What’s a thin weight for a 5’4” middle aged woman? I’ve always been slightly on the chunky side, and then ended up

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Anonymous wrote:gaining 35 lbs during a stressful period of my life where I also had an undiagnosed thyroid disorder. Now I’m on a GLP (miracle IMO) and back to my starting weight of 120isg.

But part of me wants to be thin thin. I’ve never been fashionably thin like some people where almost all clothes just look great, and shoulders/arms are defined etc. I don’t mean anorexic btw.

At what weight does that happen? Right now I’m right in the middle of the range for a healthy weight for my height.

If you don’t believe in GLP, you can move along

Anyone btdt and managed to get very thin on a GLP?

I’m thin (with no boobs) and my BFF is overweight. She complained about clothes not fitting and said it was easy for me because I’d look good in anything. I said that was undeniably false, and told her I’d go shopping with her and that she could give me anything to try on to prove she was wrong.

She was shocked at how ridiculous I looked in getups. She’d pull something off the rack and I’d tell her it was going to look ridiculous because I know what looks good on me. She definitely had a good laugh.

I swear it was the best exercise for her, and I think she was grateful that I humored her.

This is a tangent, but I agree with it. I am 5'4" and 110 lbs, small chest, narrow hips. A lot of women think "oh you can wear anything." Untrue. Even finding bathing suits that fit well and are flattering is hard (small chest is hard to fit, most suits are designed for a B cup or larger, suits that accommodate a smaller chest are often skimpy in a way that doesn't flatter my butt or midsection, which are small but I'm 46 and have had kids, so I don't look 22).

I think a lot of women think if they could just be tiny, it would solve all their issues with their appearance. It won't. Yes, being very thin is socially encouraged and I get social approval for that. But the standards for women are much more than just "thin." I'm thinking and fit but I'm also middle aged, have a bit of a belly from pregnancy that will never go away, small boobs, I'm pale, even at my weight I have a bit of cellulite (more visible because I'm fair), my butt is pretty flat, my ankles are on the thick side (again since pregnancy). Being a size 0 changes none of that.

Small chests typically don’t look good

It really depends. Most men and younger men especially these days prefer a smaller cup size. Of course there are variables involved there as well.
If they are perky and nicely shaped, then smaller chests in the A to C cup range absolutely are more popular than large D to DD size breasts now.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate to tell you this OP, but if you get thin thin from GLP 1s in middle age, you will not look fashionable. You will look ill. (And I am a fan of GLP 1s so this isn’t med hate.)

+1 This “thin thin” obsession is mostly middle age women that grew up in the 80s. Younger people are into strong bodies more than thin bodies.

Obesity does not mean strength.
Sure a fat person does have more natural strength, due to having to carry around the extra weight, but still they aren't considered "strong" by any definition unless they lift.

No one is talking about obese lol.

We are talking about having some muscle on you so that you can walk up a flight of stairs without needing handrails and won't fall down if someone blows on you when you hit 75.

Losing too much weight and with the wrong methods results in too much muscle and bone loss. You will be thin thin thin thin and and weak weak weak.

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These threads are so funny (and evergreen). All bodies are different: different bone density, muscle mass, boob and butt size etc that will make the answer vary. I will speak for myself.

I’m multiracial and naturally dense and muscular, am 5’3 and have an hourglass figure with a round butt and big boobs (DD). At my thinnest I was 15, playing two sports, and vegan: I was 115 pounds. As a young adult I settled around 130-140, and wore a size 4/6 in jeans. I am now losing weight at age 39, and wear a size 10 at 170 pounds. I am trying like HELL to get back down to a size six, which I think I can achieve by getting below 150 - my body composition has changed and I’m more muscular now than I was in my twenties due to lifting weights.

What I’ve noticed at the gym is that the really skinny girls don’t lift heavy weights. YMMV.

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I’m in my 30s and also 5’3.5” (and round up to 5’4”). I look “vanity thin” below 115. Probably best around 109-112. I look chunky above 125, and “normal” at 120.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate to tell you this OP, but if you get thin thin from GLP 1s in middle age, you will not look fashionable. You will look ill. (And I am a fan of GLP 1s so this isn’t med hate.)

+1 This “thin thin” obsession is mostly middle age women that grew up in the 80s. Younger people are into strong bodies more than thin bodies.

Obesity does not mean strength.
Sure a fat person does have more natural strength, due to having to carry around the extra weight, but still they aren't considered "strong" by any definition unless they lift.

No one is talking about obese lol.

We are talking about having some muscle on you so that you can walk up a flight of stairs without needing handrails and won't fall down if someone blows on you when you hit 75.

Losing too much weight and with the wrong methods results in too much muscle and bone loss. You will be thin thin thin thin and and weak weak weak.

The fact PP didn’t even understand the type of bodies you are referencing just shows that she is old and following out dated norms.