pleeeasse women, help me!

[Isaa]

i'm totally going insane. i swear.
i don't know what to do, no matter how clean i eat, how much i work out, i never see good results on me. i do cardio every single day. i run 8 kilometers every day, i've been working for a year now.
i am at the "normal weight" range. i am 5'8 and i am 140, i used to be big when i was at my teen years (i'm 19 now) my body isn't firm as i would love it to be, i want to have a defined body without gaining muscle and i swear this is the only site that can offer pretty accurate advices. i've been into this page for months and i've been taking advices from all you guys (that you give to others) and taking them as my own and try what works best for me... but seriously i am confused. you say we can't spot reduce... so why you give advices about doing eadlifts and lunges... and tips for get a nice ass.. while others say that diet is what matters and protein. please somebody help me. i promise you guys i have a headache

[Isaa]

bump

[vandalgirl59]

Well it sounds like maybe you're just not hearing what you WANT to hear, so you're digging for more answers that really don't exist. Diet IS key. Lifting heavy IS key. Cardio is NOT necessarily key. You CAN'T spot reduce, but you can target exercises to work a certain muscle group. Losing fat off one body part is not the same as working the muscle group.

Chances are a)your diet is not where it should be, b)you're doing too much cardio, c)you're not lifting heavy enough, or d)a combo of the above...

[TeayotaSoupra]

"i want to have a defined body without gaining muscle "

Huh?? You do realize muscle is what makes a body defined right? I've seen MUCH better results from lifting heavy than anything else i've ever tried (just cardio, cardio and light weight high reps, workout videos, and diet pills).

Look at the body space pages of some of the girls on here who do lift heavy. Not all are huge body builders. A lot of them doing the NROLFW routine look FANTASTIC!! Nice toned bodies without over doing it.
NROLFW is lifting heavy and pushing yourself. It's NOT easy but works very well!

[Isaa]

"i want to have a defined body without gaining muscle "

Huh?? You do realize muscle is what makes a body defined right? I've seen MUCH better results from lifting heavy than anything else i've ever tried (just cardio, cardio and light weight high reps, workout videos, and diet pills).

Look at the body space pages of some of the girls on here who do lift heavy. Not all are huge body builders. A lot of them doing the NROLFW routine look FANTASTIC!! Nice toned bodies without over doing it.
NROLFW is lifting heavy and pushing yourself. It's NOT easy but works very well!

i'm so sorry.. and i am ingnorant fat ass okay?
i want to get into a model agency and they don't want me muscular and NOT flabby. that's why i was asking what i can do to get "that body"

[BlackHeart.au]

i'm totally going insane. i swear.
i don't know what to do, no matter how clean i eat, how much i work out, i never see good results on me. i do cardio every single day. i run 8 kilometers every day, i've been working for a year now.
i am at the "normal weight" range. i am 5'8 and i am 140, i used to be big when i was at my teen years (i'm 19 now) my body isn't firm as i would love it to be, i want to have a defined body without gaining muscle and i swear this is the only site that can offer pretty accurate advices. i've been into this page for months and i've been taking advices from all you guys (that you give to others) and taking them as my own and try what works best for me... but seriously i am confused. you say we can't spot reduce... so why you give advices about doing eadlifts and lunges... and tips for get a nice ass.. while others say that diet is what matters and protein. please somebody help me. i promise you guys i have a headache

You look jelly becouse, you only did cardio and lost all muscle. Muscle = toned, faster metabolism.

Are you afraid to pick up a 7k kg dumbell? , but it's ok to carry heavy shopping.

lulz, You do realize it take alot, i mean ALOT of hard heavy weights to get big.

Don't be a idiot.

When i see women just do cardio in gyms, just makes me lol, becouse they end up looking the same(sloppy) but in a smaller frame 3 months later .

[Isaa]

Well it sounds like maybe you're just not hearing what you WANT to hear, so you're digging for more answers that really don't exist. Diet IS key. Lifting heavy IS key. Cardio is NOT necessarily key. You CAN'T spot reduce, but you can target exercises to work a certain muscle group. Losing fat off one body part is not the same as working the muscle group.

Chances are a)your diet is not where it should be, b)you're doing too much cardio, c)you're not lifting heavy enough, or d)a combo of the above...

about my diet:
bfast: 1 whole egg and 1 egg white made with a tsp of olive oil, 2 slices of whole wheat bread and a cup of orange juice
snack: fruit with yogurt
lunch: green salad, probably chicken breast or red meat, 1 medium boiled potato, 1 piecfe of fruit
snack: fruit and yogurt
snack: protein smoothie (i don't know if call it protein smoothie) made it with 2 tbsp of protein powder, 1 banana and some strawberries and a cup of skim milk
dinner: same as breakfast

[Isaa]

You look jelly becouse, you only did cardio and lost all muscle. Muscle = toned, faster metabolism.

Are you afraid to pick up a 7k kg dumbell? , but it's ok to carry heavy shopping.

lulz, You do realize it take alot, i mean ALOT of hard heavy weights to get big.

Don't be a idiot.

When i see women just do cardio in gyms, just makes me lol, becouse they end up looking the same(sloppy) but in a smaller frame 3 months later .

sorry like i said i am an ignorant fat ass
and i thought that cardio was the most important thing when it comes to losing weight and being ripped. i used to have an eating disorder a year ago and for me.. stick thin is what i wanted to be so everything was cardio cardio cardio

[TeayotaSoupra]

Word of advice.. Putting yourself down to our helpful comments isn't necessary. We are just trying to tell you toned = muscle.

[BlackHeart.au]

Word of advice.. Putting yourself down to our helpful comments isn't necessary. We are just trying to tell you toned = muscle.

This^

Start a weight training program 3 x a week, Do it till you start seeing definition.... then you can ajust it to maintain that defined body.


Just remember when you start gaining alittle muscle, you will be able to eat a little more becouse youre metabolism will be faster.

I do both cardio and weights, and ill tell that when you lift, you're resting heartrate is still higher when just resting.

[juliacheh]

Models have long lanky structure and even fat distribution genetically, even if you lose weight, there is no guarantee that you'll look like a model.

[take.it.off]

i'm so sorry.. and i am ingnorant fat ass okay?
i want to get into a model agency and they don't want me muscular and NOT flabby. that's why i was asking what i can do to get "that body"

Seriously, the pity party doesn't work here...

And please keep in mind you are on a bodybuilding website - we like muscle here.

[TeayotaSoupra]

Seriously, the pity party doesn't work here...

And please keep in mind you are on a bodybuilding website - we like muscle here.

You have my ideal figure... I just have a while to go lol

[Isaa]

Seriously, the pity party doesn't work here...

And please keep in mind you are on a bodybuilding website - we like muscle here.

nah, i'm not sayin i have pity about myself, i am actually being honest. i go bloody mad when someone compliments me.

[Isaa]

thank you guys very much for the help, means a lot to me

[Kittyfeet]

I don't think it even listened.

It? Way to keep it positive. /sarcasm

[take.it.off]

You have my ideal figure... I just have a while to go lol

aww thanks!

[BlackHeart.au]

Don't forget Isaa.


You will NEVER get a toned nice body, unless you start getting some lean muscle.

[LLulko]

Don't forget Isaa.


You will NEVER get a toned nice body, unless you start getting some lean muscle.

Your problem is your diet.. its not good..

[lariena1]

I am over 40, mother of five and I have A LOT of muscle and I work as a full time model.

I dont believe the model agencies just want stick thin girls, I think the girls think they need to be stick thin.

You would be very suprised at how many photographers are pleasantly suprised to see a healthy woman show up.

What type of modeling are you trying to do?

Adrienne

www.adriennelareina.com

www.THEHUQ.com An interview where I discuss model size

[KimPossible98]

If you've been on this site for months you know that the first thing we always say is to start here:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=121703921

Do you know how much you should be eating? That is STEP 1!!!

[madelineoneil]

and i thought that cardio was the most important thing when it comes to losing weight and being ripped.

if youve been on the threads for months, and youre still thinking that this ^^^ is the way, i would suggest re-reading.

and, as others have said, id take a hard look at your diet...do you measure/weigh everything?

[cfarquhar]

I completed the 90 day insanity workout and diet at the end of November. i lost 10lbs and 10 inches. All in all I was happy with that. i slacked a little at Christmas and got back down to things in Jan. I can't seem to get below 120lbs, and my pants are fitting the same. Which is ok. i just wondered why I work so hard to just maintain and cant get smaller. I do one of the insanity videos 5 times per week and I ride a stationary bike at work on my lunch for 45 min. I do the insanity ab video 2 times per week and in the winter i play hockey 1-3 times per week. i have still been doing the insanity diet. Which is 1300 to 1500 calories per day. Consisting of 5 300 cal meals. I don't think this matters but I have a 6 year old and a 4 year old. i want a 6 pack and I know my body fat has to be low for that. Everyone keeps telling me I will never get rid of that little bit of belly. Get use to it. I have eliminated the love handles and am getting the obliques but its the front middle I want to lose. Any help Please!!!!!!!

[BlackHeart.au]

I completed the 90 day insanity workout and diet at the end of November. i lost 10lbs and 10 inches. All in all I was happy with that. i slacked a little at Christmas and got back down to things in Jan. I can't seem to get below 120lbs, and my pants are fitting the same. Which is ok. i just wondered why I work so hard to just maintain and cant get smaller. I do one of the insanity videos 5 times per week and I ride a stationary bike at work on my lunch for 45 min. I do the insanity ab video 2 times per week and in the winter i play hockey 1-3 times per week. i have still been doing the insanity diet. Which is 1300 to 1500 calories per day. Consisting of 5 300 cal meals. I don't think this matters but I have a 6 year old and a 4 year old. i want a 6 pack and I know my body fat has to be low for that. Everyone keeps telling me I will never get rid of that little bit of belly. Get use to it. I have eliminated the love handles and am getting the obliques but its the front middle I want to lose. Any help Please!!!!!!!

You need to get your metabolism restarted, by doing compound weights and building muscle to get rid of the belly fat.

More Muscle = Faster metabolism

This is what happends when too much cardio is done over a period of time. Body adapts, muscle loss = slowed metabilism = Plateu.

[xraychick]

Weights will make you firmer. It's muscles that firm you. Not how much fat you lose

[jofishy4500]

about my diet:
bfast: 1 whole egg and 1 egg white made with a tsp of olive oil, 2 slices of whole wheat bread and a cup of orange juice
snack: fruit with yogurt
lunch: green salad, probably chicken breast or red meat, 1 medium boiled potato, 1 piecfe of fruit
snack: fruit and yogurt
snack: protein smoothie (i don't know if call it protein smoothie) made it with 2 tbsp of protein powder, 1 banana and some strawberries and a cup of skim milk
dinner: same as breakfast

are you still having dramas with the above? email me on jo_fishy45@hotmail.com

[leggomyeggo]

i'm totally going insane. i swear.
i don't know what to do, no matter how clean i eat, how much i work out, i never see good results on me. i do cardio every single day. i run 8 kilometers every day, i've been working for a year now.
i am at the "normal weight" range. i am 5'8 and i am 140, i used to be big when i was at my teen years (i'm 19 now) my body isn't firm as i would love it to be, i want to have a defined body without gaining muscle and i swear this is the only site that can offer pretty accurate advices. i've been into this page for months and i've been taking advices from all you guys (that you give to others) and taking them as my own and try what works best for me... but seriously i am confused. you say we can't spot reduce... so why you give advices about doing eadlifts and lunges... and tips for get a nice ass.. while others say that diet is what matters and protein. please somebody help me. i promise you guys i have a headache

I just wanted to clear up the confusion for the bolded sentence above. You are right--no one can spot-REDUCE. (Namely, lose fat in a selected predefined area.) But you can spot-TRAIN. Put another way, you likely won't get a lovely tush from doing bicep curls. It blew my mind when I finally figured that one out.

And on a more global note, it's painful when I see young women about to enter adulthood who frame their self-descriptions so negatively. People will take advantage of your lack of confidence, especially if you want to pursue modeling. I would suggest some soul-searching and working on your self-esteem; it will serve you well in the long run.