet and get no sleep whatsoever. It's healthy, I'm a doctor. Ponyboy Serenity now! Joined: Jan 8, Messages: 3, Likes Received: 3. I weigh about the same but I'm 5' Joined: Apr 13, Messages: 21, Likes Received: 0.

Spider-Fan83 with great power Joined: May 5, Messages: 7, Likes Received: Joined: Sep 26, Messages: 25, Likes Received: 5. Timstuff Registered. Joined: Jul 26, Messages: 19, Likes Received: 2. I know it was 5 lbs of fat or whatever, but still, I was pissed.

Nice job quitting smoking and planning ahead. Well, I have a long way to go!! According to your charts almost pounds. They did something in a day, in a week I bet they built a house. After going to the gym for 4 weeks not much of a change but I am getting stronger, my stomach is going in a little bit more every day.

I will get there. I just have to blog about it more, yeah that is what I will do! Before 11 years ago, I had an instance where I ballooned to That kinda sucked. My buddy said I looked like Charles Barkley! This gives a much better indication of where your at in my opinion. I do appreciate your dedication to getting back to ideal shape though. Those definitely are good suggestions. Were you the one who mentioned you played basketball in school?

Sorry that I forgot if so. My motivation is to win my matches at my tennis level. Yah, played in high school. Sounds good Hunter! Another datapoint that suggests food intake is more important than exercise to lose weight. With as much tennis as you play, I should think a lot of your weight really is healthy weight such as muscle. Still, healthy living is always a positive thing. As for me, I try to stay within the BMI chart for healthy weight Losing about 10 pounds would put me back in the 22 range, which is considered healthiest — according to my Wii Fit Plus :.

Therefore, that is my goal for this year. Read about your plan on Consumerist. Furthermore, per Taubes massive research into dietary science vs. Furthermore, I sit at a computer all day and I could never exercise again and be thin as a rail which I am — now weigh what I did in high school at 47 because I eat bacon, eggs, steak, plenty of meat fat, buttered green beans, salad with a lot of dressing.

If you eat this way, you will not be hungry and pounds will drop off you like stones off a truck. To do this well, see Dr. Amy is correct. And cardio exercise will almost always lead to weight gain. Strength is more important than cardio, especially as you get older. Read Mark Rippetoe. I run HealthStatus. If bone structure is the issue then it should be the same on both. Thanks again for using HealthStatus.

Does HealthStatus. Always weigh yourself early in the morning before eating and after your wake-up run to the John. That way there is consistency withe more accurate results. Will do Jai. Based on your chart, I barely made it before. Over the holidays I probably have gained 5 ish lbs so now I am over.

Good discussion. I do think eating foods with less calorie density would help. I am re-reading this and smiling. After doing a juice fast some months ago, my weight is still at lbs, a full 40 lbs lighter than when I wrote this comment two years ago. Join the club, Sam. According to the table I am between small and medium frame, and I am overweight. Not funny! I was in a such good shape in September.

Then I went back home, ate all that food I was missing for years, and now I have very sad fat results. What helped me to lose weight in the past was: reducing red meat, controlling portions, running and lifting a lot. I lost ten pounds in about seven months. Older we get, slower our metabolism gets. So we need to eat less and move more.

Good Luck! Lucky you! Body weight goals have been the toughest for me to follow as well! I lift fairly often so have more muscle than the scrawny guy at the same height. How does the chart account for that? You will have forgone drinks with friends, many great meals, lots of time for perhaps very little benefit.

Some might even call me a dynamo …. I highlighted that bad excuse in my post. Is 10lbs of muscle heavier than 10 lbs of fat? They are both 10 pounds! By the charts above, I need to lose around 85lbs. Would I like to lose that 80lbs? Thinking about being fat just makes me depressed. If weight loss comes with that, good. Without getting on my soapbox, I think that our society also puts more emphasis on weight than health.

People with ideal weights can be very unhealthy and people who are larger can be quite healthy. Their weight has dropped dramatically, but their health has gotten worse.

And even those who got gastric bypass are starting to gain back about 5 years down the road, despite the fact they can still barely eat. Thanks for your thoughts. I do believe we will change when we get sufficiently annoyed about our state. However, I decided years ago that it was healthier for me to be happy with who I am than to be depressed about my weight constantly. Depression does not equal weight loss. Some of them are fat despite developing anorexia or bulimia. For some people, their weight is strongly effected by medical often genetic issues.

Weight is a factor in a healthy life, but it is not the only factor, nor is it the most important factor. It is simply the most visible factor. I want to be cruel to myself and admonish myself for not being more mindful about others.

I have lived and visited so many impoverished countries, and it is unacceptable to me to continue to be overweight. Travel is very beneficial in providing perspective in this way. Now I am. This post was majority meant to motivate me to kick my own ass and provide some information to the readers. If readers find motivation in the info and in my self admonishment to lose weight, awesome! If not, no problem. I am sorry if I have come across as judgemental.

I am not trying to be, though this is a soapbox issue for me, so sometimes I have a harder time reigning it in. I think your goals are great. I think they represent a healthy way for anyone to lose weight and get in shape. I am not trying to bash you for wanting to lose weight. I will admit to a jealously of how little overweight you are. On twitter, you expressed or so it seemed to me a little dismay at the response this article was getting on The Consumerist.

I was simply trying to provide you with another perspective. As you say, its all a matter of perspective. You are never going to have mine. If you read my comments to others here who are also OW and mad, I am supportive of them and hope they succeed. According to the chart, looks like I am just five pounds from being within my range.

Being sick for the last four days paid off! Jokes aside, I think it is the plight of people who work full-time sitting down. There are a few people at the agency I work that have set up makeshift standing stations for themselves so that they are standing more than sitting during the day.

I am intrigued! I love the weight loss side effect of being sick! I love your enthusiasm for the body change you are looking for. I think the BF sensors in the scales are off too much and ignore mine.

Felt good as I ran two half marathons over the summer. With the outline of what you are going to do for fitness above, I could see you getting stronger and not actually losing weight at all. Release it! I plan on a marathon this year, so I need to get my diet and, therefore, BF down. Less Injuries that way and feeling much better.

Nice work Matt! I think my ideal weight is closer to lbs or so. Last year I started in on the weight loss thing, mainly focusing on healthier eating.

I lost 30 lbs started at around , and then gained about 10 back after losing some momentum and falling into old habits. I used to be on that hours of tennis every day program playing all through high school, and teaching it in college — but not sure how long I would last these days..

Hi Peter — I hope you took advantage of your height for your serve! That must be fun pounding the serve flat and at a sharper trajectory! For consistency sake, only weigh yourself in the morning when you first wake up before eating or drinking anything, but after you go to the bathroom. This will give you a good tracking baseline. Weigh creep has definitely creeped in on me! Brian, you are spot on in telling me to be consistent in weighing myself the same time after the same function every year.

I am a dumbass for not doing so! I know i couldnt have gained 5 pounds in 48 hrs, yet still beat myself up. Thank you for your encouragement. Yo, Sammo. In previous failure plagued years, I thought running more would do the trick. Last year I quit all exercise and focused entirely on my diet.

I was amazed at how much mindless snacking I had been participating in during the day, especially at work. But you might want to experiment for 30 days with a diet only weight loss program. The issue I had with working out a lot is that I felt hungry…all the time.

So, whether willfully, or subconsciously, I would sabatoge my efforts by eating whatever the heck I wanted thinking that working out would neutralize the bad food choices. So, maybe instead of on killing yourself with exercise, focus on cutting out sugar and other insulin spiking foods.

And be sure to give yourself one day a week of pure gluttony Exercising just makes me hungry and risks me overreacting a lot of times! I then worked out 3x more for 3 months and gained 1 pound!

Sounds like a great goal sam, and I must say these charts make me mad as well. I dont really feel out of shape or unfit though, and nor do I constantly eat huge amounts.

As a suggestion to lose some weight — try drinking more water. Diet i. As well as smaller snacks and meals more frequently throughout the day. This decreased quantity, increased frequency of more complex foods will make your metabolism work.

Sorry, did not think about that. My fitness plan of choice is FfitDeck. Good on ya! My own 2-mile run time has doubled at best. Being tired afterward and being finished afterward are two distinct things, I think.

You sound in good shape. While there is a relationship in the two, they are distinctly different numbers. You can also try eating smaller meals more often.

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