Need Some Help!!

KissesHugs2

Hello,
I have posted recently but I am still in need of some help! I have maintained a weight of about 135 pounds for about the last year and a half. I started my weight loss/fitness journey Feb 2012. I started out with little exercise but cutting many calories and eating back my estimated calories burned as well as the 1200 allowed per day for my weight loss goal.

Since I hit 135 pounds I have hit a weight where I cannot seem to get it to move without eating well below what my recommended daily calories would be, which to me, is not healthy.

Currently, I work out quite a bit. Normally between 5-7 hours a week. I do weight lifting/strength for about the past 6 months about twice a week. I do many different types of cardio work outs as well. I try to incorporate both. I also have been trying to eat at 1600-1800 calories per day. With sometimes cheat meals on the weekend.

I had heard that with the weight lifting/strength training that I should eat at maintenance if I am not necessarily wanting to loose weight on the scale, just tone and reduce some fat in the areas that are needed, that I should eat right at or below maintenance calories and just keep up the work outs.

Any ideas of what I can do differently to actually start noticing a difference in my overall figure? My main goal is to loose fat but I don't want to starve doing so...I feel like I am doing enough work outs, but maybe I should change them up to get to my goal?

I want to firm my arms, butt, abs and so I just need some guidance. I also dont' want to be a twig, I just want to be toned, with nice curves. Any suggestions are welcome!

KissesHugs2

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KissesHugs2

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need answers, so trying to get to the top of the list!

KissesHugs2

Sorry I am still getting used to how to post.

KissesHugs2

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lemonsnowdrop

If you want to lose fat, you need to be in a calorie deficit. If you're not losing weight, then you're not in a deficit. Do you weigh and measure and log everything you eat? How do you estimate your burned calories? You may be eating back too much, if you're overestimating your calorie burn.

diannethegeek

What do your workouts look like right now? What kind of results are you looking for?

I'm not sure I can give you much advice on body recomposition (other than eat close to maintenance and lift heavy things) but at least I can save you from having to bump your own post again.

Murph1908

You might get more of a response to your post if you had a more descriptive subject.

But based on that picture, I am not sure you need any help. Dayum.

KissesHugs2

I am currently trying to only eat 1600 calories per day. That is with me looking at the whole TDEE and BMR calculation, which supposively based on that I should eat between 1700-1800 calories per day. I only put in that calculation that I do five hours of work outs per week, however I normally do more.

And thanks for responding so I don't have to bump it anymore. Wasn't really sure how else to get responses.

I am comfortable with how much I weigh just not what the weight looks like. I have two children so I still have some fat that needs to be lost. I would like to build more muscle to help for that more toned look.

I usually do weights for about 20 minutes on my lunch break on Mondays, then an hour of cardio boxing and an hour of zumba right after that. I also usually do about 20 minutes of weights on Tuesdays and then a H20 Pump class which is an hour long on Tuesdays. I then typically go for a walk/jog or elliptical for about 20 minutes on Wednesday, followed by 30 minutes Cardio Burn class, and 60 minutes Body Pump. Thursdays I normally do about 20 minutes again of either weights or a brisk walk. Followed by an hour of Body Sculpt and an hour of Zumba that evening. Fridays are normally are less intense. I typically go for a 20 minute walk on my lunch hour and sometimes do swimming laps in the pool. Saturdays I do whatever class is available but normally they are only an hour long. Those classes are usually Zumba, Body Sculpt, Cycling, Yoga or something to that effect.

I feel like I just cannot designate any more of my time to working out because it already takes up a lot of my time already. I know that I tend to always go over in my carb intake. Most cases, this is from things such as cereal for breakfast, or freshly made fruit smoothie using yogurt or from bread.


I started measuring, but I have not in awhile. So I think I will go ahead and do that again tonight. At most, I weigh like once every couple weeks, because again I have maintained 135 for awhile now. I don't estimate my calories burned anymore since I used the calculation to tell me based on my activity level, how much I can eat per day.
I used to have it set to 1200 and would eat that plus most of my exercise calories back. I have a HRM that calculates those.