Are there any endomorphs here who lost weight

[Lao Tzu]

What is the lowest BF% you can maintain with a reasonable lifestyle change? I have heard 12% or so is the lowest. I started out around 35%, i'm at about 22% now. 12% is fine by me as i don't really care about abs, i just don't want to be fat anymore.

By reasonable lifestyle i mean not being in ketosis all week, not weighing yourself daily, etc. I assume with a few moderate lifestyle changes like a little more cardio or cutting calories 1 day a week i can maintain something like 14% yearround, but i don't want to live on oatmeal and ALA and 10 hrs week cardio to get to 6% or anything.

 

[georgie24]

a ckd year-round is not that bad. i can do 20+ weeks on a strict ckd. get your hands on primo,winny,anavr, and if you have the balls fina. then when you get a bit more knowledgeful get you mits on some gh/t-3. also read dr jmw threads/posts for fat loss

 

[awittyusername]

but i don't want to live on oatmeal and ALA and 10 hrs week cardio to get to 6% or anything.

Bro, you are going to have to do more than this. (but, you don't need 10 hrs of cardio)

My dr. called me a "small boned endomorph". I was fat but had very skinny arms and legs. (didn't exactly help w/the ladies) At about age 25, as my metab slowed, I went up to 215 (still w/skinny arms and legs).

So, I dieted my ass of. (yes, I even dod the gay low carb shit) And, I lifted and did cardio 7 days a week. (bc I wanted to get laid) I lost 15 lbs by f-n starving myself. But, I still had the same body shape. Then, it slowly came back anyway.

Finally, I learned the proper way to train. lifting approx 3 days a week.
And, how to eat. about 6 meals per day w/lean protien/slow burning carb/fiberous veg. each meal. Yes, I though going from 2 meals a day to 6 would make me fat. But, I went from 215 lbs 25%- 30% bf to 195lbs 8%bf and ripped in 3 months.

If I slack off on the diet at all. (diet coke, burger king , etc) I almost get fat over night. But, eating right and working out properly I can stay 190ish and bf at about 10% yr round. (natural)
PM me w/any questions about diet and training.

Oh, I eat old fasioned oatmeal 3 times a day. (w/protien and veg) So, don't Pm me if you wont eat Oatmeal.

 

[Tweakle]

Bro, you are going to have to do more than this. (but, you don't need 10 hrs of cardio)

My dr. called me a "small boned endomorph". I was fat but had very skinny arms and legs. (didn't exactly help w/the ladies) At about age 25, as my metab slowed, I went up to 215 (still w/skinny arms and legs).

If I slack off on the diet at all. (diet coke, burger king , etc) I almost get fat over night. But, eating right and working out properly I can stay 190ish and bf at about 10% yr round. (natural)

sounds like you were standing right behind me when the shitty genetics were being handed out, thats my story too...

If I eat carbs more than 2 x a day I can add 2" to my waist in a week. It's great. you can see what i mean in my gallery, if i stop training i revert to type in the space of months.

original poster you're gonna have to suck it up and accept that you got shortchanged & never going to stay lean living off BK and ice cream like some lucky bastards. gonna have to stick with oats 2 x a day and green veggies for the other meals & some good fats 24/7

 

[landser]

tweakle- I have a question for you. If your eating carbs 2x per day, only, how much do you eat at once? I assume that eating a smaller amount of complex carbs throughout is better than heaps once or twice, What do you think?

 

[Tweakle]

I only eat small amounts for those meals, we're talking a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast then a small serving of rice for lunch. I have shitloads of veg for the other meals but there's very cals in that. Plus 50g's PW (again oatmeal not a simple carb)

carbs = strength, the more you can eat the better but as an endo I can't do that.. losing bf takes so long that ''bulking'' is absolutely out the question even if I start @ 10-12%

 

[awittyusername]

sounds like you were standing right behind me when the shitty genetics were being handed out, thats my story too...

If I eat carbs more than 2 x a day I can add 2" to my waist in a week. It's great. you can see what i mean in my gallery, if i stop training i revert to type in the space of months.

original poster you're gonna have to suck it up and accept that you got shortchanged & never going to stay lean living off BK and ice cream like some lucky bastards. gonna have to stick with oats 2 x a day and green veggies for the other meals & some good fats 24/7

Damn bro, Good job, How much do you weigh? You look a lot bigger than me. I'm 5-10 190's 10%bf

I'm lucky I can handle complex carbs w/every meal and simple post w/o. But, i'm noticing the older I get the more muscle I lose when i go below 10% bf. (I'm in my 30's) I find that increasing my protien even more helps (over 400 gms every day)

 

[Mavy]

sounds like you were standing right behind me when the shitty genetics were being handed out, thats my story too...

If I eat carbs more than 2 x a day I can add 2" to my waist in a week. It's great. you can see what i mean in my gallery, if i stop training i revert to type in the space of months.

original poster you're gonna have to suck it up and accept that you got shortchanged & never going to stay lean living off BK and ice cream like some lucky bastards. gonna have to stick with oats 2 x a day and green veggies for the other meals & some good fats 24/7

Good info bro, and nice transformation from your pics. Even in your before pic, you dont look that fat. But you definately look like you are missing muscle. To me I see a much greater increase in muscle mass, than fatloss directly. I guess that the 2 go hand in hand anyways. I would be curious to know what you are cycles look like, and cycling history. A little K your way bro for the hardwork in the transformation.

Cheers,
Mavy