OMG, why can't I lose anymore?!

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  • tsalagi82
    tsalagi82 Posts: 76 Member
    I find that I don't care quite as much what the scale reads when things look nice from lifting.

    ^ THIS!

    The scale is just a number. How you look and feel is what's really important. So just focus on that and forget the number on the scale.

    I'm not concerned about the scale, I'm more so concerned about the lack of fat leaving my body LOL.
  • PrettyPearl88
    PrettyPearl88 Posts: 368 Member
    I find that I don't care quite as much what the scale reads when things look nice from lifting.

    ^ THIS!

    The scale is just a number. How you look and feel is what's really important. So just focus on that and forget the number on the scale.

    I'm not concerned about the scale, I'm more so concerned about the lack of fat leaving my body LOL.

    Well, it didn't sound that way from your original post, but I'm glad to hear that that's not the case! Based on your profile pic, you look great! So I'm not really sure what you're frustrated about. You look properly proportioned to me. Is it that you still feel too flabby, like you think you have too much body fat and not enough lean mass or something? If that's the case, just keep up the weight lifting and it'll come with time!

    You look great though! Really! You should be proud! *hugs*
  • RHachicho
    RHachicho Posts: 1,115 Member
    I can second the recommendation to take a break. I am actually aiming for maintenance at the moment. I hit a wall a few weeks ago but I figured hell, I've been losing for 8 months and have lost neatly 9 stone in that time my body could probably use a break. So I decided to maintain till next summer comes around with the warm weather for cardio n all. And decided to start increasing my calories. Which resulted in my "Plateau" Immediate breaking and me losing weight again. I'm still looking to maintain and wasn't looking to lose. But as you can see that hormonal stall that happens when you lose weight for too long and your body starts fighting you is very real. I am sure you can lose the weight all at once. But it is probably easier just to give your body a break every now and then.

    I also still have a bulging stomach area. Though honestly I don't know how much of that is still fat and how much is loose skin. When I pinch myself there I can feel there's some fat still in there. But not much. I'm down to a 39" Waist from a 53" so I'm not complaining =)
  • __freckles__
    __freckles__ Posts: 1,238 Member
    You sound a lot like me. Skinny fat is no fun. :( I'm the same weight (not sure what your height is) and I started to get the "too skinny" comments from people IRL. I look great with clothes on, but carry all my weight in my hips and lower belly.

    In my case I came to the conclusion that losing any more weight with the amount of muscle I had on my frame (or lack thereof) would not help. So I did a 15 week bulk earlier this year and gained 8 pounds. I cut over summer and am back down to 136. I look better, but still not satisfied, so I'm doing an even longer and slower bulk this time. I'm hoping with more muscle on my frame I can eventually cut down my body fat and be happy with my body composition.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Look into the 5:2 diet or ADF, Alternate Day Fasting. It's the ONLY thing that blasted me out of my plateau!

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