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SwimGal

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Hi,
I came across this forum and it seemed like a good place to join to reach my goals. I don't need to lose much weight but I really do need advice on toning up- as an ex- competitive swimmer you'd think I'd be in great shape and know just how to build muscle but apparently not as so far I'm not looking too toned. Although I'm not heavy, I really don't look my weight- I'm the reverse of people you think look really slim but weight 20lbs more than you expected! I think people would think I'm heavier than I am which whilst it's not the end of the world, it is frustrating.

I struggle a bit with motivation. Sometimes I'm ready to workout, then sometimes I just think 'but does it really matter? Are those extra few biscuits gonna do any damage?' so I'm hoping being part of a community will keep me on track :)
 
Hi and welcome. Most of us need the extra motivation....
 
I just had a look at your progress pics, how tall are you ? as you look under weight.

Building muscle is easy but does require hard work and not under eating. While it is possible to build muscle in a calorie deficit it is not in those who are already under weight or close to it.

What is your bodyfat % ?
What does your diet consist of and what are you doing for exercise ?
 
Trusylver said:
I just had a look at your progress pics, how tall are you ? as you look under weight.

Building muscle is easy but does require hard work and not under eating. While it is possible to build muscle in a calorie deficit it is not in those who are already under weight or close to it.

What is your bodyfat % ?
What does your diet consist of and what are you doing for exercise ?
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I'm 5 ft 6, and I'm afraid I don't know what my body fat % is

In terms of diet, I eat pretty similarly everyday unless it's a special occasion so today I had:

Breakfast- bowl of porridge with mixed berries and honey (cereal bowl sized bowl about 2/3 the way full) with a cup of tea

Lunch- a sandwich (todays was 2 slices of tiger loaf with coarse grain mustard, pastrami and green salad leaves) with a couple of biscuits and a fruit yoghurt

Dinner- a bowl of thai green curry and rice (cereal bowl size again but it was full)

Snacks/deserts- a few more biscuits, blueberries, 4 tomatoes (that's really random but I just fancied tomatoes) and a flake ice cream cone

Drinks- 2-3 cups of tea a day (milk, 1 sugar) and lots of water, I rarely drink anything besides that :)
 
Without bodyfat % all I can go by is BMI which for your height and weight is 17.5 which is in the Under weight category.

Your food intake is severely lacking in protein which means you are loosing muscle due to diet rather than maintaining muscle and loosing fat, in addition to this, exercise is very important to maintain what muscle you have and even more so to build muscle. Without your exercise info I have nothing to base any advice on.
 
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