Hi everyone, apologies if this isn't posted in the right place, wasn't sure.
I've got a bit of a problem and could really use some advice. I'm a 27 yr old female who has always been pretty small and slim. For a number of years in my teens, I was underweight despite having a healthy appetite and doing no real exercise and that wasn't particularly pleasant. I just had a hard time keeping weight on and everytime I got sick, the weight dropped off again. Thankfully, I eventually, naturally made it up to a healthy weight a few years ago and have kept it ever since.
So here's my problem: I've developed a bit of a belly and some excess fat around my hips and thighs. It's not much but unfortunately, on my small frame it's more pronounced (looks like I'm pregnant). I know my posture is bad which is making it look worse so I'm working on that but I have no idea what else to do about this - I only weigh 103lbs and I'm only 5'2 scared that if I start working out I'm going to lose too much weight - or lose weight everywhere else and still be stuck with the belly. I also suffer from social anxiety so the idea of going to a gym is terrifying.
A friend sent me a link to a TDEE calculator which said I should consume 1220 calories a day to lose weight but I generally only eat about 1150 anyway so I'm completely lost!
Another friend suggest core strength exercises because she thought maybe, because I'm ridiculously unfit, I simply don't have the muscles to "hold" that little bit of extra fat "in"...?
Any advice? Thanks
(P.s.) I posted on another forum and was accused of having BDD so let me just make it clear I do not think I'm "fat" and am actually worried about losing weight!
I've got a bit of a problem and could really use some advice. I'm a 27 yr old female who has always been pretty small and slim. For a number of years in my teens, I was underweight despite having a healthy appetite and doing no real exercise and that wasn't particularly pleasant. I just had a hard time keeping weight on and everytime I got sick, the weight dropped off again. Thankfully, I eventually, naturally made it up to a healthy weight a few years ago and have kept it ever since.
So here's my problem: I've developed a bit of a belly and some excess fat around my hips and thighs. It's not much but unfortunately, on my small frame it's more pronounced (looks like I'm pregnant). I know my posture is bad which is making it look worse so I'm working on that but I have no idea what else to do about this - I only weigh 103lbs and I'm only 5'2 scared that if I start working out I'm going to lose too much weight - or lose weight everywhere else and still be stuck with the belly. I also suffer from social anxiety so the idea of going to a gym is terrifying.
A friend sent me a link to a TDEE calculator which said I should consume 1220 calories a day to lose weight but I generally only eat about 1150 anyway so I'm completely lost!
Another friend suggest core strength exercises because she thought maybe, because I'm ridiculously unfit, I simply don't have the muscles to "hold" that little bit of extra fat "in"...?
Any advice? Thanks
(P.s.) I posted on another forum and was accused of having BDD so let me just make it clear I do not think I'm "fat" and am actually worried about losing weight!