What does it mean when your loosing weight and very little fat?

**phat_matt85** · 05-27-2009, 05:57 PM

Lately i have been dropping weight but very little fat about 6 pounds, What could that mean? Last year at the weight im at now i was ****** and had a six pack. Now im at 11% (check with callipers or fat checker from gnc) but my abs are not showing i mean my stomach is getting tight but my abs r not pocking threw. I work 4 days a week which is moving for 10 hours and most of it is walking and i have been eating clean..Should i cut out carbs out of my diet for few days and see what happens?

**eatrainrest** · 05-27-2009, 06:28 PM

that could mean your diet needs to be reconstructed considering your probly losing muscle and not as much fat....crash dieting?

***FireGuy*** · 05-27-2009, 07:13 PM

My guess is you are undereating.

**phat_matt85** · 05-27-2009, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by FireGuy1

My guess is you are undereating.

But wouldnt undereating make me lose fat?

**eatrainrest** · 05-27-2009, 07:49 PM

no crash dieting is the perfect example of losing alot of weight.. alot of water.. alot of muscle.. little BF

**phat_matt85** · 05-27-2009, 07:51 PM

oh so undereating is crash diet?

**eatrainrest** · 05-27-2009, 07:52 PM

depends on how much your undereating....

**phat_matt85** · 05-27-2009, 07:53 PM

Here is my diet, i dont follow that friday threw sunday because i dont work so i sleep in a little so i miss about 2 meals, i also added salmon and tuna in few days on the week. But this is what i try to follow

4:30 am Meal 1: 60 grams of carbs from oat meal with little milk and sugar free syrup, 4-5 eggs usually only whites, fat free yogurt with 17g protein and 11 g of sugar, coffee

8:00 am Meal 2: eather 2 slices of wheat bread, with 6-7 oz of lean turkey or ham , or just chicken breast and hand full of almonds

11-11:30 Meal 3: 30-50 grams of carbs from brown rice or wheat pasta or red beans and green veggies, with 6-8 oz of lean chicken or turkey

2:30 Meal 4: 50 grams of elliet protein with bannana or no bannna and hand full of almonds

5:00 Meal 5 3-4 oz lean turkey, london broil, or chicken with red beans, brown rice about 30-40 grams of good carbs at least

6-6:30 Pre-work out drink, new No-shot gun which has protein 40 grams in 2 scoops ( I will get off thie prework out drink as soon when I feel the gear hit me, i feel like i need it after work to get wried up agian)

8:00 Post work out 40-50 grams of elliet protein, with 35-70 grams of glycomaize

9-930: londol broil all the wayy here, 3-4 oz

I also like to play with my carbs, as have few low carb days but lately I have been staying the same so i can have some energy for work since im still getting used work.

**eatrainrest** · 05-27-2009, 07:54 PM

all thats dandy but how many calories is it with macros

**phat_matt85** · 05-27-2009, 07:59 PM

so thats 200-300 grams of protein, 165-300 carbs, not sure on fat not high though

my stats are
24 years old
5'10"
190 lbs
11% bf checked with calippers from gnc

**eatrainrest** · 05-27-2009, 08:01 PM

well if it were to crash dieting it would be because you cut down too many calories in too short period of time.. if not than i dont really know....it could be overtraining?

**phat_matt85** · 05-27-2009, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by eatrainrest

well if it were to crash dieting it would be because you cut down too many calories in too short period of time.. if not than i dont really know....it could be overtraining?

No def not over training, i just started this job and i move alot and i do under eat sometimes because we get so busy its hard for me to sneak out to eat, plus im trying to rush it and i figured if i miss a meal of well its less calories which in my head ment i will burn more fat! lol i guess i was wrong...im still working on my calorie count here

**eatrainrest** · 05-27-2009, 08:06 PM

oh well thers your problem lol,

**phat_matt85** · 05-27-2009, 08:07 PM

well i got 2000 and plus calories a day and thats with out fat, i really have to figure out how much fat i consume a day, but thats my hw for tomm

**phat_matt85** · 05-27-2009, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by eatrainrest

oh well thers your problem lol,

Ha im soo mad bc i though i was doing goood to my self!! im so beat now i got to go to bed but i will get back here tomm bc i need to figure this out ASAP!!!!...thanks for clearing it up for me!!! im deff not missing a meal tomm

**eatrainrest** · 05-27-2009, 09:42 PM

np bro,something is better than nothing in that stomach..

**collar** · 05-27-2009, 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by phat_matt85

No def not over training, i just started this job and i move alot and i do under eat sometimes because we get so busy its hard for me to sneak out to eat, plus im trying to rush it and i figured if i miss a meal of well its less calories which in my head ment i will burn more fat! lol i guess i was wrong...im still working on my calorie count here

miss a meal?
under eat sometimes??

how many times are we talking about??

perhaps have majority of your meals if not all
another make sure your doing enough cardio in the right intensity to be burning fat rather than anything else

and third train like a monster

.

results will show, if they are not you only know what you are doing wrong

**phat_matt85** · 06-07-2009, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by collar

miss a meal?
under eat sometimes??

how many times are we talking about??

perhaps have majority of your meals if not all
another make sure your doing enough cardio in the right intensity to be burning fat rather than anything else

and third train like a monster

.

results will show, if they are not you only know what you are doing wrong

I would under eat like 2-3 times a week, and i try to eat every 3 hours but sometimes it would be 4 hrs break. But i have changed all that stuff and im def seeing nice results. THANKS ALOT TO EVERYONE!, i mean im not like 100% happy but i def see a change and alot of people see it too and are very impressed but im always hard on my self and never fully happy lol, i hate that about my self

**collar** · 06-07-2009, 11:13 PM

Well its a start, make little changes and try get your meals as close as you can to when your mean to eat it and try not to miss meals.
but its good that you started making the change, good man.

**phat_matt85** · 06-08-2009, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by collar

Well its a start, make little changes and try get your meals as close as you can to when your mean to eat it and try not to miss meals.
but its good that you started making the change, good man.

Thanks alot man, Im so happy that i found this website, it really helped me alot. I cant wait till next summer beacuse im going to be ****** as helllll. Im def going to start a nice bulk diet after this summer and then a sick cutting diet for next summer. CANT WAIT!! lol

***FireGuy*** · 06-08-2009, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by phat_matt85

so thats 200-300 grams of protein, 165-300 carbs, not sure on fat not high though

my stats are
24 years old
5'10"
190 lbs
11% bf checked with calippers from gnc

Thats nearly a 1,000 calorie range without fats added in. You really need to narrow that down and be more precise if you want to figure out whats going on.

**phat_matt85** · 06-08-2009, 09:03 PM

1000 cal all together? if i do 250 grams or protein thats 1000 cal, and 250 carbs thats another 1000, so thats 2000 cal with out any fat cal. But yeah the fat still gets me, im still learning on how much fat i need

**rogue01** · 06-10-2009, 03:23 AM

Originally Posted by phat_matt85

1000 cal all together? if i do 250 grams or protein thats 1000 cal, and 250 carbs thats another 1000, so thats 2000 cal with out any fat cal. But yeah the fat still gets me, im still learning on how much fat i need

Your daily ranges were far from your high and low. You said between 200-300 grams protein, 165-300 grams of carbs. You need to dial it in and be more exact.

Think if you were prescribed a medicine and the bottle said to take between 1 and 12 pills a day...not very exact is it.

Try to use a site like fitday.com, calorieking, etc to track what you eat and get a real idea of your protein/carb/fat intake. Most people don't realize how poorly they eat until they start tracking it daily.

**phat_matt85** · 06-10-2009, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by rogue01

Your daily ranges were far from your high and low. You said between 200-300 grams protein, 165-300 grams of carbs. You need to dial it in and be more exact.

Think if you were prescribed a medicine and the bottle said to take between 1 and 12 pills a day...not very exact is it.

Try to use a site like fitday.com, calorieking, etc to track what you eat and get a real idea of your protein/carb/fat intake. Most people don't realize how poorly they eat until they start tracking it daily.

Oh man i never though of sites like that!...thanks alot, cant wait to go on it and get everything to the T