Am I on the right track?

vanillalife666
vanillalife666 Posts: 10 Member
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Hiya,

My name's Louise.

I've been going to the gym for about a year.

I'm doing free weights, kettle bell swings, kettle bell pull ups, squats and calisthenics.

I've just started to use this site.

My weight loss this week is 3 pounds, I was only aiming for between 1-2 as I don't want to lose the muscle I've built.

I currently weight 9 stone 8 pounds and my height is 5 foot 6.

My aim is to lose the fat I have around my thighs as I'd love more definition around that area and the same for my stomach.

My arms and chest and back are fine.

It's mainly my lower body.

I'm just wondering if I'm on the right track or not.

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  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    I'm not exactly clear... are you asking if you can "spot reduce" or "target" certain parts of your body for fat loss? The answer is no, unfortunately the fat will come off in a genetically pre-determined fashion and no matter how much you want to reduce your thighs you can't JUST reduce the amount of fat there. You have to reduce it from all over and eventually it will come off from all over.

    as far as being on the right track, you're losing a little fast so you might want to increase your calories especially from protein if you wish to preserve the muscle you have and the strength you've built.

    EDIT: I just looked at your diary - scratch the advice of "might want to increase your calories" to "sweety, eat a LOT more calories." 1200 calories is the absolute rock bottom minimum intake advised for very sedentary, middle aged, short women.. You do not fall into ANY of those categories, so you should be eating more.This is not a race. It should never be about "how fast can you get there [to your weight loss goal] it should be about sustainability. The faster you lose weight, the more muscle you're going to lose (even if you lift, if you're in as much of a deficit as you are, you're not doing your muscle mass any favors at all).

    The general "rules" for sustainable loss are as follows:

    If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

    I highly suggest you reset your weight loss goal (i am guessing you have it set at 2 pounds per week), reset it to just 0.5 pounds per week and eat!

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