Originally Posted by Choopa Phil

Diet is 80%-90% of the battle. You and anyone could have stay slim without stepping foot into a gym. Its a simple matter of changing your diet and eating habits a week or two of consistent eating will make all the difference. Calories in vs calories out. Its a very simple concept that most people seem to overlook. If you are still gaining weight while in a caloric deficit then you have other underlying issues, most likely hormonal (testosterone or Thyroid). If you go to the gym 5 days a week and look the same week after week then chances are youre doing something wrong and chances are its your diet.

The more overweight a person is the faster they will drop those initial pounds. Especially in the initial first months. Someone already at a low BF percentage has a much tougher time burning that last bit of stubborn fat off.