I was reading the "fat isn't that fat anymore" thread and thought about this. Anyone out there that used to be smaller and is now a larger size not want to be their smaller size anymore??
At 18 I weight 92 pounds and could NOT put on weight no matter how hard I tried. I was a size 1, and sometimes that was too large. I began gaining weight in my early twenties. Even at 130 pounds, I looked sickly skinny. I looked less than 100 pounds at 130 pounds!!
ANYWAY, I'm 204 now, about a size 18/20, depending. My goal is size 12 again. That is the size I think will be just right for me!!! So anyone else out there in a similar situation, where you want to lose weight, but not be as skinny as you used to be??
I totally understand this. Growing up I was very thin - so much so that I was teased. A few years ago I started gaining until I put on about 60 pounds. I've now lost enough weight to fit a loose large and a tight medium and I'm really happy at this weight. I'm not as small as my original goal weight/size, but I'm also not surprised, I've always wanted curves (real curves, not the "fat" curves) and now I finally have them! I think I will get down to a well-fitting medium (about 10 pounds more to lose) and then I'll start maintenance.
Well, I never was thin as an adult. I started to gain in high school. Maybe that is less pressure on me, but it also gives me no idea where my baseline is. Plus, high school weight is unrealistic for almost anyone as for most of us, we weren't done filling out/growing. At least I wasn't. I grew a bit until I was 19 or so.
My goal of 175 was my high school graduation weight. So, just getting there is a huge victory. Anything beyond that is icing on the cake.
Yeah I can relate. After our first child, my husband was looking at a picture from our wedding and he said he thought I looked better with a few more pounds on me. I don't think I have to worry. I doubt I'll ever see 130 again.
When I was in college, I dieted down to about 108. Too thin, even by medical standards. I wasn't allowed to give blood at that weight. My butt hurt if I sat on a hard surface. I wasn't able to jog or lift much. I knew I was too thin, but I felt I wanted to have a "buffer" against weight gain (note to self: buffers are useless if you don't pay attention to busting through them).
My goal listed here is 140lbs, which is exactly what I weighed in high school. I'm not 100% sure if I'm going to hit that or not. Basically, my plan is to reach 155lbs and see where I want to go from there. My body has changed A LOT since high school I've had two pregnancies and one kid, I do heavy weight lifting now and I watch my diet more. In high school I was very active but I ate a lot of crap AND would just run but never lifted. So I really don't know what to expect when I get that low.
Basically, I want to be about that same size again but not necessarily that same weight. If I end up looking like I did back that at 155lbs or 150lbs or 145lbs I'll happily stop and do maintenance sooner. I don't *think* I'll try and go below 140lbs but again it's hard for me to say 100% sure until I get there.
Well, you and I are the same height, and I weighed 98 pounds soaking wet when I graduated high school. I don't want to weigh that again, but I would like to weigh less than I do right now. I guess I look all right, but I'm really hoping for better. My mom is the same height as me. She and I started our "lifestyle change" when she was the weight I am right now. She is 110 pounds now, and I've been stuck at 136-140 for months!!! Ugh! It's so frustrating and demoralizing to see her and how great she looks when I can't get these pounds to budge! I feel like I'm doomed. I see pictures of her from when she weighed my weight, and she was big. No lie. At this height, the weight, for me and her at least, shows a lot.
I understand your reasoning, but for me, I would like to weigh less than I do right now.
I was reading the "fat isn't that fat anymore" thread...
At 18 I weight 92 pounds and could NOT put on weight no matter how hard I tried. I was a size 1, and sometimes that was too large.
Ok, cue "Twilight Zone" music...
(I started the "fat isn't fat anymore" thread)...
I, too, was 18 years old & 92 pounds!! I wore a size 0, and yes, I WAS WAY TOO THIN! It took me a year to gain up to 115 lb, and that was as a college freshman & lifting weights (building muscle) as well.
And no, I would never want to be that thin ever again. I don't think even 115, or 120 is good for me - ideally, between 130-135 is perfect for me. (my goal is 140, we'll see what happens from there) Anything below 130, and I lose "my curves" and I really DON'T want to ever do that! I like my curves!
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If I was ever under 100 it was in grade school before I even knew what a scale was. In my teens I was in the 120's and still never gave my weight a thought. That was "normal" weight for me. I was 5'5" back then. LOL As I went through my 30's I had to fight very hard to stay in the 130's. I gained throughout my 40's and 50's because I quit fighting. Now that I have major health problems, I will be very happy to get to 160. If I lose anything after that it will be a gift. Would I like to weight 130 again? Sure would! But I don't think that is a realistic goal for me now and I don't think I have the fight left in me to maintain it.
I really wish I could know what it's like to feel "thin" as an adult. The lowest weight I've been as one was 145 and that is considered overweight still for my height. The sight of my hipbone scared me. I'm really wanting to see if I get that way at 145
I would actually like to go back to my thinnest (about 85lbs) however I am not going to try it because it would be stupid. I wasn't naturally that thin. A more natural weight for me is 100-110lbs which is where I'll aim. I realize now that less than 95lbs is unreasonable no matter how much I might prefer it.
Last edited by LandonsBaby; 10-07-2011 at 04:06 PM.
Nope, I haven't been a healthy weight since I was 8, which was 17 years ago. I was 216 when I graduated from high school...the next lowest I had been we about 155 at age 13, and I think that was overweight.
Ok, cue "Twilight Zone" music...
(I started the "fat isn't fat anymore" thread)... I, too, was 18 years old & 92 pounds!! I wore a size 0, and yes, I WAS WAY TOO THIN! It took me a year to gain up to 115 lb, and that was as a college freshman & lifting weights (building muscle) as well.
And no, I would never want to be that thin ever again. I don't think even 115, or 120 is good for me - ideally, between 130-135 is perfect for me. (my goal is 140, we'll see what happens from there) Anything below 130, and I lose "my curves" and I really DON'T want to ever do that! I like my curves!
haha... I'm hearing the twilight zone theme music in my head. I feel you on not wanting to lose the curves. I love my curves!!!
Anyone else not want to be "that thin" again?
I think I will get down to a well-fitting medium (about 10 pounds more to lose) and then I'll start maintenance. 
If I end up looking like I did back that at 155lbs or 150lbs or 145lbs I'll happily stop and do maintenance sooner. I don't *think* I'll try and go below 140lbs but again it's hard for me to say 100% sure until I get there.
haha... I'm hearing the twilight zone theme music in my head. 
I feel you on not wanting to lose the curves. I love my curves!!!
