SKINNY FAT SOLUTION ANYONE?

shaunnnb
shaunnnb Posts: 1 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
SKINNY FAT SOLUTION ANYONE?

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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    edited February 2016
    Don't choose a huge deficit, with tons of cardio, no weight training, and minimal amounts of protein while you're losing weight.

    ETA: If you've already done that and hit goal weight, add a structured lifting or body weight program with progressive overload and eat around maintenance. If you still have fat to lose...start lifting.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    kimyrachel wrote: »
    lowering fat consumption! :) but not minimizing calories but eat only good fats

    No.
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    edited February 2016
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Pick up heavy things, put them down. Repeat as necessary.

    Yes. Also high fat diets are fine. I feel more satiated when I eat more fat. Eating fat does not make your body fat unless you're in a caloric surplus. The same would happen with protein and carbs.
  • Iguessicandothis
    Iguessicandothis Posts: 2,132 Member
    I've been having success with strength training and eating at maintainance/slight surplus. I eat as much protein as I can and keep cardio at a minimum (I still run). In the last few months I've noticed a big decrease in cellulite, jiggly-ness and that general skinny-fat flab I used to have.
  • yami0385
    yami0385 Posts: 70 Member
    Strength training and minimum cardio-I have noticed muscle gain but belly has been constantly bloated. Currently in ketosis in order to fight this skinny fat body.
  • MasterPhin
    MasterPhin Posts: 6 Member
    It can be really frustrating - but I'm cautiously starting to feel I'm on track. After 3 years of Weight Watchers (miserable caloric deficit) I had reached and dove under my goal weight (160 to 155lbs at 5-9) - yet was still skinny fat (no definition, plus love handles). I ran 5k's 4 days a week and did Insanity while at the deficit. Frustrated I kicked the diet and bounced back up to 190 then starting to lift 9 months ago. Now, while being much stronger I was 185 and my definition was just about the same again as with WW at 160. This month I started intermittent fasting (skip breakfast, each day no calories from 8pm through lunchtime) plus end each fast with either 60' lifting (3x week) or 30-45' low impact cardio (walking, elliptical, golf). My caloric goal is close to BMR but I struggle to hit it while eating 2 major meals and plenty snacks until I'm really satisfied (let alone eat the exercise cals). I felt great after 2 days and hardly notice hunger before lunchtime. My weight still stays in the 180s but I dropped 2 pant sizes in those 2 weeks. Adding Skulpt measurements (body fat %) next week.
    If nothing else really makes a difference and you're frustrated about missing results there is plenty of research about life style changes like this having an impact.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Eat at maintenance (it might be higher than you realize), lift weights/strength train three days a week, eat a decent amount of protein.

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