Why do I still look fat ? :(

turtlemt20 · September 2017

5'4" female maintaining at 112-116 currently... I don't get why I look so fat at this weight

I have huge calves, jiggly thighs and stomach fat still. Feeling bummed out.

Do I just need to be stricter with my logging and lose the last 5 lbs?

Sorry for the *kitten* photos but I don't have many of myself

Strawblackcat · September 2017

OP, you don't look fat. You look borderline skinnier than average, in my opinion.

In any case, you certainly don't need to lose more weight. Maybe look into recomp if you want to increase muscle mass and firm up some of what you consider to be your problem areas, if you want.

Link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

aggiepringle6665 · September 2017

I don't see fat

livingleanlivingclean · September 2017

Do you lift? If not, I'd suggest doing that, whilst eating at maintenance to recomp (to slowly lose fat as you gain muscle).... Get yourself on to a progressive lifting program!

Having more muscle mass will likely give you the physique you're trying to attain...

ETA - you don't look "fat". You have fat. We all have fat. You need body fat.

Nony_Mouse · September 2017

Yep, not fat, recomp to firm up the jiggly bits.

lauraslinn947 · September 2017

You do not look fat! And your calves certainly are not huge! Your mind is messing with you. I think/hope I'm the same - have gone from a bmi of 26 to bmi 22, photos were taken yesterday at a sporting event and (to me) I look exactly the same as at the last event

I obviously don't really as I weigh 20lbs less.

You look great!

timtam163 · September 2017

Not to presume but do you spend a lot of time on social media? Do you look around you at what other fit women look like IRL? I say this because I struggle myself against negative self-image even after having lost a lot of weight, and a big part of it is looking at social media and seeing these glow-y insta models whether I want to or not. That, and looking at strangers on the internet who are much skinnier than I am talking about how fat they feel...

dustinjbrock · September 2017

I'm with livinglean. Weight loss is defiantly not your goal here, toning your body is. Weight training is where you should go to, and that doesn't mean you need to build lots of muscle but light weight training will help you tighten up.

rickiimarieee · September 2017

You are not fat. You're actually in the tinier end of the BMI. I think you struggle with some self image issues but if you want, you can tone your body with some weight training!

Ironandwine69 · September 2017

First off you don't look fat.
Second, it looks like you don't have a lot of muscle mass. Start lifting, it will tighten things up.

snowflake954 · September 2017

I too vote recomp. There's a great thread running on recomp by usmcmp: Recomposition-maintaining weight while losing bodyfat. She really knows her stuff. Look into it.

Rincewind_1965 · September 2017

Ironandwine69 wrote: »

First off you don't look fat.
Second, it looks like you don't have a lot of muscle mass. Start lifting, it will tighten things up.

^^This

hesn92 · September 2017

You don't

esmerelda9479 · September 2017

You look thin. I agree with other posters. Start building muscle and toning up.

mazdauk · September 2017

You look thin to me, your calves are small - your legs are not sticks, which is unattractive, but a normal muscle, your stomach is way flatter than mine will ever be.

You are just used to seeing yourself heavier so think that's how you still look.

animatorswearbras · September 2017

You look slim to me and fabulously proportioned I think the mind plays funny tricks on us all and noone sees the flaws we see in ourselves. I don't see access fat but as others say, if you want, you could start resistance training for body re-composition. You look great though. x

deputy_randolph · September 2017

To me, you look very "skinny." You are probably "jiggly," b/c you are undermuscled. The jiggly bits aren't just fat...it's skin and other tissue. Even unflexed muscles can appear "soft."

You don't need to lose 5lbs. You need to lift and develop more muscle tissue to fill out the jiggly bits.

Seffell · September 2017

You need to start replacing some of the jiggly bits with muscle. Start a lifting programme (progressive overload) and eat at maintenance. It will take time but it will change, I promise!

ncfitbit · September 2017

This video shows you that scale weight isn't the only thing that matters. The first woman is thin, but flabby (she thinks) and the second one actually gains weight on the program, but ends up looking really great. I agree with others you look good already, but maybe this will show you it might be worth it to do weight training.

https://buzzfeed.com/evanghang/we-lost-22-of-body-fat-in-6-weeks?utm_term=.bcp04KVQN#.xsQzLae1Y

evileen99 · September 2017

I post this pic all the time. On the left, a woman at her goal weight. On the right, 14 pounds heavier after a recomp.

lucerorojo · September 2017

Maybe you need glasses??? You look thin, not fat. You aren't muscular but you look great. If you want to be hard and not soft, then take the advice of others and start lifting some weights and other toning exercise.

Why do I still look fat ? :(

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