I’m ‘too thin’ and always have been. I am around 102 lbs at 5’5" - I’ve gained about 12 lbs since I went through puberty over 10 years ago. I have one of ‘those’ metabolisms. I eat a great deal for a small woman.
It’s easier to be bony than chubby in every way I can think of (I could do without personal remarks and people scrutinizing my eating habits - but couldn’t we all?), so I am pretty content although I would appreciate 20 lbs and some curves. Maybe one day. My body looks okay to me and it is in good working condition, which is more important.
Good lord yes. When I had a good job, I was making good progress; I was able to afford healthy food, I was exercising more. Now, I cannot afford the ‘good stuff’ any more, and depression has taken over my life, making me eat more.
Yes. I’ve been steadily losing weight at about a half pound a week for 18 months now. I started at 248 lbs, the most I’ve ever weighed. I’m at 218 lbs now. My goal is 200, which will put me squarely in the healthy range BMI. It is getting more difficult to run a calorie deficit as I get closer to my goal weight though.
5’6" and 130 pounds. But according to one of my SDMB stalkers, that means I’m a “porker” or “one of the Doper megafauna” as they put it. You do the math. :rolleyes:
Yeah, I’m getting there - my BMI is 25.8, so yep. I’ve got 20 pounds I need to lose, 10 more that it would be great to lose. I’ll be getting on my high horse after the new year.
Yes - mostly due to an unregulated life. Work at all hours, meals grabbed catch as catch can, odd exercise times or no time. Good economy and a normal life I run around 220. Times like these I can sometimes push 260.
I’ve probably got you beat. I’m 5’7" and 356 pounds.
So do I, and it’s a huge part of the reason I am now 356 pounds. I started at 398. The support you get from Sparkpeople and from your friends is amazing, and with people like Ivylass and MsWhatsit as inspirations, you can’t go wrong!
I haven’t given up anything I love: I just watch portion sizes and count my calories. If we go out to eat, I look at the calorie counts beforehand and decide what I want before I get there. My daughter and I both carry a copy of the Calorie King Calorie, Fat and Carbohydrate Counter, which helps immensely as well.
This was me a few months ago, hon. And this was exactly why I was in denial about how my weight was (and still is) hurting me. However, I took my blood glucose one night, and it was somewhere around 165. That is so not normal. I realized I had downed three Mountain Dew Throwbacks that day, one less than an hour before. I already have two diabetics in my immediate family, my husband with type 2 and my daughter with type 1. I swore that day that I would not be the third. That was the day that changed my life.
Overweight. I don’t think fat would work, but I could lose 15 to 20 pounds. I don’t look that bad. I’ve always been just a little overweight, except for a time I wanted to be skinny, just to know I could. But I think I like me better with some meat. Gives the allusion I have muscle.
Yep; 5’6" and 283 last time I checked. To the constant amazement of my doctor, however, my blood pressure is normal and my cholesterol is at worst just over the normal range. My knees are in bad shape, though, so I’m trying to get off my fat ass and get more exercise. I’m getting a little better with my grazing habits, though.
Yes, but I’ve got a nice personality. Oh, and such a pretty face.
Actually, according to the BMI index I just consulted, I am at the high end of normal. One more pound (or if I shrink just one inch), and I will be overweight. I recently started running a little bit and cutting out a lot of the fat that I used to eat, so hopefully, I’ll get a little bit smaller.
