pedroinspain
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Was originally going to go through the process of posting this anonymously but you know what? We're all on our way. I've had a long journey, and I have further to go than I thought. I've gotten a LOT of value reading other people's Dexa results posted here so I wanted to give value back by sharing mine.
TL;DR: Formerly 292 pounds. Currently 5'8.5'', 170 pounds with a BMI of 25.5. Shocked to find out yesterday via DEXA that I'm 30.1% BF. Here's the results:
ETA: Also PCOS woman so I was really surprised (in a good way) by my healthy Android to Gynoid ratio and low visceral fat, given my former weight.
Why? I guess all I can chalk it up to is while I've had a very healthy/active lifestyle for several months and a history of NCAA sports and stuff, I was too sedentary for the first several years of my weight loss journey and often underate due to disordered eating. My protein intake until recently was also abysmal (I was a vegetarian who rarely hit 60 grams per day).
Here's the NSFW body pictures, which were taken from my weekly check-in for my coach two days ago, plus a gym picture. I have small amount of visible vascularity in wrists/elbows and even shins at times, which is why I was anticipating my results to be a lot more like 24-27% bodyfat.
You'll see I do have some loose skin on my inner thighs, arms, and legs from massive weight loss. It's continually improving and I will probably NOT need surgery for loose skin removal, which I'm counting as a win. Here's a picture at my high weight:
In terms of next steps, I realized that the Dexa results are just a baseline and don't really change anything I'm doing. My coach makes weekly adjustments to my macros and exercise. This week, for example, I'm assigned a total of 3 50+ minute LISS cardio workouts, 2 25+ minute stair sessions, and one weights session (I'm doing DC training to maximize my upper body gym time). I'm eating around 1600-1800 a day, macros are currently set at 30% protein, 30% carbs, 40% fat. I eat mostly turkey, very lean beef, albacore, green veg, sweet potatoes, rice cakes, almond butter coconut oil, and 1/4 cup oats a day.
I've got months or years of hard, rewarding work ahead of me before I hit my long-term goal of competing in women's figure bodybuilding, and I guess if nothing else, this Dexa is a baseline to build off of.
edited: modified food list to add where I'm getting my healthy fats
TL;DR: Formerly 292 pounds. Currently 5'8.5'', 170 pounds with a BMI of 25.5. Shocked to find out yesterday via DEXA that I'm 30.1% BF. Here's the results:
ETA: Also PCOS woman so I was really surprised (in a good way) by my healthy Android to Gynoid ratio and low visceral fat, given my former weight.
Why? I guess all I can chalk it up to is while I've had a very healthy/active lifestyle for several months and a history of NCAA sports and stuff, I was too sedentary for the first several years of my weight loss journey and often underate due to disordered eating. My protein intake until recently was also abysmal (I was a vegetarian who rarely hit 60 grams per day).
Here's the NSFW body pictures, which were taken from my weekly check-in for my coach two days ago, plus a gym picture. I have small amount of visible vascularity in wrists/elbows and even shins at times, which is why I was anticipating my results to be a lot more like 24-27% bodyfat.
You'll see I do have some loose skin on my inner thighs, arms, and legs from massive weight loss. It's continually improving and I will probably NOT need surgery for loose skin removal, which I'm counting as a win. Here's a picture at my high weight:
In terms of next steps, I realized that the Dexa results are just a baseline and don't really change anything I'm doing. My coach makes weekly adjustments to my macros and exercise. This week, for example, I'm assigned a total of 3 50+ minute LISS cardio workouts, 2 25+ minute stair sessions, and one weights session (I'm doing DC training to maximize my upper body gym time). I'm eating around 1600-1800 a day, macros are currently set at 30% protein, 30% carbs, 40% fat. I eat mostly turkey, very lean beef, albacore, green veg, sweet potatoes, rice cakes, almond butter coconut oil, and 1/4 cup oats a day.
I've got months or years of hard, rewarding work ahead of me before I hit my long-term goal of competing in women's figure bodybuilding, and I guess if nothing else, this Dexa is a baseline to build off of.
edited: modified food list to add where I'm getting my healthy fats
I am not postpartum so yeah for that your stomach looks amazing and mine looks sad. I mostly have chicken wings loose skin but my thighs also look very similar to yours.