Your height and weight: please share

[Anonymous]

I'm reading this thread and all I can say is wow. In case anyone was wondering why teen girls and grown women have serious body image issues, I believe we have found the answer.

Seriously, how hateful does a person have to be to ridicule a complete stranger for something like their weight? That is just fucked up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm reading this thread and all I can say is wow. In case anyone was wondering why teen girls and grown women have serious body image issues, I believe we have found the answer.

Seriously, how hateful does a person have to be to ridicule a complete stranger for something like their weight? That is just fucked up.

It should not come as a suprise, DCUM is full of insecure people.

We have an anorexic posting here who's goal at 5'10" is to be a skeletal 130. She compares herself to supermodels and actresses.

[Anonymous]

to the posters who were saying they were were having problems keeping weight on postpartum - have you had your thyroid levels checked? I developed a thyroid issue during pregnancy that will now be something I have to medicate for the rest of my life. This is not uncommon, just something that is not highly publicized. The thyroid problem I have makes it harder to take weight off, but I have managed to do it by changing my diet and adding more workouts.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone ever watched the "Strong Men" challenges? I can almost guarantee that many of them would be considered obese. I can also say that they are probably in better shape and healthier then a vast majority of people posting here...myself included.

Also let's take 2 women. They are both 5'5" and they are both obese at 220 pounds. However, one of them has gained the weight in her abdomen and the other has gained the weight in her legs and butt. The woman with the weight gain in her midsection is much more at risk for heart and other health problems then the woman who gains in her legs. Also, the woman who gains in her midsection will most likely look heavier then the woman who gains in her legs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New poster here - I work in childhood obesity (trying to halt and reverse it, not advocate for it .

It is possible to be overweight and healthy. The problem is many Americans are overweight because they aren't physically active and don't eat well. Certainly not all. You can be healthier and obese, but if you are obese, something is probably off, at least in the vast majority of cases.

I personally think we as a country should stop focusing so much on weight, and focus instead on healthy eating - eating actual, mostly non processed foods, eating moderate portions, and getting some activity in most days. Doesn't have to be the gym, but taking a walk, doing some stretching, etc. Of course there will still be room for the occasional splurge, but you should eat this way 80-90% of the time.

If you do that and you are still a few pounds over your ideal weight, you are healthy.

A voice of reason, thank you.

I'm overweight, and of course figured I was by definition unhealthy. My doctor says otherwise, since I have no coexisting conditions like high cholesterol or high blood pressure. I'm still trying to lose weight, but it was nice to know that even in my 40s, my doctor is happy with my health.

[Anonymous]

Skinny does not equal superior morality
Fat does not equal sloth

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have an anorexic posting here who's goal at 5'10" is to be a skeletal 130. She compares herself to supermodels and actresses.

5'10" @ 130lbs = 18.7 BMI, which is within DHHS "normal" range of 18.4-24.9

Certainly that's the low end of "normal," and as the discussion here reveals, there are many people for whom the "normal" range may not apply. However, for you to claim that 18.7 BMI equals "anorexic" or "gross" is flat out wrong.

And by the way, to keep things clear, I am not the 5'10"/130lbs poster -- I weigh almost 100lbs more than that. The 5'10"/130lbs poster never compared herself to supermodels and actresses; I'm the one who posted the heights/weights of a few models after fact-checking your claim that to be 5'10"/130lbs would be "gross." I am not suggesting that anyone should compare herself to a model or even necessarily strive for that height/weight combo. I just picked models because it was easy to research their height/weight, and I could see for myself whether 5'10"/130lbs looks "gross" or "anorexic." I also emphasized that every individual should aim for the weight that makes her happy, not what someone else tells her she should weigh. It seems like YOU are the one who wants to be the weight-police. If someone wants to strive for a weight that is within a normal BMI range, who are you to criticize and judge her?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New poster here - I work in childhood obesity (trying to halt and reverse it, not advocate for it .

It is possible to be overweight and healthy. The problem is many Americans are overweight because they aren't physically active and don't eat well. Certainly not all. You can be healthier and obese, but if you are obese, something is probably off, at least in the vast majority of cases.

I personally think we as a country should stop focusing so much on weight, and focus instead on healthy eating - eating actual, mostly non processed foods, eating moderate portions, and getting some activity in most days. Doesn't have to be the gym, but taking a walk, doing some stretching, etc. Of course there will still be room for the occasional splurge, but you should eat this way 80-90% of the time.

If you do that and you are still a few pounds over your ideal weight, you are healthy.

This is the only post on this thread worth reading (and re-reading).

The rest is fodder for therapists. Yetch. All this obsession with weight is sickening. And it's impossible to hide attitudes like yours from your daughters. We're breeding yet another generation of women who will waste endless amounts of energy worrying they aren't "normal" because of some artificial standard that's upheld by their mothers.

I'm going to eat a gluten-free muffin and a salad made from ingredients I bought at the farmer's market. Then I'm going to take a walk.

[Anonymous]

I'm sick of all the fat acceptance propaganda. Americans are, on average too fat. They eat, for the most part, too much food, and too much processed, high calorie food. I was looking at a documentary the other night that showed scenes from the 1950's and it was amazing how much slimmer people were! Everybody talks about how the "average" American woman wears a size 14, but no-one mentions that the average American woman's weight has grown steadily over the years. Eat smaller portions. Eat less processed foods. Eat at mealtimes, not for entertainment (like at the movies or sporting events). Cook more and eat out less. Move more. It's not rocket science.

[Anonymous]

Yay for gluten-free! Being diagnosed with Celiac Disease taught me a whole new (and much healthier) way to eat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sick of all the fat acceptance propaganda. Americans are, on average too fat. They eat, for the most part, too much food, and too much processed, high calorie food. I was looking at a documentary the other night that showed scenes from the 1950's and it was amazing how much slimmer people were! Everybody talks about how the "average" American woman wears a size 14, but no-one mentions that the average American woman's weight has grown steadily over the years. Eat smaller portions. Eat less processed foods. Eat at mealtimes, not for entertainment (like at the movies or sporting events). Cook more and eat out less. Move more. It's not rocket science.

yes mother. May I be excused now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sick of all the fat acceptance propaganda. Americans are, on average too fat. They eat, for the most part, too much food, and too much processed, high calorie food. I was looking at a documentary the other night that showed scenes from the 1950's and it was amazing how much slimmer people were! Everybody talks about how the "average" American woman wears a size 14, but no-one mentions that the average American woman's weight has grown steadily over the years. Eat smaller portions. Eat less processed foods. Eat at mealtimes, not for entertainment (like at the movies or sporting events). Cook more and eat out less. Move more. It's not rocket science.

And I am sick of all the lazy bitter moms and dads on this forum with nothing to do but blog all day about fat people acceptance propoganda. The moms and dads on this site are, on average, idiots. They blog, they hate, they criticize.

Stop blogging. Stop blogging at mealtimes. Stop blogging for entertainment. Get a life. Get off your computer. It's not rocket science.

[Anonymous]

" Stop blogging. Stop blogging at mealtimes. Stop blogging for entertainment. Get a life. Get off your computer. It's not rocket science."

You first.

[Anonymous]

Hmmm, I believe that one can be overweight and healthy, but OBESE and healthy? I find that hard to believe.

[Anonymous]

I have lost almost 50 pounds and have another 70 to go. My blood pressure is somewhere around 95/60-something and my resting heart rate is 55. I run 7-8 miles at a time, and kick ass at the other workouts I engage in. I can run circles around a lot of thin people I know.

But the fact of the matter is, my insides are still suffocating in fat and that just cannot be healthy.