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This is my first time posting anything in a forum, so please bear with me. I'll tell you a little about myself before I ask my query. I'm 21 years old and my name is Ashlyn. About a year ago, I began my weight-loss adventure. I'm 5'6" and started out weighing 194 pounds. Because I didn't know much at the time, I started with intermittent fasting. Every day, consume roughly 1000 calories at a 20:4 ratio. Pretty dumb huh?!
While all of this was going on, I was still working out on a regular basis, combining crossfit and weight training. But, as you might guess, my nutrition was all over the place at the time, so it wasn't fantastic all around. I was stuck at home with no equipment during the calorie shortage, so I performed a lot of cardio.
It wasn't until recently that I acquired a pair of 5s, 10s, and 20s that I began attempting to incorporate more strength training into my routine. So, as of right now (finally), I'm in a deeper calorie deficit, strength training, and eating healthily. In general, I used 40 percent C, 30 percent F, and 30 percent P for macros. I've been experimenting with a low carb diet for the past several days (20 percent C, 40 percent P, 40 percent F). My daily calorie intake has increased to 1548.
Everything is going OK in general, but I am feeling frustrated. I'm now at 140 pounds, and my body fat percentage is at 19 percent. My target weight is 127-130 pounds.
The problem is that I've always been overweight. So now I'm stuck with this lower belly and some loose skin that I'm starting to notice developing.
I now work out 5 times a week at home, with two upper body days, two lower body days, and one complete body day. Circuit training is what I do. Given that I'm at home, this appears to be the most feasible option. I generally try to incorporate some type of cardio in at least one of my circuits and usually do 8 minutes of core at the end of all of my workouts.
I don't have any big weights, so I'm doing the best I can with what I have, such as being in a calorie deficit and gradually increasing the difficulty of my exercises by increasing reps and using bands, etc...
The reason I'm frustrated is that I feel like these last few pounds aren't going to come off, and when they do, my stomach isn't going to leave with them. I see all these transformation photos and people's lower tummies appear to have vanished, and no matter how hard I strive, I feel so far behind everyone. I'm just enraged.
I'm not sure whether this is just word vomit, but I honestly don't expect anyone to read it all. This is my tale, at least for the time being. It's January, and I'm hoping to shed the last 10-15 pounds
by the month of may That makes sense to me based on my experience. Thanks to everyone who read all the way to the end; please let me know if you have any tips or comparable experiences.
I wish you all the best
This is my first time posting anything in a forum, so please bear with me. I'll tell you a little about myself before I ask my query. I'm 21 years old and my name is Ashlyn. About a year ago, I began my weight-loss adventure. I'm 5'6" and started out weighing 194 pounds. Because I didn't know much at the time, I started with intermittent fasting. Every day, consume roughly 1000 calories at a 20:4 ratio. Pretty dumb huh?!
While all of this was going on, I was still working out on a regular basis, combining crossfit and weight training. But, as you might guess, my nutrition was all over the place at the time, so it wasn't fantastic all around. I was stuck at home with no equipment during the calorie shortage, so I performed a lot of cardio.
It wasn't until recently that I acquired a pair of 5s, 10s, and 20s that I began attempting to incorporate more strength training into my routine. So, as of right now (finally), I'm in a deeper calorie deficit, strength training, and eating healthily. In general, I used 40 percent C, 30 percent F, and 30 percent P for macros. I've been experimenting with a low carb diet for the past several days (20 percent C, 40 percent P, 40 percent F). My daily calorie intake has increased to 1548.
Everything is going OK in general, but I am feeling frustrated. I'm now at 140 pounds, and my body fat percentage is at 19 percent. My target weight is 127-130 pounds.
The problem is that I've always been overweight. So now I'm stuck with this lower belly and some loose skin that I'm starting to notice developing.
I now work out 5 times a week at home, with two upper body days, two lower body days, and one complete body day. Circuit training is what I do. Given that I'm at home, this appears to be the most feasible option. I generally try to incorporate some type of cardio in at least one of my circuits and usually do 8 minutes of core at the end of all of my workouts.
I don't have any big weights, so I'm doing the best I can with what I have, such as being in a calorie deficit and gradually increasing the difficulty of my exercises by increasing reps and using bands, etc...
The reason I'm frustrated is that I feel like these last few pounds aren't going to come off, and when they do, my stomach isn't going to leave with them. I see all these transformation photos and people's lower tummies appear to have vanished, and no matter how hard I strive, I feel so far behind everyone. I'm just enraged.
I'm not sure whether this is just word vomit, but I honestly don't expect anyone to read it all. This is my tale, at least for the time being. It's January, and I'm hoping to shed the last 10-15 pounds
by the month of may That makes sense to me based on my experience. Thanks to everyone who read all the way to the end; please let me know if you have any tips or comparable experiences.
I wish you all the best