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I'm 5'5 and 125. Not sure if I'm quite skinny-fat - I run a lot - but also seriously need to do tone. My soft belly, hips and thighs look awful. I also think I should eat more - at the moment around 1500 but I do a lot of cardio. Bit it's scary to! So you found the Jillian McK workouts helpful? And didn't gain when you…

Thanks, that's really useful. It's hard to start again from scratch on a new form of exercise, particularly when I love running, but I hope the results will be worth it...

Hi rybo - thanks. I don't eat 1200 cal a day - but that's what I would need to do if I wanted to go bellow 126. I've given up, I obviously can't get to that weight, keep running and be healthy. It's frustrating cos I feel like I look heavier than a lot of the other sub-4 marathoners out there! But it's sounding like maybe…

Thanks everyone! Could anyone suggest how often I will need to lift each week to see results? (And, I've just ordered new rules of lifting from amazon!)

p.s. yeah, skinny fat is exactly how I feel. It's so annoying. I feel like all this running should make me look different, but it really doesn't!

Thanks! How many hours a week do you do? How often do you do lifting, and how long for?

Hi, I'm 26 years old, 5ft5 126lbs. I seem to stay around this weight, and can only loose more through eating less than 1200 a day. I am a runner (about 3 marathons a year) so am pretty fit, but still unhappy with how I look and feel. My tummy is very soft, as are my thights and hips, and I carry weight on my face. I've…