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calories now: maintain or deficit

jardimgirl
jardimgirl Posts: 522 Member
edited February 12 in Health and Weight Loss
im considered a healthy weight (im 5'0 and weigh 118) but still dont like my body (getting thin, but still have a big belly) should i keep losing or stay at a maintenance?

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  • jardimgirl
    jardimgirl Posts: 522 Member
    bump. anyone?
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Switch your goal to maintenance, and start increasing your lean body mass. (Meaning, switch your focus from losing fat to building muscle.)
  • Dnarules
    Dnarules Posts: 2,081 Member
    Sounds to me like you are at the point of eating close to or maybe a little below maintenance, and lift for body recomposition.
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    Maybe you are small-framed? If the belly is fat and is really a 'big belly' then lose more fat. It doesn't have to be a big deficit, and I'd definitely suggest lifting, too.

    But recomp (at maintenance, with heavy lifting) will take forever if you have many lbs of fat to lose there, and you seem like you might be too impatient for all that ;)
  • jardimgirl
    jardimgirl Posts: 522 Member
    this is what im dealing with:

    http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad47/jardimgirl/photo6_zpsc3332432.jpg
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    this is what im dealing with:

    photo6_zpsc3332432.jpg

    Oops! ignore what I just said responded to the wrong post... sorry.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Maintenance plus weight lifting.

    or

    Very small deficit (less than 200 cals) plus weight lifting.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Maintenance plus weight lifting.

    or

    Very small deficit (less than 200 cals) plus weight lifting.
    ^^^This.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    invest in a coach either online or in person and begin weight lifting.
    That belly is telling you a story.
    When was your last bloodiest?
    What was your Estrogen/Testosterone level?

    At this point in life its something to look into.
    If you need an inexpensive coach, PM me.
    If you need quality medical advice check out:
    http://www.pamkilleen.com
    or
    http://andrymedicalservices.com

    Hope that helps.
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