3SGTO Biggest Loser Competition

[x2xtreme360]

You're in your engineering "I'm right and everyone else is wrong" mode.

EDIT: And to put it one more way, if you take a chunk of mucscle that weighs 1lb, and you take a chunk of fat that is identical in size to that chunk of muscle...... the fat will weight less.

lol, I know. I told you I was being nit-picky. It's the wording that bothers me. You can't compare weights. It's like saying 1lb of feathers weigh more than a pound of rocks. In actuality, they both weight the same!

[beepbeep]

Being a bit nit-picky here, but muscle does not weight more than fat. 1 pound of muscle weighs just as much as a pound of fat. Muscle is more dense than fat, while fat takes up more volume.

LOL...I was gonna post the same thing. Drives me nuts when people say that. Glad to see you two cleared it all up, though.

And Granny, I'm gonna have to weigh mine to see how much I can claim is their fault.

[nodoze]

well weighing in yesterday im down to 280 when i threw my name in on this is the day i started dieting part of it , cut out my one soda a day, reduced my supper sizes , Start p90x on monday (i have a thing of starting things at the begining of the week)

[Granny]

My Boobs

[93STLTH]

THis would mean that yes when you put 47 inch waist in your 1st post it was an error

No, that's what the measuring tape says. I can take a pic if there are doubts. If you say you wear 44 in pants, measure your waist above the pants line and you'll see it's significantly larger. Only those blessed with completely flat abs would have a pants line size close to their belly button size. Or, if you wore your pants up around the navel, then, yes, the size would be close.

[93STLTH]

Where else is the weight if you wear a 38 loosely? I weigh less than you and wear a 38 pant and it fits normally....

Well, I don't know if this helps, but my chest is 48" with very little fat in that area, my neck is 18", biceps 16.5" and thigh is 24". I'm really only carrying excessive fat in my belly and that's where I'm going to be working on reducing.

[Roybatty]

My Boobs

LOL. They seem symmetrical

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[beepbeep]

LOL. They seem symmetrical

Agreed

[Roybatty]

Anorexic? I hope you are joking. I am 5'10 175 and I need to lose weight. 145 looks thin as hell at this height, 175 looks alright, but I need to watch what I eat and do crunches to drop some weight.

agreed. 165 is a pretty healthy weight for 5'10", imho. my father-in-law is back to 165 now (he's 66)--looking as fit as he ever has been. i'm 5'8" and 172.6 lbs as of this morning. looking for 155...but we'll see. lots of stress in my life right now--and i don't like exercise to begin with.

This is subjective and all relative to body types as we are seeing.

IMHO, the overall goal isn't just weight loss but fitness; ability to function; ergo bench your own weight x amount of times, carry the wife around the house a bit, etc.

You dudes under 200#s simply need to move it around as you are implying.

Also regular exercise is awesome stress relief...you get natural endorphins from a good pump...you guys need to do it after reading an AO post for motivation

Well, I don't know if this helps, but my chest is 48" with very little fat in that area, my neck is 18", biceps 16.5" and thigh is 24". I'm really only carrying excessive fat in my belly and that's where I'm going to be working on reducing.

Yea - fat asses like us need to burn more than we intake

My program is gym 3+ times a week; lifting and cardio: cardio is run, walk, bike, punching bag, etc.
Cutting down carbohydrates; less rice more protein, early in meal, gets you fuller sooner and more steady energy levels throughout day (digests longer).
Water first...and more often.
Not cutting out anything; ie enjoying chocolates, beer and other favorites just more sparingly.

[JasonY]

I'm 5'8 and 150, 31" waist.

Jason