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Re: As I get closer to goal....
I think it is really important to understand that "Dieting down" to your ultimate healthy goal can be really difficult, if not impossible. For example, for a 25 year old male that has a true ( calculated through a machine ) lean body mass of 180 lbs, then for him to be in a healhty range of 10%-15% body fat, he would have to diet down to around 205 to 210 lbs WITHOUT losing ANY muscle. The problem is, dieting always causes muscle loss. So, if he starts out at 260, by the time he reaches 205, his lean body mass that was once 180, might be 165 or 170.
The only effective way to truly get to a healthy weight in my opinion is to get an accurate take on Lean Body Mass through a local university ( most use a tank system that uses air pressure and is VERY accurate ), then through lifting weights and moderate cardio, one can MAINTAIN muscle mass while losing lbs. If you don't weight train, and only do cardio, muscle loss is certain to happen.
The term "Skinny Fat" is often used by body builders to describe men and women that lose weight, but still have fat. They keep dieting down, and lose both muscle and fat ( of course, not at the same rate, less muscle is lost ) mainly because of a cardio ONLY workout.
If you want to get to your ulimate goal, find your Lean Body Mass, lift weights, moderate cardio, and KEEP the muscle you have while losing the LBs. The scale won't move as fast, but you will be keeping your muscle, and muslce is what makes us look fit, not hitting a certain number on the scale.
I think it is really important to understand that "Dieting down" to your ultimate healthy goal can be really difficult, if not impossible. For example, for a 25 year old male that has a true ( calculated through a machine ) lean body mass of 180 lbs, then for him to be in a healhty range of 10%-15% body fat, he would have to diet down to around 205 to 210 lbs WITHOUT losing ANY muscle. The problem is, dieting always causes muscle loss. So, if he starts out at 260, by the time he reaches 205, his lean body mass that was once 180, might be 165 or 170.
The only effective way to truly get to a healthy weight in my opinion is to get an accurate take on Lean Body Mass through a local university ( most use a tank system that uses air pressure and is VERY accurate ), then through lifting weights and moderate cardio, one can MAINTAIN muscle mass while losing lbs. If you don't weight train, and only do cardio, muscle loss is certain to happen.
The term "Skinny Fat" is often used by body builders to describe men and women that lose weight, but still have fat. They keep dieting down, and lose both muscle and fat ( of course, not at the same rate, less muscle is lost ) mainly because of a cardio ONLY workout.
If you want to get to your ulimate goal, find your Lean Body Mass, lift weights, moderate cardio, and KEEP the muscle you have while losing the LBs. The scale won't move as fast, but you will be keeping your muscle, and muslce is what makes us look fit, not hitting a certain number on the scale.
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