I have last 6 pounds left to lose.

I concur. You should not plan on losing more and should eat at maintenance or plan to regain a few pounds.

Good luck!

Wannabesmolagain wrote: »

Its because i have excess fat around my thighs and butt.

You are underweight. You may lack muscle, but you do not have excess fat.

Recomp instead. Do a lifting program and eat at maintenance.

Becoming more underweight is not going to give you the body you want.

OP everyone has fat in their thighs and butt. I’m worried you are being so critical about these parts of your body. Sorry if this is intrusive, but do you have a history of eating disorders?

Sorry, but this is disturbing. Your BMI is 17.5 and you are trying to lose weight because you think your thighs and butt are fat? I would recommend talking to a medical professional before you lose another pound!

I understand that you see a fat rear and thighs..but at your weight .. you have to think logically. This is when the BMI chart is crucial. We all lose sight of what we really look like during our weight loss journeys. Just as some fat people think they're skinny and sport bikinis on the beach.. some people get underweight and are so used to criticizing themselves that they still think they're fat.

The BMI chart doesn't lie... if a person falls on the obese and overweight categories.. they are no matter how much they lie to themselves. Conversely ..if a person dips below the lowest allowed weight for their age and height they are also in denial ..they are not overweight at all.

You need to look at the BMI chart and make sure you don't dip below the lowest weight for your age and height. We are all pulling for you.. you've done great...time to stop dieting.. think nutrition and fitness.. you are fine just the way you are.

I would agree with the others that suggest you start some weight training. If you're worried about areas of fat on your body, scale numbers are not what you should be looking at. Eat at maintenance and start lifting weights. You need to build muscle to burn the fat and to like... move your body around.

Learning to eat enough to build muscle is going to be it's own challenge. Changing your mindset away from scale number to strength gains is going to be incredibly challenging. Actually making strength gains is ALWAYS challenging.

But the scale number is not actually that important to reducing the appearance of fat. The muscle UNDER the fat gives the fat shape and structure. Muscle is pretty cool because it's something you can study and sculpt, unlike fat, which kind of just wibbles around and does whatever it wants. >_< If you think about flexing your biceps muscle, IT DOES EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT! How cool is that? I can't do the same with my under-arm fat, that's for sure.

You obviously have a lot of discipline to have lost so much weight. With that kind of dedication, you can absolutely get the kind of shape you want, but you're currently focused on the wrong thing to get the results you want. Study up on strength training and body building. (They're different, but you'll need to do a bit of both.) There are a ton of groups around here with ladies who lift. Talk to us if you have questions or want suggestions on where to start.

If you're having trouble letting go of the scale, it might not be a bad idea to also talk to a therapist or a doctor. Obsessive thoughts happen to plenty of people and there are scads of causes and tons of help to get over, around, and through them. They don't always have a direct relationship to the thing we're obsessed with, so they're tricky, and you might need an outside opinion and direction to help get yourself sorted.