I have been trying desperately to loose 10-15 pounds for the past 2 years. I have reached a plateau around that time and I will be upfront and honest with you, every time i mention it to people (in real life) they blow me off and say "stop complaining, you look fine" I am so sick and tired of not being taken seriously because I do not have 100 pounds to loose...
I have had 4 pregnancies and 6 children. I know my body will never be the size 4, 110 pounds it use to be, nor do I want it!! I have learned to embrace my "motherly" curves.
I have been working out for over 5 years. I have lost the baby weight every time thru exercise and good eating habit. I am a pro at counting calories because I have done it for years and that is what worked for me, for a long time. I love working out and I am very fit.
I dont know if there is anybody here that can help me. I am considering splurging and getting a personal trainer, but I am too busy with the kids to commit to specific dates and time, so hopefully someone here can see my dilemna and give me some answers.
I am 160 pounds. I wear a size 8-10. After I had my children, i maintained a toned, size 8. For some reasons, I have gained 15 pounds the past 2 years, completely unexplained, and even tho I still workout every day and eat very healthy, I am unable to get back to that.
My cholesterol count is 132, and body fat is 29%. I know that women should not go lower than 20% body fat. This is when and where people give me a hard time... they tell me that I am fit and healthy and do not need to loose weight.
My problem is this: I LOOK big. I know that I am muscular and that muscles weigh more than fat. I know that, but I am tired of looking so huge on picture. I literally look 200 pounds. I can show you if you dont believe me.
I dont care that its just a picture, I CANT possibly accept that a 5'3 woman can weigh 160 pounds, look big, and still have no weight to loose.
I am currently doing P90X, surprisingly finding it very easy (except the pull ups) and now on week 4, have lost NO weight on it.
I feel depressed and cheated. I burn about 3000 calories per day and eat no more than 2000. I have tried eating a bit more, just to have a 500 calories deficit, but I GAIN when i do that. I have tried to eat 1500 calories, for over 3 months, and didnt loose a pound. I have tried Adkins, South beach, and slim fast. NOTHING works.
My body is stuck, literally, and I KNOW i have some weight to loose. If i knew how, i'd post a picture to show you what i mean. My husband literally laugh at me when i complain about this, because in his words "its just a picture and you dont look that big in person" but they say a picture is worth a thousand words, and I believe that! haha My measurements are 39/29/39 to give you an idea. I am proportionate, i just want to "shrink" down what I have.
Has anybody ever experienced this, and what did you do??
I have had 4 pregnancies and 6 children. I know my body will never be the size 4, 110 pounds it use to be, nor do I want it!! I have learned to embrace my "motherly" curves.
I have been working out for over 5 years. I have lost the baby weight every time thru exercise and good eating habit. I am a pro at counting calories because I have done it for years and that is what worked for me, for a long time. I love working out and I am very fit.
I dont know if there is anybody here that can help me. I am considering splurging and getting a personal trainer, but I am too busy with the kids to commit to specific dates and time, so hopefully someone here can see my dilemna and give me some answers.
I am 160 pounds. I wear a size 8-10. After I had my children, i maintained a toned, size 8. For some reasons, I have gained 15 pounds the past 2 years, completely unexplained, and even tho I still workout every day and eat very healthy, I am unable to get back to that.
My cholesterol count is 132, and body fat is 29%. I know that women should not go lower than 20% body fat. This is when and where people give me a hard time... they tell me that I am fit and healthy and do not need to loose weight.
My problem is this: I LOOK big. I know that I am muscular and that muscles weigh more than fat. I know that, but I am tired of looking so huge on picture. I literally look 200 pounds. I can show you if you dont believe me.
I dont care that its just a picture, I CANT possibly accept that a 5'3 woman can weigh 160 pounds, look big, and still have no weight to loose.
I am currently doing P90X, surprisingly finding it very easy (except the pull ups) and now on week 4, have lost NO weight on it.
I feel depressed and cheated. I burn about 3000 calories per day and eat no more than 2000. I have tried eating a bit more, just to have a 500 calories deficit, but I GAIN when i do that. I have tried to eat 1500 calories, for over 3 months, and didnt loose a pound. I have tried Adkins, South beach, and slim fast. NOTHING works.
My body is stuck, literally, and I KNOW i have some weight to loose. If i knew how, i'd post a picture to show you what i mean. My husband literally laugh at me when i complain about this, because in his words "its just a picture and you dont look that big in person" but they say a picture is worth a thousand words, and I believe that! haha My measurements are 39/29/39 to give you an idea. I am proportionate, i just want to "shrink" down what I have.
Has anybody ever experienced this, and what did you do??
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