How to avoid getting bigger?

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My goal isn’t to gain muscle, but to get more petite and toned. What are workouts or things I can do to avoid lots of strength training, and instead become more slim? 
I work out daily. I jog about a mile a day, and work on legs/arms/abs on rotating days. I am 147lbs and 5”2. My goal is to be 120 by spring.

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Weight training won’t make you really big unless you’re actually going for that. That would take a long time. You should be doing both cardio and a bit of weight training.

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"toned" = weight training. 
Girls don't get big from lifting without years and years of intense work.

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Strength training is absolutely the best way to lose weight. No one gets big on accident, you have to lift heavier and heavier and heavier to even grow a little bit. A body weight routine that uses your own weight or maybe some really really light weights (like 3 or 5 or even 10lbs) is not going to make you big, but the tiny bit of muscle that you do activate will help you burn fat more efficiently even when you’re resting. Something like Pilates would be really good. If you do that and eat healthy you should slim down and tone up really nicely

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It all depends on what you eat
If you are on calorie deficit you will lose extra fat and strengthen your muscles with your toning exercises  
You only get really big if you eat for it, like lots of protein

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I was 143 in March of this year and got to 123 this month. 
Low carb diet! I also do calorie restrictions, which automatically makes low carb dieting a lot easy. I cut weight quickkkk. I got to 125 by June. And stayed consistent since and only got to 123. 
Hope this helps!

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Weight training won’t make you bulky, if you’re really worried about it make sure you’re rolling out your muscles and stretching to help lengthen them.  In my experience weight training makes girls look more feminine if anything.

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It takes people years, supplements and strict regimen and high calorie intake to bulk up and get muscle. Use weights and do cardio. Muscles create those curves you are trying to get.

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I’ve heard from a few different fitness sites that smaller weights and longer/ more reps make lean muscle and less reps more weight build muscle.

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Add more cardio and keep lifting. If you do weighs the right what for what you want you won't bulk up. More reps at lower weights. Increasing to large and heavy weighs is what bulks you up. Also bodyweight and resistance training. Pilates, trx work outs, aqua workouts/swimming, planks, lunges, ect. Use your bodies natural weight and work out with that. Eat healthy and clean. I would say don't focus too much on the scale number though a toned 135 lb woman very much might look smaller or slimmer than a not toned 115 lb person. Focus on how you want to look and how you want clothes to fit. If you tone up and add lean muscle it will still weigh more than fat but that is a good thing. The scale number is only important if a doctor tells you to reach a certain weight. What you think when you look in the mirror is 10000X more important.

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Count macros, keep active

How to avoid getting bigger?

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