*I'm actually more like 5'-11 1/2" if we were to be particular; and I think I actually even look taller cuz my height is all in my legs.
*Size 12 feet
*Know the feeling of "birdhead" -- especially in photos when my fluffy,curly(not thick unfortunately) hair is wet, aiyaiyai!
I'm a tall one too--5'11", 249lbs. It IS quite a different challenge to be tall and be overweight, and I don't see a lot of popular diet programs addressing that.
I don't know how differently I feel I need to eat or exercise because of my height, but body image is always going to be different. I can be at the bottom of my weight range for my height, and the word "big" will still apply to me.
I'm only 5'7" (which seems tall compared to many women around here), but my sister is 5'10". She's currently about 175-180 and wearing a size 13. She has very wide hip bones, so I think that size is slightly mis-leading. I think she looks great, though I think she could lose 10 pounds or so if she really wanted to without looking scary. She was in a size 8/9 at her smallest and she looked actually a little scary and bony (I think she was about 145-150 at that point).
Glad I'm not the only one. I'm 5'8, and believe it or not, the shortest person in my immediate family. (My mom is next at 5'9 1/2) And I have a big build. (broad shoulders, big rib cage, wide hips.) Having a short torso does not help in this dept at all. I was 130 and a size 7/8 at my smallest, which was when I was a teen. And looking back at pics of then, I was kinda a bit on the too skinny side. But at the time, having a big build and seeing all the little petite girls running around school, I always thought I was fat. After I graduated and looked back after gaining about 20lbs (and looking great), I knew better. But as good as I looked, the big build haunted me in the military, as I don't think the weight/tape/uniform fit standards were really made for curvy, big boned women. At any rate, I've come to grips with the fact that I will never be small or petite in any way shape or form and have become more comfortable with this build. And I already have a weight I know I look great at, so that's what I'm aiming for. Now here's hoping I can get there and stay there. Hooray for tall, big build women!! *^_^*
I call myself 5'11", though like another poster I think I've shrunk to 5'10 1/2" or so. I share the pregnancy-is-more-manageable-on-a-tall-person experience, as well.
I started college at 148, which I think looked pretty good. I yo'ed back up to 172 or so, which is about a 12 on me, for most of college, and worked out a lot to get down to 158 in my early 20s. That's about a 10 on my frame. Dating my husband-to-be, avoiding the gym and eating out all the time with friends, I went way up to 193 or so, which was a 16, and not pretty. I got down to 155 for my 30th birthday, which is a 10, sometimes an 8, and looks both svelte and healthy.
Two pregnancies later, I'm hoping to get back to 155. I trusted the adage that nursing would take the weight off after my first pregnancy, but now I know better Ah, well! It may take a little while, which is frustrating as all get out, but I know I've done it before. Good luck to you all, and thanks for sharing your tall perspectives!
I just felt like I should say "hi" to the tall ladies!!! It's taken quite a few years for me to appreciate my height, but now I wouldn't have it any other way!! Of course, being taller has often meant weighing quite a bit more than my shorter friends, but I have finally accepted this. I'm actually at the end of my weight loss journey, but I still have a lot of issues with my body. I have wide hips, so even at this weight, I am wearing a size 8-10 in pants. I have come to realize that sizes are really not important, though, because sometimes I look at myself and think that I am so small! In fact, when I look at pictures I can't ever remember being this small... most of my middle-high school years, I was a size 12, and at my highest I was a size 16. When I look in the mirror, I generally like what I see, so this is a great accomplishment for me!!
Anyway, my point is that I can definitely relate with you tall ladies!!!!!!
So glad to have found you!
Ah, well! It may take a little while, which is frustrating as all get out, but I know I've done it before. Good luck to you all, and thanks for sharing your tall perspectives!
