need help losing last 5lbs and getting abs

zachwyatt0714
zachwyatt0714 Posts: 52 Member
edited January 2016 in Health and Weight Loss
ok, here's a quick history.. March 2015 - start of my fit life @ 162lbs (5'2"). Ate 1500 calories per day, did a Jillian Michaels workout 5/6 days a week (30mins of hiit). Lost steadily until I hit 130. Have been stuck here since August. I recently upped my calories to 1700 because I felt really hungry suddenly on the 1500, and upped my Jillian workouts to her 45 minute workouts, but for 5 days a week. I eat healthy 90 percent of the time. I get at least 100g of protein a day.
Anyway,I still have a layer of fat on my stomach that needs to go. I am shooting for some ab definition. Any advice as to how to get rid of these last few pesky pounds?

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  • zachwyatt0714
    zachwyatt0714 Posts: 52 Member
    edited January 2016
    Here's a pic to give an idea of my body type/progress/and how much more work needs to be done ;-)
  • zachwyatt0714
    zachwyatt0714 Posts: 52 Member
    edited January 2016
    Anyone? i was also contemplating slowly upping my calories, then going back to a deficit to try and get things going again.
  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,512 Member
    Heavy weights. Small deficit. :)
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    edited January 2016
    Tighten up your logging, if you aren't using a food scale to weigh/measure all food and drinks start using one now. The closer you get to your goal, the more consistent you need to be with your intake. Also, you should look into a progressive strength training program like strong lifts, nrolfw, strong curves or starting strength.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    If you are not losing, you're already at maintenance. You likely need to cut calories further in order to lose the weight. After your maintenance break, a goal of 1400 may be appropriate.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1
  • zachwyatt0714
    zachwyatt0714 Posts: 52 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    If you are not losing, you're already at maintenance. You likely need to cut calories further in order to lose the weight. After your maintenance break, a goal of 1400 may be appropriate.
    i was maintaining at 1500 for months....that doesn't seem right. It seems like my body just got accustomed to living off 1500. then i got to a point were i felt starving, and that's when i went up to 1700. I was worried i wasn't eating enough. Maybe I'll try dipping back down, though and see what happens. :-) thanks
  • zachwyatt0714
    zachwyatt0714 Posts: 52 Member
    and thank you everyone for the suggestions!

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