Need help losing weight to reach next level

In article said:

Hi, I have been lurking here for a couple of weeks. After
reading all the good advise, it becomes clear to me I
must lose alot of weight before I can reach the next
level. I have stopped running now cold turkey for 3 days
until I can get my act together. Here's my background for
your study:

a) I am 27, 6'4" and weigh 150 or so, depending on bowel
movements. I have a Tanita scale, and it tells me my
body fat is around 12%. Too high, I know it.
b) I've been running since High School, and I've always
thought I was pretty fast. But I'm wrong! I'm just fat.
c) I keep trying to qualify for Boston, but my best so far
is 3:38. So close. I know if I can get lighter, I can
make it.

If this isn't a troll -- you're already light enough. You
didn't mention anything about training. You should try it
some time, it works.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi pegasus.rutgers.edu~elflordOpen ↗

Quoted message said:

Hi, I have been lurking here for a couple of weeks. After
reading all the good advise, it becomes clear to me I must
lose alot of weight before I can reach the next level.

I hope this is a parody of Mr. Macelroy's foolishness that
we all need to be far more concerned with our weight than
with our training regimens. If it isn't, I would only
comment that one look at an actuarial chart, and at 6'4"
and 150, you are already "off the scale" for "small framed"
men by 12 lbs. (the Met Life chart only goes as low as 162
for your height). You really can't need to lose "weight"
per se unless your goal is to be the next Alan Culpepper
(at 6'1' and 130 lbs. he's also off the scale, but he can
run 2:10 or 2:11 as I recall!); however, at 12% BF, you
could in theory work to "lean out" the 150 lbs. of weight
that you have, by eating a higher-protein diet for awhile
and getting in some workouts designed to add strength where
you may be lacking it. For example, if you were carrying
150 lbs. at 5 - 7% BF you should theoretically be in better
shape than you now are.

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Quoted message said:

Hi, I have been lurking here for a couple of weeks.
After reading all the good advise, it becomes clear to
me I must lose alot of weight before I can reach the
next level. I have stopped running now cold turkey for 3
days until I can get my act together. Here's my
background for your study:

a) I am 27, 6'4" and weigh 150 or so, depending on bowel
movements. I have a Tanita scale, and it tells me my
body fat is around 12%. Too high, I know it.
b) I've been running since High School, and I've always
thought I was pretty fast. But I'm wrong! I'm just
fat.
c) I keep trying to qualify for Boston, but my best so
far is 3:38. So close. I know if I can get lighter, I
can make it.

If this isn't a troll -- you're already light enough. You
didn't mention anything about training. You should try it
some time, it works.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi pegasus.rutgers.edu~elflordOpen ↗

I am suspecting someone is fishing for a macelroy...