In a word, yes. I feel like I'm just facing reality, though lol. There are some things I just won't give up and I don't want to give up. So I guess I'm "settling" by your definition but I'm also happy with myself, the way I look and that I can drink wine.
I just want to wear designer jeans. I'm 218 now and can wear size 16 but designer jeans end at 12. I figure 170 will be good. I'm 5'5" so 170 is still overweight. My max was 306.
Same! I'd just like to shop in the regular section of whatever store I feel like. But I'm 199 and 5'10" and still a 16. Losing 30 lbs translated into ONE size drop. WTF
I feel like I should add that even if I "settle" for a higher number on the scale, it will still require a lot of work on my part to stay there. I've seen what happens when I just eat what I want and don't exercise. I was pushing 200 lbs (at 5 ft tall!) when I decided to make a change.
I'm 5'5" and weigh 170. I am very curvy with huge boobs, big butt, thick thighs. I'd like to get into the 150s but I hate dieting. I currently wear a size 8/10 and am mostly happy with my body, but ughhh I know that I'm not healthy at all. I have around 30% body fat which actually puts me at "obese" and that's insane to me. I work out really hard and enjoy lifting weights and there's only so much salad I can eat. Plus I enjoy drinking and eating shitty food lol
I find this so fascinating because I'm also 8/10, maybe even 10/12, but I'm 5'7" and not quite 150. It's so interesting to me how people can carry their weight so differently.
I'm 5'5" and weigh 170. I am very curvy with huge boobs, big butt, thick thighs. I'd like to get into the 150s but I hate dieting. I currently wear a size 8/10 and am mostly happy with my body, but ughhh I know that I'm not healthy at all. I have around 30% body fat which actually puts me at "obese" and that's insane to me. I work out really hard and enjoy lifting weights and there's only so much salad I can eat. Plus I enjoy drinking and eating shitty food lol
I find this so fascinating because I'm also 8/10, maybe even 10/12, but I'm 5'7" and not quite 150. It's so interesting to me how people can carry their weight so differently.
Totally, it's fascinating. I saw a photo recently and it was something like "all of these women weigh 160 pounds" and it was 10 totally different body types. I wear a size 32G bra. I have a tiny ribcage and small shoulders, just huge boobs and a big butt. Best compliment I ever received, a friend told me I have a body like Jessica Rabbit When I was TTC #1, I weighed 140 pounds and wore a size 4/6. My doctor told me "you're too thin, if you gained 10 pounds you'd get pregnant". I was like...ok, size 6 is not "too thin" by anyone's standards.
Post by mrsukyankee on Jul 30, 2015 2:55:37 GMT -5
I'm 5'6" and I'm happy with being between 140-150. Right now I'm focusing on weight lifting to try to slowly change my body and I'm eating a very small deficit to help with a bit of fat loss. But honestly, if I stay the same weight (I'm hovering around 145 right now), I'll be fine. I'd love to be 135 but I think I'd have to be very strict about my eating/drinking to get and stay there and I'm not willing to do that at 46.
Ugh, yes. Pre-baby I was 145 and that was the fittest I had been in a while. Ideally, I would love to get down to 135, but I gained 55 lbs when pregnant and am at 156 currently. I am doing absolutely nothing to get back to even pre-baby weight, and I know I could get there if I just tried, but I am wiped by the end of the day and want to just "settle" with where I'm at.
I'm definitely settling. I've lost about 30 pounds, and I'd like to lose another 10, which will put me at 160. I'm 5'5.
I don't feel like it's been that hard to lose the 30 pounds so far. I still indulge, just much less than before. We do a lot less carry out for dinner, and that has been the biggest change. I'm also measuring/weighing food. I keep a rough track of calories in mind, rather than tracking every single bit I eat. I feel like I can continue what I'm doing now long-term.
I'm at 180 (5ft 5in tall). Back in high school I got down to 155, but that included being addicted to exercise and a really, really strict diet. The only time I was in the 140s with a 'healthy' BMI as an adult is when I had severe complications from mono and hadn't kept food down for 2 wks; so I know that's not a realistic goal for me ever. Two years ago when I did C25K for the first time, I somehow got down to 165 for about 30 seconds; and I'm now at 180. I did a half-marathon this spring, a weights routine this summer; now hovering around 183, no loss in inches either, gah. I would like to be closer to 170-175 (right now I seem to be between a size 12 and 14 pants, so nothing fits right); but at the same time I feel like I am not burning a candle at both ends and getting sick from too little sleep/food and burning out over exercise. I'm trying to focus on getting a bit active every day and making decent choices with food/treats; some days are just better than others.
I just want to wear designer jeans. I'm 218 now and can wear size 16 but designer jeans end at 12. I figure 170 will be good. I'm 5'5" so 170 is still overweight. My max was 306.
Same! I'd just like to shop in the regular section of whatever store I feel like. But I'm 199 and 5'10" and still a 16. Losing 30 lbs translated into ONE size drop. WTF
This is such bullshit. I'm 5'11" and its so obnoxious to work your ass off, lose a decent amount, and it makes no difference. I feel your pain lol
I have. I weighed about 125 in high school and college and after getting married and having kids I crept up to 160 when I was nearing 40. I lost 20 pounds and was very happy at 140. I felt like if I really worked at it I could get to 135 but my body really resisted that. So, I settled between 140 and 145. I can't indulge that much (like, only once a week for an ice cream and one a week for wine) but I'm not hungry and can have occasional treats.
I am 5'2 and recently MyFitnessPal'ed myself down to 119, which should be normal for my height, but I am fucking hungry. I'm not sure it's worth it.
This is how I am. I started the summer at around 147 and walked about 6-8 miles a day to get myself to 137. But I am so hungry all the time. I HAVE to walk or I will just go around "grazing" all day.
I'm 5'3. I'd like to get to 130; 125 is probably not possible.
My problem is that I try to be good and not eat so much, but then I just get overly hungry and snack snack snack. It doesn't help that I write down what I eat and find that my weight loss/gain is often very arbitrary.