Were you EVER that thin?

katimama

Tonight in my kickboxing class our instructor mentioned she weighed 145 pounds and wore a size six. She has a killer body and she was just the dose of reality I needed tonight to remember its just about numbers !

rowanwood

Clearly I'm in the minority, but who cares what the scale says? Are you guaranteed health and happiness at 115 but not at 150? I've been down to 125, and I was bony with a big head and felt miserable. Looked nice in jeans, but was that enough?

I wasn't healthy and maybe if I made my life something I don't want, I could get back there...but I want room in my life for beer and ice cream and naps with my daughter. My goal is 150 (I'm 5'4") and people can scream about how fat and unhealthy that is until their heads explode. I feel sexy and good at that weight and I know I can maintain it without giving up everything that makes life worth living.

To hell with everything else.

bohonomad

I'm not under 150 but I'm 156 right now and still losing. I have ALWAYS been overweight since elementary school. I remember going on a diet when I was 13 and being happy to weight 161, that was my lowest weight I can remember and now I'm 156!! I started off my diet a year and a half ago at 223, you can do it, slower is better because you need time to learn that is a LIFESTYLE

j_ringsaker

I remember one time only, that I felt I was normal size, but not really what I would consider thin. I was around 8 or 9 and was swimming every day, had a good tan and was pretty active. I remember distincly, walking to the store with no shirt on, realizing that I didn't have excess body fat.


I have a picture on my desk of when I was 21, just graduated firefighting academy, playing rugby, lifting weights, pledging a fraternity. I weighed around 315, but was solid. I'm 6'4" and have a large frame, so 315 was never a problem for me to carry well.


I want to get back there.

dangerousdumpling

I am also 5'4" and at one time I weighed 215. Right now I'm 179. One of my first goals is to get to 165. That would be the thinnest I've been in quite some time. I would guess about 8 years. I know I will keep going once I reach that. It's simply a milestone and a number that has some significance to me. After that I would like to get to 150, which is how much I weighed when I got married and probably would be a size 10 for me. At that point I will reconsider my goals. 140 would be fantastic for me, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. I haven't weighed 140 in about 18 years and I haven't weighed 150 in 16 years. Wow, that makes me feel old.

Anyway, as you can guess I was never thin either. I guess you could also say I was never active. I don't exactly know what will happen once I get to 150. I know I can get there (it's only 29 lbs away) but after that it gets hazy. I guess I can only say I have those two very realistic and doable goals right now and I will reassess when I reach the second one.

KatieSChaisemom

I have been on every point of the BMI table if you will. As a teenager I started at 210 lbs being 5'2". Then I lost nearly 100 lbs and was down to 112. I am now in my mid 20's with an 18 month old son and I am in the 180's Hoping to get back down to 110-125 weight range. So Yes I have been that thin. I envy my old self LOL. I am also Obese now.

iWaffle

So here is my question ... for those of you who, at one point in time, weighed more than 200 pounds and NOW weigh under 140 pounds ... were you that thin at any point in your life?

I was delivered weighing 180 pounds. I have a link to an issue in Time magazine somewhere that talks about this. It was a C-section birth of course. I don't think I've ever at one point in time been under that amount. It just keeps going up. I'm over 200 now.

LorinaLynn

I'm 5'5 was under 120 (typically 105-115) in my teens and twenties. It would be unrealistic for me to be that weight NOW, though, because my lean mass alone is about 110 pounds.

To get to 120 pounds, I'd have to lose lean mass, which I really don't want to do since I worked damn hard at keeping then gaining that. If I didn't lose lean mass and somehow got to 120 pounds, I'd only have 8% bodyfat, which would be way too low for a woman.

However, I'm now as small or smaller than I was the last time I was around 120, and can even fit into some clothes from high school when I weighed about 110. Photos here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/886672-1-5-million-calories-in-775-days

tameko2

I'm not under 140 now, and I don't expect to ever get there, but in HS I was about 135 but not nearly as strong or active as I am now.

But, like Lorina, I currently fit in the same size clothes I wore when I was 15-20lbs lighter. So who cares what the scale says I weigh?

NewLIFEstyle4ME

I've been stick skinny all my life (skinny wasn't in vogue like it is now) and I hated being skinny growing up. I was super skinny all my life and couldn't gain weight to save my life. I even went to doctors to try to gain weight and was told by several doctors that I would NEVER gain weight, because my metabolism was soooo high, even if I ate 4000 cals a day (which I did, I used to eat like a pig) I'd never gain. Then, God (who has a sense of humor) waited until my hubby and I got old to start giving us baby after baby! We were told that we couldn't have children, and I miscarried several times when I was young. Then in my mid to late 30's to early 40's we started having a ton of children (without medical help). I finally started gaining weight, and now I'm fat and old and am finally seeing the weight drop only with smart eating and daily exercise.


ETA: I'm 5'6 and always weighed between 103-110--when I started gaining weight during each of my children, I got to the fabulous weight of 130-135 pounds...by the time I had my last child in my early 40''s...I ballooned up to 198 pounds and my highest weight came earlier this year at almost 207 pounds:sick: :noway: :grumble: . I've been struggling at this weight for years now. Changed my eating and drinking and exercising ways (stopped being a glutton and lazy/slothful person) and dropped down last year to 170...this year I'll be down to 145-135, God Willing and I know He is and I sure am too! It's just going take time, diligence and good old fashioned watching my portion and what I eat and moving this body of mine daily and OFTEN!

AllonsYtotheTardis

I'm 5'2". I was 107lb when I graduated high school. I was 115 in my early 20's, and that was a good size for me. I was 207lb when I started trying to lose weight (and I've had 2 kids). I'm 151 now, and still have a way to go.

Do I expect to get back down to 107? No - that was friggin high school. Do I think I can get below 130? Hell yes.

Kelley528

I am 5'4". I see these stories of people my size weighing 117 or whatever and it will never be me. I would be unhealthy at that weight. I weighed about 215 at the end of my last pregnancy. I weigh about 140 right now. I wear a size 4/6. My goal weight is 135. I am not sure how realistic that is. I am not really liking how boney my hands and feet are getting and how much my hip bones are sticking out. I plan on continuing with strengthening and toning and seeing what happens. When I went to the doctor recently and stepped on the scale, the nurse set the scale to 100 to weigh me (obviously thinking I was somewhere less than 120), I laughed and said she needed to take it up a couple notches. She looked at me oddly and shook her head when she did get my weight right.

All of that to say this, focus on getting healthy. Fat loss is a part of that. Muscle strengthening is a part of that. Endurance and energy are parts of that. The scale and comparing yourself to others shouldn't be your top goals. The can be bench marks, but use them carefully. My profile pic is from yesterday. I have 7 children and weigh less than what I did in 9th grade. Hard work can make a lot happen, but set reasonable goals.

I've never been pregnant before but your other stats are just like me. I'm 5'4 and currently 143. I am also a size 4/6. My hip bones pop out, my ribs, too, I like my collar bone at the moment but too much more weight loss I think I will have that nasty boney upper rib look near my boobs and I sure as hell done want that. I keep noticing my hands which look good at the moment but again, too much more lost and I will have nasty veiny Angelina Jolie hands. My goal is 138 just so I can stop being inbetween sizes. I figure I will settle at a size 4. At 150lbs people thought I was 130lbs. Its just the way I am built. I like having some dimension to my body. I dont want to look bony.

Velum_cado

Everyone gets skinny eventually. If you were locked up and denied food, you'd get down under 100, easy.

You might die first, but you'd get there.

getfitcharles

I'm 5'5" and as a 14-year-old I weighed around 170lbs, and lost a lot of it over several years to the point where I was considered 'underweight'. I'm now back in the 'healthy' range at 130-ish, and even now people say I'm 'too light' sometimes.. I'm not. I have a small build all over.

karenjoy

Yes, I weighed less than that and had a 19" waist when I was about 19 or 20 years old, I was tiny, That is why I find it so hard now, even though people tell me I am ok, I look at myself and think I was over 30lbs lighter lol

Sarahmeridith

I was very thin once, not sure of the exact number but I was a size 0-3 in high school. Now I really just want to be a size 8-10, after having 2 kid sI dont think I could ever be super skinny again, but who knows!! Right now jus tconcentrating on getting under 200lbs... then Ill worry about the rest!

fattyfoodie

I was quite thin in my late teens and early twenties.

At 5 foot 8.75 inches, I weighed between 135-140 until I hit my mid-twenties. Then life caught up and I ballooned to 175. Then I got pregnant with my first and I went up to 300.

After my first pregnancy I successfully lost 100 pounds, but that still got me just to 200 pounds.

Now I am 34, and I weigh 229 pounds. I would like to get back to the mid-160s.

dewsmom78

Every body shape is different and holds weight differently. I am currently 143lbs and a size 4 or 6. I think 125 lbs would make me look sickly and I would lose my curves. My goal is 138 only so I could fit comfortable in a size 4. I dont want to be stuck in between sizes. Honestly, if one size fit right now I wouldnt even try to lose any more weight.

Totally agree in that every body carries weight differently. I am 5'2 and at 134 lbs I'm in a size 7 or 9 right now. 2 years ago, pre-baby, I was 123 lbs and in a size 3 or 5. I could never be a size 0, my hips would never allow it.

holly1283

I was never thin. Was always built like a fire hydrant. I think some of the responses were harsh. You know your own body. My advice to you is set one realistic goal at a time. If you reach that goal you can always recalibrate to go further if you choose to. It's what works for you no one else.

al369

I understand your mindset. I'm 143 ish right now and started using MFP at 176. Just after pregnancy I was 190. I'm 5'6" by the way.

My goal was 150 and that was skinny in my mind. Now I'm aiming for 140 and muscular, maybe down to 130something eventually. I NEVER in my life thought I could be 130-140. Never. It seemed impossible. Now it doesn't. I know it's completely reasonable.

Just keep challenging yourself. When you reach that first goal, make a new one. And keep going.

DawnieB1977

I'm 35,5'6 and have 2 children. My lowest weight as an adult was 147 when I was 24. I did a lot of cardio then and no strength training and ate 1200 calories a day or less. I was a US size 6/8 then.

I kept my clothes from back then and am now wearing most of them and I weigh 159. I do lots of cardio still but also weights and strength training and I eat 1500 calories a day. My figure is better now I think except my belly is not so good after the kids - my youngest is nearly 2. So I aim to get to 150 and I think I will look good there. Once there I may decide to go for 145. But I know I couldn't be 115 because even when I was 147 my face was starting to look gaunt.

Go for a weight where you are fit, toned and healthy and look good, don't compare yourself to others.

WendyTerry420

I'm also 5'4" and I was an athlete. I weighed 125ish in high school. I cn't imagine how gaunt i would have looked at 115, and probably would have looked "muscley" as well.

lizziebeth1028

I'm 5'4 and currently weigh 214 pounds (I had a baby 11 months ago and am still trying to get back down to my pre-pregnancy weight of 185). Currently my goal is to get back down to 185 and then to reevaluate my next goal at that time.

I was just reading a story about a women who was always the "fat sister" and then after having her SIXTH child she lost 100 pounds and weighs in at around 115. Her story was SO inspirational, yet I still feel that I could NEVER be that weight. I think to myself, she's a one in a million ... I could never achieve that level of success.

Growing up I was always athletic but never 'thin'. I look back now on pictures of myself in high school and college and think "Why did I always feel so fat? I looked good!" But even with that I was never 115 pounds. In college I weighed about 150 and always wanted to get down to 125. I just never thought that was even possible.

So here is my question ... for those of you who, at one point in time, weighed more than 200 pounds and NOW weigh under 140 pounds ... were you that thin at any point in your life? Or were you always overweight growing up but as an adult have achieved dramatic weight loss and been able to keep it off?

I guess I'm just wondering "how possible is it?" I figure as I was NEVER the skinny girl that I could never BE the skinny girl... I would be over the moon to weigh 150 pounds again and I think it's possible. But anything below that seems unrealistic.

Growing up as a child I was always the chubby little girl. And all through grade school and high school I was heavy...not huge but pudgy enough to feel not as pretty as the other 'skinny' girls. At 19 I found exercise.....it changed my life. I didn't know anything about nutrition, calories in v. calories out ect ect...all I knew was that exercise changed my body! I haven't stopped working out since! I struggled a bit during those child bearing years with weight but since then I have been able to maintain a healthy weight. As far as desiring to be skinny??!?!.....no frigging way. I prefer to NOT focus on a specific number, I'd much rather be fit and healthy!!!!! So in answer to your question - you may never weigh 115lbs....but who the heck cares...if you look in the mirror, like what you see, feel good about yourself, feel healthy, that's all that matters. Goals are wonderful and motivational to have - you're doing it the smart way. 185 is a great starting point. Once you reach that you can re-access the situation. I've seen a lot of women on here 5'4", 150 pounds and totally rocking a fit body!!

sunflowerhippi

You definitely can do it, if you want to. Whether or not you SHOULD is another question. For instance, I could get down to 130lbs, but I'd look like a skeleton. I know because I did it once- and it wasn't healthy for me. I don't know what your ideal weight is and I'm not convinced that you do either, since you seem to think you looked just fine at 150, but are still pining for 125 for some reason. There is more to life than the number on the scale- set yourself reasonable goals, and then when you reach them, decide if you really want to set another one. Do it because it makes you feel good and makes you healthy, not because it's a magic number.

THIS!

I right now have about 130-135lbs of Lean body mass. So there is no way in hell I would ever be 125-140lbs and be healthy! You need to figure out what is right for you and your body and your current level of body fat, and your own health.

I know me and know that at 140-150 I was not eating healthy, I was hardly eating, and it is not something I can maintain so I am not aiming for it.

Everyone is different. You need to figure out what is right for you.

timpicks

I have never been obese, but was in denial about how overweight I was. I'm 5' 9" and had been been between 180 and 195 for perhaps the past ten years and over 170 for a lot longer than that. I'm reasonably athletic, belonged to a gym and worked out regularly, everything was cool, right? My doctor told me that I was overweight and needed to lose at least 10 pounds. Say what? Please. I looked at the BMI calculator and it said I was overweight. But BMI is flawed--must be my big bones, broad shoulders, um macho muscles?--I couldn't possibly EVER get down to under 170. Right?

Then I talked to a high school friend who is about my height. When I told him how unreasonable my doctor was, he told me that he weighed 150. Whaaaa? I got serious, joined MFP, and today weighed in at under 165 for the first time in maybe 25 years. And there's still some room for improvement. And I was convinced that I could never be this thin again.

My point is that denial is powerful and your perceptions of what is possible can severly limit what you can accomplish. It's tough enough to get fit without these limits. Go for it!

Sqeekyjojo

At 16 I weighed 116.

At 17 I weighed 144.

At 19 I weighed 160. I stopped weighing myself.


Next time I looked at 25, I was 196 or above.


I've gone through all the categories to morbidly obese, and now I'm going back down.

My first target was to obese. My next is to overweight. Where I go after that, I'll find that out when I get there no point worrying about it until then.