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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP - In retrospect I think it has been *too* important to me to keep my shape (and weigh the same I did in highschool) - Even if I gained 5 more pounds I would still be in proportion.  I just don't want to gain 20 pounds.  And I need to exercise more for sure.[/quote]

Body dysmorphia? Eating disorder?[/quote]

Maybe?  Maybe just someone who likes to fit into the $ clothes she owns?

The question is whether I should surrender and realize that my body is changing and that fighting it will be frustrating and fruitless.  I think I got the answer that I was looking for - that I should size up in pants and try for "healthy and strong" not "keeping things the way they've always been."[/quote]

I'm the PP who wrote that healthy weight adults who gain some weight in late middle age tend to have the highest longevity.

I just wanted to add that i think it can be helpful to try to embrace the new you and by clothes that fit. It's incredibly demoralizing to face a closet full of clothes that don't fit every morning. I lift weights 2x/week. do HIIT, do yoga, try to stay active throughout the day. I feel strong and flexible and am in good cardiovascular shape. I'm working on being OK with being a little heavier than I use to be. [/quote]

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