unwanted weight loss!

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caitygirl89

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Hi,

I'm fairly new - but i had a question I hope somebody knowedgable can answer :)

I'm 5'2, 112lbs with a regular fitness regimen of 3-4 times per week. I usually do about 20-30 minutes of cardio (either jogging or an elliptical) and 30 minutes of light weight training per session. I'm not interested in losing weight, just toning up.

But i keep having a problem - I keep dropping my jeans size, & losing weight especially in my thighs (I currently wear a size 25!), & now I have super skinny legs and can't get rid of my belly fat. For my abs routine I do at least 150 crunches on a ball, side planks, & bicycle crunches.

I had a baby about six months ago, and almost immediately was down to my pre-pregnancy weight; but i'm just stuck with a "thick" mid section! My belly looks flat from the side, but I look much thicker than I used to be... if that makes sense!

Any suggestions, especially from any of you Moms out there I would appreciate it!
 
Stop lifting light and lift heavy and eat more. There’s this fallacy that light weight training helps women ‘tone up’ without getting muscular but in general it just leads to women wasting their time lifting unchallenging weights and making no progress.
Toning is the result of low body fat and muscle gain. You seem to have the low body fat bit down so now’s the time to start gaining the muscle. Read the weight training 101 sticky in the weight training section of the site

As for the bit around your tummy, don’t worry too much about that, it’s normal after giving birth and just takes a bit of time to return to normal. I would imagine that after 6 months you can start training your mid-section normally but ask your doctor anyway as I know some exercises are off limits to women after child birth

Oh, and 150 reps of any exercise is overkill, just stick some weight on your chest to make crunches harder and lower the rep range
 
caitygirl89 said:
I had a baby about six months ago, and almost immediately was down to my pre-pregnancy weight; but i'm just stuck with a "thick" mid section! My belly looks flat from the side, but I look much thicker than I used to be... if that makes sense!

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GRRRR....I wish I had that "problem" with mine. Anyway, good luck with your training..I'm new here too and I mostly read the seasoned people's tips and advice.
 
I think its better if you just make a diet meal plan first. And then after you get some more energy, you can do a workout
 
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