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  • vitaminc
    ADBB Amateur
    • May 17, 2008
    • 46
    #1

    Lose the extra weight or work on muscle?

    Here's a link to my before and during pictures:
    http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ome-later.html

    My family has told me my weight is actually fine right now and I should focus on getting muscle and looking more cut. I'm stuck in a dilemna about what to do. Can anyone give me some good insight?
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    • SunnySmile501
      Moderator Emeritus
      • Nov 24, 2006
      • 3697
      #2
      Re: Lose the extra weight or work on muscle?

      Before looking at the pictures, I thought 181 at 5'8" tall, you probably needed to lose more weight, but after looking at the pictures, I think you need to jump on the exercise and just firm up. You may even gain a few pounds as muscle is heavier but takes up less space. If you are very active this summer and do weight training and eat right, you probably will lose more pounds and build a lot of muscle. At 16 and a male, you probably will grow a couple of inches and will look thinner.

      Sunny!
      People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


      "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
      ~~Herodotus


      Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
      Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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        • sadie147
          Moderator
          • Jun 14, 2004
          • 6131
          #3
          Re: Lose the extra weight or work on muscle?

          I would say if you are happy with your size/measurements, work on the muscle, as you tone and build muscle, your bodyfat % will drop..the fat will make way for the muscle.

          Concentrate more on measurements and not what the number on the scale says...being toned and healthy IMO is far more important than the number on the scale..

          HTH
          Jen, 39, F
          In maintenance



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            • chinadoll
              SPOTLIGHT HOSTESS
              • Apr 06, 2008
              • 4685
              #4
              Re: Lose the extra weight or work on muscle?

              I would definitely work on strength training. It will reshape your body and give you definition. Right now you do not look toned and fit. I know because I was there myself--the weight is gone but you don't look the way you hoped too. Free weights changed my body more in three months than a 45 pound weight loss did. It is also a great confidence builder. You feel strong and alive and powerful.

              You have done a great job with the weight loss. Please post follow ups so we can see the final you!
              JILL

              HW 298
              HW (this time) 248
              GOAL ONE 228               (take 2)
              GOAL TWO 213 (personal goal)
              GOAL THREE 199 ONE-DERLAND
              FINAL GOAL 165

               It's not about the results. Its about the process.

              "I've never come home after a workout and said, MAN, I wish I had NOT exercised today!"



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                • Elsie150
                  ADBB Admiral
                  • Jul 18, 2005
                  • 2732
                  #5
                  Re: Lose the extra weight or work on muscle?

                  I would start climbing the rungs and working towards maintenance if you haven't done so already. I don't think you need to lose much more..if any. Certainly NOT 30 more pounds!!! Climb the rungs and start toning up! Take your measurements. Muscle weighs more than fat so be prepared for that. Great job!!
                  Elsie150
                  Female 44, 5'
                  SW241/CW215/GW150
                  Never Ending Induction Recipes
                  http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...n-recipes.html

                  You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. ~Maya Angelo~

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                    • ValidRouge
                      ADBB Admiral
                      • Sep 30, 2003
                      • 8853
                      #6
                      Re: Lose the extra weight or work on muscle?

                      Definitely go for strength training! It will make the biggest visible changes in your body. Since muscle is metabollically active tissue, it will burn FAT even while you are at rest. So, you definitely want to add as much of that as you can. EVEN if it makes the scale go up. Muscle will eat the fat and make your body look lean and sexy That's a GOOD thing. Don't allow the number on the scale to influence your strength training.

                      You've done such a great job already that adding some lean muscles to your body is going to make you really really happy. PLUS, you WILL be dropping FAT too.
                      ~Joy

                      Start 1/2/06 Goal 6/11/07 restart 1/2/09
                      268.5/196/185
                      QUIT SMOKING JULY 23, 2006 while on Atkins


                      Just when you think you've eaten enough vegetables...EAT SOME MORE!
                      http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=ride2joy

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                        • TheDogAteMyName
                          ADBB Adventurer
                          • Apr 12, 2008
                          • 460
                          #7
                          Re: Lose the extra weight or work on muscle?

                          You look great. I would do strength training. You'll love it. Congrats on the weightloss!
                          ~Nichole
                          Female/Back on the wagon 04.13.08



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