Why am I so... squishy?

ajc1309

From August 2012 to October 2013, I lost 4 stone (was 186lbs, now 126lbs). My measurements have gone from:

arms - 13"2
waist - 34
chest - 36
hips (by hip bones) - 41
hips (by thighs) - 43

to

arms - 11
waist - 26 1/2
chest - 34
hips (by hip bones) - 35
hips (by thighs) - 37

but I'm still all squishy, if you get what I mean. I don't feel toned, I'm just... soft. Do I need to lose more weight and tone up, or just tone? I'm not sure how to fix this.

iammelli

toning, you need to create lean muscle, HIIT and weight resistance training are the key

fitphoenix

Lift weights! Cardio/eating at a deficit will get you a *smaller* body, and weight training will change that smaller body's shape.

Lizzy622

Part of squishy is simply some excess skin and part may be the need to tone up muscles a bit. Great job!

BlueBombers

Time to hit the weights

megsmom2

Build some muscles
plus...you still have all those fat cells you had before ...but they're empty now. Squishy. It goes away.

delaney056

Start lifting weights! Body weight exercises are wonderful for starting out as well. In order to really change your body composition, you will need to put on muscle mass. You can't gain muscle in a deficit. A deficit combined with exercise will shed fat and allow you to see muscle underneath, but will not create muscle. Resistance training and adequate protein intake while losing weight will help prevent you from losing the muscle you do have. However, when you lose weight, you lose both fat and muscle, but the two above will decrease the percentage of muscle that you lose. A lot of people do what is called "bulking" and "cutting". I haven't done this yet, because I'm waiting until I get close to goal. Bulking is when you eat slightly above maintenance, while doing resistance training, to put on muscle mass (gain weight) and change your body composition. Cutting comes after bulking, where you still train, but you eat at a deficit to lose body fat.
Hope this helps!

AlongCame_Molly

Yup. Lift heavy weights. HEAVY.