115 or 127 lbs?

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  • girlviernes
    girlviernes Posts: 2,402 Member
    Oops, missed the missed periods thing. It sounds like you are at a good weight now. LIke others have said, it's hard to get a realistic view of ourselves sometimes. This is actually a good topic to explore with a therapist if it continues to bother you!
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    I can tell you that depending on the person's frame a few pounds can make a difference. For me, at 5'7" when I weighed 120 lbs, I had many people telling me I looked gaunt and too thin, drawn and sick. I was finally able to gain 5 lbs. At 125, those people are all telling how much better I'm looking and how happy they are for me that I have gained some weight. It's only 5 pounds but it make an immense difference on my medium boned frame.
    OP is talking about a 12 pound difference on a 5'3" frame, so yeah, I can imagine it would make a big difference for her, too.
  • Sheseeksstrength
    Sheseeksstrength Posts: 138 Member
    Thank you all for taking the time to comment. As many have suggested, it is interesting to think about how different weights and different heights and that being dependent on myslce can certainly impact the way I look. I have decided to continue down the weight loss road. I am not fully confident yet, but its just hard because would I rather be confident or enjoy the fact that men find me (or seem to find me ) for attractive at this weight.
  • Sheseeksstrength
    Sheseeksstrength Posts: 138 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Also--I don't think the OP is a pro-fitness model. Or are you, OP?

    Nope, I'm not. I personally do not want that for myself. It is great for others, but I am not interested in that.

  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,178 Member
    edited July 2015
    You are at a healthy weight already, right?

    Why not focus on some health performance related target like how much weight you can lift, or how far and fast you can walk, bike, run, swim, or even on something totally different like how many museums you can visit this year, or on ?????

    Ask yourself what is it that is making you uncomfortable at your current weight?

    What do you want to achieve by changing it?

    Sometimes we just get comfortable doing what we know how to do well (gain or lose weight), and it becomes our first "GOTO" response regardless of what an objective cost benefit analysis would indicate.

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