another dreaded inches vs. lbs post

Honestly if you do not want bulky muscles I would stop lifting so much. High reps low weights makes lean muscles and cardio will also help with the fat burning.

you came here for help, and you're making it sound like any advice that has been posted, isn't good enough for you. your diary isn't even public, so what exactly can one do for you ?

I change up my exercise routine when my weight hits a plateau. I also found that I lose weight quicker when I do more cardio than weights. You are exercising and eating at a deficit. Could something else be going on?

I had a client last year who was an actual bulky female with the same issue. She hired me for 5 sessions. In those 5 weeks she lost 14lbs. Problem....................she was eating too much for her goal. From the last time I saw her, she's now down 54lbs. Walking billboard for me in the gym.
At your frame and weight, you can EASILY eat 1000 calories less a day from your TDEE. Now if you're already doing this, then the next issue I'd check is for hormone balance.

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I know you said you've seen a nutritionist, but do you weigh everything you eat? If you are gaining or maintaining weight then you are not on a deficit. CICO. You don't need to switch up and shock your body with different exercise. It seems you've found what your maintenance level is for your body. You should reevaluate how much you eat every 20# or so.

Can you open your diary

bump for laughs.

xerothermic wrote: »

lemonychild wrote: »

you came here for help, and you're making it sound like any advice that has been posted, isn't good enough for you. your diary isn't even public, so what exactly can one do for you ?

I specifically asked what people do to keep motivation up, not for everything to be critiqued. So much for motivation and support being anything similar to that. Geez people are rude and know-it-alls. So many people were quick to fix the plateau without actually reading that all I asked was "...how do you stay motivated..."

OP how do you stay motivated if you continue to plateau? People are trying to help you fix the problem at hand so you see results then you don't have to make a stay motivated thread.

fastmomonthego158 wrote: »

Honestly if you do not want bulky muscles I would stop lifting so much. High reps low weights makes lean muscles and cardio will also help with the fat burning.

Nope, it is extremely difficult for a woman to bulk. A person in deficit does not gain muscle (unless its newbie gains, which is short lived).

OP- I stay motivated by remembering why I started, though my goals have changed. Good luck

xerothermic wrote: »

lemonychild wrote: »

you came here for help, and you're making it sound like any advice that has been posted, isn't good enough for you. your diary isn't even public, so what exactly can one do for you ?

I specifically asked what people do to keep motivation up, not for everything to be critiqued. So much for motivation and support being anything similar to that. Geez people are rude and know-it-alls. So many people were quick to fix the plateau without actually reading that all I asked was "...how do you stay motivated..." I have a dietician and trainer for the edits to everything else, not random people on the Internet.

Well you see the thing is…it's an OPEN forum. When you talk about a plateau people may actually try to help you. OMG. Shame on us.

I'm sorry but this is exactly why people get burned out on trying to help people in the forums. We take time out of our day to try to help someone, because we've all been there. We've been in your shoes. We've been the ones swearing we are doing everything correctly when obviously we weren't, because if you aren't losing weight you aren't in a deficit.

So we try to help and you call us rude and know-it-alls. Nice.

If you've been in a plateau for a year and you have a dietician and a trainer then obviously something is wrong with that picture…or you wouldn't be in a plateau. Which it's not a plateau, you've found your maintenance calories. Personally, if I was in your shoes and was paying for a trainer and a dietician and I wasn't losing weight, I'd first re-evaluate how much I was eating, then I'd re-evaluate who I was paying. But what do I know. I'm just a rude know it all.

And to 'specifically' answer your question YOU are the only one who can keep yourself motivated. I could list lots of reasons why I stay motivated, my reasons may not mean anything to you. You make a decision. You want it or you don't. It's also that simple.