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    Thanks for all of the great information gals. I appreciate it more than you will ever know! I think I have hit a stumbling block with my weight though and would like some assistance if possible?

    About 2 years ago I weighed almost 175lbs. and I was a size 16W. I started working out 3 days a week and lowering my caloric intake to no more than 1000 calories per day. I am now 150 lbs and a size 5 in misses. I can't seem to get any smaller. I've lowered my calories to 800 per day max (usually less if I can) and workout 5 days a week for about 4 solid hours. What am I doing wrong? I am going to try the Tonalin (thanks Farrah) but is there anything else? I am also going to start Pilates in addition to what I do already.

    Any more hints or tips would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks in advance!
    I may have put the oron in moron, but I didn't put the upid in dumb.

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    Maybe increase your calories? something more reasonable, like 1600. You cannot function properly on 800 calories and your body is trying to tell you that!

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    Size 5 is small and it sounds like you're already working really hard to lose weight. The best advice I can think of is having a tan and a costume that makes the most of your boobs and butt and guys will think you look good as you're walking around the club. I've heard weight training can make you look really firm and with muscle you burn more calories per day-but if you're not eating enough its hard to get muscle. (I haven't started weight training yet but it sounds helpful in imporving one's body.)

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    Emily, if I double my calories should I double my exercise too?

    Thanks for the help!
    I may have put the oron in moron, but I didn't put the upid in dumb.

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    I don't think so!

    That's the number of calories you should be eating to lose weight. At least, that's what works for me. DOn't underdo it, especially if you're weighttraining, like cottoncandy said.

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    Thanks again for the help! I don't really know what I'm doing when it comes to stuff like this 'cause my mom is and has always been really small (88lbs.) and I can't ask her.
    I may have put the oron in moron, but I didn't put the upid in dumb.

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    Definitely increase your calories!!! When your body is starving, especially after working out so much, it tends to have the opposite effect - meaning that instead of losing weight, you will just plateau. I used to be a size 12, now I'm a 2, and have stayed between a 2-4 for about 5 years. I stayed at a size 8 for a few years, but then I started increasing my calories and it did wonders!!! You would never know I'm a size 2 by the fact that I'm telling you that I eat all the time whereas before I hardly ate and practically lived at the gym. Now I spend about 2-3 hours a week in the gym and eat 5-6 times a day! Also cut back on the "fat free" stuff. It's more sugar than the body needs. When the body has only sugar and carbohydrates to breakdown, it tends to breakdown the fat last.

    I hoped this helps - if you have any questions, contact me. I have a degree in dietary/nutrition and biology so I can get into the nitty gritty if you need me to!

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    Thanks for the info.
    I may have put the oron in moron, but I didn't put the upid in dumb.

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    Do you have a cheat day at least once a week? This shakes up the program and usually results in breaking plateaus.

    One day where as you allow some pasta or even a dish of ice cream...dont over do it but treat yourself without guilt.

    Resume regular programming the next day - but I would sincerely change that 1000 cal diet - even if its just a couple hundred more cals...1200 or 1400 at least.

    Your body has come to a place where it wont let any more weight be lost it has learned to work with what you give it (cals) and more exercise will only result in fatigue and possible muscle loss. You are robbing Peter to pay Paul syndrome.

    ... add some "good" fat to your diet (flax seed or flax oil supplementation) good fats help burn the bad fats.

    I would also shake up your workout routine, if you are a treadmill girl switch it over to stationary bike for a month see how that works - splice your cardio - kick out ten minutes on the stairmaster then hit the bike for 25.

    Switch some of your weight training from free weights to some machines that duplicate the effect or cables lets say.

    The muscles ALSO get used to routine and your results begin to plateau.


    Good luck! And DONT get discouraged - sometimes you sit at that plateau for a while but it WILL shift just hang in there...!!

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    have you also thought about measurements and not just weight? rememeber muscle weighs more then fat so 150 is really not bad, especilly at a size 5. I weigh 129 and am a 10 dress, 8 pants. you might be to the point that your body knows is where you are suppost to be. everyone is diffrent, go for healthy, not for pounds.....

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    Thanks again for the help ladies!

    Height: 5'7"
    Current Weight: 150
    Goal Weight: 105
    Current Fat %: 15
    Goal Fat %: 6
    Current BMI: 23
    Goal BMI: 16

    measurements: 36B-27-36/37
    (yes my hips fluctuate, lol)

    I will definately do a change-up on the cals and exercise.

    Thanks again!
    I may have put the oron in moron, but I didn't put the upid in dumb.

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    Jesus, girl

    why is that your goal?

    I think you should talk to a doctor. You must know that's severly underweight. A healthy woman should have 20-25% body fat. You are alread underweight...and you want to lose MORE!

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    I know it's underweight by their guidelines, but the only time that I feel like a fem is when I am down that low. I have really WIDE shoulders and when I'm big like this I feel more like a linebacker than a girl.
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    Hi Synnove, I'm not too knowledgable about working out with weights but may I make an observation or 2?

    You can't change the width of your shoulders so it seems to me that when you do reach your target weight of 105, your slenderness will accentuate the wide shoulders.

    You're not losing any more weight because right now your body thinks you are starving, literally, and is probably trying to conserve what you do have not only for energy but in case the food stops all together.

    I think you are right on with the Pilates it will help you sculpt a more feminine form.

    I also agree with Emily that you should speak with a doctor I think your target weight is very unrealistic but not as unrealistic as your body fat goal. 6%? wtf!!! It really does sound borderline obsessive/eating disorderish.

    Ami also brought up a good point about inches instead of weight.

    Leigh made good suggestions to add some good fat to your diet.

    I realize that I'm the last person anybody wants to hear from that is struggling with weight loss but people seem to think that a higher body fat percentage automatically makes them huge...my last body fat reading was 29% (I'm 5'2" 110lbs and yes that is my ass to the left)

    And Emily, (ahem) 29% is still in the range of "normal" it's just on the higher end

    Good luck Synnove please don't take offense to what I've said I'm just really alarmed by the 6% goal. Can a woman even survive on 6% bodyfat?


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    And besides, how you look and how you weigh are two different things.

    Weight does not always equate with a fab body.

    What you should do is tone yourself if you want to look good, that means taking inches off of areas you find too chunky or whatever. This does not always occur by plain old weight loss. When people want to lose weight, they normally get it confused with body sculpting.

    If you work out, you will gain muscle (which is heavier than fat therefore you will be likely to get heavier or your weight will stay the same. At this stage you're at, it seems unlikely you'll get lighter).This is one of the main reasons that trainers tell you to ditch the scales!!!

    Please, if you incorporate healthy eating into your diet and eat 6 times daily (with the occasional cheat as Leigh Landon suggested) and exercise regularly your body will acclimatise and you will not only look but feel great. Your body needs to rest inbetween workouts so it can build muscle and actually reap the results of the training. Right now, you're stressing your body - please look after it or you could end up with complications by wrecking your metabolism!

    Transforming your body is no easy feat so please be patient. There are plenty of great tips in Body Business, do a search and maybe you'll find tips to help create a program that you're comfortable with. Remember, that the key is not only a healthy lifestyle but a healthy attitude. If you reach an 'achievable' goal, you will get it!
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    WHOA!!! 5'7 and you want to weight 105?? Unless you are going to become a competition league bodybuilder, 16% body fat is not going to happen. Sorry...well, unless you are anorexic (which, from your description of your eating and caloric intake, is a fair assessment).

    I am 5'5-5'6 and I weigh in at 135. I have 20% body fat. I eat 6 times a day (healthy meals), allow myself a cheat day once a week (sometimes I don't even cheat on those days) and weight lift 3 days a week, and do cardio 3 days a week. I am wearing size 5-7. I am not "tiny" but I am not "big" either. I look healthy.

    Now, 800 calories a day is a no-no. Your body needs at LEAST 1200-1500 calories per day just to function in its normal day to day activities. If you are actively working out, then you need to take in more in order for your body to function well. When you up the exercise and decrease the caloric intake, then your body goes into starvation mode. Anything that you put into your body gets stored...no matter what...and it will do everything that it can to conserve energy. You may work out a lot, but you may also find that you have no energy. This is what happens when you do not get enough calories.

    Sweetie...you have to go see a nutritionist and personal trainer. What you are doing now is extremely unhealthy and can cause its own problems further down the road.

    The key to healthy weight is proper diet and nutrition combined with a healthy workout plan.

    Please, please go see some specialist that can help your body find its proper weight and help you maintain that.

    Good luck!

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    6% body fat!?!? that's the average body fat of a MALE olympic athlete, and males are naturally lower than women... so unless you are somehow going to magically become MORE fit than an olympic athlete, you're crazy.

    If, however, that is still your goal... you need to do it through detailed training and meal plans, not just workouts and starving... you'll need to spit out the cash to pay HIGHLY trained nutritionists and trainers, just like olympic athletes.

    Also, the smaller you are getting, the MORE you have to eat, because the muscle you are building burns more calories than the fat you used to have, so you have to satisify your muscles' daily needs before they start to shut down on you!
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    Venus, she is currently at 16%.

    Synnove, I'm sorry that I forgot to congratulate you. I think you've come a long way, baby!


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