Doing Everything Right (or so I think) But No Weight Loss?

nooshi713

stargirlhorse wrote: »

@AnnPT77 - thank you for the link! I'll try some of those; I'm doing squats, lunges, and abs like most of them suggest.

nooshi713 wrote: »

You don’t need to lose weight. Don’t focus on that one metric. Your waist to hip ratio may never be low enough because you have small hips. I’m the same way.

Also, at your weight, your BMR is likely closer to 1200, not 1600. 1600 may be your TDEE.

I do need to lose weight so I can look good for college and I don't want to be obese on any measurement. I'm too scared to post a picture, but I look actually pregnant from the side because I have small boobs, and that is not a look I need for college. I'm literally the only chubby Asian I've ever seen.
But you are right; my BMR is actually hovering around 1400, not 1600- must've been an old number that I forgot to recalculate with the 121. Whoops. Plus, I'm still 14 pounds away from a BMI of "underweight" so it's not like I'm that close. I can lose a few pounds (my goal is 115).

For now, how do I hide this disgusting belly fat, since I do know diet/exercise takes a long while? I have to be prepared to go shopping in August with it still being there and get clothes that will hide it for me.

At your height and weight, you’re not obese and are probably very slim. I think the problem is the way you see yourself. You’re comparing yourself to your “skinny” friends. Skinny is not healthy.

Again, you seem to have an unrealistic expectation of what an adult woman’s body is supposed to look like. Losing weight won’t get you the results you want. Strength training might.

janetdebeer90

If you look at the measuring guide below and go with the "point of minimal waist" for the waist measurement - 27 for you and 35 for hips, your ratio is 0.77 which is well below 0.85.

From your measurements, it appears to me that you have a lovely shape! (even thought you are frustrated by not having a flat stomach)

2.1.1 Placement of tape Waist circumference
The WHO STEPwise Approach to Surveillance (STEPS) provides a simple standardized method for collecting, analysing and disseminating data in WHO Member countries. The WHO STEPS protocol for measuring waist circumference instructs that the measurement be made at the approximate midpoint between the lower margin of the last palpable rib and the top of the iliac crest (WHO, 2008b). The United States (US) National Institutes of Health (NIH) protocol provided in the NIH Practical guide to obesity (NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative, 2000) and the protocol used in the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III (Westat Inc, 1998) indicate that the waist circumference measurement should be made at the top of the iliac crest.
The NIH also provided a protocol for the measurement of waist circumference for the Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) study. This protocol indicates that the waist measurement should be made at the level of the umbilicus or navel. However, published reports indicate that measurements of waist circumference made at the level of the umbilicus may underestimate the true waist circumference (Croft et al., 1995).
Some studies have assessed the waist circumference at the point of the minimal waist (Ross et al., 2008).
Hip circumference
All of the protocols mentioned in Section 2.1.1 indicate that the hip circumference measurement should be taken around the widest portion of the buttocks.

Noreenmarie1234

Even when I was severely underweight my waist:hip ratio told me I was at super high risk. When you are slim to begin with, waist:hip ratio doesn't mean much because it has to do with your body shape. It seems like you have a warped perception of yourself. You are already very thin and to have a goal of being borderline underweight won't change that.

I am just wondering, why do you feel the need to "look good for college"? Do you see yourself as "not looking good" now? Do you think you slim? Why do you think being 115 will make you look so much better?

Mouse_Potato

janetdebeer90 wrote: »

If you look at the measuring guide below and go with the "point of minimal waist" for the waist measurement - 27 for you and 35 for hips, your ratio is 0.77 which is well below 0.85.

From your measurements, it appears to me that you have a lovely shape! (even thought you are frustrated by not having a flat stomach)

2.1.1 Placement of tape Waist circumference
The WHO STEPwise Approach to Surveillance (STEPS) provides a simple standardized method for collecting, analysing and disseminating data in WHO Member countries. The WHO STEPS protocol for measuring waist circumference instructs that the measurement be made at the approximate midpoint between the lower margin of the last palpable rib and the top of the iliac crest (WHO, 2008b). The United States (US) National Institutes of Health (NIH) protocol provided in the NIH Practical guide to obesity (NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative, 2000) and the protocol used in the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III (Westat Inc, 1998) indicate that the waist circumference measurement should be made at the top of the iliac crest.
The NIH also provided a protocol for the measurement of waist circumference for the Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) study. This protocol indicates that the waist measurement should be made at the level of the umbilicus or navel. However, published reports indicate that measurements of waist circumference made at the level of the umbilicus may underestimate the true waist circumference (Croft et al., 1995).
Some studies have assessed the waist circumference at the point of the minimal waist (Ross et al., 2008).
Hip circumference
All of the protocols mentioned in Section 2.1.1 indicate that the hip circumference measurement should be taken around the widest portion of the buttocks.

This is exactly what I was thinking. You (OP) appear to have calculated the ratio incorrectly. Also, I am a few inches shorter than you and have the exact same waist and hip measurements and I am definitely not overweight. Your perception of your body may be a bit skewed.

Xiaolongbao

stargirlhorse wrote: »

I do need to lose weight so I can look good for college and I don't want to be obese on any measurement. I'm too scared to post a picture, but I look actually pregnant from the side because I have small boobs, and that is not a look I need for college. I'm literally the only chubby Asian I've ever seen.
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For now, how do I hide this disgusting belly fat...

Too scared to post a picture. Never seen a chubby Asian. Using the word “disgusting” to describe what is at most a tiny amount of belly.

Reading the thread and your responses to all the good advice you’ve been given I’m vacillating over whether you’re just an out and out troll, mentally unwell with pretty severe body dysmorphia or one of the most clueless 18 year olds I’ve come across (and as a hs teacher I spend a lot of time dealing with 18 year olds).

If it’s option 2 or 3 then I recommend some counseling and maybe new friends. To aid in making new friends I strongly advise you to consider your ideas about “fat girl at college embarrassment”. I’m am absolutely certain there are going to be plenty of “fat girls” at college (genuinely overweight people and those who just don’t meet your judgmental standards). Many of them will probable be awesome women having a great time. Try not to think of them as “disgusting”. You’ll be more likely to make friends that way.

hipari

I graduated college one year ago, almost to the date (June 19th, 2019). Speaking from recent experience: people will only care about how you look if you seem like you care. What people WILL care about and what WILL affect your college experience is how you present and carry yourself. If you look and feel like you don’t even like yourself, why would others be bothered to like you?

I was obese throughout college and still am. From this time period, I have pictures of myself where I think I look fat and disgusting (nowadays I try to refuse that thought, but still). I also have pictures where I look healthy and happy and looking at them I don’t even notice my weight. I’m approximately the same weight in all these pictures. The difference is I’m feeling good and enjoying life in some pictures and not in others.

In my group of friends there are girls ranging from very skinny to obese. The only time it ever comes up is when we’re borrowing or swapping clothes, other than that it’s a non-issue and all my friends look amazing regardless of size. If you or your friends think you are an embarrassment because of your weight, get help to clear your head and/or better friends.

sugaraddict4321

@stargirlhorse please take on the advice you've been given. You can't spot reduce fat anyway. I know you think you'll have a totally flat tummy just by dropping a few pounds but it doesn't work that way. Many young women think like you though, so you're not alone. BTW your friends probably don't have totally flat stomachs, they have uteruses too.

To help you reframe your thoughts, take a look at this thread, with some great eye-opening pics:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10689837/does-this-uterus-make-my-stomach-look-fat/p1

I never had a perfectly flat stomach, even when I was underweight. I actually wore a girdle when I was your age, thinking I had to have a flat stomach. Then I realized that the people who I want to be with don't judge me based on my stomach so I shouldn't judge myself based on my stomach either.