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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - thank you for the responses. I felt comfortable in my body at 112 lbs and did not appear underweight. I realize it’s the lower end of the BMI, but I’m fairly short and the excess 21 lbs have required a mostly new wardrobe. I do feel it makes me slower and move less freely, though that could be mental. I eat healthfully and exercise, but I eat too much. Pregnancy and nursing seemed to increase my appetite, but I’m struggling to return to the portions of 112 lbs me. So I wondered if others got over that hump and returned to their former weight or just accepted a healthy, but higher weight. Thank you for your thoughts![/quote]

OP - we have the same stats, so I’ll tell you my story. I was about 115-120 during college, which was very thin on my frame, but “skinny fat” and I did not feel strong and was not in shape, although I looked *great* without any effort - no exercise, college diet... when I got married I weighed about 127 and felt like I looked great... I was eating healthier and working out. My body felt toned and fit. Then I had two kids and gained about 30 pounds each time. Lost the weight easily when breastfeeding, but then gained some back when I weaned and everything was saggy and flabby and just wrong. I weighed about 133 after kids and felt awful. Slow, tired, and totally out of shape. I started going to hot power yoga and then - during the pandemic - started running. I also did Noom for about 4 months because nothing was changing my weight even as I got into better shape. I learned some really valuable lessons about how to eat for my body and my own satisfaction, and got serious about making time to work out. I’m now at about 123 and it’s the perfect weight for 40 yo me. I am very fit and feel really strong and healthy. I’ll never be 115 again and wouldn’t want to be - my body now is so much healthier and happier than it was at a lower weight.

If you’re not feeling great, do something about it. Just know that it will likely take some drastic changes to get where you feel better. Our bodies are not easy to change as we get older. [/quote]

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