I would like you to take a look at my photo album on my member page. I used to do the same as you are. I would do cardio but never lose weight. I have pictures where I was once 38% body fat and 150 pounds at the age of 33 because I was only doing cardio! Now for the past 4 years I have been lifting weights and I still weight 150 pounds but I am down to 14% body fat. You can change the way you look by building lean muscle and not burning it by doing too much cardio. Your lean muscle will burn calories for you 24 hours a day, where as cardio is only burning calories while you are doing it. Most women fear lifting weights because they might get "big and bulky". If you look at all the teenage boys at the gym trying to get big, they are usually totally skinny. They have 10x more testosterone than we do at this age and still cant get "huge". I promise if you start weight training you will change. It may take time but dont give up. You may never go back to doing that much cardio! Best wishes. By the way don't starve yourself either! eating 5-6 small meals a day will help your metabolizm stay high and you will never go into a catabolic state where your body eats your own muscle! Stay strong - Leslie
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