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Hello, I'm embarrassed to post, but I'm confused and want to know if anyone has suggestions.
I'm a fit 30 year old woman, I do cardio and weights nearly every day, hike, bike to work, and ski hard all winter. I've been stepping up my fitness and diet since March when I realized I didn't like how I looked or my (size 4) clothes fit, and decided I was gonna burn off 10-15 lbs I'd been carrying around.
By July (and through now), my clothes fit nicely again, I am toned up and just have a couple stubborn areas (lower belly 🙄) I'm working on. My hip bones, ribs, and collar bones are visible when I'm naked in the mirror (normally, not extreme). I practice intermittent fasting (works for me) and low carb (doesn't seem to work but I keep at it anyway) but I detest eating red meat so my low carb includes a lot of veggie simple carbs.
I'm 5' 3.5" and the scale says I am still 136-140lbs despite being in dramatically better shape than 8 months ago. My BMI is nearly overweight and the last time I had my body fat % measured it was shockingly high.
Oh... I don't want to say this but maybe it matters, my breasts are rather large for my body size, and weight training has only made them appear larger, but not wildly so. They feel fit, but I've wondered if they throw off the body fat %?
My doctor looked at me like I was crazy when I told her I was concerned about my weight. I was like, hello, 140lbs = heavy for my height!! She did a bunch of tests, I'm normal, medically. But that number refuses to budge since July despite diet and vigorous exercise regimen.
I'm confused. What gives about my BMI registering so high? Why doesn't the scale reflect the hard work I've been putting in? Muscle doesn't weigh THAT much more than fat, right?
My frustration has started making me go overboard. I've started last week to do a 2x workout 3 days a week and I feel guilty basically anytime I eat. I was considering it a sacrifice for the finish line until I just weighed myself and still 140. I can't believe it.
I wish it were easier to earn the body I want. I worry that the next few decades will be rough, filled with constant hunger + excessive exercise just to simply maintain what I've got now.
Any thoughts? Sorry for the novel. I can post photos if that would help.
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