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Rikuu·10 months ago
@Riri  4. Guilt about eating out:
I love what you said consistency > perfection. That’s literally the golden rule. You don’t need to live like a robot. And guilt? It’s useless weight. You burn calories laughing with your friends too, that’s worth more than stressing about food,like totally. 
Eating out once or twice a week will never ruin your progress..Progress is built on what you do it's like um 80%of the time, not the occasional meals.
 
here’s the truth, if you hate strength training, you don’t have to do the "gym bro"version of it. But you can’t totally escape some form of resistance it’s the only way to truly change your body shape (reduce skinny fat look).
 
 
I think those can help?? 
Pilates / Yoga builds strength but feels flowy.
Dance workouts (Zumba, K-pop choreo practice, Just Dance) jro bodyweight resistance sneaks in.
Resistance bands at home aree way less boring than dumbbells.
Calisthenics basics (push-ups on knees, wall sits, planks)are free, short, and effective.
 
 
I basically saying that you don’t need to torture yourself with barbells but you’ll need something that challenges your muscles, otherwise you’ll just stay skinny fat.
 
 
Skinny fat vs fat?
Since youe already at low weight but still have softness around belly/face that’s more like skinny fat (low muscle, some fat left). The fix is not more cardio, it’s musclebuilding. That’s why resistance (in whatever form you tolerate) is key. 
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@Rikuu thank you again for your advices, they're really helpful!<3

you're right, I'll do 8-12k steps on the days I'm strength training since I don't want to hate life and burn myself out with doing 20-25k steps even on those days, and start slow with the resistance training after resting for a few more days till I'm physically and mentally ready for it. 

I have one last question to ask, you said earlier that 'you were me before', does that mean you're not anymore? Have you already reached your weight goals? I've been always curious about how people manage after reaching their dream body, I mean do you still occasionally workout and eat high protein meals? How do you eat your meals because for me I've these invisible glasses on at all times now that show me the estimated calories of the food, it's almost like I don't see food as food anymore rather that if I can afford to eat it and if it'll be in my calorie budget for the day or not if I eat it. It's sad, truthfully, not being able to enjoy food without worrying about it's calories but what can I do, I don't want to gain weight again .. but I don't want to keep on worrying about whatever I'm consuming so much either, I want to be like normal people who enjoy food as food and go on with the rest of their day without being so anxious over it being over their calories budget. It's exhausting, but it's helpful too, to know exactly what I am consuming, however, I don't want to live on my whole life like this either ..