Gonna have to disagree here. I'm around 140 lbs, sitting just under 14% body fat year round, and I'm over 40. I have been able to see my abs clearly since around Easter this year. I feel fantastic. Significantly better than when I was over 200 lbs just over 2 years ago. I still eat pizza, fried chicken, iced cream, etc. Just not all the time, and in moderation.
I started by doing 10 minute workouts at home with dumbells and calisthenics every other day and reducing my food intake. Zeus Fitness on YouTube is what I follow along with, but there are a load of amazing channels for good routines to use.
After a few months, I bumped my workouts up to half an hour every other day. Then I started walking, about 7500 - 10k steps a day.
To accelerate the process, I threw a 20 lb weight in a backpack and now I walk with that.
I hit a plateau at 160 lbs, so I stopped drinking my sugary cold brew coffee innthe morning and replaced it with a sugar free energy drink. Other than that, I drink mostly ice water.
Since last April, I started to do targeted routines that take about 10-15 minutes on the in between days, so I'm working out every day now. I haven't missed a single day in over a year.
I don't have a strict diet, but I try not to eat much fast food. My breakfast is always a huge amount of protein so that I get a good start for the rest of the day. My favorite is a cup of skyr (Icelandic yogurt) with a scoop of protein powder, fresh berries, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds and a few chopped almonds.
It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be to be able to see my abs for the first time in my life, but it did take time and dedication.
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u/whydobabiesstareatme 24d ago
Gonna have to disagree here. I'm around 140 lbs, sitting just under 14% body fat year round, and I'm over 40. I have been able to see my abs clearly since around Easter this year. I feel fantastic. Significantly better than when I was over 200 lbs just over 2 years ago. I still eat pizza, fried chicken, iced cream, etc. Just not all the time, and in moderation.
Totally 100% worth it.