please help me lose weight!

[brie78]

Hey everyone so i really need to lose weight!
I am very active and gain muscle very easily. It is not attractive though because i would rather be lean then have big bulky thighs. I eat around 1500 calories a day. I think i may over work out because i will go running about 5 times a week and will do strength training which includes just ab workouts and butt lifts and stuff like that. Do i need to excersise less? Also which cardio workout doesn't make you bulk up/ how many days should i work out? I am not loosing weight and i do not know why.
Heres a sample of what my meals look like
-Breakfast: Fruit smoothie with protein powder
-Snack: Carrots/ celery with hummus
-Lunch: Spinach salad with chicken, red wine and olive oil dressing
-Snack: Protein bar, or some more fruit or vegitables
-Dinner: Turkey or Chicken and steamed vegitables.
Sometimes i have larger snacks if i am hungry.
BUt please can you help me figure out why im not loosing weight/ and give me tips? i want to get slim for summer!
THANK YOU!

[NewVegan10]

How tall are you? What is your age? You may be consuming too many calories but then again you say you work out a lot. I would say try Pilates. That will help to achieve a nice lean look. I bought the Windsor Pilates (with the circle band thingie) off ebay and I lost 30 lbs right after my last child.

I highly suggest Pilates. Good luck.

[Boss Man]

Hi there .

Calories are a bit low believe it or not.

Sedentary female average is 1,800, so about another 300 on top for exercise should do.

Having 1,500, may slightly increase the risk of one or two mild deficiencies in nutrient intake.

You would be advised not to just target the Legs and thighs and Bottom area. If you're not training the upper body I would suggest it, incorpoating things like Deadlifts, Bench pressing, Chin-ups, Bent over Rows, E-Z Bar Curls, Skullcrushers etc etc.

The running isn't necessarily an issue, though if you use a flat course, you may find it adaptive, meaning the body won't benefit from it as much after some weeks.

As for the diet, I'd add more protein in with the Carrots and Hummus snack.

You have one meal with a protein Bar in it and thne a veggie potion as an alternative. Whilst Protein Bars aren't always great, some are bettter than others, so I'm not going to say an outright no to it, but you need something like a bit of Ham, Turkey or something like that with the Veggie option, or some days you might get Protein and Carbs in the meal, but other days mostly Carbs, when you have the Veggie option.

You could have something about 2-3 hours after the last meal too, like Beans on Toast, some Nuts, a Ham Sandwhich, some Mushroom heads and a bit of Low Fat Cheese Grilled as examples.