So I've been dieting for about four months now and I've lost 24lbs. I'm a female, 22yrs old and started at 192lbs and am now at 168. I definitley notice a change in my body, it's smaller and my close are too big but Idk I'm going crazy because I feel like I really haven't gained muscle. I feel so flabby so when I look in the mirror I still don't like what I see. Most flabby is my stomach. I don't know what to do. My stomach is not like an average stomach, I don't know if it's me or my mind having self image problems but it drives me crazy. I look at my belly 454545times a day and want to cry! It's like when I'm standing my belli looks fine minus a little cellulite but it doesn/t bulge out yes I still have fat on it but it's not huge but when I sit down it's like a pot of jelly on my lap and like if I stand on like all four it hangs so low and is so jelly. I don't know if this is how all people with tummys have it or what. It drives me crazay. It's so flabby I begin to think if it is extra skin. Now I've been dieting but this past month I've made it a point to eat protein with every meal and I work out really hard. I do cardio and I am doing power 90 so I do strength train and I do work my abs. Ughhh what to do. How do I know if its fat that will go away or extra skin??
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- Thread starter Nickie1988
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Hey Nickie, welcome to the forum!
I would say that you likely need to give yourself some more time staying consistent with a clean diet and regular exercise in order to see the flab 'shrink.' The time that it takes for the skin to tighten up will depend on many things such as your age, how long you were overweight, and most of all... your patience!
Could you give us a few more details about what your diet is like and how often you do cardio, strength training etc.?
I would say that you likely need to give yourself some more time staying consistent with a clean diet and regular exercise in order to see the flab 'shrink.' The time that it takes for the skin to tighten up will depend on many things such as your age, how long you were overweight, and most of all... your patience!
Could you give us a few more details about what your diet is like and how often you do cardio, strength training etc.?
Thanks for writing back. I am 22 years old and I've been overweight for maybe 5years now. I was a yoyo dieter going back and forth from 195 to 180 for about a year =( I knooow, horrible. But yess I've been eating chicken, turkey breast, whole grain bread, vegetable and tons of fruit, oatmeal. basically thats all I eat and I work out like almost 6 days a week everyweek. I alterate Cardio and Strenght training day to day as I am doing power90.
It depends, if it's loose skin then it might take a while to tighten or you might need surgery. But if it's quite thick then you might still need to lose some fat.
make sure you not losing muscle though because if the calories are to low then you will lose muscle instead of bodyfat.
make sure you not losing muscle though because if the calories are to low then you will lose muscle instead of bodyfat.
Hi Nickei,
Why don't you try yoga to bring your body in a perfect shape. there are millions of people taking benefits of yoga due to its multifaceted utility. Different yoga poses massages our body muscles and stimulates the proper functioning of hormonal glands in order to improve metabolism. yoga detoxify internal body and tone up the muscles in a safe way. Daily practice of yoga for atleast 20 minute will help yo to achieve a fat free well toned body with lots of other mind body benefits.
You can start with some static yoga posture like Triangle pose, back stretch pose along with dynamic practice churning the mill, sun salutation.
But it is always advisable to practice under supervision of an expert for optimum results.
raina
Yoga Expert
Divine Wellness
Why don't you try yoga to bring your body in a perfect shape. there are millions of people taking benefits of yoga due to its multifaceted utility. Different yoga poses massages our body muscles and stimulates the proper functioning of hormonal glands in order to improve metabolism. yoga detoxify internal body and tone up the muscles in a safe way. Daily practice of yoga for atleast 20 minute will help yo to achieve a fat free well toned body with lots of other mind body benefits.
You can start with some static yoga posture like Triangle pose, back stretch pose along with dynamic practice churning the mill, sun salutation.
But it is always advisable to practice under supervision of an expert for optimum results.
raina
Yoga Expert
Divine Wellness