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I'm Not Trying To Lose Weight
My aim isn't trying to lose more weight. i guess I have to keep reminding people of that. I know I've written about this before but I still hear the comment "Don't lose any more weight".
Today, someone hadn't seen me for a while and said it. Instead of realizing that I was about the same weight I was when she last saw me, instead she needed to remind me that I don't need to lose any more weight. I don't know why it annoys me when I hear it, but it does. I think it's because I've maintained right around the same weight for over two years now. As my body fat percentage changes, the only weight I lost was a couple pounds (two pounds, to be precise) from my lowest weight. And I've been maintaining this weight for weeks now, of 210 pounds.
My weight might drop a few more pounds as body fat percentage goes down, but it's not my goal. My trainer wants me at 10 percent body fat and I'm at 13.34 percent. So as I keep doing the weights and eating around 2500 calories a day, no one should have to worry that I'm trying to lose weight.
I don't want a tummy tuck. I lost over 130 pounds without surgery, so I want to prove what's possible without surgery. I'm seeing results and the bulge in my abs is a lot less than when I started strength training. I'm seeing definition in areas of my abs, along with my chest, arms and legs. I know it's working so that's the purpose of getting to 10 percent.
At least the talk of "better not lose too much weight" has calmed down a lot. But every once in a while, I'll hear this comment and I know people mean well. I have no intention of losing weight as I care about gaining muscle. Does that sound like someone who wants to be super skinny? I just want to tighten my skin, and that's not going to happen by just losing weight. That will happen with strength training and eating clean.
About the author
Richard Hubbard was once over 350 pounds. After a doctor's physical and finding out he was pre-hypertensive, he decided to make changes and avoid medication. Over the course of a year, Rich lost the first 120 pounds of his incredible 150 pound weight loss. He ate healthy foods based on Dr. Joel Fuhrman's book "Eat To Live". He was mostly plant based, but switched to completely plant based in September of 2016. He also became a vegan in the process as his compassion for animals increased. He credits bodybuilder Robert Cheeke for influencing his decision of going vegan. Rich aspires to be a vegan bodybuilder and is planning his first half marathon this year.
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