Female 25 5’1 SW 180 April 2024 CW 140.
I would say the first 40 lbs of my weight loss I didn’t put restrictions on myself. I would weight food here and there and instead I focused on whole foods, moving my body. This weight loss has definitely been slow and involved some body recomp.
I noticed that when I was lifting 4 days a week + my physically demanding job, I often was left with no energy ( maybe due to under eating )
Now that school has ended for the semester, I am eager to reach my goal weight of 125/130 but I think this approach will have to be different.
Counting calories makes me binge so I tend to avoid that. Instead I’ll weigh something once so I have an idea of how it looks and go from there.
My issue lies is in how flabby I look. I lost 40lbs I look much better with clothes on but my arms and stomach are not toned where I need them to be.
Ideally I would like to lose 20-25lbs before September comes as I will be returning to school.
What can I do to prevent this flabby look? Nutrition or exercise wise? Is it bad that it took this long for me to lose 40lbs? I feel like if I locked in in two years I could’ve had an insane physique so I’m just regretting that now. However I feel like losing 40lbs slowly and keeping it off means I must be doing something right.
Thank you for your time to those who read and respond