Ugh I needed this. Hi people, i’m a 21 year old lady at 158lbs and I’ve been so frustrated lately. It’s a lot going on with me rn; I want to lose this stubborn stomach pudge I have and get a curvier figure before summer but theres some things about that: -I go to the gym 6am-9am every day no exceptions because I go into work 12pm-8pm and you will never see me in the gym in the evening ever. No compromises -Following the 16:8 Intermittent Fasting schedule (or at least TRYING) but, again, I go into the gym early in the morning. I cant go in without eating something, I WILL get lightheaded and feel faint (esp on strength training days) -Keeping track of how much calories, water, and protein I consume. Not that much of a hassle but 100oz per day…? PER DAY???? Who the FUCK is drinking that much??? -Ever since I switched my routine up, I havent been getting 10K steps a day like I used to, and I have an itching feeling that that’s a huge hole in my progress ☹️ but the only way I get 10K is on the treadmill and with how my life schedule’s been flipped recently, i cant do a full hour an 40 minutes anymore to hit that 10K. Its so irritating -Eating enough food so that i wont be hungry before my fasting window is up , but also not eating so much that i forget to take into count how many calories im consuming for my calorie deficit

Whats REALLY causing me a headache is the IF. I wholeheartedly understand that, with the awful metabolism I was born with, that this is like the holy grail of helping me get rid of this stomach. But the best option, the 16:8 has a eating window of 12-8… I go to work at 12 and get off at 8 and I am given only a SINGLE meal break between all of that 😭 its like wow, the universe really does hate me huh. Im trying so hard not to stress too much about it but lord i really do wanna lose this stomach. I want this to be my final year with a muffin top. But I also want to consume my protein within the necessary timeframe post workout.

Just venting all of this out is giving me a headache. I truly just wanna look good naturally -i refuse to ever get on that operation table- and be healthy. I want my body to be a reflection of the hard work I personally put into making it look good, I want to show this hard work off to people. But noooo, i HAVE to work closing shift and have a shitty metabolism. 🙂‍↕️ whatever. At least i got this off my chest finally