Weightloss Support (original) (raw)

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First of all I will say that I am a vegan:
Next, here are my statistics:

Sex: Female

Age: 23

Height: 5'4" +3/4"

Weight: About 142 (I also have a generally curvy build, slightly athletic shoulders, and I am a natural size 34DD so that might be part of it)

Birth Control: Mirena (I post this because some people say being on this low dose hormone can make you gain a bit of weight, although I don't know if it's necessarily true with me since I'm just retaining)

Workout: Curves 2 or 3 times a week, jogging 2 or 3 times a week, usually only one workout a day, averaging about a 5 day a week workout

Ok so maybe I am just being impatient, but in the last 3 or 4 weeks since I have added jogging to my workout routine, I have only lost three lbs., and I think probably only a couple of inches. Inches are all I really care about: You see, for just about as long as I can remember, I have had this lower belly mini tire goin' on, and gigantic upper thighs. Maybe I am exxagerating, but I don't think you're supposed to have too much jiggling going on if your body is in ideal shape, and no muffin tops either. Well I've got the jiggling, and the muffin top goin' on, lol - And I want it gone once and for all! Anywho, I know you can't spot train, but I always heard doing strength training and cardio should help. Well I am doing Curves about three times a week, and jogging about three times a week! Sometimes it's only 2 times one way or another, but for the most part in total I usually end up working out about 5 days a week. Now for my job, I am a waitress, and at times (Especially this summer) it does get kind of busy...busy enough for me to call it a mini workout I would say. But the bad thing about waitressing is sometimes I have to eat fast to get back to a customer. So I think I have started eating a little faster since starting my job two years ago. However, what I do eat is generally pretty healthy. My one problem though is even though it's healthy, I find myself snacking a lot! Fruits (Not dried, all fresh), fruit juices, nuts, pieces of toast with peanut butter or jam, other whole wheat options, hummus and broccoli...sometimes even an energy bar (But only if I'm really hungry). These are my snacks. And sometimes I won't have just one thing in between meals. I'll have two or three. At first I thought it was great to eat a lot to keep my metabolism up but now I wonder if I am snacking too much and I think, "Geez, why am I hungry so often?" So, any tips on eating less, and also on my workout? Perhaps I SHOULD add spot training exercises to my routine? Would it help me tone these areas I am talking about? I know I would strengthen the muscle of course, but would it really help me to LOSE the fat in these areas?

EDIT: The only other thing is every Sat. night I sing in a band and we end up staying up late, so I think it has gotten me into the habit of having to eat something before I go to bed because by the time midnight hits, my stomach is growling for more of course, so sometimes on the way home from practice at about 1 I'll be eating a Luna bar for example. And now at other nights in the week sometimes I find myself staying up til' about 10 or 11 and I'll find myself eating a little bit more than I normally would if it were an early night. So, any tips on eating less at later hours as well?