I am 5 ft 7in, 134 lb, how to lose 9 or 10 pounds?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m OP’s goal weight. I have a small frame so at 135 I do look unfit and pudgy. Don’t assume she wants to be underweight. Everyone is built differently.

Same height 115 lbs. I also have a small frame (can wrap thumb and index finger around wrist and still have space leftover. But I’m muscular and not bony at all. I exercise 1-2 hours a day and eat a lot of fruits and vegetables but don’t count calories or restrict any food groups. I tend to eat smaller portions.

You can wrap your thumb and index finger around your wrist because you are skinny, not small framed. If you weighed 150 you would be large framed. Small framed and large framed are b.s.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m OP’s goal weight. I have a small frame so at 135 I do look unfit and pudgy. Don’t assume she wants to be underweight. Everyone is built differently.

yes you get it! As 135 I have flabby upper arms and a tummy and need size 8 pants

If you are 5'7" 135 and have flabby upper arms and a tummy, then you likely have stick legs and no butt. Those are your biggest muscle groups! You need to build muscle and weight train, not lose weight. You are chasing the wrong goal

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:An eating disorder. Seriously. You are a good weight now, don’t torture yourself. Those 10 lbs will be extremely hard to lose and if over 35, you will look gaunt, not better

This 1000%. Do a favor for everyone around you. Work on appreciating yourself at this weight. It’s great. You’ll be miserable chasing this number, and in the process you will alienate the people who care about you. You’ll be cranky, hungry and obsessed. Those are not attractive qualities in a friend, co-worker, partner, or family member.

This.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m OP’s goal weight. I have a small frame so at 135 I do look unfit and pudgy. Don’t assume she wants to be underweight. Everyone is built differently.

yes you get it! As 135 I have flabby upper arms and a tummy and need size 8 pants

You need to do strength training, lift weights, not lose weight. Losing weight will not do anything to your flabby arms, tummy and size 8 pants. You need to exercise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m OP’s goal weight. I have a small frame so at 135 I do look unfit and pudgy. Don’t assume she wants to be underweight. Everyone is built differently.

Same height 115 lbs. I also have a small frame (can wrap thumb and index finger around wrist and still have space leftover. But I’m muscular and not bony at all. I exercise 1-2 hours a day and eat a lot of fruits and vegetables but don’t count calories or restrict any food groups. I tend to eat smaller portions.

You can wrap your thumb and index finger around your wrist because you are skinny, not small framed. If you weighed 150 you would be large framed. Small framed and large framed are b.s.

Agree. 5"7" and 115 is underweight and not healthy. Yet you exercise 2 hours a day?! I also am willing to bet you are very strict about what you eat and potions too. It is one thing to be "naturally thin" but you are purposely making and keeping yourself underweight. THAT is not healthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m OP’s goal weight. I have a small frame so at 135 I do look unfit and pudgy. Don’t assume she wants to be underweight. Everyone is built differently.

Same height 115 lbs. I also have a small frame (can wrap thumb and index finger around wrist and still have space leftover. But I’m muscular and not bony at all. I exercise 1-2 hours a day and eat a lot of fruits and vegetables but don’t count calories or restrict any food groups. I tend to eat smaller portions.

You can wrap your thumb and index finger around your wrist because you are skinny, not small framed. If you weighed 150 you would be large framed. Small framed and large framed are b.s.

Agree. 5"7" and 115 is underweight and not healthy. Yet you exercise 2 hours a day?! I also am willing to bet you are very strict about what you eat and potions too. It is one thing to be "naturally thin" but you are purposely making and keeping yourself underweight. THAT is not healthy.

I am not strict about what I eat. I make sure I get enough vegetables and fruits but I eat meat, carbs, eat pastries/cookies/chocolate/ice cream/chips whatever looks good. I naturally eat smaller portions, don’t drink soda, alcohol, or juice, don’t eat much processed food. With that basis, I don’t worry about little indulgences.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m OP’s goal weight. I have a small frame so at 135 I do look unfit and pudgy. Don’t assume she wants to be underweight. Everyone is built differently.

Same height 115 lbs. I also have a small frame (can wrap thumb and index finger around wrist and still have space leftover. But I’m muscular and not bony at all. I exercise 1-2 hours a day and eat a lot of fruits and vegetables but don’t count calories or restrict any food groups. I tend to eat smaller portions.

You can wrap your thumb and index finger around your wrist because you are skinny, not small framed. If you weighed 150 you would be large framed. Small framed and large framed are b.s.

Agree. 5"7" and 115 is underweight and not healthy. Yet you exercise 2 hours a day?! I also am willing to bet you are very strict about what you eat and potions too. It is one thing to be "naturally thin" but you are purposely making and keeping yourself underweight. THAT is not healthy.

I am not strict about what I eat. I make sure I get enough vegetables and fruits but I eat meat, carbs, eat pastries/cookies/chocolate/ice cream/chips whatever looks good. I naturally eat smaller portions, don’t drink soda, alcohol, or juice, don’t eat much processed food. With that basis, I don’t worry about little indulgences.

Sorry, I don't believe you eat "whatever looks good." Very very few middle aged adult women are clinically underweight without something pathologic going on. You clearly care a lot about what you weigh; you exercise 2 hours per day and are on a diet forum. There is likely some denial about what is actually going on with your diet, but whatever. But you shouldn't be encouraging others to do that same and act like being underweight is normal and natural.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am 5 ft 7in, 134 lb, what is an effective way to lose 9 or 10 pounds? I really look best at 125...

Cut carbs, cut out junk food all together. Lots of veggies and lean proteins. Daily intense exercise. Stop eating after 7pm, don't eat again till 10am. If after doing this for a month you still haven't lost 10lbs, then your body is comfortable at 134lb, and you will need to learn to love your body as it is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m OP’s goal weight. I have a small frame so at 135 I do look unfit and pudgy. Don’t assume she wants to be underweight. Everyone is built differently.

If you are 5’ 7” and 135, there is no way you look pudgy. No way!

5’9” and I looked terribly pudgy at 135- because no matter how thin I got I kept trying to cram myself into smaller and smaller clothing sizes. It took a lot of yo-yo-ing before I realized why I always felt so awful about my weight.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:An eating disorder. Seriously. You are a good weight now, don’t torture yourself. Those 10 lbs will be extremely hard to lose and if over 35, you will look gaunt, not better

This 1000%. Do a favor for everyone around you. Work on appreciating yourself at this weight. It’s great. You’ll be miserable chasing this number, and in the process you will alienate the people who care about you. You’ll be cranky, hungry and obsessed. Those are not attractive qualities in a friend, co-worker, partner, or family member.

+2 You are a totally fine weight now. I highly doubt anyone else thinks you look “bad” at this weight. And you should care more about how you feel at this weight, not what you look like.

+1 more. I am 5'7, 135 lbs and trying to GAIN 5 pounds!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m OP’s goal weight. I have a small frame so at 135 I do look unfit and pudgy. Don’t assume she wants to be underweight. Everyone is built differently.

yes you get it! As 135 I have flabby upper arms and a tummy and need size 8 pants

If you are 5'7" 135 and have flabby upper arms and a tummy, then you likely have stick legs and no butt. Those are your biggest muscle groups! You need to build muscle and weight train, not lose weight. You are chasing the wrong goal

I am actually pear shaped, not in the sense that I have hips, I wouldn't say that, but weight does gather in my upper legs and I do not have a flat behind. But yes, I do need to build muscle; I think I could get away with not working at it to build muscle in my 20s, this doesn't work in 40s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m OP’s goal weight. I have a small frame so at 135 I do look unfit and pudgy. Don’t assume she wants to be underweight. Everyone is built differently.

yes you get it! As 135 I have flabby upper arms and a tummy and need size 8 pants

+2

[Anonymous]

Goodness, there is a lot of snap judgment on this thread. Can we believe OP to know at what weight she's felt best? I'm 5'7 and have wavered between 135 and 150 during the pandemic and weight can just gather differently on different people. My lowest adult weight was probably 130 and while fit, I still could've lost weight in a healthy way from there.

OP - track your calories and learn your portion sizes, lift weights, create healthy exercise habits that make sense with your life. "Eat food, mostly plants, not too much." The last ten pounds are so hard and might not be worth the dedication, and definitely aren't worth obsessing!

[Anonymous]

I found this Jillian Michaels clip to be helpful on the topic of losing vanity pounds: https://youtu.be/M-w7dJugMtc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:An eating disorder. Seriously. You are a good weight now, don’t torture yourself. Those 10 lbs will be extremely hard to lose and if over 35, you will look gaunt, not better

I'm 5'6 1/2" and 115 and very healthy. Calm down.