Having trouble shaking the body fat?

kassiebby1124

Hello! So, I'm been doing a -20% TDEE cut for fat. I see and feel my clothes fitting differently but I don't feel that I LOOK any different without clothes on if that makes sense. Do I measure? Sometimes. Probably not as often as I should. But when the clothes aren't on, I look like a smaller blob than I did originally (when I weighed at 250). I've stalled out at 195lbs give or take but I dunno if that's from lifting or not.

I'm a vegetarian (I converted 4 months ago) and I DO get plenty of protein. I eat clean (for the most part. I may have the occasional cupcake now and then), lift 3-4x a week (Upper/Lower split) and I'm training for a 5k in September so I'm running more now.

How effective is running when paired with a good diet and weight training?

Here is a quick layout of my weekly routine:
5min warm up-->Upper body lifting (mostly compound exercises, a few isolation)-->20 min kettlebell work out
Cardio day (running or biking)
5min warm up--> Lower body lifting (same as above)--> 20 min kettlebell
Cardio day
5min warm up- upper body lifting-->20 min KB
Rest day (or cardio, depending on mood)
Rest Day

Then I start with the work out I only did once that week as the first work out on Monday

I know weight training, cutting, and the TDEE method is a slow process, but it has been about a month now and I personally haven't seen anything significant. Any tips or advice? Should I just be patient or do I need to change something up?

kassiebby1124

Bump.

kassiebby1124

Re-bump -.-

MinnieInMaine

Hm...well I tried checking out your food diary and it looks like you're not logging consistently. Without that, it's impossible to say whether it's your diet or workout routine that's to blame. OR if you really are only eating breakfast and lunch - you're not eating nearly enough. TDEE-20% is a calorie goal you should try to meet, not go under thinking you'll lose faster. Fuel that body so it works for you. I'd say it's also impossible for you to know if you really are getting enough protein without logging your food consistently.

How long have you been lifting?
How long have you been doing TDEE-20%?

kassiebby1124

Hm...well I tried checking out your food diary and it looks like you're not logging consistently. Without that, it's impossible to say whether it's your diet or workout routine that's to blame. OR if you really are only eating breakfast and lunch - you're not eating nearly enough. TDEE-20% is a calorie goal you should try to meet, not go under thinking you'll lose faster. Fuel that body so it works for you. I'd say it's also impossible for you to know if you really are getting enough protein without logging your food consistently.

How long have you been lifting?
How long have you been doing TDEE-20%?

Lifting (CONSISTENTLY) for about 2 months I think. I had a brief period in which I would do it now and then
-20% also about 2 months

Yeah this month has been kind of hard when it came to logging properly. A lot of crap. This weekend what was logged was about all I ate.Not much. But I generally try to hit my goal. I don't alway log what I eat though. And I need to start

LiezelWeasy

Hm...well I tried checking out your food diary and it looks like you're not logging consistently. Without that, it's impossible to say whether it's your diet or workout routine that's to blame. OR if you really are only eating breakfast and lunch - you're not eating nearly enough. TDEE-20% is a calorie goal you should try to meet, not go under thinking you'll lose faster. Fuel that body so it works for you. I'd say it's also impossible for you to know if you really are getting enough protein without logging your food consistently.

How long have you been lifting?
How long have you been doing TDEE-20%?

Lifting (CONSISTENTLY) for about 2 months I think. I had a brief period in which I would do it now and then
-20% also about 2 months

Yeah this month has been kind of hard when it came to logging properly. A lot of crap. This weekend what was logged was about all I ate.Not much. But I generally try to hit my goal. I don't alway log what I eat though. And I need to start

need to start logging your food yes otherwise you will never know what you eat and cant complain then!

leebesstoad

I don't alway log what I eat though. And I need to start

If you want to be able to effectively analyze what is going on, that is the best thing for you to start with. Record absolultely EVERYTHING. If your diaries are open to others and you're embarrased by what you eat, get over it. That's the purpose of logging and letting others see it -- to make suggestions, and yes, to learn from what you are doing right. Not recording something because you are embarrased is only lying to yourself. Not logging everything only hurts you. Without data you are just guessing. You really have no idea what you are actually doing. Make a committment to do that. If you want to truly shake the body fat and lose weight and lean out, that has got to be a priority.

kassiebby1124

I don't alway log what I eat though. And I need to start

If you want to be able to effectively analyze what is going on, that is the best thing for you to start with. Record absolultely EVERYTHING. If your diaries are open to others and you're embarrased by what you eat, get over it. That's the purpose of logging and letting others see it -- to make suggestions, and yes, to learn from what you are doing right. Not recording something because you are embarrased is only lying to yourself. Not logging everything only hurts you. Without data you are just guessing. You really have no idea what you are actually doing. Make a committment to do that. If you want to truly shake the body fat and lose weight and lean out, that has got to be a priority.

It isn't that I'm embarrassed, I just kind of forget. I do know that I eat under regardless of what I log unless I'm actually hitting my goal because what is logged is what I have eaten. Thanks guys.

nomeejerome

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