motivation needed - normal weight obesity
achnburn
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I am having a hard time with staying on any diet. I am 5'4" and weigh 143-146 lbs. This is in the normal range for my height. However I have a body fat percentage of 35% which is classed as obese. I've calculated my calories to lose weight and if I have it at 1200 net I'll lose about 0.4 lbs a week. I find I'm starving trying to eat a 1200 calorie diet so I'm constantly going over. My weight just jumps between 143 and 146. I'm at a loss on how to lose anything. I can't stay motivated when nothing changes. My measurements always stay the same too but probably because I end up binging daily cause I'm so hungry.
Where am I going wrong?
How do people stay motivated with such minimal possible weight loss?
Where am I going wrong?
How do people stay motivated with such minimal possible weight loss?
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I would really recomend that you build muscle, this will hit your body composition from both sides. So, if you have a GYm, check out new rules of lifting for Women, or look into body weight exercises (Push-ups, pull-ups, squats, Lunges, Planks ...) and eat healthy. This should change your body composition, you may not lose any weight, but it will get you closer to where you really want to be.0
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In a word - exercise. Do some exercise every day and burn off a few hundred calories, then you get to eat them back. You still net 1200 calories, but you get to eat more, and you get fitter!0
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I have a similar problem: normal weight for my height but want to lose body fat. As an experienced dieter, I know that I can't keep to a 1200 calorie diet and that I can with 1400: it's what I am aiming for on week 2 of my diet plan as I have now lost the initial rapid kg of a first week of moderation. I agree with the advice on exercise and a healthy diet and wish you good luck.0
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