I wish my body looked like what I was expecting it to :(

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  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    Dieting just creates a smaller version of the same body.

    Strength training and altering body composition (i.e. decreasing bodyfat %) will cause the body to change shape and give a leaner, 'toned' look.

    Read Staci's story which is commonly posted here: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/
  • Jazz_2014
    Jazz_2014 Posts: 150 Member
    As others have said celebrate in what you have accomplished. I have lost the same amount so far and to my surprise my body has morphed into some strange lumps and jiggles and more importantly it seems to change every week. Where once there was a large padding of fat is much smaller, which seems to accentuate another area that didn't seem to be that noticeable before. And I swear I jiggle more now in some areas and jiggle less in others. Its a process and your body is in charge of where you loose the weight.

    Learn to appreciate the change your body is going through. I don't mind the jiggle or the various pads of fat . . . its a process.

    You have lots of options to firm up areas. Presently I have started Yoga to build strength and nothing is off the table for me to try. If I don't like the results then, I might consider weight training. Twenty seven pounds is not something to scoff at, you've done great so far.
  • Nbentz214
    Nbentz214 Posts: 39 Member
    Hello,

    Just as a little background about myself, I am 5'4" and started at 190 lbs. I am currently 142 lbs and have a goal to be 130 lbs. I
    have a medium sized frame...I did get down to about 130 lbs before and felt like I looked too gaunt for my frame-maybe I have a large frame? I felt like I lacked curves that I wanted! I thought I would have been happy at that point but I feel like I looked the same as before but just in a smaller scale. At that point I started to lift weights and ate more calories which was scary for me to do being worried about gaining weight. The scale shows more weight now but I feel and I feel that I look better now. I would like to lose a bit more (fat) and continue with lifting weights and hopefully lose some unwanted fat and not lose much muscle as I did initially when I got down to 130 lbs.

    For me personally, I think I was not happy with the way I looked at the weight I thought I would be happy with because 1. I was not use to seeing myself that way and 2. I lost muscle with the fat. For me, the softness or "jiggly" areas just needed to be "smoothed out". I started lifting weights and it has been a long journey and much longer ahead of me but with lifting weights, I could re-shape my body in a sense. Some things are just genetics and other things you can control if you work for it.

    So in a fewer words, lifting weights let me see the shape I desired. Everyone is different, maybe its the same for you, maybe not. Just be proud of what you have accomplished and keep on trucking!
  • Will_Thrust_For_Candy
    Will_Thrust_For_Candy Posts: 6,109 Member
    Just Lift.
  • Dandman1990
    Dandman1990 Posts: 196 Member
    I've lost about 70lbs and I still feel the same way and hate looking in the mirror too. I still feel the same sense of shame whenever I go out too. I'm hoping at some point (perhaps in the next 60lbs I have to lose) I'll get over it.
  • caribear1984
    caribear1984 Posts: 203
    There is plenty of good advice here, and I can't add much except to say I know how you feel. 125 pounds down and I sometimes still feel the same as I did when I started. I think people assume that losing weight means your body will shrink, but really it's less like shrinking and more like melting. It also takes time for your skin to catch up, which can exacerbate the problem. Just don't give up, you will get there!
  • oChristyo
    oChristyo Posts: 61 Member
    Thank you all so much for the advice. I guess the answer is clear, I will need to lift! Can't wait to get started. :)
  • dsb188
    dsb188 Posts: 121 Member
    I can understand. I am down 43 pounds and while I wear smaller clothes I still have a ways to go. The thing I try to remember is I don't look the way I did several months ago. I know i don't look the way I want but I thank God I don't look the way I did.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    Lift heavy weights.

    That's very general and not necessarily what's right for everyone

    It's spot on for 99.9% though

    Bet ya $100 it's right for OP, so what was the point of your post?
  • OmegaAlpha007
    OmegaAlpha007 Posts: 70 Member
    Go to Bodybuilding.com they have pretty good beginner lifting plans..

    You won't get "bulky" btw.. not unless you eat at a surplus ..

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