BEGGING for HELP I work out A LOT but clothes too small!

Polly758

If you were "frail looking" before, it is possible that you're just getting some muscle on, especially with all the vigorous exercising.

If it's your skinny jeans that are the problem, and you bought them when you were scrawny, then you might want to rethink your goals. I mean, if you want to put some meat on your bones, there will be meat. You won't fit into your clothes the same way.

Do you have some before + after photos we can look at? it's hard to say otherwise.

Also your height, weight, average daily caloric intake would be useful info.

This....maybe you were just to skeleton like before.....

Silly newbie question...how can I post a photo within the thread?

There's something you have to do with photobucket, I've never tried it.

You could also post them in your profile and make sure your privacy settings allow them to be seen.

Tcherice

If you were "frail looking" before, it is possible that you're just getting some muscle on, especially with all the vigorous exercising.

If it's your skinny jeans that are the problem, and you bought them when you were scrawny, then you might want to rethink your goals. I mean, if you want to put some meat on your bones, there will be meat. You won't fit into your clothes the same way.

Do you have some before + after photos we can look at? it's hard to say otherwise.

Also your height, weight, average daily caloric intake would be useful info.

This....maybe you were just to skeleton like before.....

Silly newbie question...how can I post a photo within the thread?

There's something you have to do with photobucket, I've never tried it.

You could also post them in your profile and make sure your privacy settings allow them to be seen.

Ah yes! Good old photobucket. Ill give that a try

ixap

I think that women are supposed to do lower intensity for longer to avoid bulking up, if you get my drift, rather than short bursts of high intensity.

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I could be totally wrong, maybe another poster can clarify?

this is one of those myths that won't die, lol
no, women won't bulk up from intense exercise, don't worry!
I have been lifting as heavy as I can for 2+ years and only gotten smaller

Tcherice, did you start this new program very recently? if so you may be retaining a little water in your muscles as your body adjusts -- it's temporary and will not get worse if that is all it is.
And no 1500 calories is not too much for an active female. I am about your size and was able to lose weight netting 1600 for several months (eating more like 2000 to 2500 each day with exercise calories added in).

In any case looking at your photos, you looked great before and still look great now -- I wouldn't have known which was which without reading your post -- I had to check the post again to figure it out as they looked pretty much the same to me.

I say just give it a little time and stick with it.

JyllSan

So, I know this way like two years ago, but if you could tell me how it work out in the end that would be GREAT. I'm going through the EXACT same thing, same pounds same hight, same everything except that instead of having a baby I had surgery. I want to know what the deal is, I just keep gaining and my pants are all too small, the ones that I hoped I'd fit into after working out and eating well. So..help?