Difficult weight loss

nlolz88
nlolz88 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
hi I'm 140 and I am 5 foot 6 and I have the hardest time losing weight. Often people tell me that I don't look my weight and look thinner than what the scale says but it does not budge!!! At the moment I eat whatever I want and I am able to maintain my weight because I'm busy and move around a lot but I don't have a serious work out routine and i can only give 30 minutes a day to exercise max. I'm having trouble with losing ten pounds and really want to! Any advice for how to get going on this? The only thing that seems to work is high protein no carb diets and to be honest its not going to work for me long term because it's a little too extreme for my liking. Help!

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  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Since you are already at a healthy weight. Perhaps it would make more sense to work on strength training so that you are happier with how you look?
  • IGbnat24
    IGbnat24 Posts: 520 Member
    concordancia wrote: »
    Since you are already at a healthy weight. Perhaps it would make more sense to work on strength training so that you are happier with how you look?

    This. You're not overweight. If you're unhappy with your body, it's probably because you have little muscle. Lift
  • nlolz88
    nlolz88 Posts: 4 Member
    Yeah I need to do lifting but really don't know where to start when it comes to exercise and how much time should I be dedicating per week to see results? And I think I would really be happier at a lower weight as well... Do you guys have tips for what a work out routine using weights in terms of time commitment would look like?
  • nlolz88
    nlolz88 Posts: 4 Member
    Oh also I don't have time to go to the gym I have two free weights each 8 lbs and can I do exercises at home?
  • ElizabethOakes2
    ElizabethOakes2 Posts: 1,038 Member
    You can absolutely do exercises at home. You'll probably outgrown your 8 lb free weights pretty quickly and want to upgrade to 10 or 15. (I have the dumbbells from Golds that you can buy the weight plates separately and just up my weights as I increase strength.) Here's a great 15 minute a day starter video- as you build up, you can increase weight for strength and time for more stamina!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0bhE67HuDY
  • erinc5
    erinc5 Posts: 329 Member
    nlolz88 wrote: »
    hi I'm 140 and I am 5 foot 6 and I have the hardest time losing weight. Often people tell me that I don't look my weight and look thinner than what the scale says but it does not budge!!! At the moment I eat whatever I want and I am able to maintain my weight because I'm busy and move around a lot but I don't have a serious work out routine and i can only give 30 minutes a day to exercise max. I'm having trouble with losing ten pounds and really want to! Any advice for how to get going on this? The only thing that seems to work is high protein no carb diets and to be honest its not going to work for me long term because it's a little too extreme for my liking. Help!

    There is your problem. Do you track calories at all? Most people can't lose weight by eating whatever they want (without tracking). You need to either eat less or move more if you are maintaining right now. At your weight and height, it wouldn't be unhealthy for you to lose 10 or so lbs, but I agree with others that a weightlifting routine with high protein at your maintenance calories would help you achieve the look you are going for.
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