For me it's genetics, thank god because 90% of these posts make me think I would rather just be a little fat

Breastfeeding, 5 am workouts, genetics

That one is easy. I am a stay-at-home Mom and I am exhausted and super-busy running after a very spirited difficult toddler + taking care of a baby. I basically have no time to eat. Literally.

I think there is some truth to just accepting that you'll be hungry sometimes. I lost the baby weight after #2 once I established a schedule and decided I would just have to be hungry at certain points during the day.

What works for me -- only coffee in morning at home; protein shake on the way to work; Greek yogurt/granola late morning; Eating Right frozen meal for lunch (this is the Safeway brand, always on sale for $2 and surprisingly good); afternoon cup of coffee; and then whatever I want for dinner and on weekends.

Chemotherapy bur I would not wish it on my worst enemy

"The PP who's starving isn't living. What a nightmare."

But she looks good. Sometimes, it's worth it for some people.

I never got more compliments in my ENTIRE LIFE than when I was about 29 yrs old, had just had a horribly painful breakup with longterm live-in BF, and threw myself into exercising and hardly eating. I was about 110 lbs at 5'2" and i was miserable and starving. But i had strangers stopping me on the street to compliment me on my body.

Now, i've had two kids, weigh close to 145 and am seriously overweight. I'm striving to get back down to around 115, 120. I may have been miserable then, but at least i looked good. Now, i am miserable because i am fat.

I am not naturally thin. I WORK at it. I run and lift weights regularly. By run I don't mean a 30 minute jog but 4-5 mile runs a couple of times a week and one long run on the weekend, 8-10 miles. I also lift heavy. Eating-I generally eat clean, but allow myself all the wine I want. At least a glass a night. I work full time, have young kids, a spouse with a demanding job, all equaling lots of stress. So I love my wine! I'm 5'5" and 130. Weight is deceiving. I wear a size 2 or 4 in most brands. If I didn't work hard I would naturally settle at a six or eight.

Anonymous wrote:17:46, I don't think that works for everyone. Personally for me, I am unhappy overweight and refuse to go there again.

Were you overweight because you had bad habits, and correcting those helped you lose the weight? If not, what's your point? Are you suggesting doing patently unhealthy things in order to look a certain way? I hope not.

Weight doesn't matter if you're fit. Some excess weight is actually protective. There is NO health argument for losing "the last 10 pounds" unless you have them because you snort donuts.

If you don't snort donuts, and you move, and your thyroid, etc., are fine, you will damage your body more by continuing to lose weight via unhealhy means than by carrying the extra weight.

The PP who's starving isn't living. What a nightmare.

Genetics + eating disorder.

Simple. To paraphrase Kathy Griffin....I'm always hungry. I don't eat much, ever. Few carbs. No sweets. Exercise. Eat veggies/fruit/lean protein. It's not genetics for me, it's purely not eating much. At all.

I'm pretty tall (5'8"), and a size 4 (135 lbs). 45, 2 kids.

I'm also kinda bitchy sometimes, thanks to being hungry. But I look good.

A simpler method:
Always walk
Eat three good meals - whatever you want as long as you load up on fruit/veggies.
Minimize or eliminate snacking
Watch beverages - no soda, no milk, no juice, no booze (or allow 2-3/wk glasses wine when it's worth it)

Works for me. When I follow it

Anonymous wrote:From an overweight teen who always loved to exercise to someone who had no problems losing the baby weight and staying slim . . . It took me 10 years to figure out why I overate and practice strategies to prevent it. Reasons for overeating - emotional overeating, boredom, addiction to sugary foods, ate too quickly, let one bad eating day turn into weeks, beating myself up over eating, etc. It was a 10-year process for me.

I'm not dramatically overweight but I have all of these same eating issues and I'm afraid that I'll balloon once my metabolism slows down. Can you share what you did to combat these issues?

I exercise at least four times a week and generally avoid foods that are high in fat or sugar. Once a week or so, I eat whatever type of meal I want without worrying about it, but generally, I try to avoid things that are unhealthy.

17:46, I don't think that works for everyone. Personally for me, I am unhappy overweight and refuse to go there again.

Genetics.

Pre-kids I was 115 at 5'6", now I am 125 with hips, but still the skinniest mom in the hood, although I am developing a belly.

In general I eat less than other women, not b/c of a diet but just b/c I don't have a big appetite. For ex., I could never finish a whole piece of pie or cake or side of fries -- the thought makes me nauseous.

I exercise irregularly -- a few times a week walk/run a few miles.