New and a Bit Confused!

[georgiabeth]

Hi everyone

Just wanted to do a quick introduction to the forum since I am a newbie and I am very confused about my current fitness/weight status (and I wasn't sure where to dive in to it, so here it is!).


I am really confused about what is going on with me and my weightloss struggles. A bit more about me:

31 year old female, 5'6"

Have always been active, but for the past few years, my workout routine has been more or less as follows:

Running 1 - 1.5 hours a day (sometimes every other day to rest)

Freeweight workouts for arms/upper body and core pilates (every other day)

Lower body pilates (every other day)

Yoga every day


Diet mainly stays in the lower carb area. Calories under 1200/day. Sometimes more, but never over 1500. My weight has always been between 120-125. Over the past year or so, my weight has been creeping up to now, where it is in the 135-140 range (and it keeps climbing, no matter what I do). I am assuming that this is due to my getting a bit older and I need to adjust my fitness and diet somehow, I just really don't know where to start or what I'm doing wrong.


I really look forward to any feedback and I can't wait to get involved with the forum


Thanks!!


Georgia

 

[KevinP1]

Hey Georgia- It sounds like you are doing everything correctly, and getting plenty of exercise. Your calorie intake is pretty low. You might want to look at moving to a more plant based diet. I am trying a more plant based diet myself after 14 years of up and down on low carb diets, and I like my results so far.


Best of luck to you...Kevin

 

[jen_renee]

AWelcome to the forum! I agree with Kevin above, your calories are low, if they are under 1200. I'd suggest starting a diary in the diary section of the forum to track food intake and exercise. Diaries are a great way to get feedback from other members, and that is also where most people hangout on the forum. Good luck!