2 months and still no result?

lilenz
lilenz Posts: 12
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey guys,

I'm feeling a little bit discouraged.

I started working out about 2 months ago. I exercise 6 times a week (one day for intense, 30/40 minute cardio, the rest are a combination of muscle toning and cardio) and my diet consists of mainly fruit and vegetables. (I am a vegetarian).

I started working out in the hopes to tone up/slim down my stomach. (I have no idea if this will make any sense - but I was hoping to get that nice line down the center of your abs?). Since then, the only change I've noticed is that when I clench/flex my stomach muscles, it shows up, when I don't, I'm back to my normal stomach.

I am 5'1 and weigh about 98lbs. I'm not looking to lose weight, I'm just looking to tone up. I still have some fat around where my belly button is, which is why I started working out in the first place - but two months later and I see little to no change! What am I doing wrong?

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  • logg1e
    logg1e Posts: 1,208 Member
    I don't think you are doing anything wrong - you eat sensibly and don't sound bloated. You certainly don't sound as though you have a layer of fat hiding your abs. You exercise to maintain healthy heart and lungs. It all sounds good.

    The next step is perhaps to build your muscles, so that there's more to see. The most popular way of doing this on MFP is to heavy weight lifting using compound moves. Stronglifts 5x5 is a good place to start your googling.
  • freedomwriter88
    freedomwriter88 Posts: 38 Member
    Crunches, bridges (great for your butt and thighs too!), reverse crunches.... There are a ton of exercises. Do them enough so that you get the "burn", and do them slowly.

    (Ahhh, I miss my athletic days!)

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