I'm going to post a picture of myself in my workout clothes on here...and I want HONEST opinions on whether I'm too thin. I've been getting more comments than normal about how I've "lost too much," and worry that maybe the see something I don't....
It's crazy, but I feel I can trust all of your opinions over those of people here, simply BECAUSE I haven't met you. None of you hold grudges against me (I hope!), you have no reason to sugarcoat the truth, and most of all you all understand what it takes to get here.
This is seriously worrying me...please let me know!
Well.... I don't know about health wise etc. But I do prefer women with a little more meat on their bones It really could be just your structure though, some people are just built to look thinner than others. I would honestly go with how much your ribs and backbones protrude(but I can't see those:P). Usually when I see that I think "way too thin".
My oppinion is biased I guess because I like women, and everyone (yes EVERYONE) has preferences when they look at a woman or man.... I duno.. I hope my opinion isn't stupid or offensive.
Last edited by Beautiful Ace; 02-12-2009 at 03:19 PM.
Thanks, y'all! I think most people see my collarbones and how much thinner my face is...My sister is particularly concerned with how thin I am. Then again, she's struggling to lose weight so her opinion could go either way....
I'll have to pay attention to the ribs and backbones, and see what's protruding (or not) there....
I just hope I don't "look sick," as more than one person has said recently....
I think you look good, your arms look toned, not scraggy, but I wouldn't lose any more.
TBH, I think the tickers that say 'X lbs past your goal, congratulations' are wrong, it is all too easy for any of to get into the mindset that keeping losing is a good thing.
Just one thing, and I feel crddy mentioning it but you asked - I think having your hair very short, as well as being a lot thinner than people knew you as can make you look ill to them.
When I lost my 100+lbs a few years ago, I went for a very short haircut, something I'd always wanted. In my mirror, I looked sleek and hot. One CW asked if I'd been having chemo-therapy.....
Looking at your arms, face & neck and the shape of your top I don't think you are too thin. Your arms look great, I'm jealous. How do your ribs and hip bones look? I always use those as my gauge - when I got to 116 the bottom of my ribs and the top of my pelvic bone stuck out badly so I gained a little back. Looking at the rest of you I would guess that they look normal, not too thin.
What I have noticed with myself is that people see my more slender face and that is all they remember from before and they hit me with the 'bonestick' comments I get sometimes. They don't really remember what normal looking is.
Don't worry - you look great. But I will agree that you probably don't want to lose anymore. As I don't.
Ailidh...I've just got my hair pulled back...which I do quite often. Hmmm...maybe that's what has people worried? Like you mentioned, it could be making me look thinner...
Thanks!!
Shannon - My original goal WAS 160, but my body got into a pattern of holding at one weight for three weeks, then I'd lose a TON of weight during my TOM. That happened the last several months of my weight loss, so it was hard for me to find a good center between eating and exercising to start maintenance. It cost me 20 more pounds, so I'm 140 now...have been for many months...
You look wonderful. That's perfectly horrendous for someone to say you look sick, whatever. I would also agree that you're at a point where you needn't lose any more weight, you're looking good.
More comments lately than normal but weight is the same? I find I get more comments on my weight when I'm wearing newer and more flattering clothes. Could it be as simple as that? Are you sporting new threads?
Wanted to add that being so slender can appear to be too skinny to some. As Beautiful Ace said, it would all be a matter of taste. You look... willowy to me - I mean that in a good way. I don't think anyone would classify your dancer's like shape as super curvy or voluptuous (nor do I think you could be mistaken for suffering from being scary thin) - at this point it may just be boiling down to people's tastes.
These days (with so many classifying as overweight) your slender shape does not classify as the norm, you know? That's not a bad thing.
ETA: Gosh, I hope I worded this alright and flattering as it was meant to be. I feel like commenting on someone's body is a potential minefield for hurt.
ETA: Gosh, I hope I worded this alright and flattering as it was meant to be. I feel like commenting on someone's body is a potential minefield for hurt.
I feel you on that one! I was worried mine might come across as rude or hurtful also. I didn't read your post as anything but flattering btw And honest, which I'm sure she appreciates since that's what everyone deserves.
i don't think you are too thin... i'm thinking maybe the people around you were used to you being 80lbs heavier. that's a LOT to lose! so it might shock them that you are doing so well and pretty much dropped a 9yo from your body but in no way does that make you too thin. you just look different now and maybe they're not used to it... you look fantastic!
The minimum percent body fat considered safe and acceptable for good health is 5% for males and 12% for females. The average adult body fat is closer to 15%-18% for men and 22%-25% for women.
Have you checked your body fat lately? It depends a lot on your lean muscle mass, your body fat, and your bone structure. You don't want to be burning muscle because there is no fat left to burn. I don't see a skeletal frame sticking out...you look very healthy to me, but it's hard to tell when your torso is covered.
Thanks, y'all! No offense taken to ANYTHING you have said...no worries!!
It's pretty crazy...when I was bigger, I was telling myself that I had "big bones." Turns out I didn't. Thinking back, I was always a pretty small kid, until puberty hit at the same time we moved from one town to another. I quit all activities and started eating. So maybe it's just that my body LIKES this weight, after all...
Need opinions...
It really could be just your structure though, some people are just built to look thinner than others. I would honestly go with how much your ribs and backbones protrude(but I can't see those:P). Usually when I see that I think "way too thin".
