Howdy, all. Just some venting here for a few minutes.
I'm a 30-y.o. male, 5'9", 170. My gut (as measured at the navel, not the hips) hovers between 36.5" and 37". So I'm carrying a little flab. But it's not too bad, really...my hip-to-waist ratio is less than 1.0, which is the threshold for men for increased cardiovascular risks associated with abdominal fat.
And I've done pretty well over the past year in terms of both
building muscle and cutting fat. When I started back in June of last year, my gut regularly measured at 38"+, so I've lost a solid inch so far. My flexed bicep circumference has increased from ~13.75" to ~14.6". Weight has increased from 155 to 170, seemingly all of it LBM. Diet is pretty clean, with sufficient kcals and a good
macronutrient balance. Haven't had a beer in a year.
So I'm doing OK, I guess. But this gut thing is so stubborn and bothersome! I think I got a gut in the first place as a result of heredity, poor diet, little exercise, and way too much beer drinking between ages 20 and 29. So to all you young drinkers out there: watch out! Keep drinking during your twenties, and the fat will slowly yet inexorably wrap itself around you!
Anyway, I'm soooooo ready to get my bf% down to where my waist is consistently at 35" to 35.5". But it takes soooooo long. I guess I have to realize that I can't undo in one year of clean living, a problem it took me ten years of sloth to develop. Compounding the difficulty for me is the fact that I take certain medications that are notorious for causing weight gain and metabolic depression.
So wish me luck. I'll keep working at it.
-J
: Best of luck in continuing those efforts.
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