charlireah Member

I have been exercising more in the last 6 months.

I don't want to bulk. I am enjoying getting stronger and having more tone. I am happy with my body :) but I do religiously measure and weigh myself so when I see a fluctuation I want to fix the situation! I have never seen the scale go up :( so I panicked!

Thank you for your advice. Would you recommend restricting calories or maintaining what I'm doing? I plan on cutting down on alcohol haha!

I am only 5ft 2

Why would it be both if I have eaten the exact amount of calories? I have way upped my protein.

I'd love to but everyone is telling me that can't be right because for a woman to be that low she must be shredded and I'm not shredded-just toned! Lol

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Hi yes I'm aware you can't pick and choose where you lose fat. I have always done this workout. The only difference is the calorie restriction, I'm asking if there is anything I should add or remove from this workout.

Yes this is true. I drink a LOT of water. I always hear horror stories of it taking ages to shift small amounts of weight when you are already petite!

How do you know it's water weight? I know how my body works. I consistently weigh and measure my body. This is the first time there has been a change. No matter what time of month it is my waist always measures the same: 23 inches. The quicker you catch a little gain the easier it is to lose. I wish it was water weight!

1000 calories a week isn't much of a restriction. I have already been told this restriction is safe and appropriate. I normally eat 1500 6 days a week and 2200 on the 7th day but just cutting back. It's not the 2lbs that worries me as much as the half an inch on the waist. 2lbs is a *kitten* really let's be honest haha but…

Over the last few months instead of having a vodka Diet Coke when out with friends I would have cocktails instead and I did account for those extra calories but perhaps miscalculated or my body didn't burn off all that sugar. I didn't go crazy on the cocktails and drink excessively but it's the only thing that has changed.…

Yes this maintenance I have been doing for 8 years now and my weight has stayed exact but my waist has shrunk thanks to the gym! Is this calorie amount ok or shall I cut it a bit more?

When you say recomp what does that mean? I do use weights at the gym. Started at a mere 3kg now on 5kg. Is there more I should be doing ? Thank you!

My 1500 day and 2200 is my maintaining weight but since I gained i am cutting it to 1400-2000 instead

Thank you very much!

So true! Haha

I'm 5'3" and I maintain on about 2300...I have some weeks where I am highly active and others where I resemble a sloth[/quote] this is good to know! Thank you! :) I'm glad I could eat more if I needed to!

Sounds ideal! I will try cutting it out and add in strength ;) thanks for that!

That's exactly what I thought. For someone as small as me should I just expect a slow loss?

And it's half an inch on my waist, which means this gain was fat not just water weight or anything else.

I'd find it hard to believe a petite woman like myself could maintain my weight at 2400. Sounds an awful lot but I suppose I am active. I maintain on 1600 normally but perhaps my body has gotten used to this amount.

Thanks for this! I'm still learning a lot about it so glad I asked!

Yes thanks for this I am round the 17-20

Agreed! I will speak to my trainer. She is actuay a trainer in training and the lead trainer who oversees the programme was in a class during my body comp session so I will speak to her!

It is. If you look it up on the internet or speak to a fitness trainer they give you all the information :) (well at least I hope it's true! I certainly feel like it's true as the results have been amazing)

Oh definitely not! Looks like a mistake on the BIA! Thanks for that. I do look more like the 20% image

Thank you, that's been really helpful! :)

I suppose my concern now is why did my trainer not question that result?