famousinger

Hi, My name is Diana! I have been on this website and reading the posts on here for as little as a month now and I thought I would finally start a topic which I have been struggling with.

I really need your help everyone! Here is my story:

I was 156 lbs. at the beginning of last year and since then, I have gone down to 129 lbs. I did this by starting to exercise and eat portion size meals and snacks. It has been about 6 months since I've seen any fat loss and I was wondering what might be the cause???

- I am 17 yrs. old
- 5'2 1/2
- 128 lbs. currently
- I do exercise by alternating weight training w/cardio plus everytime I workout, no matter which (either weight training or cardio), I add another 30- 45 min. of extra cardio. 5 days a week. If you need to know what type of workouts I do then it is "The Firm". I sometimes do my own weight training and cardio like jump-rope, running, dancing, brisk walking...for weights I do free-weights with 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 lb. dumbbells; I do as many reps as possible until I feel I can't lift any more so I move on to the next exercise.

I have developed some nice calf, quad, hamstring, abdominal, bicep, tricep, upper back muscles but they are covered by fat which I am desperate to eliminate. All I see is that I'm toned but the fat is still there...so if someone would look at me, they wouldn't tell I am workout as much as I am.

- I am currently eating between 1,500-1,600 calories w/o any fat loss. When I get up in the morning I am hungry, when I've eaten something I'm still hungry so obviously I have a pretty high metabolism. This is what I usually eat in a day:

Breakfast:

2 pancakes w/ fruit spread (1 tsp.) and yogurt (1/2 c.)
OR
2 Vegetarian French Toasts (Tofu w/ Soy & cinnamon), yogurt (1/2 c.), and fruit spread (1 tsp.)
OR
1 bowl of Flax Seed cereal

Lunch:

1/2 c. cottage cheese
OR
2 slice of bread w/vegetarian simulated meat, onion, lettuce, vegetarian cheese slice, and tomatoe

Dinner:

I try to eat around 350 calories...

After my workout, I make myself a soy protein shake w/ milk, 1 or 2 bananas, flax seed oil (1 Tbs.), and oats (3 Tbs.) or wheat germ (2 Tbs.)
but once a week I alternate it w/ a can of tuna.
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That's about all I can think of to say right now but in conclusion, I eat as much protein as I can and try to eat low-fat as well. I include lots of vegetables and fruit...I juice them also! I do not eat meat but I do include tuna, eggs & milk in my diet. I hope someone can help to figure out what's the cause here in order for me to reach my goal of melting fat to see my muscles show up.


~Diana~