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Anonymous
hi /fit/,

i am a woman. for the past two months i've been doing a shit ton of bike riding, high-intensity fast walking, elliptical, etc. about half an hour a day, sometimes twice a day. my diet has been anywhere between 800 - 1500 calories, lots of protein, not too many carbs. mostly eggs, lots of veggies, plain yogurt with museli. i've lost a lot of weight pretty much only in my ass and hips.

however, my thighs are still big and jiggly as are my upper arms. i just wondered if i was shit out of luck as far as getting them to slim down, since i know we can't "spot reduce". my stomach always gets tiny and my ribs poke out then i have fat limbs. any recommendations for how to fix this?

last week i also met with a trainer and he told me i needed to do heavy weight lifting to gain muscle (which = fat loss and smaller appearance) so i started doing that. is this going to help me...?

thanks in advance

pic related because i want
>> Anonymous
You most likely lost a lot of muscle with your low calorie/high cardio regimen.. Lifting weights will tighten things up.
>> Anonymous
That woman is photoshopped to hell and back, try looking at actual old pictures of pinup girls instead :/ sorry petpeeve to see girls go I WANNA BE LIKE THIS WOMAN but innevitably it's a shoop.
>> Anonymous
>>351570

I honestly thought it was drawn. That thing you said makes more sense.
>> Anonymous
Do squats, with weights (bell bar, otherwise dumbbells against your shoulders) if possible. Other wise start doing body weight squats until you're fit enough to do them with a bar.

Seems a lot of women worry that doing even a little lifting will make them into muscular behemoths overnight.

And I don't like the sound of your diet, don't eat too many eggs and/or egg yokes. 800-1500 calories is way too big a variance - aim for a number and create a healthy diet around it.
>> Anonymous
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>>351571
>>351570

you're missing the point, friends. use imagination with this picture instead. what nice proportions she has
>> Anonymous
>>351575

why are eggs bad? so i should stay around 1000 calories, eh?
>> Anonymous
>>351580
2 whole eggs are perfectly good for you and would be recommended by anyone in fitness

anyting above that is fine as long as you cut out the yolk and just go for the egg whites
>> Anonymous
>>351587
WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU CUT OUT THE YOLK?
THATS FUCKING STUPID OLD-GUARD BODYBUILDER SHIT.
>> Anonymous
>>351587

I know, she made it sound like eggs were the staple of her diet. In moderation they're fine, your body can deal with normal levels of cholesterol intake just fine.
>> Anonymous
>>351600
EGGS ONLY CONTAIN GOOD CHOLESTEROL
KTHXBAI
>> Anonymous
>>351600

my apologies, i don't have more than two a day.

SO THE ADVICE I'VE RECEIVED SO FAR IS EAT EGGS SOMETIMES AND DO SQUATS AND DONT ASPRIE TO BE PHOTOSHOPPED ANYTHING ELSE? PLOX
>> Anonymous
>>351575
She wasn't stating concern over being x-bawks hueg; she was stating concern over whether she got correct advice and if it will help her situation. Why don't you try reading comprehension instead of immediately implying a common /fit/ complaint.
>> Anonymous
>>351604
Around how many calories are you looking to aim for (steadily). Never eat less than 1200. I don't know how much you weigh, but with your activity level, 1500 would probably be the best for you. 1300-1500. But I don't know your basal metabolic rate.
>> Anonymous
>>351607

i'd like to stay under 1000, but trainer said that will just fuck up my muscle gain and that i should eat 1500 a day. this is far too much i feel. i am unconcerned with doing things that are slightly "unhealthy" and i feel like humans can get by on a lot less than they currently consume (i speak for the general population of america).

my body fat was measured last week at 30% and i'm supposed to be between 20-25 i believe.

i really just want to know if i continue to do heavy weight lifting, it will stop me from having fat limbs with a tiny waist
>> Anonymous
thats classic fat area for women, either the thighs or the hips.

trainer's right. the more muscle you have, the more fat you're going to burn. you're not going to get xboxhueg, but like jessica biel. you need the extra 500 calories for muscle formation. your muscles are your fat burners. you want to get rid of that jiggle, put on more muscle there.
>> Anonymous
>>351621
Stop it. Seriously, stop it. If you're going to be stupid, then lifting weights won't do much for you. You won't see muscle gain or benefit without proper nutrients while lifting, and your body will feel like it's starving, which is probably what's making it do weird things like letting your stomach get tiny but DESPERATELY hanging onto the fat in your limbs. If a body thinks it's getting starved, it will say "FUCK YOU" and hold on to every last bit of pudge from your arm flaps to your digits. Seriously, be smart about this. Some people can get away with very low calories, and recommendations aren't for everyone... okay, I'll give you that. That said, you've neglected to mention your height or weight, which makes a big difference (and increases the chance that you're a troll, which I worry you may be). Just eat at least 1,000 calories a day. Don't go below that. Most people have a maintenance around 2,000 if they're active, so you're literally cutting that in half.

If your body thinks it's starving, you're going to have this ongoing battle with water weight bloat, hanging onto fat, and odd problems. You want to eliminate bloat, fat, and shit? Then you're going to have to eat at least 1200 calories a day of protein, veggies, whole grain, and then maybe fruit and dairy. Seriously. Don't be dumb.
>> Squat
>high-intensity fast walking
I fucking lol'd
>> Anonymous
>>351676

i'm not a troll, my post wouldn't be so plain if i was. i don't post my stats because i don't want to hear FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT FATTY BIG GIRL IS FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT

i am 5'9 and 180 pounds. by this, i am burning a little more than 2000 calories a day, plus the ones i do from cardio. i just fucking hate losing weight so slow, which is what i thought would be happening until i talked to trainer.

it is good to hear that it's preferred to be eating more if i'm lifting weights, even if you're calling me stupid. I LOVE TOUGH LOVE
>> Anonymous
>>351686

fuck off i don't know words. it's like hiking up a treadmill
>> Anonymous
>>351692
Good to hear you're not a troll. I'm female, 5'10", and fatter than you, but I'm working on it much like you are. You want to lose weight quickly while maintaining the benefit of a weight lifting style? Do this: Eat a ketogenic diet. (google if you don't know what it is... or what Atkins is based off of). After two days, your body enters ketosis which burns a lot of fat. (Look up ketosis). Stay on the diet for a short while, anywhere from 5 to 7 days. Eat only protein in the form of plain meats, nuts, and leafy dark green veggies (veggies low in carbs--think broccoli). You can also have cheese and a few other things in limited quantities. Then, eat healthy for a few days to reload some nutrients. Focus on all vegetables, whole grain, only healthy lean protein (turkey/chicken), fresh vegetables, and dairy. Do this for a few days. Then go back on the ketogenic diet.

The increased amount of protein will help you with weightlifting and ketogenic diets work without eating too few calories. When my sister went on Atkins (what originally planted the idea in my mind on low-carb diets), she lived off of hotdogs and processed meat shit and still lost 50 pounds really easily. But if you properly cycle a good low-carb (carbs only from dark green veggies or nuts) diet and then a very healthy diet to replenish nutrient needs then you'll lose weight very quickly. Consider it, but look into it more first, too.

Research is your friend. You shouldn't have to rely on just us and your trainer.
>> Anonymous
FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT FATTY BIG GIRL IS FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT
>> Anonymous
>>351709

i do constant research. i did atkins a lot last year, lost a lot of weight, but gained it back. i know all about ketosis, i continually bought ketostix while on atkins. i just feel disgusting eating so much meat and soy products are disgusting. sometimes i do slip into ketosis for a few days to rapidly lose water weight.. i just wanted to try something else.

i like your idea of ketosis for a week and nutrition reloading for a few days. i'm just poor, it makes specific diets a bit hard
>> Anonymous
>>351711

PLEASE MORE YES MOTIVATE ME TOUGH LOVER
>> Anonymous
>>i'd like to stay under 1000, but trainer said that will just fuck up my muscle gain and that i should eat 1500 a day. this is far too much i feel.

You sound just like my girlfriend. I'm a qualified nutritionist and she eats just as shitty as you. Any advice I give her goes straight out the window because in her mind food is bad and won't make you look like a super model.

Just to clarify she's doing a degree in cognitive neuroscience and ancient south American culture, IQ through the roof but it is impossible for her to grasp even basic common sense about food and how the body works. She'll just blink or tune it out.

Indoctrinating yourself as a kid makes for some highly fucked up dietary habits as an adult. Break the cycle OP, start eating properly, kick your metabolism into high gear and be fit instead of a diseased and malnourished skinnyfat.
>> Anonymous
>>351717
>qualified nutritionist
no you are not.
there is no such thing.
>> Anonymous
>>351715
Oh, okay. Yeah, I was on Atkins back in the day, too. I lost a lot of weight eating bacon, lol. Gave it up, got fat again. Recently, I ate healthy for awhile, but wanted to go faster, so I've been cycling between ketosis/healthy for a little while to great success. I know some people on here advocate cycling every 3rd or 4th day even and they still have good success.

The only thing I guess I can say is that if your body is reacting to you eating too few calories, that may be the reason you're dealing with fatty limbs. Consider it at least.

Though I don't know how you can afford a personal trainer but not tuna, turkey, almonds, and eggs. =/ Just don't go below 1,000 calories. That's just stupid territory. It sounds like you're trying to psyche yourself out of all foods to avoid them instead of living to make healthy choices.

Try HIIT. It makes your body go WTF much like ketosis does. Vary things... that's honestly the best weight loss method... make your body constantly on edge instead of falling into a pattern when you're trying to lose weight.

Good luck fatty.
>> Anonymous
>>351719

degree in nutrition and dietic says otherwise. (Dutchfag here, I know the American system is different.) I'm not quite a Doctor yet, 2 years to go still
>> Anonymous
>>351720

LA fitness gives you trainer for an hour one time only ;]
thanks, good luck to you as well. i will research this HIIT


>>351717

yeah, well when i was 15 i was incredibly fat and lost a lot of weight by not eating at all.. so i still have/had that mindset, i'm seriously thinking differently about it now, since i actually got to sit down and talk to someone about it.
>> Anonymous
i want pic too
>> Anonymous
>>351722
lol k
>> Anonymous
>>351723
Fucking listen to>>351717. Basically what I was trying to say, but in an intelligent way.

Definitely look into HIIT! While cardio helps you lose calories while you're working out and makes your body efficient, HIIT (high intensity interval training) makes your body lose calories after you work out (this is because the amount of work you have to do to repair muscles, etc.).

Warm up, do some ratios, warm down, THEN stretch. Ratios are a high speed (go all fucking out, balls to the wall) interchanged with a slower speed. What you're aiming for is getting your body into 80%+ of your maximum heart rate, and then bringing it back down to 40-60%. If you can't do that successfully, don't worry, just keep working on it. The key to HIIT is getting that difference. High intensity bursts can last anywhere from 8 seconds to 1 minute (or more if you can handle it, but you're gonna be going all out). And the slow session is any amount of time, too. Varying is GREAT for HIIT. Ratios are 1:1 or 1:2 or 2:3 or whatever you want (30seconds high intensity :30 seconds low intensity is 1:1, and 30seconds high: 1 minute low is 1:2, etc. Math...). Remember, allow a certain amount of time between HIIT sessions to let your body repair (anywhere from 36 to 48 hours). You said you work out twice a day sometimes. HIIT and low impact cardio later in the day wouldn't be too bad, but cycling HIIT with weightlifting can do great things for your body. And you can choose different activities to do HIIT with... running, swimming, biking, burpees, etc. Maybe it'll be a great option to wake your body up.