The perils of weight loss

Kelbelle30
Kelbelle30 Posts: 32 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi all

So I want to lose more weight. I have an ideal weight of 150lb. This is in my head. Invented.
In fact, my height (5'8.5'') and weight (159lbs) is considered healthy! (BMI 23)
I have muscle definition, I exercise regularly (32 hours week as I cycle to commute) but I want to have less body fat and be 'slim'.
Do I persevere, or accept a reality that my ambitions are to be like a television model and unrealistic and unhealthy?

KM

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  • olDave
    olDave Posts: 557 Member
    So, let me see if I understand your quandry.

    Are you asking complete strangers to tell you what kind of figure you should have?
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    If you want to lose more than go ahead. I'm the same height and weigh less.
  • StrongAtLast
    StrongAtLast Posts: 137 Member
    Yes! Keep Going! Get Stronger! Look better!
  • da_bears10089
    da_bears10089 Posts: 1,791 Member
    Get into some heavy lifting program and work on body composition.
  • fatfrost
    fatfrost Posts: 367 Member
    It's hard to answer without pics.
  • bekah818
    bekah818 Posts: 179 Member
    You probably already look great, but there's nothing wrong with striving for better. Find a diet/exercise regime that works for you, whether it would be doubling your cardio/strength training workouts during the week and burning more than what you eat to lose weight. Go for it! you don't have to settle, you can def change your body, so I say perservere and switch up your efforts so that you can get the results you're looking for. Good luck!
  • Dragonwolf
    Dragonwolf Posts: 5,600 Member
    If you want to look slimmer, perhaps start focusing on what's known as "body recomposition." That is, work on gaining muscle and losing only fat, not just "losing weight." This will allow you to get the toned, "slim" look that you want, without as much risk of getting into underweight territory, and without driving yourself mad because the number on the scale isn't moving.

    Generally speaking, body recomposition goes cycles through two phases - bulking and cutting.

    In the "bulking" phase, you actually strive to gain weight, by eating at a slight surplus and lifting (heavy) weights or other intense strength training. As a woman, you won't actually "bulk", per se (women don't have the testosterone needed to support the big muscles men can build), but you will gain a little weight as you gain muscle. This is a GOOD thing.

    In the cutting phase, you then work on losing body fat (and only body fat), by eating at a slight deficit, and strength training with the goal of maintaining muscle (instead of building it).

    The net result will be roughly the same weight you are now, give or take a couple of pounds, but a slimmer, more compact looking you. :)

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