Diet, exercise, plenty of water and still no results.

stonel94

if you're only eating 1200 calories and burning off that much and not eating any of those calories back you're starving your body.
Also "low fat" isn't necesarily a good thing, you should be trying to eat 40% carbs, 30% fat and 30% protein. Your carbs should come from whole grains and fruit mostly, fat from dairy, nuts, avocados, fish: things that have healthy fats not a lot of saturated fat, and protein from lean proteins and shakes and things if you can't meet your protein goals with regular food.

Up your calories or start eating back all of your calories burned if you use a heart rate monitor (if you don't then maybe leave a 100 cal deficit just in case) make sure you are measuing and weighing your food and being realistic with your portions and stuff, and maybe add some weight training as well.

So do your TDEE minus the amount of calories needed to lose what you want to lose (TDEE-20% usually works pretty well) HOWEVER make sure that whatever you subtract from your TDEE makes your total calorie intake above your BMR. And then eat back cardio calories only, you can't accurately calculate how many calories you burn with strength even if you have a heart rate monitor, but on days with strength maybe just add an extra something with protein and don't worry if it puts you over on calories.

slimtonedfitsexy

I just joined today too. If you have the financial means, I recommend hiring a personal trainer 2-3 days a week. They will be able to get you on track to lose the inches perhaps without losing weight on a scale. You can gain muscle and lose fat without seeing a number change on the scale and your measurements will be smaller. A nutritionist would also be a wise investment as she/he could assist you to ensure the 1200-1300 calories you are eating are the healthiest possible calories for your body to get you to your body composition goal. They may even recommend you add a couple hundred calories of lean protein to help your body let go of any extra fat you wish to lose.

That said, your measurements seem very healthy and your weight is appropriate for your height. Are you training to be in fitness competitions?

aepdx

If you're 5.5 and 125 lbs, you shouldn't need to lose any weight.

sophayz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDyY8mfrjP0

Siege_Tank

if you're only eating 1200 calories and burning off that much and not eating any of those calories back you're starving your body.
Also "low fat" isn't necesarily a good thing, you should be trying to eat 40% carbs, 30% fat and 30% protein. Your carbs should come from whole grains and fruit mostly, fat from dairy, nuts, avocados, fish: things that have healthy fats not a lot of saturated fat, and protein from lean proteins and shakes and things if you can't meet your protein goals with regular food.

Up your calories or start eating back all of your calories burned if you use a heart rate monitor (if you don't then maybe leave a 100 cal deficit just in case) make sure you are measuing and weighing your food and being realistic with your portions and stuff, and maybe add some weight training as well.

So do your TDEE minus the amount of calories needed to lose what you want to lose (TDEE-20% usually works pretty well) HOWEVER make sure that whatever you subtract from your TDEE makes your total calorie intake above your BMR. And then eat back cardio calories only, you can't accurately calculate how many calories you burn with strength even if you have a heart rate monitor, but on days with strength maybe just add an extra something with protein and don't worry if it puts you over on calories.

Ow ow ow ow ow

I actually tried to read the above 3 paragraphs. The key to what the above poster wrote was that the above...

WORKED FOR HER.

Funny how everyone gets a calculator and a math formula, and are now experts.

40/30/30 is a zone diet, and it does nicely. Paleo works well too, as do many many low carb diets and carb cycling plans. The thing that they all have in common? They are all deficits.

Find what works for you, your personal style, your likes, and what fits your daily life.

I didn't mean to come down so hard on that one poster, this was more of a general reply to all of the posters who feel that their personal strategy is the "Only way to Jesus"

deksgrl

I just joined today too. If you have the financial means, I recommend hiring a personal trainer 2-3 days a week.

You don't need a personal trainer to learn how to lift properly.

deksgrl

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