Not losing weight after MONTHS of dieting

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  • emilyisbonkers
    emilyisbonkers Posts: 373 Member
    Start adding muscle the weight will go up but the size should go down!
  • angelinarun
    angelinarun Posts: 8
    Ive hit the same problem, thanks for posting. Have you tried HIIT?
  • Stage14
    Stage14 Posts: 1,046 Member
    Look into "body recomposition" rather than weight loss. At your stats, the truth is that weight has less to do with clothing size than body fat % does. Try cutting back the cardio and increasing your strength training (be it lifting heavy,
    Pilates, whatever). You can still eat at a small deficit, but make sure to get plenty of protein. This should preserve your lean muscle (and "tone" it) while allowing for fat loss, aka inches. It's a slower road than just dropping weight, but it will more likely get you to your actual goal. For the record, I'm in the business side of entertainment and I can tell you that most casting directors I know care a lot more about how you look, sizewise, than what your weight on a scale is.
  • lightningblxnde
    lightningblxnde Posts: 16
    Ive hit the same problem, thanks for posting. Have you tried HIIT?

    I have! I tend to do intervals with whatever form of cardio I'm doing that day. Alas, doesn't seem to be helping me.
  • lightningblxnde
    lightningblxnde Posts: 16
    Look into "body recomposition" rather than weight loss. At your stats, the truth is that weight has less to do with clothing size than body fat % does. Try cutting back the cardio and increasing your strength training (be it lifting heavy,
    Pilates, whatever). You can still eat at a small deficit, but make sure to get plenty of protein. This should preserve your lean muscle (and "tone" it) while allowing for fat loss, aka inches. It's a slower road than just dropping weight, but it will more likely get you to your actual goal. For the record, I'm in the business side of entertainment and I can tell you that most casting directors I know care a lot more about how you look, sizewise, than what your weight on a scale is.

    Thanks, I'll definitely look into body recomposition! I already do a bit of Pilates, but I'll try upping my weights in other ways as well. I always make sure I get the recommended amount of protein MFP suggests each day, so that shouldn't be a problem.

    And thanks for the tip about casting directors as well! That's helpful to know. Unfortunately at my height, I feel a lot of pressure to be "model-type," and I don't quite look like that yet. I guess you never know what a given CD is looking for, though!
  • stephylove321
    stephylove321 Posts: 32 Member
    Thanks for all the replies. I am a bit perplexed, I guess, because I really do weigh everything I eat and rarely miss a day at the gym. I use a heart rate monitor as well, but I know those are generally only estimates.

    Several years ago, I struggled with anorexia--is it possible I could have permanently messed up my metabolism or something like that?
    try upping your calories and do more intense exercise.

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