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Paulito

Paulito

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Hi everyone!

I'm here because I thought a little accountability might help. I'm glad to encourage you as well, as time permits.

Though outwardly thin, I have way too much belly fat. I'm told this is very unhealthy, so it has to go. People laugh if I say I need to lose weight, because the rest of me is very thin.

Starting weight 174 today. My first goal is to reach and hold 170. Plus hopefully exchange some of the fat for muscle.

Have a blessed day everyone!
 
lol that's the way to think!! But hey, if it's just belly fat, you could try exercises that just concentrate on the belly. If the rest of you is thin, don't worry about full body fat burners. You could try toning up those parts, but if you don't want to be buff, don't worry about it. ;)

Thanks for visiting my diary, hope to hear of more of your progress!
 
Remember: Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you start toning your body and your weight goes up, and you've been doing good diet wise, don't freak, it's just the muscle!
 
After WEEKS away from here, wt 172.5. Oh well, could be worse. Working again on increasing muscle mass, as counseled above. :coolgleamA:



How can I get my "ticker" to display here?
 
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Thanks!

This AM: 174.5 lb, waist 40, upper body strength improving.

I know that my biggest weakness is bedtime eating.
 
Hola Paulito,
Why don't you try setting a time limit for yourself at night? For me, late night eating is also a problem. When I am successfully combating it, I tell myself ahead of time that I am not eating past such-and-such a time (usually 7pm) unless I am starving, in which case I am allowed an apple, which does wonders to fill the hole in my stomach, even though I am not a huge apple fan.
Cuidate,
Rachel
BTW, the ticker display depends on the format. Try the different 'copy and paste' links in ticker.com to see which one works here. I was an idiot trying to get mine up, but that is what eventually worked for me!
 
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Hey Paulito! Welcome back.

I wanted to say that you got some very bad advice last month about "spot reducing" and concentrating on just one area of your body. You cannot spot reduce - your body loses fat all over and redistributes fat at it's own pace.

If you're having a hard time, and especially with fat around your middle, I'd say that diet is going to be far more important than exercise. (Not that exercise is useless or that you should give it up, mind you!)

What are you eating on a daily basis? Do you know how much protein, carbs, and healthy fat you're getting? Those are the things that will make dramatic differences - cutting back on what you eat, but not too much, and making sure you're getting a good balance of nutrition.

If you were to tell us what an average day looks like, meal-wise, I'm sure we'd be happy to offer advice. :)
 
Thanks to each of you for good ideas!

I have no excuse whatsoever for not coming back sooner.

Weight 176, and did 20 min of good physical activity at beginning of day, plus some good physical work later this AM.
 
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