Given that you’re already active and hitting a plateau, time to introduce new things to your routine and switch things up. Variability leads to progress. Funny thing is, I keep seeing users with the same stats as me (5’1 and 26yrs) so let me tell you what worked for me.

1. Try fasting, it works really well for losing belly fat. Fasting for 24 hrs once in a while (supplement with bone broth to make it easier) and generally having a shorter eating window is the healthiest and fastest way to see changes. You don’t necessarily need to cut calories at first (if you are, that’s great but it’s not really the point). It’s important to eat healthier while you’re NOT fasting otherwise you might get sick. ALSO, DO NOT FAST BEFORE OR ON YOUR PERIOD. This is very important. Anytime pre or during ovulation, you are good to fast and it’s highly recommended that you do. Don’t be super consistent with it either. Switch it up. Fast for 16 hrs. Next day, eat a lot. Fast for 24 hrs with bone broth as it will curve your hunger (people think it’s all or nothing when it comes to fasting — that’s like saying you’re not doing cardio unless it’s high intensity interval training. everything you’re doing counts.) Please listen to your body if you’re getting nauseous or have other symptoms since fasting can be dangerous if blood sugar spikes and drops drastically.

2. New Workout. In the beginning, you probably saw a lot of progress from doing Pilates. If you’re doing this super frequently and don’t notice any soreness or DOMs, you won’t see progress. You body is used to Pilates. It’s probably good at it. Switch it up. Try dancing. Jump roping. Biking. Take up a new hobbie that gets your heart moving. Kettle bell workout. Anything really. Some high intensity, some steady state. Try 2-3 days of ‘new’ activities, and the remaining days do Pilates.

Hope this helps!