Do I stop weight training? Feeling bulky

Nooo! Don't listen to your family member, I bet you look incredible.

It sounds like the dream! I'm desperate for my hip/glute measurement to go up. It's a work in progress.

I bet you really don't look as bulky as you think you look and it's all in your head.

Your family member is misinformed at best. Nobody ends up looking like a body builder without a lot of very deliberate work.

I bet you look great!

How do you feel in yourself?

Well what do you want to look like? I like this look personally and certainly am working towards this aesthetic not away from it. What did you think was going to occur from progressive overload?! 😂

I wouldn’t worry what someone else says I would think it’s a compliment really your hard work is showing!

But if you want to cut down then stop progressive overload and focus on strength not growing

You must have outstanding genetics to look like a body builder after 7 months of training. I’m tempted to advise that you trust the process. You’re in a calorie deficit so you’ll continue to lose body fat and your muscle building capacity won’t grow exponentially like it did in the first 6 months of training (assuming you’re new to strength training and benefitting from ‘newbie gains’). I bet you look amazing

Could you introduce another form of exercise such as Pilates, Callanetics ,Yoga type exercise and reduce the strength training to maximum of two times a week ?

I bet you look fab! 7 months doesn't seem enough time for a woman to get bulky rather than toned and fit. I definitely ignore people saying you'll look like a bodybuilder, a) why not look like that if you want, b) you're not likely to achieve that look without deliberately working towards it.

Speak to your trainer. Maybe look to maintain whilst you adjust to your new look and body. I wouldn't stop aught training entirely, it's so important for women, especially as we get older to ensure bone health and independence