Why do I still look fat ? :(

turtlemt20
turtlemt20 Posts: 43 Member
edited November 21 in Health and Weight Loss
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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
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  • aggiepringle6665
    aggiepringle6665 Posts: 68 Member
    I don't see fat
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    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
    Rincewind_1965 Posts: 639 Member
    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
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    You don't
  • esmerelda9479
    esmerelda9479 Posts: 31 Member
    You look thin. I agree with other posters. Start building muscle and toning up.
  • mazdauk
    mazdauk Posts: 1,380 Member
    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
    animatorswearbras Posts: 1,001 Member
    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
    deputy_randolph Posts: 940 Member
    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
    Seffell Posts: 2,244 Member
    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
    ncfitbit Posts: 1,058 Member
    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
    evileen99 Posts: 1,564 Member
    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.

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  • lucerorojo
    lucerorojo Posts: 790 Member
    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.
  • Rooskie73
    Rooskie73 Posts: 30 Member
    I wish I looked as good as you! You look great!

    How do you add pictures on here from a phone? Off topic, but curious.
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    edited September 2017
    maybe a little body dysmorphia? I feel like a lot of us have it from time to time. You don't look fat at all, but you could tone up and add more muscle if you want to appear more cut.
  • turtlemt20
    turtlemt20 Posts: 43 Member
    Hm.. maybe I had unrealistic expectations and yeah I guess I should tone up but I'm afraid of gaining weight and going outside of my maintenance range :/

    I started Crossfit 2 weeks ago and I'm already trending towards the end of my range (114-115)
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    edited September 2017
    turtlemt20 wrote: »
    Hm.. maybe I had unrealistic expectations and yeah I guess I should tone up but I'm afraid of gaining weight and going outside of my maintenance range :/

    I started Crossfit 2 weeks ago and I'm already trending towards the end of my range (114-115)

    DO NOT lock onto a number on the scale, you do yourself no favors by tying in how you look to your weight on a scale....BIG mistake. Look at mybodygallery.com put in your height weight and age range, you will see how differently people look while still having the same height and weight, purely based on what their body composition is. My friend is 160lbs and looks thinner and more toned than you.....for an example.
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  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    turtlemt20 wrote: »
    Hm.. maybe I had unrealistic expectations and yeah I guess I should tone up but I'm afraid of gaining weight and going outside of my maintenance range :/

    I started Crossfit 2 weeks ago and I'm already trending towards the end of my range (114-115)

    When you start lifting weights and get more muscle, you will look better at a higher weight. Don't let an arbitrary number on the scale stop you.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    turtlemt20 wrote: »
    Hm.. maybe I had unrealistic expectations and yeah I guess I should tone up but I'm afraid of gaining weight and going outside of my maintenance range :/

    I started Crossfit 2 weeks ago and I'm already trending towards the end of my range (114-115)

    Starting new exercise will more than likely lead to water retention, and subsequent weight increases.

    Remember that you can weigh more, but be leaner (and tighter/smaller) when you are more muscular. If weight increases freak you out, perhaps go by pics and measurements instead of the scale.
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
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    Here is a good example, look at this girl at 122lbs then at 140lbs, which looks better to you?
  • collectingblues
    collectingblues Posts: 2,541 Member
    turtlemt20 wrote: »
    Hm.. maybe I had unrealistic expectations and yeah I guess I should tone up but I'm afraid of gaining weight and going outside of my maintenance range :/

    I started Crossfit 2 weeks ago and I'm already trending towards the end of my range (114-115)

    I think some of us also just carry our fat in our torsos/abdomens more. You've got a similar build to me, and I share your concerns with how I look in pictures.
  • Spliner1969
    Spliner1969 Posts: 3,233 Member
    turtlemt20 wrote: »
    Hm.. maybe I had unrealistic expectations and yeah I guess I should tone up but I'm afraid of gaining weight and going outside of my maintenance range :/

    I started Crossfit 2 weeks ago and I'm already trending towards the end of my range (114-115)

    Water weight can account for up to 5 lbs gain at any one time, especially when starting a new exercise program. I can gain 5lbs of water weight in a single day easily eating BBQ and doing a hard workout. It takes 2-3 days to start seeing it drop off after that. You're going to have to give yourself a range that you want to stay within, because muscle weighs more than fat, and in the end you'll likely end up weighing a little bit more but looking better. Oh, and I see no fat, what you're talking about is called 'skinny fat'. It's from not having enough muscle to compliment the lower weight. Switch to recomp eat at or slightly (up to 100 cals or so) above maintenance calories and stay away from the scale except maybe 1 time a month. Just my .02
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