Looking for "Skinny-Fat" Friends

Sidesteal

<--- Skinny-fat as all hell 1 year ago. Not fun

shovav91

New goal- run a half marathon, and get a girl six-pack! (not too defined, just enough so that I shows I have muscles!)

allie1904

Can I join?

I wouldn't call myself skinny, I'm more of the fat but at 5ft 7.5" and 141lbs, I don't really fit in anywhere else.

I'm very very wibbly wobbly.

People just say you carry it well, you're broad, when I'm not, I know I have an extra couple of inches of fat on each hip bone. In actual fact, if I was toned I would be quite lampost like not 'big-boned'.

I've been trying to get to 126lb for forever and a day (what feels like), maintained at 133-134 for a year which was fine but went on holiday in the summer and put on alot in two weeks.

So now I'm trying to get back to 133 and then some

I really struggle with finding what works for me so at the moment I am just purely trying to get rid of the fat as I have no idea about where to start with the tone thing. It's cardio all the way at the mo :ohwell:

Anyone feel free to add me :blushing:

SexSeaCow

It's hard as a woman to find a good workout routine that doesn't bulk us up. The key to maintaining tone and strength without adding too much muscle mass (and getting those bulky biceps) is low weight + high reps. Small weights like 3lb or even no weights with high reps will give you nice toned, strong arms without the bulk. Think Jennifer Aniston.
Personally, I love lifting and always used to go overboard. Even training with a personal trainer you have to be careful because the generic trainers at like 24-hour or where ever, especially male trainers, don't always realize that your goal isn't to be super buff. Good luck!

mstawnya

So, I was looking over my food diary and I am a carboholic. I can't live without bowls of dry cereal in the evening. Please tell me I don't have to give up my Cinnamon Life to tone up!

idauria

So, I was looking over my food diary and I am a carboholic. I can't live without bowls of dry cereal in the evening. Please tell me I don't have to give up my Cinnamon Life to tone up!

I have found in general it's easier for me to reach my goals if I am eating more protein and less carbs. I, too have had to give up my nightly bowls of cereal. Now I eat cottage cheese or some nuts if I'm feeling snacky.

EpiGaiaRepens

i think i'm officially skinny fat. 5'3.75" at 129 lbs (I've a big boned frame!). My body fat is around 24% I'm ultimately shooting for a body fat percentage around 18. I don't know if i need to lose "weight" so much as I want more muscle and less flab.

I started MFP almost two years ago at 174 lbs. I was going between 162 and 174 for a good six years. MFP really helped me find my way outta that horrid cycle. I've always been big on exercise- my lifestyle is rather active. So this predicament of being skinny fat while exercising and watching my diet is a bit of a struggle. I'd say MFP got me down to 145 super easy. Then every 5 lb marker after that was a huge struggle. I used HIIT to get down to 135. I started watching my carbs to get down to 130.

I think I will probably weigh 121 when I finally get to 18% body fat. So I'll say I have 8 lbs of tenacious and problematic fat to get rid of before i hit my goal!

EpiGaiaRepens

also, I'm a vegetarian...so I Have some trouble following the advice to eat high protein low carb. I try. I don't eat tons of bagels or pizza (well, NORMALLY i don't! haha! this past weekend is a different story!). I try to eat lots of beans and tofu and yogurt and veggie burgers and protein shakes....but at this point, i'm thinking my next goal may be to eat "clean"...i.e. get to eating more pure foods. I even kick around the idea of becomeing a raw foodist again.

SamiSamiBoBlammy

I'm totally skinny fat! 5'2" 116 pounds


I'm not concerned with losing weight, it wouldn't even really bother me to gain a little - I'm more interested in shaping and toning

idauria

I'm totally skinny fat! 5'2" 116 pounds


I'm not concerned with losing weight, it wouldn't even really bother me to gain a little - I'm more interested in shaping and toning

Me too. I've been following The New Rules of Lifting for Women, which is a 7 stage program where you lift heavy to build muscle and burn fat. I love it.

LLaDonna

You can add me! I've lost nearly 30 pounds in the last five months and look ALOT better...but I'm not tone and fit. I lost a lot of motivation once I didn't LOOK big to myself. Unfortunately, I'm still at 33% body fat so I have a lot more work to do!

TheDoctor90

I'm probably not skinny fat as such, more skinny, and want to put weight on and tone up.
Feel free to 'add me'.

Gigi_licious

Gosh, I'm fat fat so I guess I can't play. I'll FR you in a year when I meet your criteria.

HeatherFeather10

I was and still am that Skinny Fat person - I am 5"9 and was 150 lbs - I've lost 8lbs and am down to 142 - I would ideally like to hit 135, but am not really concerned with the number on the scale as much as the inches lost. If you check out my profile you will see that I wrote something like "Time to Tone". I do Crossfit and it has made a huge difference in my body composition - at the 6 month mark (December) I am going to re-take my measurements and see how far I've come. I've also started eating Primal (Paleo) in this last month and I can honestly say that that has made the biggest difference. I am not a purist in Paleo - about 75%!!

mstawnya

So, I was looking over my food diary and I am a carboholic. I can't live without bowls of dry cereal in the evening. Please tell me I don't have to give up my Cinnamon Life to tone up!

I have found in general it's easier for me to reach my goals if I am eating more protein and less carbs. I, too have had to give up my nightly bowls of cereal. Now I eat cottage cheese or some nuts if I'm feeling snacky.

Nooooooooo! Okay, I guess I could try replacing one bowl with cottage cheese. This is gonna be tough.