Exercising since last one year with no change!

Srishti285
Srishti285 Posts: 10 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I am 20 year old. I weigh 52 kgs and I am 157 cm tall.
I am literally Struggling with exercising, dieting and weight platue!
I do cardio and calisthenics.
I also keep a check on what I eat.
Still I am not getting any thinner.
I really need to weigh 47 kgs so that I look thin. Can you imagine that with my present weight I appear chuuby.
My trouble areas are my arms and thighs.
I am literally fed up with my body.
Can anyone please guide me what to do?

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  • katlob
    katlob Posts: 4 Member
    Greetings Srishti285! Have you tried to use the MyFitnessPal app to log/track your food intake? It's free. It's amazing how many calories we eat compared to how many calories we REALLY take in. Good luck!
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Rather than lose weight when you’re already in the middle of a healthy range, you may want to look into a recomp. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat

    Worth a repost.
    This is excellent advice.
    A recomp will help reshape your body and help get rid of the 'chubby' look without you having to lose more weight.

    Here is a list of programmes that will help with your recomp.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1

    Cheers, h.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    When you aren't losing weight it means you aren't eating less than you are burning.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    you cant out exercise a bad diet (ie: excess of calories)
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    you cant out exercise a bad diet (ie: excess of calories)

    If the OP is maintaining at 52 kgs, her calorie intake is perfectly fine. It sounds like a structured recomp program is in order. If you don't like how you look now, I suspect that you won't be happy at 47 kgs.
  • Srishti285
    Srishti285 Posts: 10 Member
    notreallychris wrote: »
    You are likely eating more than you think. Do you weigh your food?

    Well no I don't weigh my food. Isn't that tedious?
  • Srishti285
    Srishti285 Posts: 10 Member
    katlob wrote: »
    Greetings Srishti285! Have you tried to use the MyFitnessPal app to log/track your food intake? It's free. It's amazing how many calories we eat compared to how many calories we REALLY take in. Good luck!

    Hello ma'am. Yes I use the app daily to record my food and sometimes it goes beyond my 1250 Cal limits. But you know I feel hungry most of the time :(
  • Srishti285
    Srishti285 Posts: 10 Member
    BeaUtiful_1413 wrote: »
    I would talk to your doctor. Maybe see if you have a thyroid issue
    yeah I will

  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    edited November 2017
    Srishti285 wrote: »
    notreallychris wrote: »
    You are likely eating more than you think. Do you weigh your food?

    Well no I don't weigh my food. Isn't that tedious?

    I don't find it so. It's an easy way to know how much you're eating.
  • aeloine
    aeloine Posts: 2,163 Member
    Srishti285 wrote: »
    notreallychris wrote: »
    You are likely eating more than you think. Do you weigh your food?

    Well no I don't weigh my food. Isn't that tedious?

    You get used to it. You're so small that every little bit counts. Extra 50 calories a day is 5 pounds a year GAINED, not LOST.
  • Srishti285
    Srishti285 Posts: 10 Member
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
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    Thank you!
  • Srishti285
    Srishti285 Posts: 10 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    If you haven't lost weight, you are eating at maintenance. You're 5'1" & 114 lbs, which means you are at a healthy weight. Losing at your size will require really good weighing, measuring, and logging.

    Yeah you are right. However I really wish to be muscular and lean
  • Srishti285
    Srishti285 Posts: 10 Member
    collectingblues wrote: »
    Srishti285 wrote: »
    I am 20 year old. I weigh 52 kgs and I am 157 cm tall.
    I really need to weigh 47 kgs so that I look thin. Can you imagine that with my present weight I appear chuuby.

    Are you seeing a therapist to work on your body dysmorphia?

    I am afraid, I have not talked to any specialist about that
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    Srishti285 wrote: »
    katlob wrote: »
    Greetings Srishti285! Have you tried to use the MyFitnessPal app to log/track your food intake? It's free. It's amazing how many calories we eat compared to how many calories we REALLY take in. Good luck!

    Hello ma'am. Yes I use the app daily to record my food and sometimes it goes beyond my 1250 Cal limits. But you know I feel hungry most of the time :(

    Try experimenting with different macros to see if one satiates you more. For me personally, it's a mix of protein and carbs, with a fair amount of high-fiber fruits and veggies. I know there are people here who swear by fat. Even within a macro some foods are more filling than others. I find I do much better on popcorn than potato chips (or maybe it's that popcorn satisfies my salt tooth, the fiber keeps me full, but it's not SO tasty that I keep wanting more after my portion. 80 calories worth of popcorn is (to me!) both larger and more satiating than 80 calories of chips.
  • Srishti285
    Srishti285 Posts: 10 Member
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    you cant out exercise a bad diet (ie: excess of calories)

    If the OP is maintaining at 52 kgs, her calorie intake is perfectly fine. It sounds like a structured recomp program is in order. If you don't like how you look now, I suspect that you won't be happy at 47 kgs.

    Well that can be the case. However, I wish to be a bit more muscular and lean with no matter of what weight I am
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    edited November 2017
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Rather than lose weight when you’re already in the middle of a healthy range, you may want to look into a recomp. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat

    This^

    When we lose weight we lose fat+existing lean muscle. The result can be you are smaller.....but the same shape as when you started. This is sometimes called skinny-fat.

    You want to keep muscle loss at a minimum (slight calorie deficit) - strength training - adequate protein.
  • Srishti285
    Srishti285 Posts: 10 Member
    middlehaitch wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Rather than lose weight when you’re already in the middle of a healthy range, you may want to look into a recomp. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat

    Worth a repost.
    This is excellent advice.
    A recomp will help reshape your body and help get rid of the 'chubby' look without you having to lose more weight.

    Here is a list of programmes that will help with your recomp.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1

    Cheers, h.

    Yes! Thank you so much. I am really going to learn more about this technique and practice it!
  • Srishti285
    Srishti285 Posts: 10 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Rather than lose weight when you’re already in the middle of a healthy range, you may want to look into a recomp. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat

    This one is so apt for my issue.
    Thank you so much for providing me with the technique. I am definitely going to practice it
  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    Srishti285 wrote: »
    notreallychris wrote: »
    You are likely eating more than you think. Do you weigh your food?

    Well no I don't weigh my food. Isn't that tedious?

    without weighing your food you literally have no idea how many calories you are eating.
  • bee_bee8
    bee_bee8 Posts: 96 Member
    Just piggybacking on what everyone else said... you are a perfectly healthy weight so losing more will be challenging. You seem like you’re in a great position to do some recomposition; a lean and muscular 115lbs would look awesome on a 5’1 frame.

    For future reference (if you gain weight and truly do need to lose some, which I don’t believe is the case right now)... Knowing EXACTLY what you are consuming is critical to weight loss, which is why weighing food is a good habit to get into. It might seem extreme at first but you’d be so so surprised at how many more calories you’re consuming than you think, even if you go by the serving sizes on the label (1 “slice” of bread can sometimes weigh 10+ grams more than the label estimates, for example).
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,522 Member
    Srishti285 wrote: »
    Well no I don't weigh my food. Isn't that tedious?

    Just weigh or measure carefully the calorie dense stuff (nuts, cheese, oils, etc.) . Or buy single servings.

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