[RookaWins]

Another thread about me, being confused about my goals. I want to be "thin" but will I be myself when I get there? I want to lose weight so I can shop for clothes and costumes easier...but is that it? I've hit my Previous goal of being below high school weight, (which isn't all that thin..) I still have a tire around my tummy.. My arms and legs are thin though. And I'm afraid I won't like what my body shape is underneath this last 20 or 30 pounds.. I know all the weight loss methods and plans and can follow them..but when I cheat lately I don't really care..? Does anybody else feel this? I feel complacent at this weight that isn't awesome.

[amandie]

Maybe you should start thinking about "toning" up with weight/strength/resistance training to change the shape of your body but still at the same weight since you say you feel okay with your arms and legs. Look up core exercises, you cannot spot reduce but you may able to make your stomach look better if not stronger. I personally love 30 Day Shred- less than 30 minutes and it made me look better at 180 in my opinion.

I plan to try body recomp when I reach 150 (which isn't an awesome weight either for my height) because I will still be almost 15lbs overweight but I want to lower my bodyfat, gain muscle/lose fat. We'll see.

[DietVet]

Why not take a maintenance break and work on building muscle and losing fat? If you're feeling uncommitted to your diet and sorta happy with where you are, why not? You can always dial in your calories again later.

Come visit us in the Weight Training sub-forum and start lifting some weights. It will do fabulous things for your body! (And even more fabulous things when you're eating at maintenance rather than in a big deficit.)