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 first months of new diet and training. Someone already at a low BF percentage has a much tougher time burning that last bit of stubborn fat off.

You also have to take into consideration initial water loss...for every 1 gram of carbs you eat the body retains 2.7 grams of water. For example if you ate 1000 Grams of carbs today you'd also retain 6lbs of water with it.

And ill tell you one thing...no one is lucky. Everyone's metabolism takes a nose dive after a certain age. It's a matter of how much youre willing to prepare(cooking, weighing) and sacrifice (minimal alcohol/cheat meals) to get to your desired physique