Met my weight loss goal. Now what? Still flabby.

VoodooAborisha

I am 5 feet 1.5 inches high, and have gone from 144 lbs down to 118, and I don't want to get any smaller, because I am now able to wear clothes that I wore in high school when I was the happiest with my size. However I still have flab. I would have thought I would be so excited to be back to the size where I was the happiest, but all I can think of is the cellulite on my legs and how wobbly the flab is on the underside of my arms. I was simply in better shape the last time I was at this size - that is the obvious difference.

The fact is that with the level of commitment, exercise, and nutrition that I am currently doing, this is as good as it is going to get; so if I want to see a change, I have to change what I am doing. Things are o.k. where I am - I am maintaining this weight very easily, and I am happy with my diet enough to continue eating like this for the rest of my life. I even had a little half-cup serving of ice cream on Saturday, and I was still within my calories. can't beat that! But I feel like I could be fitter.

I am not a fitness buff nor do I want to be, but I want to be healthy and fit. I do not want to be able to compete in bodybuilding tournaments or compare my "stats" with anybody. I just wanna look better in a swimsuit and have the energy to play with my son, you know? I feel pretty darn good at the moment - I have great energy, my skin looks better than it has in years, but I feel like I could still improve my body. Here is what I currently do: I eat at a small deficit and 3 times a week I do a 27 minute video of weights/strength training (squats, pushups, etc.) interspersed with a little cardio in between muscle groups in a sort of circuit training routine; I also do 90 minutes of bellydance 1 time a week; on weekends and vacations I walk several hours a day. That is the level of commitment that lost me these 26 lbs since August, and I have more muscle definition in my arms than I have ever had in my entire life. I know I need to kick it up a notch if I am going to get the last bit of flab off, but I also know realistically that I need to do something I can commit to for the rest of my life. Can anybody suggest some MODERATE changes/additions I could try that might help tweak things a little bit in the right direction? Again, I'd rather do something I think I can really commit to as a lifestyle change, rather than something so extreme that I will not keep going. I have a small son and I want to maximize the time I am with him, so I have to figure out something I can fit in when he is at at school when I am taking a break from work/studies. Goodness knows I have seen awesome results with the tiny amount of effort I have already put in, so I know that even little changes that we commit to for the long haul can really make a difference. I do not have money to go to a gym or buy equipment, so keep that in mind if you can.

Thanks for any advice.

Roadie2000

You probably just want to work on decreasing your body fat %. Basically gain more muscle and lose more fat.

tryclyn

You might try "You Are Your Own Gym" or "Convict Conditioning".

SezxyStef

any sort of resistence training will get rid of the "flabby look"

There are many workouts available to do that...IE Jillian Michaels, Lots of HIIT videos on fitness blender etc.

actual heavy lifting is my choice...I wont ever compete either but I love what it does for my body and how it gets rid of my flab...which I have to say has significantly decreased over the last 6mons.