Lost weight, now i need help!!

Ive been trying to lose weight for a while now, finally its been happening! Unfortunalely i look NO DIFFERENT then what i looked like at 118lbs and im now at 105lbs. I dont plan on going below 105lbs which is why im back here. I have a few questions i hope some of you will help me with, firstly
could this weight loss just be muscle..water? heres my weight log

E     2009-05-07     112.00     112.90      
E     2009-05-06     112.00     112.90     
E     2009-05-05     112.00     113.00     
E     2009-05-04     113.00     113.20     
E     2009-05-03     114.00     113.30     
E     2009-05-02     113.00     113.10     
E     2009-05-01     114.00     113.00     
E     2009-04-30     112.00     112.90     
E     2009-04-29     113.00     113.10     
E     2009-04-28     114.00     113.30     
E     2009-04-27     112.00     113.20     
E     2009-04-26     113.00     113.30     
E     2009-04-25     114.00     113.40     
E     2009-04-24     114.00     113.50     
E     2009-04-23     112.00     113.70     
E     2009-04-22     112.00     113.90     
E     2009-04-21     113.00     114.20     
E     2009-04-20     114.00     114.50     
E     2009-04-17     115.00     114.80     
E     2009-04-16     113.00     114.90     
E     2009-04-13     113.00     115.10
E     2009-04-12     114.00     115.30      
E     2009-04-11     115.00     115.40     
E     2009-04-09     116.00     115.30     
E     2009-04-08     114.00     115.40     
E     2009-04-07     115.00     115.40     
E     2009-04-06     116.00     115.50     
E     2009-04-05     117.00     115.40     
E     2009-04-04     116.00     115.10     
E     2009-04-03     115.00     114.90     
E     2009-04-01     115.00     114.90     
E     2009-03-31     115.00     114.90     
E     2009-03-30     114.00     115.40     
E     2009-03-25     117.00     115.56     
E     2009-03-24     114.00     115.38     
E     2009-03-23     116.00     115.57     
E     2009-03-22     115.00     115.50     
E     2009-03-21     114.00     115.60     
E     2009-03-20     114.00     116.00     
E     2009-03-19     115.00     116.67     
E     2009-03-18     115.00     117.50


I have been losing weight by walking 10,000 steps a day eating 1200 one week...and maintaining 1500 the next week...1200 the week after and again maintaining on 1500 the next...

Now, i would like to work on getting in shape!! does anybody have any exercise plans to follow online that only really require my actual body weight maybe yoga..pilates? last time i attempted to workout id be doing something like 100lunges,squats,crunches and still had no results....actually i did i feel i got 'fatter' my clothes became much tighter which is why i stopped working out.. maybe it was water who knows but instead i decided to take up walking, now i would like to do something different, hope someone can help me!!

bump, anyone?

Calorie restriction without much exercise, and I don't count walking as a fat burning exercise, but more of a muscle burner in this scenario. It's more than likely muscle you've lost in those few months........basically you've not lost any fat % wise. You need to stress your body with exercise and fuel (eat) that exercise in order to maintain your LBM and burn fat.......You actually have the perfect opportunity to increase your calories, do some weight resistance and HIIT and increase your LBM and decrease your body fat percentage......I would take advatage of that, now, otherwise your only going to look like a smaller you but with more fat. imo of course.

Thanks! yes i definitley feel more "flabby" you could say...i guess this means that the weight loss is not permanent then. How would i go about it now? i get excited yet really worried to start exercising mainly because i dont know what im doing lol i usually gain muscle and keep the layer of fat i can never shift it

My BMR is 1350, and i make sure to walk 10,000 steps a day (-150 burned)... i had to buy a pedometer because i was way below even sedentary so thats the only way i really know how many calories to consume a day. Am i able to continue step counting aswell as incorprating exercise
Say for example i burn 150 calories a day as part of my everyday routine my total daily needs would be 1500....then i can add my work out calories to that??

Also (sorry i know im a pain)

I should expect weight gain?
Shall i keep a deficit or eat to maintain?
What kind of exercise's are best..i own a treadmill with an incline thats about all lol
any programs to follow online push-up, squats, lunges...

Sorry about the questions i really want to get this right this time around, thanks again

• In this post you say you don't want to lose any more weight. However, in the fitness forum you have just posted that you want to lose fat but not gain muscle - in other words, you really do want to lose weight? With a BMI of 18.6 you're putting yourself in a very dangerous position if you lose any more weight. You don't want to end up in your twenties with brittle bones. Eat to be healthy! You'll be doing yourself a huge lifelong favour if you learn how to eat healthily and enjoy food as food, not just as calories.

• It is impossible to be "way below sedentary". It's impossible to be even a tiny bit below sedentary.... unless you're dead.

• Yes, you should eat for maintenance not a deficit. The minimum guidelines for teens are 1500 calories daily, so you should eat 1500 + 150 + workout calories. Or you could just eat three balanced meals and a few snacks, or 5-6 small meals, and see how you go.

• When you start exercising, it's quite common for your muscles to retain water for a couple of weeks. Don't worry about it.

• If you don't want to lose any more muscle, start doing some weight training and plyometrics. This is not about gaining muscle, it's about retaining what you have. Muscles give your body shape, they burn fat and they give you the power to work out. Don't lose them!

Yes i said that wrongly lol, My intentions was to get from 120 to around 108 assuming i'd look better. I did that. However i still look the same now as i did when i was at 120lbs...looking at me i look about 125lbs. I guess rather than saying 'thinner' i should of said 'tighten up'

I was pretty lazy, before i started walking 10,000 i was walking no more than 2,000 a day. I feel if i wear my pedo first thing in the morning, then once the day is over i get a better understanding of how much ive burned and add it to my bmr from there.

I suggested a deficit because i dont want to be the girl who gets muscle hidden under a layer of fat and ends up looking more bigger lol

Thanks for the advice im definitley going to follow on this one, at the moment im still unsure about the calories but im looking into plyometrics and bodyweight exercises and see if i get any results, thanks!!

Also if i need 1500 to maintain why would i want to add 150 aswell as workout calories thats just going to make me get fatter

Original Post by rmckenzyy:

 

Also if i need 1500 to maintain why would i want to add 150 aswell as workout calories thats just going to make me get fatter

no, it's going to allow you to MAINTAIN. you need 1500 MINIMUM to maintain, you need even more if you aren't in a coma, which clearly you aren't you walk [150 cals] and you burn calories through exercise [which you would add in if you are trying to maintain]. by continuing to restrict you'll lose more and more muscle mass and still retain your "untight" body. that's what she meant. does this make sense?

Ohhh, i was confused...i figured seems my BMR is 1350 (if i was in a coma lol)...then i should take that number and add my entire day of pedometer calories (150c) to it meaning i was only allowed 1500 and anything over would lead to weight gain. I was told awhile back here to do that because if i added my walking to my sedentary number i was double counting calories..

So i can continue to walk 10,000 daily and maintain on 1650, right?

thank youuu

yes, that is right. it can be confusing. since you are under 21 the recommended intake is 1500 minimum, and you're adding the 150 calories in addition to that, since the BMR [coma] burn is 1500 for someone of your age. make sense? 

I see, thanks for making it more clearer for me Chrissy! I think im understanding now, any additional exercise i do i just add it to the 1650 right? is this a must when it comes to weight training and trying to "tone" or is it ok to still continue at maintence cals