Feeling HOPELESS :(

You said it best, sweetie:

"Why I Want To Get In Shape
To look gooood and to be healthy!"

My suggs: You probably need to increase your calories, increase your weights, & Yoga, Yoga, Yoga, but most of all just love who your are....it'll come...:flowerforyou:

Hugs...mj

Don't feel hopeless Have you tried pilates??? Works WONDERS for me! Also another thing that I have found to really make me "appear" leaner and the health benefits are FABULOUS is a health supplement, but you have to be careful with it...as with any supplement. I drink Aloe Vera juice everyday. I buy mine in a bulk container and it helps with a variety of things, mainly weight loss and detoxifying the body, skin, etc. It is vile tasting though. Plug, chug and chase. Google the health benefits. You can buy it anywhere. Start slow and then gradually work your way up to how many ounces per day you drink because it can have a laxative affect on your body. You also don't want to drink this if you have any intestinal disorders, are breastfeeding, pregnant, etc.

I'd say try eating more and see if that helps. It works for a lot of people on here so it'll probably work for you.

If this is a PROFESSIONAL goal for you, then maybe you should consider hiring a trainer who specializes in getting fitness models into shape. Did you ever see the episode of MTV True Life where the girl from an ivy league school wanted to go from average to pro bodybuilder? She hired a trainer who got her RIPPED!!! Truly an amazing transformation.

If you weren't doing this for professional reasons, I'd advise you to chill out and enjoy the beautiful body you already have.

Very good advice. I agree. I think that if you are being motivated by a professional goal, then you need to be professional about it and figure out EXACTLY what fitness models/competitors do to stay in their business. Of course some of it is good genetics (which you clearly have) but trust me, a lot of is very precise nutritional tracking, super clean eating and hard work in both the weight room and on the cardio equipment.

It sounds like you are on the right track, but, based on what you're saying, could probably tweak your current routine to bring yourself into peak condition. I'm glad to hear that you are eating more than 1000 calories a day, but remember that if you don't log everything, it makes it hard to go back and figure out what needs to be adjusted to reach your goals.

I think that Tom Venuto's book is a good place to start, but hiring someone who specializes in that area would probably be the ultimate best way.

Otherwise, if you are just wanting to be fit and healthy, then yeah.... chill out! You're hot! :happy:

Ummm, Karissa...No offense to your friend...but ummm....:noway: She just has a nasty fake tan...she's not even that toned.
From what i can see, you have an amazing body and an even better face!

I'm not anywhere near where i want to be either, so i'll offer you tips that seem to help me out...when i actually do them!

Start eating lean/unprocessed protein at every meal! Ive noticed you dont eat too much whole foods-try to avoid processed meats like hot dogs:sick:

Start eating smaller amounts every 2-3 hrs-maybe aim for 100-150 snacks in between your meals-I like to snack on cream cheese or cottage cheese and tomato on rice cakes, handful of raw nuts, small can of tuna/salmon, boiled egg...these all have protein in them.

Drink green tea!!!-most people think this is vile-most of the time it is, i drink mint green tea after meals-it helps get rid of that bloated feeling...also it has caffeine in it, so dont drink it at night time, or close to bed time.

Drink a bucketload of water and maybe even invest in some good multivitamins, to help you stay feeling your best...

Ultimately, i think you need to eat more....often. You should be eating something pretty much once you get up, something with protein in it. Just try to keep it around 200cals-i usually have some form of egg on toast and a coffee (nom nom nom). Then you need to eat something small again within the next 2-3 hrs ESPECIALLY if youre working out heaps! Then just make sure you continue to eat small amounts every 2-3 hrs, to keep your metabolism working (otherwise, any food that you put in your body is just gonna find a spot and cling on for dear life!) Remember, if the food you are putting in your mouth doesn't serve a purpose for your body (besides taste)don't put it in!....However, saying that, there are plenty of good foods that are tasty!

Phew, hopefully this will, help, im sure youve heard it all before but yeah:bigsmile:

If you are really determined you should try to eat as cleanly as possible. As in, everything you put into your body is used to help you create the physique you want. I am sure you have heard of eating clean. Anyways there is a magazine called clean eating that has alot of good tips, and alot of snacky/quick recipes. The website is cleaneatingmag.com.

If you are really determined you should try to eat as cleanly as possible. As in, everything you put into your body is used to help you create the physique you want. I am sure you have heard of eating clean. Anyways there is a magazine called clean eating that has alot of good tips, and alot of snacky/quick recipes. The website is cleaneatingmag.com.

Are u eating clean? Its really hard for me to do this onyl because I never have the time to cook or the space to put my food. I live in a house with tons of roommates!

Tuna, broccoli and brown rice is a clean meal and a staple of bodybuilders/figure/fitness models. Tuna is a great, cheap source of protein.. I like to toss mine with a little lemon juice and pepper, but I don't mind it on its own, either. Go for the Albacore chunk WHITE, not chunk light, I think it tastes a lot better. It comes in small, single-serving containers if that makes your life easier. Cook up a bunch of brown rice once a week, buy a bunch of fresh or frozen broccoli and you are set.

Same goes for eggs (hardboil a bunch in advance) and oatmeal (go for thick rolled oats in bulk, not single serving packets, which have extra sugar and sodium).

I want to give you some tough love here (the same tough love I had to give myself this week) and say that if you are dedicated to a goal, you can do what it takes (which in this case really is eating clean) or you can decide that the goal isn't worth it. You can eat clean in college. I bet if you did some research, you could find some fitness models who are also college students who could tell you exactly how they did it and how they dealt with the nutrition aspect while in school.

my 2c

from what information i've read. your a classic overtrainer, undereater.

You can more clean calories, that will not effect you one bit. I know girls are afraid of protein. There is a huge misconception that surrounds it. Fact is, as much as your break your muscles down from overtraining, if you ate more protein, you'd probably notice a huge difference, but your not giving your body the nutrients it requires, so it is probably contsantly breakin your muscles down to create energy. This is what happens when your macro's are all off.

solution:

MFP
you need to find your basal metabolic rate, and go from there. there are many calculators if you just google it. but MFP will do all the work or you.

Eating is all about timing. you obviously can' t just eat one meal at 1000 calories twice a day, and expect to lose weight. you need to time it to make sure your metablolism is running at its highest peak performance.

No night time eating. You want to fast through the night. It has a lot of benefits of fasting for 12-14hrs.

I was a broke college student once. Cafeteria was piss poor.

Solution:

Ate lots of salads with whatever protein they were serving the the night. If it wasn't clean protein.....out popped a pouch of tuna. I brought my own salad dressing with an olive oil base. Use in moderation, but eating mono and poly saturated fats will help you burn fat....

Training:

There are many articles online that can help you find a split (workout routine for a week) that will suit your needs.

forum.bodybuilding.com has an all female section, and I know hey have a lot of articles to help give you the physique your after.

Beautiful thing about life is that every problem usually has a solution.

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” Leonardo De Vinci

we're here to help....i hope this helped, but more importantly- i hope you eventually get what you want.

i am in agreement with kmill---if you consume only 1000 calories and doing all that training you should be consuming at least 1400 calories to keep the metabolism working efficiently as per the mfp stats--i have a student in my school who is trying to starve herself to become a model -she swims every day and eats next to nothing--i gave her this websitte because she cant get to her goal no matter how she deprives her body--she is a foreign student and it will help her English as well-