I though people were finally figuring out that if you are unhappy with your body in this situation (healthy weight on paper) you don’t “need to lose 10 pounds.” You need to focus on strength training and core work. Lift heavy. Weighted squats and bridge lifts. Pilates or barre for core. Planks or, if you know how to do them properly, pull ups (or preferably both).

If you are a healthy weight, which OP is, stop looking at the number on the scale and look at your actual body. The “flab” you perceive as excess weight is just lack of overall fitness, and you can address it and drastically change your appearance without losing a pound.

There are also do nutritional things you can do to improve the appearance of your body, like avoiding salt, staying well hydrated, and focusing on gut health with probiotics. This on its own can reduce puffiness and how much of a tummy you have.

Reading you all talking about the difference between 125 and 134 is like a flashback to the 90s. This isn’t how it works and it’s actually kind of sad you think it does. The scale is not a great fitness tool. Try a freaking mirror!

Op could very well look chubby at her current weight. It’s still unhealthy for her to actively try to shift that last seven pounds through strict calorie restriction unless she’s willing to be absolutely anal about macros and micronutrients. She’d be much better served by putting on a little muscle. The scale won’t move, but it will solve the pudge problem.

And if the scale number is more important than objective appearance, OP needs a counselor, not diet advice.

All the women with eating disorders that are supporting OP losing weight is a new kind of stupid.

Anonymous wrote:An eating disorder. Seriously. You are a good weight now, don’t torture yourself. Those 10 lbs will be extremely hard to lose and if over 35, you will look gaunt, not better

Haha yes, you a very thin

Anonymous wrote:The same way a 5’1” 160 woman would. Fewer calories.

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Anonymous wrote:An eating disorder. Seriously. You are a good weight now, don’t torture yourself. Those 10 lbs will be extremely hard to lose and if over 35, you will look gaunt, not better

I'm 5'6 1/2" and 115 and very healthy. Calm down.

Same...

I eat when hungry and try not to qhwn I'm not.

I’m about the same and healthy with no eating disorder. I’m not even gaunt or bony. For reference, I wear a 6 in Lululemon tops/bras, 4 in bottoms.

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Anonymous wrote:An eating disorder. Seriously. You are a good weight now, don’t torture yourself. Those 10 lbs will be extremely hard to lose and if over 35, you will look gaunt, not better

I'm 5'6 1/2" and 115 and very healthy. Calm down.

Same...

I eat when hungry and try not to qhwn I'm not.

Anonymous wrote:I'm 5'6" and 132 lbs, and I'd like to get down to 125. Oh well.

Np, exact same weight and height as you. I think I look my best at this size. At 44, I would look ill at 125.

What I find interesting is the pp's who think 5-7 lbs. will make a visual difference. I doubt that it would. A 5-7 lb. loss would have me in the same clothing size (I'm currently a 4-6) so what's the point?

Sometimes I think we are just bored and in need of something to obsess over.

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Anonymous wrote:Why? Seriously

Vanity. I think I look better in my clothes when my legs and mid-section are a bit thinner. I like the way my arms look with a tiny bit less pudge.
Why do I think I look better when I'm thinner? Because I am a victim of fashion culture, and because I belong to a socio-economic-ethnic group that values thinness.

How old are you? You are already thin though. And if you are middle aged, this will make your face worse.

I’m 5’5” 125. I get comments about my thinness often. I’m a size 2-4. If I lost another 10 lbs (to be proportional to what you would want to weigh for your height) I am positive people would assume I had an eating disorder. And to be honest, it is a lot of work and discipline just to be 125 (at my height). I literally would need a massive illness or eating disorder to drop 10. But I’m not you and perhaps you are built very differently. I just find it hard to believe you don’t look thin enough already

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Vanity. I think I look better in my clothes when my legs and mid-section are a bit thinner. I like the way my arms look with a tiny bit less pudge.
Why do I think I look better when I'm thinner? Because I am a victim of fashion culture, and because I belong to a socio-economic-ethnic group that values thinness.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m OP’s goal weight. I have a small frame so at 135 I do look unfit and pudgy. Don’t assume she wants to be underweight. Everyone is built differently.

Same height 115 lbs. I also have a small frame (can wrap thumb and index finger around wrist and still have space leftover. But I’m muscular and not bony at all. I exercise 1-2 hours a day and eat a lot of fruits and vegetables but don’t count calories or restrict any food groups. I tend to eat smaller portions.

You can wrap your thumb and index finger around your wrist because you are skinny, not small framed. If you weighed 150 you would be large framed. Small framed and large framed are b.s.

Agree. 5"7" and 115 is underweight and not healthy. Yet you exercise 2 hours a day?! I also am willing to bet you are very strict about what you eat and potions too. It is one thing to be "naturally thin" but you are purposely making and keeping yourself underweight. THAT is not healthy.

I am not strict about what I eat. I make sure I get enough vegetables and fruits but I eat meat, carbs, eat pastries/cookies/chocolate/ice cream/chips whatever looks good. I naturally eat smaller portions, don’t drink soda, alcohol, or juice, don’t eat much processed food. With that basis, I don’t worry about little indulgences.

You post about your weight on this board a lot.

5'6 and 165.

I wear a 10 and I'm good.

Why? Seriously

I'm 5'6" and 132 lbs, and I'd like to get down to 125. Oh well.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m OP’s goal weight. I have a small frame so at 135 I do look unfit and pudgy. Don’t assume she wants to be underweight. Everyone is built differently.

If you are 5’ 7” and 135, there is no way you look pudgy. No way!

You definitely can. Weight is such an illusory measure, the fat % is where it's at. You can be super fit and weight 150 lbs. and flabby at 125 lbs.

Look at Sydney Leroux, she's perfection. But according to the BMI, she's 9 lbs. from being overweight.

This person is overweight with an extra 9 pounds? You are nuts.

*facepalm* Read slowly my original post. Yes, according to the BMI chart, NOT ME, she's 9 lbs. away from being overweight, HENCE WHY body fat %, especially abdominal fat, is a better measure than BMI alone.

Yah, sorry. I realized what you meant after I posted. My apologies!