Anonymous wrote:I'd rather be chubby than live like that.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I too am 5 feet. I gained 4 pounds and now have an officially unhealthy bmi. It takes only a couple of slip-ups and i cant get my clothes on!
Another five footer and same same same same. And I FEEL it when I go from my regular weight - not skinny, but very liveable! - to just a couple of pounds above. Like my whole body and my whole way of moving through the world will feel different. My regular clothes just don't fit. I HATE it - and it happens, just as OP said, with just a few extra calories per day.
I don't have any hack to deal with this - just, cut out those extra snacks, eat normal meals (no extra bag of chips) and up your exercise for a bit. I will not skip meals, I will not reduce my meals too much - I'm sure I could get back down more quickly if I did either of those. I really just try to do the slow and steady approach - and not to get too cocky once I am back to my regular weight, so I start eating more and putting the pounds - like seriously, three pounds - back on.
My husband, who has struggled with real weight all his life, finds my up three pounds, down three pounds, hilarious.
Your whole body and whole way of moving through the world is affected by THREE POUNDS?
Yes. It feels really weird. I hate it. Ask other short women you know if they feel the same way. We just carry weight differently.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I too am 5 feet. I gained 4 pounds and now have an officially unhealthy bmi. It takes only a couple of slip-ups and i cant get my clothes on!
Another five footer and same same same same. And I FEEL it when I go from my regular weight - not skinny, but very liveable! - to just a couple of pounds above. Like my whole body and my whole way of moving through the world will feel different. My regular clothes just don't fit. I HATE it - and it happens, just as OP said, with just a few extra calories per day.
I don't have any hack to deal with this - just, cut out those extra snacks, eat normal meals (no extra bag of chips) and up your exercise for a bit. I will not skip meals, I will not reduce my meals too much - I'm sure I could get back down more quickly if I did either of those. I really just try to do the slow and steady approach - and not to get too cocky once I am back to my regular weight, so I start eating more and putting the pounds - like seriously, three pounds - back on.
My husband, who has struggled with real weight all his life, finds my up three pounds, down three pounds, hilarious.
Your whole body and whole way of moving through the world is affected by THREE POUNDS?
Yes. It feels really weird. I hate it. Ask other short women you know if they feel the same way. We just carry weight differently.
I'm 5'7 and I feel the effects if a few pounds. I think the difference between those who stay within a "normal" bmi range and those who are overweight and obese is tolerance of extra weight. For me, it's not how I look, per se, it's how I feel in my skin and clothes.