Fat loss for beginner
Hi all! I've just recently started my journey of getting into fitness and healthy lifestyle, and have few questions would like to get some answers around as there's so much contradicting info around fitness and wellness.
For info - I'm a 25F, height - 170cm, weight - 62kg, I've always weighted around 55kgs and am skinny fat with recently gained more fat around my lower belly area, around inner thighs, little mass of muscles, but the most part I wanna loose weight at is the belly part. I have mostly sedentary lifestyle due to my work and for past few years have been eating very late like maybe an hour before going to bed.
So for the last month I've readjusted my lifestyle a bit and started enjoying it so I wanna incorporate more fitness into my lifestyle - I'm trying to eat mostly clean, like lots of veggies (taking psyllium husk in the morning for fiber for a year now), meats, buckwheat, rice, etc. Less processed foods/sugars/sodas and more healthier sugar options like fruit, but of course sometimes working from office makes you crave a bit of sweets so still can't cut it out of my life.
Food wise I've adjusted my eating schedule so for breakfast I'd eat something with protein like eggs or a yogurt with banana, and no food after dinner, also I try to keep the snacking between the meals to minimal.
For the movement I've started walking 10K a day, going for 1.5/2 hour walks after work, and just recently started mat pilates 2x a week, as from previous experiences it was one of the things I've enjoyed more.
I know I can't spot reduce fat loss, but I feel like for the past month with 10K a day walking and the eating adjustments I haven't seen any results, and the weight is the same as well.
So I've been thinking of adding some at home strength training with 1kg dumbbells once a week and gradually going for twice a week, and maybe some at home cardio (not very exhausting as that's what always demotivates me and I end up stopping) see if there are some recommendations for beginners?
Edit: One more question - I’ve tried 16:8 intermittent fasting for a week but after doing more research around the topic and finding info from Dr. Sims about it being bad for women I’ve kind of stopped that so for now I’m having like 12 hour interval. Since I’m doing my workout in the evening, does that affect me as well or can I start doing the intermittent fasting again?