Alyssa

I\'ve always heard 1200 calories is the bare minimum (for women) but here\'s the thing:
I am below average in size by a pretty fair amount. I\'m not even 5\' tall. And despite eating healthy, whole foods (lots of fruits and veggies, lean meats, and complex carbs), the extra body fat I have stubbornly refuses to budge. I\'ve always had a good diet, and I\'ve been exercising regularly since March, but the extra layer of fat hanging around my waist hasn\'t gotten even remotely smaller and it\'s really depressing me. This past week, I have tried cutting my calories further, and I\'ve come out under 1000 several times this week. On the one hand, I\'m really sick of doing everything right and getting absolutely no results (and believe me, I\'m doing everything right! I\'d rather not get into the minute details of my lifestyle, but no one could argue that I don\'t eat a healthy diet and exercise appropriately), but on the other hand, I\'m afraid of slowing down my metabolism and gaining back any weight I might happen to lose.
So, two questions: am I eating enough? And if not, what the hell else can I do (besides surgery or any sort of pills or wacked-out diet) to get the bikini-ready body I\'ve always wanted?

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mjsos__

Ok considering that you are shorter than 5\'1 and despite exercise and calorie restriction of 1200 you have not lost muchweight then you can definitely try 1000 calorie a day and be more active. What kind of exercises do you do? Try walking for 1 hour everyday 30 mins in the morning and 30 mins in the evening, Thats how Im losing weight right now. And I eat mostly vegetables and fruits very little meat and i take vitamins. I feel healthy and Im losing weight steadily.


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David

as long as you remember to take in some fats because to burn fat you must consume fats, (good fats) is it warm where you are as the body is a self preserving object, in winter it wants to put on weight and shed it in the summer. what do you drink? soda, alcohol? if your taking all this good food it needs to be transported round the body, you need to consume more water, and I mean water. also it could be when your eating and not just how much, how often do you work out and for how long? more info please?? if anything a personal trainer will be cheaper than surgery, and what would you prefer, a bit of weight or a big scar? a guide line I got was for every 14lb\'s you weigh you would need 150 cal\'s


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