WHY AM I STILL FAT :(

Sincere24

the OP seems to have disappeared, you guys scared her off with talks of BDD and seeking a therapist. Hopefully she read through some of the other insightful comments.

charbar217

Just adding this to all the good advice --- a factor to take into consideration is your body frame type. It certainly sounds like you are in a healthy weight range - as others have said perhaps more weight bearing exercises for toning and muscle. A pound of fat and a pound of muscle weigh the same but muscle takes up less room....

here's a link to determining your bodyframe. http://www.livestrong.com/article/134661-the-ideal-body-weight-body-frame-size/

saminmio

I'd like to add one other thing. Those other girls who say they are a 4 - well my daughter has always said she was at least 2 sizes smaller than she is. Also the more money you spend on clothing amazingly the smaller the size says it is. That's called marketing.

ihateroses

You want results too quickly.

Put some more time in at the gym and relax a bit (you can miss a day or two).

Sounds like you want to be trim and not "flabby" but you have to remember that everyone has at least SOME flab. If you carry it around your middle it will make you look bigger than you actually are, to yourself at least.

Just take a breath, keep up the dedication at the gym, and don't focus on the scale but what you see in the mirror.

Jean sizes really don't matter, if you are proportionate and in a healthy weight range you look great to everyone, even if not to yourself (yet).

Seriously, to people who keep throwing around the word "therapy", I get it that she used the taboo "I feel fat" when shes not actually overweight but the BDD diagnoses getting thrown around so much is a bit annoying. I WAS fat at 130lbs (5ft1) and have felt fat at 115....I'm feeling pretty good about myself now that I've started lifting and eating better. First thought shouldn't be: Go see a shrink.

Phoenix_Warrior

I'd like to add one other thing. Those other girls who say they are a 4 - well my daughter has always said she was at least 2 sizes smaller than she is. Also the more money you spend on clothing amazingly the smaller the size says it is. That's called marketing.

while I've heard of vanity sizing, I shop at target. I'm 5'5" 133 lbs and almost too small for my size 6's. I've also had two kids to add to the equation.

I vote for maintaining your weight and being patient, lifting heavy. I've spent my entire weight loss lifting and I love it but you have to give it time.

Nissi51

Sounds like you need to lift some heavy stuff and change your body composition and stop focusing on scale weight.

indybost

Im 5'5was 145pouns ans worked. Hard to get thier, I thought. At 145 I was still fat, now after I gave birth to my beautiful baby girl, in at 215 and would kill to be were I was I promised my self I wouldn't be soo hard on myself this. Time around, ...u no ur not fat!! ..u may feel fat but sorry deep down u no it could be worse, and being in a size 8dosent mean ur fat!!! U probably got some good curves!!! Own it!! Who wants to be a stick figure ..and ya tone up that will make u feel better!!

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

This thread is from January. OP hasn't been back since then.

Phoenix_Warrior

Oh, she's back


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