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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok reality check here ladies healthy weight(s)

5'2  99-121  average 110ish

5'5  113-138  average 125ish

5'8  126-154 average 140ish

If you are asian or extremely thin boned go ahead and subtract 10 pounds if you must[/quote]

Where do you get that from?  A healthy BMI at 5-5 goes up to 149, not 138.   I am 5-5 and my goal is 135 - at 113 is about the lowest I've ever been, and that was under a ton of stress in grad school.  125 would be wholly unrealistic for me to maintain.  [/quote]

I'm also 5'5".  When I dropped down to 112/113 in college my friends were telling me that I had lost too much weight.  When I was younger 20's I looked best between 118-122.  When I got into my later 20's my weight would creep up into the 140's and I would knock it back down to the 120's.  By my early 30's my weight stayed right around 142.  Then I had two kids and I gained a lot when I was pregnant.  I was able to take most of the weight off after the first child - I was exercising and hitting the gym and I was a solid 148, I actually looked pretty good.  Then I had the second baby and and I've been struggling ever since.

I would be happy to get down to a fit 150/155.  But I wouldn't be disappointed if all I got to was 160 something.  I'm 53 years old now.[/quote]

Watch an old movie.  Women were THIN.  Having a lot of fat on your body isn’t healthy.  You should aim for 120-125.  [/quote]

women in "old movies" lived in a completely different environment; and also they don't necessarily show women past 40s in those old movies.  being a normal BMI by definition is not having "a lot of fat" on your body. Conversely, dieting when you're ALREADY in a normal BMI is associated with becoming overweight/obese.  Setting unrealistic goal weights does absolutely nothing to help you be healthy.  [/quote]

Bone structure has rapidly changed in a few generations. We are physically healthier (more resilient/strong) than our mothers, grandmothers, etc. Maybe more emotionally/mental fragile, but that’s another can of worms. [/quote]

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