Omigosh! I think I just had the best NSV EVER!!!

Sweetpea472
Sweetpea472 Posts: 229 Member
in Success Stories
While chatting with some of the greatest peeps you'll ever find on MFP, I had an epiphany... I no longer care about what size clothing I wear or what the scale might read. I really just want to reach a body fat percentage that I find gives me the figure that *I* want to have and wear whatever size clothing that I am comfortable in. I may not be typical in my goal because, while I adore the incredibly sexy abs I see on so many ladies here (they really are to die for!), I don't desire a "sculpted" body, per se. I honest-to-G*d want to be gently round, yet firm. So yeah, I want to be smaller than the Botticelli chicks, but I want to retain my (in my mind) super sexy curviness while being firm to the touch.

I have no idea how to translate this into a workable plan, but I am going to take my "ideal" and run with it! I am SO excited!

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  • sandylion
    sandylion Posts: 451 Member
    Awesome!
  • MemphisKitten
    MemphisKitten Posts: 878 Member
    Excellent attitude! :drinker:
  • Amatambi
    Amatambi Posts: 72
    You have come so far, that's awesome! I can't wait till I only have 20 pounds left :)
  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    I think that is HUGE. It shows you have a healthy self-image (something many of us are still trying to find).

    Congratulations!!
  • marthathebear
    marthathebear Posts: 498
    I like this idea! Go for it.
  • summergirl73
    summergirl73 Posts: 70 Member
    I hear you on the curves and applaud your goals go get em!
  • mukamom
    mukamom Posts: 207 Member
    Like *\0/*
  • tazzzydevl
    tazzzydevl Posts: 37 Member
    Yay you!! That's awesome:)
  • mamalopez12
    mamalopez12 Posts: 27 Member
    Im the same way so i think its great!
  • lisamariepickering
    lisamariepickering Posts: 110
    Curves are super sexy! Great attitude!
  • ladyark
    ladyark Posts: 1,101 Member
    Sounds like you are doing great! There is so much more to being healthy than the # on the scale. I dont want a flat stomach either ( well i do sorta lol) but i do like having a little curvy too. Do what works for you and where you feel the healthiest at....your body will tell you.
  • HakunaMatata519
    HakunaMatata519 Posts: 141 Member
    Good for you! I feel the same. I'd like my arms to be a bit sculpted, but I do not desire a firm body... just a smaller, healthier one lol
  • nbeth901
    nbeth901 Posts: 35 Member
    That is sooooo wonderful! Awesome attitude!
  • NewLIFEstyle4ME
    NewLIFEstyle4ME Posts: 4,440 Member
    WOW...how cool is that?!?

    We're twins, because I got this SAME revelation (well sorta the same) yesterday myself. I was reading something on here last night that mentioned I should focus on Body Fat percentage rather than the scale. A light went off for me and I'm going to adopt that mind set as well.

    HOWEVER, I do have a strong desire to at the same time (as focusing on BF%) to get "ripped". I just learned what that meant earlier this week when I got a new home gym. I'm an older woman, so I aint trying to look like a teenager or 20 something year old nor anything close to that--I want to look very womanly and fine that has a lean toned body (Like Leslie Sansone :o) and I'm going get too...it's just gonna take some time!
  • tjradd73
    tjradd73 Posts: 3,495 Member
    go get it girl!
  • Tropical_Turtle
    Tropical_Turtle Posts: 2,236 Member
    I am so happy to see this!!! I wish more would realize this and that the scale should not dictate how they feel about themselves. I keep trying to reaffirm this to some on my FL.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    WOOT! You go!!!

    Great goal too - that's kinda what I want as well.
  • UncleMac
    UncleMac Posts: 13,772 Member
    Good for you!

    The scale is accurate for weight only and it doesn't take anything else into consideration. Likewise, the body mass index is based on weight and height. Clothing size isn't arbitrary but it's close.

    When people ask if I have a target weight in mind, I am being bitterly honest when I say I do not and I will not base my goals on something as arbitrary as weight or clothing size.
  • SunnyAndrsn
    SunnyAndrsn Posts: 369 Member
    I had a similar revelation myself recently. I'm becoming far more focused on health and fitness, and less focused on the scale. I want to improve my times on the treadmill. I want to improve how long I can hold a plank, how many sit ups I can do...and how much I can lift. I'm just beginning weight training.
  • Kashaea
    Kashaea Posts: 14
    That is an excellent perspective! I think I'll use that myself!
  • LMick1986
    LMick1986 Posts: 431
    I'm the same way. I tell people about this "fitness journey" I'm on.....and I get laughed at. People say "You're not fat, you're crazy if you think you're fat, you don't need to lose weight, etc." I never said I was fat. I don't feel I am. I'm 5'3" and 133 lbs. By no means is that considered overweight. However, it's not the weight I'm after. Does it make sense to say I'm skinny fat though? Like, I'm not overweight, but my body fat itself is on the higher side of my healthy range. I want to feel better about the way I look....IIIiiiiii want to be a healthier version of myself. Right now, I'm just not, in my eyes. I just want to tighten up a bit, regardless of what the scale says. Good for you!
  • Lisa760
    Lisa760 Posts: 113 Member
    Cool!

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