Have you ever just accepted your higher weight?
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Anonymous
| The difference in how I look at my ideal weight versus is 10 pounds heavier is so drastic I can't accept it. |
Anonymous
| If my fluctuates more than 3-4 lbs, then I immediately watch what I eat more carefully. In my early 50’s and still weigh the same as I was in high school. I lost baby weight very quickly but once I hit menopause, my metabolism slowed greatly and I have to be very careful that the weight does not creep up. I exercise at minimum 1 hour a day, drink only water, and eat lots of fruits and vegetables. My downfall is dessert and I cutback if my weight creeps up. |
Anonymous
No, she wasn't, what are you talking about? A woman in her early 30's and with a 19.2 BMI is within a normal weight range. |
Anonymous
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I find that I can't ever get down to the weight I was in my 20s unless I want to look like an old hag. At some point, you have to choose between your face and your butt (or, in my case, my thighs).
While I looked great then, I look better at a higher weight now. I'm still in the healthy weight category for my height but no longer at the lower end of it. |
Anonymous
Very bottom of normal. 1-2 lbs from underweight |
Anonymous
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Advice if anybody wants it:
1. Make sure your bra and underwear fit your current body. 2. Get clothes that flatter your current body. A stylist can help. 3. Focus on maintaining your current weight. That is better than focusing on weight loss both for physical and psychological health purposes. 4. Exercise for pleasure instead of weight loss. When your body gets healthier and stronger you can’t help but be proud of it, even if you are the same size. |
Anonymous
That’s not true. 112 lbs is 4-5 lbs from underweight for 5’4. And why does it matter that she’s on the lower side of normal range? It’s still in the normal range. |
Anonymous
How tall are you PP? |
Anonymous
| I'm 5'2" and 124 pounds. I'd like to be 118. I'll take 124 though, because I am 53. I stick to an eating routine and walk four miles per day. That's what it takes. Without exercise, I would balloon because I am hypothyroid. |
Anonymous
+1 Also BMI is not a great measure at the individual level. Maybe OP has body image issues and 112 was unhealthy for her, but most likely, 112 is totally fine. If she has a small frame 112 might be just right for her. Though I will say as someone in a similar boat as OP, that after I gained weight post baby (post weaning, really), I started doing yoga and pilates regularly and I have more muscle mass than I did before. I've gotten my weight down to 123 from 130, my goal was 115, but I am feeling good at my current weight and don't know how much lower I want to go. Some of the extra pounds are muscle and I don't want to lose that! |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
Haha 4-5 lbs You don’t even know how ridiculous and disordered you sound/are. What a pathetic post. |
Anonymous
I am 5'6. Living in Europe as I do, my idea of a "healthy" weight deviates from the norm in the U.S. Seeing many family members struggle with obesity and related complication while growing up in Georgia motivated me to never quit. |
Anonymous
| Yes, I don't care. I'm 5'7" and my thinnest was 125 in law school. I'm pregnant now, but prior to pregnancy I was maybe 140. I still feel attractive and the weight is well distributed, so it doesn't bother me. That number did probably include a few COVID lbs. After this baby (my last) I will aim for something between 135 and 140. |
Anonymous
DP you are the one who is weirdly obsessed with BMI which is useful on a population level, not so much at the individual level. |