Help me !!!! I'm just getting bigger ?

[buffchic69]

Ok here is my story, sad but true. Now what do I do ?

Cardio is very hard for me, more like painful, I have had knee problems & shin surgeries many times, I find even light walking for cardio, painful & burning.

wrapping, ice, elavation, nothing helps, I know I need some cardio. besides I just turned 39 so my age is getting in the way too ? WHAT CAN I DO ?????

I lift 5x a week, I am going to change to 4 days heavy lifting starting Jan. 1 to change things up a bit.

NOW FOR MY BIG PROBLEM. I had my measurements taken on Dec. 19, 2004
& everything is bigger & it looks bigger, wider, & flabbier. BTW, this is on my lower body only. My upper body lloks really good as far as muscle mass & definition.


So, my measurements:

quads: 20 3/4 Now
hips: 30 1/2 Now
waist 28 1/2 Now



9 months ago- quads- 19 1/2"
9 months ago- hips- 29"
9 months ago- waist- 26 "



body weight: 138 pounds 9 months ago 125 pounds

As you can see it all got bigger, I'm so depressed, I mean I really don't pay much attention to the scale, but my measurements lower body had looked bigger, and the measurements proved it.

But I havent found a type of cardio, I can sustain for a long period of time without being too painful. Plus, I don't belong to a gym. So my possibilities are I guess limited.

In the last week I have changed my diet around, what do you all suggest I do ?

7am- shake
10am-5 whites, 1 whole egg, 1/2 cup oats
1pm-4 oz. chicken, or 6 oz. tuna, 1/2 cup brown rice, almonds
4pm- 4 oz. chicken, 2 cups green veggies
7pm- 4 oz. some kind of meat, 1 cup veggies, or salad
10 pm- bedtime shake with 1 tbsp. olive oil


So please help me, I want to lose size in my lower body, but keep my size & mass on my upper body if it's possible ?


Thanks

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Have you gotten BF% done?

What do you do for lifting lower body? Sets, reps, exercises, weights, intensity, frequency, etc.

Do you feel like you have gained some muscle in your legs/butt?

 

[The Shadow]

Im lost.....


bigger - where??

Waist, thighs and quads are smaller


do you mean scale weight??


fucking forget the scale...its USLESS without a BODYFAT %age to go with it.

 

[buffchic69]

Have you gotten BF% done?

What do you do for lifting lower body? Sets, reps, exercises, weights, intensity, frequency, etc.

Do you feel like you have gained some muscle in your legs/butt?

Hi Daisy. Thanks. My body fat is 21 %

I feel like I have gained no muscle in my legs, just big & flabby. Some muscle to my butt. Butt is high & perky now, still jiggles though.

my lower body I usually do 4-5 sets, it varies from 8 reps if I go really heavy to 15 reps if my weight load is lighter. I usually use anywhwere btwn. 20-40 lbs for legs & butt. it usually lasts 40-45 minutes. I do lunges, rev. lunges, knee-high step ups. But it is so painful for my shins & knees.

But I do it anyway. Does this help you more to help me ?

 

[The Shadow]

Keep faster tempo when lifting

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Shadow, I was confused at first too - but I think the first number is PRESENT and the second number is 9 months ago. So all have gone up.

The additional weight is perplexing me too. You have gained about 13 lbs. Do you see/feel any additional muscle ANYWHERE? I would bet muscle accounts for some of the additional weight, but not likely all 13 lbs. But as Shadow points out, it is impossible to tell without before and now BF% testing.

What has happned over these 9 months....diet, training, life, etc.....

 

[buffchic69]

Shadow, I was confused at first too - but I think the first number is PRESENT and the second number is 9 months ago. So all have gone up.

The additional weight is perplexing me too. You have gained about 13 lbs. Do you see/feel any additional muscle ANYWHERE? I would bet muscle accounts for some of the additional weight, but not likely all 13 lbs. But as Shadow points out, it is impossible to tell without before and now BF% testing.

What has happned over these 9 months....diet, training, life, etc.....

Hi Daisy. Yes ~ the only muscle I and everyone can see are my biceps, triceps, especially shoulders, back & some muscle on my butt. That is all I see & feel. it looks really great ! ! !

I'm wondering where 13 lbs came from too ? I'm so depressed. but I love my upper body, that looks great, I have been trying to uplaod a recent pic of me but having trouble with my computer.

for the past 9 months, I'll be honest, just weight training 5 x a week. No cardio, or very little. I eat clean all week long, except for week-ends, but I don't pig out totally. I think the past 9 months I have been eating maybe too much, I was following a bulking diet, that I think was a big mistake for me, but have recently changed my diet in my first post about this,

I'm hoping this ned diet will be better for me. I now weigh 137 pounds, I want to lose some weight, witout taking away the mass I have built on my upper body. What do you think of my diet plan ? I got it off of one of your posts ! LOL

Anything else you can tell me ? I can't figure this out at all ?

 

[Sassy69]

In the absence of bf measurements, can you comment on how your clothes fit between now & then? One thing I will say is each time I've made some type of concerted effort that made big changes in my diet & training my "weight" always seems to shift some. The weight gain can come from an increase in muscle mass, so please don't assume it's all fat. If you can see results in your upper body, you've definitely lost some bodyfat up there. It's not as concentrated there so you are going to see the loss there more readily, and maybe not so much on the lower half.

Trust me on this -- I ripped down to a very small bodyfat for a competition (all natural) at age 35 (so don't get too hung up on age impact...!) - my back was shredded by the ol' bun & thigh area just didn't show that same result even though I had lost a pretty decent amount of bodyfat. All I can say is what I was told after that show -- just keep going at it.

Personally I think it is very hard for women to be happy w/ progress because of the disproportionate concentrations of bodyfat they tend to have. If you looked at even a regional level bodybuilding show, you will see some very shredded women, but you will see all sorts of different shapes because of how each woman tends to carry her bodyfat. Guys generally shred up the same way, but women just don't. So don't let it get you down, particularly if you are seeing great results on your upper body. It simply just takes longer to deal w/ the larger concentration of fat cells in the lower areas.

Change up the diet a little and see if the change in your lifting approach kick in some new results. You also now have a base bodyfat measurement to work from.

 

[darling*jem]

But I havent found a type of cardio, I can sustain for a long period of time without being too painful. Plus, I don't belong to a gym. So my possibilities are I guess limited.

Hey Buff Chick!

I would suggest some sort of aqua training...very low impact, great for rehab on knees, hips, ankles etc & you can get your heart rate extremely high in the water too...just make sure you keep heels flat to the floor so that your calves don't cramp up.

Pool walking/running, jumping & using the water as resistance will get your heart pumping.

Jem

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Hey Buff Chick!

I would suggest some sort of aqua training...very low impact, great for rehab on knees, hips, ankles etc & you can get your heart rate extremely high in the water too...just make sure you keep heels flat to the floor so that your calves don't cramp up.

Pool walking/running, jumping & using the water as resistance will get your heart pumping.

Jem

Excellent advice - I never thought of that.