Guest guest Posted April 28, 2003 Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 I have another question to through out. Now it seems to me that at 160 I looked >this< way. Then I loose down to 153, big ya, but when I went back up to the 160 mark again, I didn't look >this< way anymore, I looked >THIS< way. Ya know what I mean? Like some how the same weight looks bigger? Ang > Ang, > Yea, on me it's almost all in my belly. I see at least 20 lbs there and > like another 10 on my thighs and arms and maybe 10 i n my back and butt > which is 40 and I figure probably another 5-10 all around so 160s is my > goal. I'll revaluate as I go but that's what I " see " right now. > > Gena > > > !!!! I do that too! LOL. > > I figure a pound of body fat is the same volume wise as a pound of > > butter. As far as I'm concerened I could loose about 2 pounds per > > upper thigh, a pound per upper arm, about 5 for the upper hip love > > handles together, and that only adds up to 11. I figure by the time > > you evenly take off another pound for the lower legs and pound for > > the lower arms round that up to 15. That puts me at 142. > > (but, because I seem to be able to make it " almost " to my goals but > > fall a tad bit shy...I figured if I told myself 130, I aught to be > > able to make it to 140! LOL > > Ang > > > > > Ang, > > > Exactly! Like I said, both my fam doc and chiro have told me I only > > > have about 40 more lbs to go. That would put me in the 160s and > > > according to charts, that is still obese for me. I agree with my > > doc's. > > > I look in the mirror, yes when naked and I do this thing that may > > sound > > > goofy but I " add " up my fat by visually looking and estimating how > > > much there is to lose. I honestly do not see anymore than maybe 50 > > lbs > > > at most. , my chiro says I would not even want to be in the > > 120s > > > or even 130s again because it would look sickly and I have to say I > > > agree with him. The scale can mess with our heads soo much. I look > > at > > > the scale and then in the mirror and I can't even believe what it > > says > > > sometimes. We have to look at the big picture, not just a number on > > the > > > scale or what chart might say. > > > > > > Gena :-) > > > > > > > Oh my gosh - so true. Look in the photo album labled ANG (or > > angela, > > > > can't remember)...I posted a pic of myself there a long time ago > > to > > > > prove this point. The one where I am kneeling on the floor. I > > was > > > > considered " obese " in that pic by the charts - think not! > > > > Ang > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a > > > > > Excuse me? What chart says that? I have one right here that says > > > > for > > > > > 5'7 " for small frame 123 up to 163 for large frame. The thing > > you > > > > have > > > > > to keep in mind is Arnold Schwartzeneger is considered obese > > > > by " those " > > > > > charts!!!! They are not accurate! They are approximates for > > average > > > > > people. Meaning 50% are smaller and 50 % are bigger. What they > > > > don't > > > > > take into consideration is muscle mass and things like bone > > > > structure, > > > > > breast size and so on. I am 5'3 " and 207 lbs and have had not > > one > > > > but > > > > > two doctors tell me just by looking at me that I only have > > about 40 > > > > > more pounds to lose. Why, because I am very muscular. You can > > see > > > > my > > > > > pic's in the photo folder. I used to be 284 lbs. Just from > > > > carrying > > > > > that weight around I gained muscle. Then I added exercise, > > gained > > > > some > > > > > more. My 19 yr old daughter who is in the Army and they have > > strict > > > > > rules about how much you can weigh, is 5'6 and 150 lbs and 27 % > > > > body > > > > > fat. With all the physical training she does she is solid > > muscle. > > > > She > > > > > has gained 15 lbs since going in and is still wearing the same > > size > > > > > clothes. > > > > > My point is do not go by some ridiculous chart. They do not > > know > > > > you! > > > > > Go by what you see in the mirror, how your clothes fit, have > > your > > > > body > > > > > fat measured, measure your waist and hips and so on. Go by how > > you > > > > feel > > > > > and when you think you look good. Not by a chart. There are soo > > > > many > > > > > factors. We are all soo different. Charts are just something to > > get > > > > an > > > > > idea. Oh and a pretty accurate way to know your frame size: > > > > > Wrap fingers around wrist > > > > > Small- finger tips overlap > > > > > Medium- touch or start to overlap > > > > > Large- they don't touch > > > > > A good waist size to go by the heart association says women > > > > should be > > > > > under 30 in for waist and 40 for hips. > > > > > I hope some of this helps you get a better idea of what weight > > > > you > > > > > should strive for. > > > > > > > > > > Gena > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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