Hi,
I lost about 20 pounds a year ago via the south beach diet AND exercise (cardio) as well as free weights to go along with the diet component. I am now at 5′5, 125 lbs approx. I am healthy and fit at this weight I realize, but the fat in certain areas has still not gone away, and as I stick to the healthy diet and exercise I still don’t see the fat loss occurring in these areas. I realize there is a genetic component in the way one distributes fat on the body, so it will take time to burn fat in these areas. But I have been told that to get over this weight loss plateau, I have to reduce calorie intake further or exercise more, and I’m already exercising a good amount and continuing with the free weights. Only thing with cutting back in the diet is that I don’t eat any unhealthy foods, so how much is safe to cut back? But I sometimes wind up eating white rice/noodles so I was wondering if I should cut this out of my diet altogether? I don’t want to lose muscle mass, just fat. Thanks