Hi All. Love this forum! The knowledge of the members blows me away. So, can anyone relate to this?
I've been working out really hard for a little over a year, have lost 11 lbs. I'm 5'1 and went from 123 lbs to 112 lbs and have packed on quite a bit of muscle. I've been able to increase my strength despite the weight loss, which I'm pleased with because I was afraid I'd lose muscle along with fat.
I'm pretty close to my goal, started at about 22% body fat--I think I'd like to have 17% body fat, maybe a little more cause I've already lost most of my boobs (no problem hanging on to my ass though!) and would rather not resemble a teenage boy, I prefer to keep a little bit of curves. According to this calculator thing I found I only need to lose a couple more pounds to get to 17%.
Even when I get there, I'd def not be against putting on some more lean muscle. I need a clear goal though, to stay focused. But, how do I do this? I mean, reach the body fat goal, then figure out how much to eat/workout to maintain what I have except maybe little more muscle?
Can I expect to stop adding more weight to my lifts? How do you get out of the mentality of "no I can't eat those carbs" and "no dessert for me, thanks" because I've engrained it in my head that I have to eat super clean and lose fat. And how do I look in the mirror and just be HAPPY with what I see and what I've achieved instead of constantly criticizing my own appearance? I mean, I have freaking 10 pack abs but all I can focus on is the little area of stretched out saggy skin below it from having kids which no amount of working out is going to fix, clearly. Can anyone relate? Do I have body dysmorphia or something?
I've been working out really hard for a little over a year, have lost 11 lbs. I'm 5'1 and went from 123 lbs to 112 lbs and have packed on quite a bit of muscle. I've been able to increase my strength despite the weight loss, which I'm pleased with because I was afraid I'd lose muscle along with fat.
I'm pretty close to my goal, started at about 22% body fat--I think I'd like to have 17% body fat, maybe a little more cause I've already lost most of my boobs (no problem hanging on to my ass though!) and would rather not resemble a teenage boy, I prefer to keep a little bit of curves. According to this calculator thing I found I only need to lose a couple more pounds to get to 17%.
Even when I get there, I'd def not be against putting on some more lean muscle. I need a clear goal though, to stay focused. But, how do I do this? I mean, reach the body fat goal, then figure out how much to eat/workout to maintain what I have except maybe little more muscle?
Can I expect to stop adding more weight to my lifts? How do you get out of the mentality of "no I can't eat those carbs" and "no dessert for me, thanks" because I've engrained it in my head that I have to eat super clean and lose fat. And how do I look in the mirror and just be HAPPY with what I see and what I've achieved instead of constantly criticizing my own appearance? I mean, I have freaking 10 pack abs but all I can focus on is the little area of stretched out saggy skin below it from having kids which no amount of working out is going to fix, clearly. Can anyone relate? Do I have body dysmorphia or something?