Weight is not coming off

aprilbriann
aprilbriann Posts: 72
edited October 3 in Health and Weight Loss
If anyone would take the time to look at my diary and let me know what I am doing wrong. I am 5'4 and 116, I was 118 when I started. I used to eat whatever I wanted, mostly it was junk. I would eat a whole bag of hersheys drops a day... I've stopped all of that and am working out now but things aren't changing much. Am I not doing enough? Am I expecting change too soon? HELP!
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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    http://www.rush.edu/rumc/page-1108048103230.html

    You may not want to hear this but you are in a healthy weight as it is now. In fact, you are more on the low end. I would stop watchin weight and work on building more muscle and getting rid of body fat.

    One thing that does help, reduce you carbs to 40% of your calories and increase your protei to 40% of your calories.
  • aspencer122
    aspencer122 Posts: 123 Member
    I am no doctor but it might be that you are right around where you should be for your height. that is the only thing that I can see. If your doctor said you should loss more weight you might want to ask him what he suggest.
  • aprilbriann
    aprilbriann Posts: 72
    http://www.rush.edu/rumc/page-1108048103230.html

    You may not want to hear this but you are in a healthy weight as it is now. In fact, you are more on the low end. I would stop watchin weight and work on building more muscle and getting rid of body fat.

    One thing that does help, reduce you carbs to 40% of your calories and increase your protei to 40% of your calories.

    REALLY?? NO that is good news! Do you know of any resources where I can find out how to do these things best?? I don't have much knowledge on this!
  • aprilbriann
    aprilbriann Posts: 72
    I am no doctor but it might be that you are right around where you should be for your height. that is the only thing that I can see. If your doctor said you should loss more weight you might want to ask him what he suggest.

    No a Doctor didn't say that! I guess I associate weight with fat??? I don't feel huge or anything just unhealthy and flabby!
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    http://www.rush.edu/rumc/page-1108048103230.html

    You may not want to hear this but you are in a healthy weight as it is now. In fact, you are more on the low end. I would stop watchin weight and work on building more muscle and getting rid of body fat.

    One thing that does help, reduce you carbs to 40% of your calories and increase your protei to 40% of your calories.

    REALLY?? NO that is good news! Do you know of any resources where I can find out how to do these things best?? I don't have much knowledge on this!
    For muscle building, your best option is to join a gym and take advantage of a few sessions with a personal trainer, if you can afford it. They will show you the proper way to use the weights and machines and can help you put together a fitness plan.
  • amberl10
    amberl10 Posts: 75 Member
    I think you are in the right weight range. Try focusing on strength and toning and not necessarily losing weight.
  • aprilbriann
    aprilbriann Posts: 72
    I think you are in the right weight range. Try focusing on strength and toning and not necessarily losing weight.

    I'm doing the JIlian Michaels 30 day shred.. is this enough or should I be doing more??

    Also, what amount of calories should I eat to maintain but lose fat?
  • aspencer122
    aspencer122 Posts: 123 Member
    I am no doctor but it might be that you are right around where you should be for your height. that is the only thing that I can see. If your doctor said you should loss more weight you might want to ask him what he suggest.

    No a Doctor didn't say that! I guess I associate weight with fat??? I don't feel huge or anything just unhealthy and flabby!

    THen you need to workout and eat moer. Protien if you can. as long as you are eating and working out you should stay around that weight but loss fat and gain muscle. I would say for you I would measure myself more then worry about the scale. You will go up and down on that but as long as you can see the inches go on "in the right places" like muscle then you are doing it right.
  • aprilbriann
    aprilbriann Posts: 72
    I am no doctor but it might be that you are right around where you should be for your height. that is the only thing that I can see. If your doctor said you should loss more weight you might want to ask him what he suggest.

    No a Doctor didn't say that! I guess I associate weight with fat??? I don't feel huge or anything just unhealthy and flabby!

    THen you need to workout and eat moer. Protien if you can. as long as you are eating and working out you should stay around that weight but loss fat and gain muscle. I would say for you I would measure myself more then worry about the scale. You will go up and down on that but as long as you can see the inches go on "in the right places" like muscle then you are doing it right.

    Any idea whats good as far as measurements for me!?
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    Any idea whats good as far as measurements for me!?
    That's really hard to say because it's going to be based on your body shape. I'm personally 5'3" and weigh 125. My measurements are 31.5 - 27 - 35. That is almost as small as my bust area will go because I have a very large ribcage (for which I can thank my dad). My waist will never be small for the same reason.

    You're really at the point where you probably won't shrink a lot more but you can firm up. It's the jiggliness that gets most of us, not the size, right? I really think doing some weight work is going to be the best thing for you, but doing cardio (like the 30DS) is also a very good idea. Ideally, you want to alternate days: cardio Mon, Wed, Fri and weights Tue, Thur, Sat with Sunday off. Or the opposite days. If you don't have access to weights, invest in some resistance bands and do a Google search on the exercises you can do with them.
  • aspencer122
    aspencer122 Posts: 123 Member
    I am no doctor but it might be that you are right around where you should be for your height. that is the only thing that I can see. If your doctor said you should loss more weight you might want to ask him what he suggest.

    No a Doctor didn't say that! I guess I associate weight with fat??? I don't feel huge or anything just unhealthy and flabby!

    THen you need to workout and eat moer. Protien if you can. as long as you are eating and working out you should stay around that weight but loss fat and gain muscle. I would say for you I would measure myself more then worry about the scale. You will go up and down on that but as long as you can see the inches go on "in the right places" like muscle then you are doing it right.

    Any idea whats good as far as measurements for me!?

    I mean like measure where you are at now and then go from there. Worout what you want to look nicer like arms or stomach then see if you lost or gained. The reason why I say measure is because since you are right at goal weight you might not see any changes in your weight. (you might even see a gain) that is more then likely because you are lossing weight and gaining muscle. That is what happened to me. I lost a lot of weight then started to "Flat line" on the scale. so i had to start measuring so I didnt go crazy with seeing the scale stay the same or go up.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    You don't need to lose weight. You would be underweight if you lost more than a couple of pounds.

    I am 5'5" and 35 inch bust, 28 waist, 35 hips. I have quite a big waist and narrow hips compared to most people, genetically. I would say for your height you should be looking at 27 or 26 inch waist, unless you are an apple shape like me.
  • ivy2009
    ivy2009 Posts: 75
    You should NOT weigh less than you do. I will be blunt. If you obsess too much about this at this low weight you are at, you may need to consider psychological issues about weight. BE HELTHY. EAT HEALTHY. EAT ENOUGH.
  • aprilbriann
    aprilbriann Posts: 72
    You should NOT weigh less than you do. I will be blunt. If you obsess too much about this at this low weight you are at, you may need to consider psychological issues about weight. BE HELTHY. EAT HEALTHY. EAT ENOUGH.

    That's really rude. I in no way obsess. I have just been told by a trainer that I needed to lose 5 more and I was getting aggravated that it wasn't budging. Thankfully these wonderful people let me know that I'm at a good weight.

    Thanks for trying to help but you don't know me well enough to make those assumptions.
  • aprilbriann
    aprilbriann Posts: 72
    You don't need to lose weight. You would be underweight if you lost more than a couple of pounds.

    I am 5'5" and 35 inch bust, 28 waist, 35 hips. I have quite a big waist and narrow hips compared to most people, genetically. I would say for your height you should be looking at 27 or 26 inch waist, unless you are an apple shape like me.

    Thanks for this! I am gonna wait to measure for the first time in the morning since I read that is best!
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    You should NOT weigh less than you do. I will be blunt. If you obsess too much about this at this low weight you are at, you may need to consider psychological issues about weight. BE HELTHY. EAT HEALTHY. EAT ENOUGH.

    You should probably read all of the replies before jumping in like this.
  • aprilbriann
    aprilbriann Posts: 72
    I am no doctor but it might be that you are right around where you should be for your height. that is the only thing that I can see. If your doctor said you should loss more weight you might want to ask him what he suggest.

    No a Doctor didn't say that! I guess I associate weight with fat??? I don't feel huge or anything just unhealthy and flabby!

    THen you need to workout and eat moer. Protien if you can. as long as you are eating and working out you should stay around that weight but loss fat and gain muscle. I would say for you I would measure myself more then worry about the scale. You will go up and down on that but as long as you can see the inches go on "in the right places" like muscle then you are doing it right.

    Any idea whats good as far as measurements for me!?

    I mean like measure where you are at now and then go from there. Worout what you want to look nicer like arms or stomach then see if you lost or gained. The reason why I say measure is because since you are right at goal weight you might not see any changes in your weight. (you might even see a gain) that is more then likely because you are lossing weight and gaining muscle. That is what happened to me. I lost a lot of weight then started to "Flat line" on the scale. so i had to start measuring so I didnt go crazy with seeing the scale stay the same or go up.

    I have noticed a slight gain b/c I never worked out before. I really appreciate all of your help and advice. Excited to start measuring!
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    You should NOT weigh less than you do. I will be blunt. If you obsess too much about this at this low weight you are at, you may need to consider psychological issues about weight. BE HELTHY. EAT HEALTHY. EAT ENOUGH.

    That's really rude. I in no way obsess. I have just been told by a trainer that I needed to lost 5 more and I was getting aggravated that it wasn't budging. Thankfully these wonderful people let me know that I'm at a good weight.

    Thanks for trying to help but you don't know me well enough to make those assumptions.
    I wonder why the trainer told you so...maybe you have a very small frame? not much muscle to begin with?

    I have seen "skinny fat" people, particularly in my race. They are very small boned and with very little muscle. Of course they don't weigh much either :)
  • aprilbriann
    aprilbriann Posts: 72
    You should NOT weigh less than you do. I will be blunt. If you obsess too much about this at this low weight you are at, you may need to consider psychological issues about weight. BE HELTHY. EAT HEALTHY. EAT ENOUGH.

    You should probably read all of the replies before jumping in like this.

    Thanks!
  • aprilbriann
    aprilbriann Posts: 72
    You should NOT weigh less than you do. I will be blunt. If you obsess too much about this at this low weight you are at, you may need to consider psychological issues about weight. BE HELTHY. EAT HEALTHY. EAT ENOUGH.

    That's really rude. I in no way obsess. I have just been told by a trainer that I needed to lost 5 more and I was getting aggravated that it wasn't budging. Thankfully these wonderful people let me know that I'm at a good weight.

    Thanks for trying to help but you don't know me well enough to make those assumptions.
    I wonder why the trainer told you so...maybe you have a very small frame? not much muscle to begin with?

    I have seen "skinny fat" people, particularly in my race. They are very small boned and with very little muscle. Of course they don't weigh much either :)

    I AM a skinny fat person! HAHA! Not really. I think my size is great! I just am very unhealthy b/c I've had three children ( one that is just 1) and never ate right or worked out. Luckily somehow I have never really gained past 120 ( when not preggo ).

    The trainer said that 110 is still a healthy range for me? Who knows!
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member

    I AM a skinny fat person! HAHA! Not really. I think my size is great! I just am very unhealthy b/c I've had three children ( one that is just 1) and never ate right or worked out. Luckily somehow I have never really gained past 120 ( when not preggo ).

    The trainer said that 110 is still a healthy range for me? Who knows!
    Maybe not everybody agrees on this but I think within a healthy range it's still better to be closer to the lower than to the higher border. Still depending on your frame, your trainer could be right.

    So it sounds like it would be more effective if you just focus on building on muscles and strength. Good luck.
  • aprilbriann
    aprilbriann Posts: 72

    I AM a skinny fat person! HAHA! Not really. I think my size is great! I just am very unhealthy b/c I've had three children ( one that is just 1) and never ate right or worked out. Luckily somehow I have never really gained past 120 ( when not preggo ).

    The trainer said that 110 is still a healthy range for me? Who knows!
    Maybe not everybody agrees on this but I think within a healthy range it's still better to be closer to the lower than to the higher border. Still depending on your frame, your trainer could be right.

    So it sounds like it would be more effective if you just focus on building on muscles and strength. Good luck.

    Thanks so much!
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    If you really want to push yourself in terms of building muscle, I would look at a program like p90x. I think that and the advice on here far surpasses anything a trainer could tell you. Hell, i know trainers and most don't know half of what I do. Now a certified nutritionist would be a different story but just unnecessary. My advice, get some body calipers to measure you body fat and a tape measure to gather inches.

    all you need to figure out caloric needs is height, weight and age. If you have body fat, it just makes it more accurate.
  • aprilbriann
    aprilbriann Posts: 72
    If you really want to push yourself in terms of building muscle, I would look at a program like p90x. I think that and the advice on here far surpasses anything a trainer could tell you. Hell, i know trainers and most don't know half of what I do. Now a certified nutritionist would be a different story but just unnecessary. My advice, get some body calipers to measure you body fat and a tape measure to gather inches.

    all you need to figure out caloric needs is height, weight and age. If you have body fat, it just makes it more accurate.

    GREAT advice thanks! Do you think I should up my calories to maintain then? Or will I find out more about that when I find out body fat?
  • EricaLaurenRN
    EricaLaurenRN Posts: 15
    If you really want to push yourself in terms of building muscle, I would look at a program like p90x. I think that and the advice on here far surpasses anything a trainer could tell you. Hell, i know trainers and most don't know half of what I do. Now a certified nutritionist would be a different story but just unnecessary. My advice, get some body calipers to measure you body fat and a tape measure to gather inches.

    all you need to figure out caloric needs is height, weight and age. If you have body fat, it just makes it more accurate.

    GREAT advice thanks! Do you think I should up my calories to maintain then? Or will I find out more about that when I find out body fat?

    With p90x they give you a diet plan, but yes you will have to up your calories to make sure that you're getting the right amounts of protein/fat/carbs. If you're deficient in any area, especially protein, it can be hard to add muscle! Good luck girl :)
  • Southernsister
    Southernsister Posts: 198 Member
    Baby girl for your height 114 is the lo,133 is target, You are a small frame so you are good,but if you like to be in the BMI for you than 114 is okay. I think you look great a size. I understand the baby fat after having three beautiful children. I think at this point you should focus on tightening that beautiful body and eating healthy . If you add anything id add some cardio and biggest loser has that too if you find it easier to do at home. YOU are doing great you have traded the bad things for the good and focused on making a healthy life change that ill help your family also.It is about you being healthy and feeling good. I love you and thank you for turning me on to MFP and being there through my journey
    Love you, southern sister( mom)
    My story.....http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/350547-my-story-at-a-second-chance-at-life-photos
  • Southernsister
    Southernsister Posts: 198 Member
    Very true and she has a small frame...she is feeling right things and just needs to tone up and be healthy.
  • _GlaDOS_
    _GlaDOS_ Posts: 1,520 Member
    Here is a really good, inspiring story about a gal and her experience with strength training:

    http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/

    I also recommend the book "The New Rules of Lifting for Women", which helps with calorie intake and weight training techniques. If you're looking for another really good program, ChaLEAN Extreme is a really great one (I personally think it's better than p90x for beginners, and I really dislike Tony Horton).
  • siabevis
    siabevis Posts: 811
    I agree with weight training! Muscle eats fat, and speeds up your metabolism. When you gain muscle, your weight will stay the same at first and then you will actually gain pounds-but dont be alarmed, you are TONING up! Good luck :)
  • aprilbriann
    aprilbriann Posts: 72
    Here is a really good, inspiring story about a gal and her experience with strength training:

    http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/

    I also recommend the book "The New Rules of Lifting for Women", which helps with calorie intake and weight training techniques. If you're looking for another really good program, ChaLEAN Extreme is a really great one (I personally think it's better than p90x for beginners, and I really dislike Tony Horton).

    Thank you for help! I will check this story out and look into the book and work out program! Thanks so much!
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