Skinny as a Child

I was thin as a child and as a teenager then after i had my first baby at 19 i couldnt lose the baby weight. Now that im done having children, not gona stop til i lose it

I was a small till about when I hit high school which I started my 8th grade year. Actually I wasn't even big in high school now I look at old pictures, but I thought I was. I lost a lot of weight my junior year the unhealthy way. I kept it off till I hit college. That was when I really gained it. Ever since then I've been trying to get it off

I was a freaking stick as a kid. My mom calls it the family curse - we can eat anything we want... until we have our first child. Then suddenly we gain weight just by LOOKING at junk food. Granted, I think she used that as an excuse, which is why I'm working my butt off to prove to her that I can have a child and still be slim. But yes - it was really hard after I had my daughter, looking at myself in pictures and seeing rounded shoulders and back and belly. I still tend to think of myself as a very slim person, because I do activities that make me strong and agile. I used to love having my picture taken, and now I dread it. But not for long, right?! I'm going to be sexy again!

I was skinny as a rake as a child, and up until college. Even then, I was still underweight, but didn't look so skinny. I only got fat in my 30's.

I was a stringbean when I was young, but then we moved just before my teens and my lifestyle changed from playing outside every day, going to the park, and eating healthy homemade meals to sitting on my butt in front of a tv, eating fast food several times a week, and nonstop snacking. I lost a decent amount of weight in high school, but gained it back and then some while in university. I definitely don't see myself as thin in any shape or form but I do look back with regret.

I was a stick as a kid, had the metabolism of a flea. I honestly think that is what made losing weight so tough, never knew how since I had always been able to eat anything I wanted. Sounds like having kids was a common factor for many posting here. It was the same for me, completely changed my metabolism.

I was a skinny kid most of my life. My mom called me 'bean pole' til I was in HS. I graduated HS at 5'6" around 125 and thought I was fat because my best friend was 98 pounds soaking wet.
I was always within 10-20 pounds of goal weight until I had a bad wreck and became disabled. I went over 200 pounds around the time I turned 40.
My mental size has always been around 150 ish as an adult. That is where I stayed for many years and in my head, I am still that size. Even looking in the mirror, I never saw 230. It wasn't until I saw photos of me, did I really see how huge I had gotten. So I just stayed away from cameras! lol. Denial is a wonderful thing!
I am down to 190 now and still have at least 35 more pounds to go, but I am finally starting the see the girl inside me coming out again, and it feels great!

I often wonder if it is so much harder for those who have always been overweight, because they can't envision themselves at a smaller size, having never been there. I would think it would be harder, and I have the utmost respect for those who do succeed in losing.

I was always really thin as a child and into my teens - in fact I was often the skinniest girl in class. It wasn't until I hit 20 that I started having challenges with weight. I gained a fair amount in my early 20's and then lost like 50+ lbs (used Atkins then Herbal Magic) and was down to 122lbs (I'm 5'6") when I got married in 2009. I was 133lbs when I got pregnant with my daughter in 2010 and I gained a whopping 60 lbs during pregnancy. I lost 40 of those lbs in a relatively short time after she was born but I've held on to about 20ish lbs. I'm VERY committed to getting healthier and losing this excess weight now and I am hoping I will be at or near my goal by summer

My story: I was always thin and fit. I graduated high school weighing 99 pounds (I'm 4'10"). I studied dance, mostly classical ballet, for 18 years. I took classes 2 or 3 days a week and ate whatever I wanted, knowing that dance class kept me fit. Then I quit dancing in my early 20s after college, due to injuries and muscular stress. I gained maybe 20 lbs. over the next several years but did not think much of it because my body was less active, and I knew there are metabolic shifts in adulthood. I felt fine weighing 115 to 120. BUT then in my late 20s to early 30s, I was laid off of 3 jobs in 3 years. That + financial stress + depression + anxiety + lethargy + eating my feelings = I put on an additional 25 lbs. It was gradual, but one day I didn't recognize myself in photos. It was strange and scary to see that it was me. In my mind I was still (somewhat) thin and fit. And that made me more depressed. My body was hurting from extra weight on my short frame & my back and hips started hurting again. So, finally last autumn I decided enough is enough. I'm getting rid of 25-30 lbs. I'm losing the weight slowly but surely!!!