u/Bojack1762

I’m a 30 F and have been relatively healthy my whole life. I’m quite tall and anything under 175lbs makes me look way too skinny (in my opinion), in an unhealthy way (I have a wider rib cage and it’ll stick out a lot if I weigh around 170). A year ago I left a job that had me on my feet 24/7 for an office job that has me sitting the whole day. This is my first office job and I have gained so much weight it’s crazy. I’ve noticed this past year that my baseline weight has gone from 175-180lbs to 195+ lbs. my eating habits have been about the same more or less. I’ve been tracking my calories and the worst it’ll get to is 1800 calories per day. I’ll be honest, I do not drink a lot of water in a day. Maybe 2 cups. It’s always been that way. I average 6-7 hours of sleep. A lot of this weight has gone to my things so my inner thighs touch a lot more now. I’ve been in the gym 3x a week for 2 months. I typically do 15 min of cardio and do some light weight training. My workouts typically last 45 min and I burn about 300-400 calories. I can’t go too hard as I have a slipped disc. While the number on the scale has not budged I have noticed my pants fit a little bit better now. Sorry for rambling. Any idea why I can’t get my legs to shrink a little?

I’m a 30 F and have been relatively healthy my whole life. I’m quite tall and anything under 175lbs makes me look way too skinny, in an unhealthy way. A year ago I left a job that had me on my feet 24/7 for an office job that has me sitting the whole day. This is my first office job and I have gained so much weight it’s crazy. I’ve noticed this past year that my baseline weight has gone from 175-180lbs to 195+ lbs. my eating habits have been about the same more or less. I’ve been tracking my calories and the worst it’ll get to is 1800 calories per day. I’ll be honest, I do not drink a lot of water in a day. Maybe 2 cups. It’s always been that way. I average 6-7 hours of sleep. A lot of this weight has gone to my things so my inner thighs touch a lot more now. I’ve been in the gym 3x a week for 2 months. I typically do 15 min of cardio and do some light weight training. My workouts typically last 45 min and I burn about 300-400 calories. I can’t go too hard as I have a slipped disc. While the number on the scale has not budged I have noticed my pants fit a little bit better now. Sorry for rambling. Any idea why I can’t get my legs to shrink a little?

Hey guysss,

Wanted to get your input on a few things. For some background on me, I’ve (30F) almost always been a healthy weight for my height (5’9) and build. Flat tummy and all. Part of it was because I would frequent the gym 3-4 times a week and lift. The other thing that helped was having a very active job working with little kids. In the past few years a lot has happened in my personal life, including a car accident. Some idiot on their phone ran a stop sign and hit my car. I sustained a slipped disc from this and wore a back brace for about 6 months. I also had the toughest time even picking up anything more than 15 lbs off the floor. Thankfully it’s been almost 2 years since then and I’ve made a lotttt of progress. I also had to stop working with the littles because they kept hurting me by accident. I work a corporate job now and sit a lot. Due to the slipped disc and limited Range of motion I lost a lot of the muscle I had built up over the years. I also have gained a bit of weight (20 lbs) which has strangely accumulated in my thighs. This also means I have quite a bit of cellulite now. My questions are:

1. Will the cellulite “go away” with consistent exercise or am I screwed?

2. How to build muscle without hurting my back?

3. How to make the gym more of a priority in my life?

I really want to FEEL healthier again so I’m cool with any results I get, even slower paced ones. Thank you all!!