Are theese Snacks "smart" choices toward combating belly fat

peasgarden

Hi!! Im dealing with unknowing what am i doing wrong because im not losing weight!
Everyday i eat as my two snacks:
-an apple (washington) with a Cheese stick ( frigo light cheese)
-6 almonds with a jello cup
I also eat three regular meals
Breakfast: whole grain oatmeal with no fat milk/ 1/4 egg substitute with a whole weat toast
Lunch: Lettuce, tomato, and chicken/ brocoli, cauliflower, carrots and fish
dinner: varies!

Why is it that im not losing!
Im a small frame petite, 18 years old, my height is 5'2 and weight 113 pounds my BMR is 20.7 is healthy but since im short my fat tends to store in my belly abs area. Every day i do from 20 to 40 minutes of cardio (cycling, walking, jogging, aoerbics), 20 minutes of pilates and 15 minutes of strenghtening! Please can someone help me what am i doing wrong (exercise rutine, food)?

Rae6503

How many calories a day are you eating? You only have a few pounds to lose so it's going to be HARD. I would set your goal to 0.5lbs a week. Make sure you eat all your exercise calories and then really focus on working out hard. Maybe up your strength training. Just focus on getting into really good shape and hopefully the last few imperfections will fade.

fitness_superstar

You aren't losing weight because you don't need to. You lose anymore and you'll be underweight. If you have flab, you just need to do more cardio and lifting.

deannarey13

I would suggest cutting back on cardio and increasing your strength training. You might actually need to INCREASE your calorie intake.

DizzieLittleLifter

I'm 5'2 also. It's hard to tell without seeing your food diary. Can you open it up? You may not be eating enough or the cardio your doing may not be intense enough to be burning fat. Interval and or circuit training is great for burning off fat. What is your calorie goal set to and are you meeting that goal?

Rilke

I'm guessing you aren't eating enough.

walkwithme1

Try not to eat the same things day after day.......change up your workout routine....

Mindful_Trent

I would suggest cutting back on cardio and increasing your strength training. You might actually need to INCREASE your calorie intake.

^^ This.

See this post: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/49690-the-banks-plan

You would fall into Stage 4 - technically you're at a healthy weight, so what you really should be focusing on is body composition - building muscle/losing fat but not really focusing on losing weight.

Make sure, if you do set a goal to lose weight, that it is only 1/2 lb a week. With very little (if any) to lose, you shouldn't be trying to lose any faster than that.