generic weight question

[imabrat]

I feel just right, and the charts say I'm just right. I may be the only teenage girl out there who's comfortable with their weight.
One thing I'd like to be is more tone. I have a lot of flab, untoned muscle.

BTW, I'm 5'3 1/2 and 121.
Prior to that I was 5'3 1/2 and 165. Lost all my weight from chemotherapy, which I really think was a blessing in diguise. The way I was headed, I'd have had a monsterous appetite and weigh 220 by now. I have a much smaller appetite now, and I'm trying to eat healthier.

I also think it really depends on body shape. I may weigh 121, but I still wear anywhere from a 5-9 in pants. (Don't even get me started on the inconsistency of sizes ) I have a very rectangle-shaped figure, no curves, no rear, no ****s.

 

[FergieTCat]

I'm overweight, and am proud to say I've "celebrated" my 6-month anniversary with Weight Watchers last week, which is the longest I've managed to control myself in a while. I've lost 50 pounds, and have more to go.

 

[Aisling]

I am overweight but not as overweight as I was 5 months ago. I have lost 38.5 pounds. I want to lose about 23 more.

WTG!!!!!!!!!!! I love hearing success stories. Keep it up, girlfriend!

 

[Jennasis]

According to charts and numbers, I am overweight (5'8" and 190). However I am happy with myself and my husband thinks I'm hot as heck. So I'm good.

 

[Aisling]

I know I am overweight but I am working on it. Last year, through diet and exercise, I was able to lose about 30 lbs and keep all of it off except maybe 5-6 lbs over the summer when I was less active.

So I decided to join a gym and see what happens. I haven't stopped eating what I enjoy but I don't drink soda or much alcohol. I cut out alot of breads and eat salads and more healthier things. BUT I also work out for at least an hour 5 days a week. I weighed myself when I began my journey which was a week ago and I will only weigh myself again in 2 weeks.

My goal is to be 2 sizes smaller by Halloween. I am not really looking at the scale as much as how my clothes fit me or don't fit me

I am very overweight. I joined WW for the 90 time or so . I have lost 47.6 pounds. I am on my way to goal and will just keep working at it

Ok, here it goes - I'm only 5'1, and this morning I weighed in at 160. To some that is fatter than the fatest cow in all of Texas, but since I was 225.5 as of Jan 1st of this year, I think its pretty darn good! I've got a long way to go - I just bought a pair of size 8 Armani jeans, and I plan to be in them by our Disney trip in December!

I'm overweight, and am proud to say I've "celebrated" my 6-month anniversary with Weight Watchers last week, which is the longest I've managed to control myself in a while. I've lost 50 pounds, and have more to go.

Girls, I hate to sound corny, but I'm SO proud of you and admire each one of you. To the lady who joined a gym, PLEASE keep going, it WILL work. I have 40-50 lbs to lose, at 5'3", and in 3 weeks of gym, I am into a size 14 from a 16. My arms are getting so toned, so I'm hoping to avoid the bat wings that sometimes come with age, and at 46, age is creeping up on me.

To answer the OPs question, I'm definitely NOT happy with my weight, especially being into fashion and pretty clothes, but it's not easy to wear my pencil skirts with a big stomach in the way!

 

[KirstenB]

I gained 10 lbs within the last year, and I just bought 4 pairs of pants in a bigger size, grr!! I'm working on it, but in the meantime, I need my clothes to fit me, hence the bigger pants.

 

[paintnolish]

I said I feel like I'm just right.. I'm 5'9" and weigh 145. Of course I'd like to loose a few pounds but I'm pretty happy where I am!

I am about your size, too. I think it is a pretty average, healthy wieght, but, like you, I'dlike to lose a few pounds. Sad, isn't it?

 

[Aisling]

To the ladies who feel they are underweight and concerned about it, I know your situation isn't given as much attention as we bigger girls get. But I hope you get to the weight at which you feelthe most cmfortable.

 

[princesspiglet]

I go back and forth on my weight and how I feel. I am 5'4" and fluctuate between 120-127. When I am 127 I feel fat, when I am 120 I feel too skinny. I can't seem to get to a comfortable weight. I am also top heavy which bugs me. If I could drop one bra size I would be extremely happy.

 

[daisyduck123]

5'7" & 120 lbs....I'm content with that.

 

[maelstrom]

I'm comfortable with my weight. My doctor has always said that it's a healthy weight for me, although very small. I'm under five feet tall; you can't expect me to weigh all that much.

 

[wellesleyprincess]

I voted normal. I'm 5'8 and 120 lbs, which puts me at the low end of normal according to doctors. However, I naturally have very low body fat for a woman (about 20% when I'm not working out, and I quickly drop to around 15% when I'm active like I am now) and I range between a 00 and a 2 (depending on the store and item), so to see me you'd think I was underweight. I also think that we tend to assume that normal is on the higher end of the normal scale and even slightly overweight (which there is absolutely nothing wrong with, trust me most of my friends and family fall into one of these categories) so people tend to tell me (some of them in not so nice terms) that I'm underweight.

 

[sdarwkcabemanmy]

Aisling--thank you.

It's taken me half my life to realize I should strive to be more of a Marilyn Monroe body type than a Kate Moss. My stepfather used to call me "Shamu" (like the killer whale) and encouraged my brother and sister to make fun of my weight. Throughout HS, I yo-yo'd up and down between about 120 and 140. After I got married, I was out of work for awhile and my weight soared to 190. I was able to lose about 30 lbs of it and keep it off until I got pregnant with DS, when I packed on the pounds again. After DS was born, my weight went all the way up to 200 lbs, the heaviest I've ever been and I didn't know if I would ever get skinny again. Now I'm working on it..slowly. I'm turning 30 in a few days and I don't want to end up like some of those women you see on The Biggest Loser, Big Medicine, etc who are 200+ lbs with no idea how they got that way. I can totally see myself heading in that direction if I don't nip it in the bud right now.

 

[DisneyKT]

30lbs overweight. I don't want to be this size,so no more excuses. I joined a gym 2 weeks ago. I have been going 5 out of 7 days. But I hurt my neck 3 days ago so that has put a damper on it. I just need to stay focus.