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- From: sproule@gethsemane.EBay.Sun.COM (Dan Sproule)
- Newsgroups: misc.fitness
- Subject: Re: Bodyfat Reduction P-1
- Date: 23 Dec 1992 18:02:49 GMT
- Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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- - Dan S.
- -
- -OK, OK, I want to "GO FOR IT !!!", but in my original posting, my question was
- -"What's the best way ?". Your bodyfat of "around 7%" would be the level I'd
- -like. What did you do ? How long did it take ? Did you do cut back your weight
- -training ? More aerobics ? etc. etc.
- -
- -Cheers,
- -
- -Colin H.
-
- Here's what you do. (Part One:)
-
- Assuming you weigh 190 pounds and that you have 14% bodyfat, you have
- approximately 26.6 pounds of bodyfat. Reducing that 14% to say 7% will
- require the loss of approximately 13.3 pounds. So long as you remember
- that weight loss is a game of numbers, you will be able to attain your
- goal in short order. But, once attained, your regular diet will need to
- reflect a heightened understanding of how to eat sensibly, the lowfat,
- high carbohydrate way; so that your weight doesn't return again. This
- diet will have good amounts of fiber coming from fruits and vegetables
- so as to promulgate a balanced approach.
-
- First, determine your weight. Then, have a body composition test performed
- which will give you an approximate bodyfat percentage rating for your body.
- This percentage is of course only a rough estimate since there really are no
- 100% sure ways to measure bodyfat. However, it will give you a good clue as
- to the approximate number of pounds you then have as fat. In the example
- below: with the results in hand from the body composition test, multiply the
- percentage number by the amount for which you currently weigh. The result
- will equal the number of pounds of fat currently in storage on your body.
-
- Example: 190 X 18% = 34 + 3 = 37
- 210 X 14% = 29 + 3 = 32
- 160 X 10% = 16 + 3 = 19
- 175 X 7% = 12 + 3 = 15
-
- Always remember to have a +3 pounds figured
- into the equation just for good measures.
-
-
-
- Look for Part Two ...
-