Am I at a healthy weight?

trjjoy

cafeaulait7 wrote: »

Do you believe anyone has a large frame, though?

I'm in the middle of the healthy BMI range for my height, but I really do have a wide frame. It's why my ribs are very visible even though I'm not skinny. I have wide shoulders (bones, not delts. I want more delts!) and a wide ribcage, like certain breeds of dogs, lol.

No, I don't believe anyone has a ''large frame''.

Springfield1970

remingtonrosspro wrote: »

I think you look great. My wife is 5' and has often struggled with her weight, but honestly I think she looks best right around 120lbs. Any less and she starts to lose her natural assets. For your height I would shoot for the 135-145 lb range. Even if your on the pill, if you've plateaued then you need to reduce your daily caloric goal. Eating more frequent smaller meals throughout the day will help keep your metabolism in high gear when compared to less frequent larger meals. Also try a scoop of casein protein in between meals or before bed and a scoop of whey protein first thing in the morning upon waking

Frequency of meals has nothing to do with weight loss unless it helps the person to reach a calorie deficit. You can't put your metabolism in high gear.

Plenty of people lose weight at the same speed just eating one large meal a day or eating in a 3-8 hour window.

All that matters is calories in, versus calories out.

She may already be eating enough protein, but if not, then protein from food is probably more satisfying.

CollieFit

trjjoy wrote: »

cafeaulait7 wrote: »

Do you believe anyone has a large frame, though?

I'm in the middle of the healthy BMI range for my height, but I really do have a wide frame. It's why my ribs are very visible even though I'm not skinny. I have wide shoulders (bones, not delts. I want more delts!) and a wide ribcage, like certain breeds of dogs, lol.

No, I don't believe anyone has a ''large frame''.

LOL!!!! So are you actually implying that if you stripped away all the fat and muscle, the size of the skeletal structure underneath would be the the same in all women?? You have to admit that that's utter cobblers.

HutchA12

CollieFit wrote: »

trjjoy wrote: »

cafeaulait7 wrote: »

Do you believe anyone has a large frame, though?

I'm in the middle of the healthy BMI range for my height, but I really do have a wide frame. It's why my ribs are very visible even though I'm not skinny. I have wide shoulders (bones, not delts. I want more delts!) and a wide ribcage, like certain breeds of dogs, lol.

No, I don't believe anyone has a ''large frame''.

LOL!!!! So are you actually implying that if you stripped away all the fat and muscle, the size of the skeletal structure underneath would be the the same in all women?? You have to admit that that's utter cobblers.

I think they are saying that they would be close and not drastically different in overall shape. We are talking less that a couple pounds between women of similar heights.

tkphotogirl

victoria_1024 wrote: »

You could always maintain for a while and see how it goes! There's no reason why you can't start trying to lose again in a few months.

This is what I did for a few months. At the end of October I was down to 140 (I'm 5'2.5") and had a few days of unplanned break from logging which turned into three months of seeing if I could maintain without keeping such close tabs on my eating. I was still 140 in mid-January. I was reasonably happy there but I look like my bf% is still quite high (estimates put it between 26 and 31% and I would agree with the higher side of that), so I decided to start up again. Currently at 137 and just those three pounds have made a visible difference, and I'm thinking that I'll likely stop before my guesstimated goal range of 120-127. It's a very personal thing though, so whatever makes you happy! If you decide lose a little more and you're not comfortable there, you can change that too

MayaSPapaya

Thank you everyone for the compliments and advice!