confused on what to do...

lilsassymom
lilsassymom Posts: 407 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I am 5' 1&1/2 and weighed in around 130 this morning. I have a goal weight of 120. I want to lose weight AND tone up. However, if I am understanding this correctly you canNOT gain muscle and tone up when in a deficit. So, does that mean I need to eat at my current "maintenance" calories to tone up---which means if I eat at maintenance I won't lose weight??? I

Did that make any sense:laugh: ? I am just confused and I hope you understand what I am saying...

ETA: I have been doing cardio to lose fat and Chalean Extreme to get stronger/leaner. Does that sound like a good combo?

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  • lilsassymom
    lilsassymom Posts: 407 Member
    BUMP.
    I am wondering if I shouldn't bother with doing Chalean Extreme til I lose the last 10 lbs if I can't gain muscle in a deficit?
  • lilsassymom
    lilsassymom Posts: 407 Member
    bump
  • KBjimAZ
    KBjimAZ Posts: 369 Member
    Stop obsessing over a scale number and worry about body composition. How would you feel if your scale number went up, but you dropped a size?
  • lilsassymom
    lilsassymom Posts: 407 Member
    Stop obsessing over a scale number and worry about body composition. How would you feel if your scale number went up, but you dropped a size?
    Oh I am not obsessing over a number, it is just my goal to get out of the 130's. However, I want to tone up so if the number on the scale goes up and I drop a dress size I will be happy with it---if I look good:wink: . I just don't know how to tone up if you can't while in a deficit---is that true?
  • havalinaaa
    havalinaaa Posts: 333 Member
    While you can't really gain muscle on a deficit, you can improve your strength and keep the muscle you do have with strength training. I have no idea what Chalaen extreme is, but if you're lifting heavy things while doing it, it's good. If not, switch to something that involves you lifting heavy things.
  • ster81
    ster81 Posts: 249
    eat at a deficit while continuing with your lifting and cardio. This should help salvage your muscles while your fat melts away. Once you reach the goal weight your aiming for, then start eating at a slight surplus, like 200 cal over.
  • leojsivad
    leojsivad Posts: 124 Member
    Go ahead and start doing Chalean Extreme. You will gain muscle as you lose fat. So you may not see a decrease on the scale, but will SEE a difference in your tone and sizes.
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