From BULK to LEAN?...Please Help!

[Confidance]

hello

I signed up for here because i need some serious confirmation or advice

I am a girl, I'm 5"4 ..stalky and solid...I weigh 230lbs...I look more 190. I know I am "over" the weight I need to be..because I have excess & unnecessary fat...so I know I need to lose weight...but I'm so muscular that I sometimes doubt weight training is doing me any good

3 years ago i lost 90lbs VERY FAST as a result of cycling a lot, fat burners etc...only after I lost the "weight" I start weight training and it made me really toned.....I gained all the weight back though and more because I discontinued working out as much and also because my method the 1st time wasn't "real" and easily sustainable.

Currently I am doing this:

No fat burners (can't take them anymore and don't want to)...I go to the gym and do interval training. If I do arms I skip in between sets or do jumping jacks. If I do legs I go from one exercise of legs to the other so I'm tiring our my quads, hams etc...I also focus on compound exercises

Nutrition: I eat every 3 hours, I aim for high protein as I get VERY hungry and won't be able to handle eating small ..I eat a pork chop with sugar snap pea's or lima beans...I definitely try to control my portion and I eat until I'm not full...I eat until I'm satisfied...I drink lot's of water etc too....

over all this is going on for a month now...I feel good...and I feel more solid hahaha...but...I'm wondering if this is a good way to become lean....I don't want to look so bulky...when I lost the weight the 1st time (even if it didn't last or was the correct way) I was a size 6 or 7...so I know I can be thin etc...I just need to know if what I'm doing will get me there ...

any tips would be appreciated....at my thinnest I was 150 on the scale so ideally I would like to be 150 or 160 at the most...I know I can do this! I just need someone better, faster, wiser to confirm my work outs & eating habits

I've been "fat" since 13...I know I can transform my body I believe it!...I just need some advice please

thank you for reading..bla bla bla :)

ConfiDance :)

[freebirdmac]

The biggest part of fat loss is diet. Eating better, developing better eating habits, breaking old habits, and not trying to lose too fast. What does your diet look like? How many cals? How much protein and fat?

Weight lifting is great for fat loss, maintaining your muscles, and even growing more. The key is to use weights that are challenging. I think high rep workouts have been dismissed as more effective for fat loss than a typical bb type routine. Doing cardio type exercises in between sets may be fine for someone training for a specific sport, but I think it's unnecessary for what you are doing. Maybe even overkill. You need the rest in between sets to prepare your muscles for the next set. I'd skip the exercises during rest and stick to a bb type routine. You're not going to get bulky :rolleyes: Lord knows many of try. It ain't easy.

It is ok to do cardio 2-3 times a week. Interval training is perfect here. Just make sure you have one day of rest. Nothing more than a walk.

Stick around here. Read the stickies in all of the female forums. There's loads of good info at your fingertips. You sound determined with reasonable goals. I think you're going to be one of those success stories that show off a year from now :)