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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow- I hate you all (not really, just envious of those that have it so easy). I'm 5'0 exactly and am sitting at 136-137 at age 45 (3 babies, the last 2 in my late 30s -early 40s).  But I don't consider myself overweight. I'm not skinny, I'm not fat. I'm just - average. Most my weight is in my stomach, butt, and hips. My arms and boobs look great, and most people think I'm 10 years younger than I am.

I don't eat horrible, but I also like my chocolate. And have a wine, beer, or cocktail a couple times per week. I don't really have any interest in restricting down to 1200 calories daily or limiting what I eat. Life is short!  When I do track, I average between 1500-1800 calories per day.

I have never, ever been skinny, even as a child. As an adult, the skinniest I ever got was 118, and I was majorly depressed, not eating a lot, and working out and running a lot.  It wasn't a healthy weight for me, and I'd take a few extra pounds over the constant depression and exhaustion. Now I might go for a 3-mile walk, or lift weights, but nothing consistent. Maybe when the kids are older. Right now I prioritize sleep over working out.

Having 2 of my kids in my late 30s and early 40s was the biggest driver of my weight today. Prior to that, I weighed around 125. Even though I only gained about 25 lbs with each pregnancy, it was way harder to lose the baby weight than it was with my first when I was 25. When I was 25, the baby weight, plus an additional 10, just melted off post pregnancy. After my second I lost all the baby weight except about 7 lbs, so ended up sitting around 132, and then obviously with my last even though I lost 20 lbs post pregnancy, I still ended up settling another 4-5 lbs higher yet, at 135-137. Then I had a parent with a terminal diagnosis, and between that, young kids, and a busy FT job, something had to give a little and I learned to accept my new weight. Now it's just about learning how to play to my strengths with what I wear and how to camouflage the parts I may not love about my body.

It is what it is I suppose. Life is short. I've never beat myself up about my weight over the years, even though if you went by weight alone you might think I'm overweight, and it's never stopped me from achieving goals in my life.  I have a great spouse, kids, my dream home, an interesting job, friends, and have been fortunate to have extensively traveled over the years. Being skinny is not a be all end all. [/quote]

You come in here and post that you hate everyone here who doesn’t have to work at it, say you don’t consider yourself overweight, go in that people thing you’re ten years younger than you are, and how you don’t beat yourself up.  Why did you even post? You can just hit the back button.

People trying to lose likely do look overweight, or, at least at 5’0 they have a hard time finding pants that fit their waist, etc., don’t feel healthy, and want to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease.  At your BMI, someone who carries weight in their stomach should work to lose weight - it’s an actual health issue to have so much fat in your midsection, as likely you have too much visceral fat around your organs. [/quote]

Meh, not everyone with a lot of subcutaneous fat has a lot of visceral fat. Mine is almost all subcutaneous. I have a family member who has literal abs but tons of visceral fat. [/quote]

Did you get a CT scan or MRI? [/quote]

Yes. It’s unfortunate because I look much fatter/bigger than my BMI reflects and I’m very squishy, but at least it’s healthier I guess.

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