Will my muscle tone show?

[Anonymous]

I am 5'6 and 125 lbs.

I like my weight and do not want to get any smaller/bigger.

I want to know if I continue to eat greasy fatty foods...(I have a high metabolism.)

will my muscle tone show with my light weight lifting and my cardio exercise? or will I have to change my diet also?

[stubbsy]

having a fast metabolism won't stop your definition becoming less apparent if you continue to eat such foods, try sticking to greasy foods once a week and the rest of the week, protein and carbs/complex carbs. Eventually you will find that your having to do longer cardio sessions just to burn off the calaries for the greasy foods for that day, and also, they do have a lot of cholesteral, which even the fittest will suffer with if they always eat greasy foods. Do a search on how to maintain definition, it will give you tips for a good diet that is maintanable and includes the foods we all love to eat, good luck,x

[Asker]

Thanks for your advice.

Its just that II have been struggling to eat healthier and its so hard to stop doing something you knew your whole life. I have to pretty much change my whole eating lifestyle to achieve what I want. :( Do you have any recommendations of what I should eat? that I can also enjoy? I find that healthier eating = tasteless boring food. Which is why I can't stick to eating such.

[stubbsy]

Pasta with a tomato sauce, but weigh the pasta and only have 75 grams of pasta. I know this won't seem much, but after 20 minutes, you will feel full, scrabled egg with bacon and beans, lean minced beef with veg, oatmeal or porridge, fruit, try eating every 3 hours, but only eat small portions, and make sure you have veg and protein every day, keep looking at what's in food, like sausages, they are just pure fat, so stay away, eventually, you will begin to dislike the greasy foods,

[Asker]

Ty so much

[justanotherguy00001]

You're a chick, your testosterone levels are far lower then guys. So no matter what you do, the likelihood of substantial muscle mass increase is not going to happen. For actual muscle to start showing, you will have to have a very low body fat %.

That doesn't mean you won't get strong, but for looks, it is not as significant (compared to guys)

If you eat enough to replace calories lost by exercise, you will for the most part remain the exact same weight.

[Asker]

Thanks for your advice.

That sucks to know :( that I have to work harder to achieve basic results.

Also, (to the last line) I like my weight I just want muscle tone.

[WoIIie]

If you gain body fat, you lose tone.

So if you eat greasy foods and work it all off, there's a high likelihood that you won't gain fat, therefore you will keep your tone.

However, it's very difficult for anyone to find that balance. You're going to be constantly losing and gaining muscle mass and fat mass while trying to maintain your weight. So ideally you want to keep greasy foods to a minimum, and work out harder when you do eat them.