I've never been thin!

I've never been "thin".

At one time, I was obese, I avoided all the numbers and scales like the plague, but if I want to be honest, I know those numbers said obese all over.

Today I'm not "thin" but I am healthier, wayy healthier, and fit, or atleast working on it.

I'm from Miami, and sometimes I see these little plastic girls that ARE "thin" and I laugh because I might not be a Barbie, but I can most likely out last them in any physical activity - and to me that's fit. I'm happy with that

I was never ever ever thin or even a normal weight, not even as a child. When people ask me what my goal weight is, I have no idea what the answer should be...I have no idea what weight would be right for me, as I've never been a healthy weight. I figure anything is better than where I was, though, and that when I get closer to what I think might be normal, I'll talk to my doctor and nutritionist and see what they recommend. Feel free to add me if you want.

Life-long fatty here. At least, until recently.

Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, the thin 'me' was virtually impossible because I never, ever remember being this weight ever. So I have no way of gauging when to 'stop', so I'll keep going until I'm satisfied. XD Keep moving the goalposts. You'll surprise yourself with what you're able to do.

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I've been overweight since roughly 9 or 10 years old. The closest I've gotten as an adult was at about 16, when I got down to 197 for about a week. One day I will get there, though!

I truly can never recall being thin. Even pictures from when I was 5 show me being a bigger size. I can also recall being in 9th grade and being a size 8, 10th grade a size 9, 11th grade a size 10, etc and thinking that it was normal to go up a size as my age did (I wasn't the smartest one in the bunch haha) I have no idea what my "normal size" is since I have never been "normal" or "thin." I just know that I am not comfortable being 30 and in size 18. I am obese and would love to be overweight instead and comfortable/fit!

Oh and you are welcome to friend me. I'll send you a request now!

I have been a fat *kitten* all my life. I am at a lower weight now then when I was in 11th grade. I have discussed with my friends and I don't think I could or would ever get to the BMI determined healthy weight unless I acquired some wasting disease, my body frame would not look right at that weight.

Right now I am focusing on eating healthier and living healthier because I would like to see the time that I can at least backup my brain and all the knowledge and experiences I have stuck in my head. Even if I could not transfer my consciousness just being able to save everything for future humans will allow at least a part of me to live on.

I've never been at a healthy weight. My thinnest was a few years ago before baby number 2 at 150lbs at 5'2. However I was athletic, confident, and was training for a marathon. I want to get back to that.

Your screenname made me laugh. It's good to have a sense of humor about this process.

I've been Fatty forever LOL.

I also have never been thin. I have always been bigger. I did not hit the obese category until mid 20s. My heaviest weight I hit 230. I did lose 50 pounds 6 years ago and then gained 40 of it back. Lost it again and then gained it again. Now Im slowly losing it again!

I hear ya! I had this same thought today. I'm wearing clothes that have been in the back of my closet for year and need to go shopping. I don't want this size either, but really don't want to spend the money on clothes. I also don't see myself as thinner yet either, still have a long way to go. It's a new learning opportunity for us! Hard to know when to stop, but I think we'll figure it out.

I'm no where near what a lot of people would consider "thin" and I never have been. Sent me spiraling out of control on many occasions, until my weight reached 316 lbs at 5 ft 9".

I had unrealistic expectations of what "thin" meant to me. The best way to set a healthy goal is to have a body compostion analysis done and work on body fat percentage, at least for me. I went from a goal weight of 159 lbs (based on a BMI chart) to a goal weight of 199 lbs. This was based on the fact that my lean muscle mass is 157 lbs. So I was going to end up with only 2 lbs of fat on my entire body? Not reasonable. AT ALL. I'll tell you this, I've really come a long way in deciding what's healthy. STRONG is healthy. Having 157 lbs of lean muscle mass to start with is exciting. I'm dropping only fat now with all my strength training and I feel FANTASTIC. With a goal weight of 199 lbs I'll be at approximately 25% body fat, which is considered healthy for a woman. I'll keep working on the body fat percentage to look "ripped" after that point is reached.
We're all built differently, and it was tough for me to realize that I'm never going to be a size 0 - unless I drop all of that beautiful lean muscle mass and have trouble picking up a toothpick. No thanks!
The Body Comp Analysis literally changed my life, because it's based on you and YOUR body. Hope you can get one done, and good luck.

Well I was born at 10lbs, and during my childhood never recall being thin. I've always struggled with being over weight. Still to this day I struggle. I have no idea what it's like to be thin.

I am Obese. No one believes me though. I was never thin and on the upper end of "normal" as a kid. Once I hit puberty I was always "overweight". I was may healthiest my senior year of high school, active with a fabulous figure but the charts still put me as "overweight".

I can sympathize with this. No one believes me when I tell them my BMI is technically Obese. My first year of college was my healthiest in years, and I was in the low 140s and still technically overweight. I'd just love to get back to that ;_;

My healthiest weight was 145. That was decades ago. I have been overweight or obese most of my adult life. I just told my husband I wanted to get back to the 145 and he asked me if that was really realistic. I told him that I have been there before I can do it again. Even if it is harder being over 50. When in high school I was between 160 and 185. I used to want to be 115. I know that is not attainable. I am going to stick to my nutrition and exercise for an entire year and then reassess it then. So far I have gone from a high of 278 (July 15, 2013) to my current 245 as of Sept 18. I think 33 pounds lost in two months is a good start. I would love it if I could maintain a 10 to 15 pound a month weight loss, but that probably is unrealistic.