How much do YOU weigh?

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  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    5'10.
    39
    137.

    Aiming to get back down to 130/131 where I feel most confident.
    I have slacked off the last few months.
  • happyfeetrebel1
    happyfeetrebel1 Posts: 1,005 Member
    305 Starting

    176 now

    I hover between 175-180 most of the time

    I'd like to be around 160

    I'm 5'11
  • StrawberryJam40
    StrawberryJam40 Posts: 274 Member
    Doesn't bother me the same as it doesn't bother me to tell people I'm 45. Usually I get the 'You carry your weight well"...whatever that means...lol. I carry it all over and not well at all, but quite unwell.

    Anyway heaviest was 275 before pregnancy and held 250 after pregnancy for 9 years. Since last year I've gained that I started this journey at 268. I'm 5'7".
  • DINO1264
    DINO1264 Posts: 63 Member
    6'
    156lbs.
  • ASH2038602
    ASH2038602 Posts: 215 Member
    I wasn't really shy about my weight until I was hanging out with a group of friends and we were all sharing our weight (all of us being over weight) and when I said mine one of my guy friends said "Wow, now I dont feel so bad about my weight." Since I started losing I would tell people on MFP what I weighed, but not on Facebook with people that actually know me. Today was my first Facebook post that shared my starting weight, because I am damned proud of finally getting below 200lbs. I am 5'6" and started at 245, and as of this morning am 199.4. Barely under 200, but I will take it lol. Goal is to get to 160 and re evaluate from there.
  • mz_getskinny
    mz_getskinny Posts: 258 Member
    I used to be ashamed of my weight. But once I worked up the courage to say it out loud, it became less scary. I also feel more committed to my weight loss now. It's just a number. It doesn't define me as a person. That being said, I like the accountability of other people knowing. Plus it will make me feel good when I get to goal and help people understand my journey.
  • WW_Jude_V2
    WW_Jude_V2 Posts: 209 Member
    Only a few select people know my actual weight number - and they are my daily supporters. They've been with me since the very beginning.

    A few co-workers have actually asked me if I'm "okay" as they noticed I've lost weight. I don't look ill, I guess they just noticed the difference suddenly and were concerned.

    If someone asks me directly, I tell them I've lost 70-some pounds since I started. :)
  • IsaCaliBel
    IsaCaliBel Posts: 99 Member
    Reminds me where I came from and where I'm headed, so yes!
    244 to 182 so far....





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  • findingmyw1ngs
    findingmyw1ngs Posts: 107 Member
    I don't think it holds me any more accountable and (because I am considered small by many people, but still want to lose just a few more lbs) I often get judgments that are sometimes very unneeded. I'll share with some, but that's nothing I announce publicly anymore
  • IrisFlute
    IrisFlute Posts: 88 Member
    I don't mind telling family and best friend, but don't mention weight loss with anyone else.

    Paradoxically, I'm a bit shy about bringing it up because I'm only trying to lose a little for health reasons, and if I talked about it, people would just tell me I look fine as I am.

    So, I'm 5'8" and started at 157 lb. Which was fine with me; I had never been on a diet in my life. But then the doctor said I have low-level hypertension, and that if I could drop some weight it might mean I can avoid the need for medication.

    Close to four decades ago when I graduated from college, I weighed 135 and I stayed at that weight throughout my twenties and most of my thirties. Middle age stuck the extra 20 lbs on. I figure if I can shed those, then my blood pressure has a good chance of settling down. (Plus I dropped my sodium to below 1000 mg a day and am trying some other natural methods.)

    Many folks on here are having to be so awesomely focused on a weight-loss marathon that I feel like I'm not in their league of courage and discipline. Someone on another thread said something to me about "vanity weight loss" and I sort of retreated for a while -- it's really not about vanity for me, but it can be hard to justify dieting when you looked OK to start with.
  • spacemegaforce
    spacemegaforce Posts: 4
    My weight doesn't generally come up in conversation but I've mentioned it to my boyfriend once or twice and maybe my sister. It's just not something I talk about though. I talk about my exercise and health habits if people ask about them because they're curious or whatever. My heaviest weight was around 170 or 180 but I didn't start myfitnesspal and exercising until around 152 or 155. I'm teetering between 139 and 140 most days, the weight I lost before myfitnesspal came off when I ended a relationship which meant all my bad habits (drinking every weekend, eating pizza, etc) stopped.
  • Rachinator92
    Rachinator92 Posts: 62 Member
    I'm 230.8 as of this morning... Down from 260.

    On my way to 150 and who knows if I'll lose more than that... Goals are set to be met and bam... more goals created.

    I don't feel held accountable though, no.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    A month ago: No thank you.
    Today: Why not?
    Tomorrow: Who knows...
    this!!! :laugh: SO this!!!:tongue:
  • kotarea
    kotarea Posts: 212 Member
    Sure why not... I have worked hard...

    SW: 189

    CW: 127

    GW: When I am finally fit and tone
  • candidcamster
    candidcamster Posts: 44 Member
    I'm a big believer in accountability, my start weight when I joined was about 306, my highest has been 350 (pre mfp) and my current bounces between 261.6 and 266, I'm so over the yoyo. I'm proud of how far I've come but I still have just under 120 lbs to goal and for this year I want to weigh 240 so the cheat days need to end.
  • lemonlime006
    lemonlime006 Posts: 27
    My weight seems an odd discussion because for me, my goals are no longer weight related. I care more about my BF% than I do my actual weight. Because of that, when my body composition changes, and people notice, they'll say they can tell I've lost weight, but really, it's not much, if any, but my BF% has changed. I don't want to validate a desire to always be losing weight because some people are far to concerned with it, (my personal opinion, I feel some people are already thin, and still focus on losing weight). I can't imagine a person being over 5 feet and weighing under 100! If someone comments on it, I usually just say "Thanks, I've worked really hard at it!" which is the absolute truth. I also have people that are still on their weight loss goals tell me that I am too focused on it, and call me skinny. (Which I'm sure is meant in a positive way? but I can't help but dislike the phrase). I'd rather be thought of as "fit," or "strong," or as my husband says, "durable, like you won't break." Skinny to me implies thin, but not much else.
  • becky4m
    becky4m Posts: 61 Member
    Not shy here! 150... 145-149 is my goal.
  • swolf19
    swolf19 Posts: 20 Member
    congratulations!!! keep up the hard work!
  • CWonder003
    CWonder003 Posts: 29 Member
    I will tell people if they ask, but I try to focus on how much I want to lose. I don't mind telling anyone the number out of vanity (currently at 120 lbs), but it quickly becomes annoying when they go "OMG you're already so tiny! I haven't been 120 in years! You don't need to lose weight!"


    The thing is, I am under 5 feet tall, so NO, I am not "tiny" for my height. I am quite curvy, and I carry about 20 lbs of extra weight, which looks like more on my petite frame.

    If I gain just 5 lbs, my clothes no longer fit. Taller people can carry the weight better, so they don't understand why it is so important for me to watch my weight.


    If I know that I'm talking to someone who is sensitive about their weight, or obsesses about the number on the scale, I don't like to say exactly how much I weigh, just that I'd like to lose about 10-15 pounds. It always gets really awkward when they hear 120 lbs, and become extremely focused on how low that number is *for them*, and forget that for me 120 lbs is not thin.
  • PunkyRachel
    PunkyRachel Posts: 1,959 Member
    my ticker says it, but I'm 135 right now
  • grim_traveller
    grim_traveller Posts: 625 Member
    185, down from 475. Maintaining within 3 pounds of 185 for 15 months. Logged every bite for over 740 days.
  • chesnity3
    chesnity3 Posts: 960 Member
    In the beginning I kept it a secret from everyone but my husband. Right now only my two best friends and some family members know how huge I was and where I want to be. But I've decided that I will be announcing my weight loss on my Facebook next month which is my starting weight anniversary because I feel it might help someone else start their journey to a healthy life.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    135. An utterly meaningless number without knowing my age, height, gender...
  • MorgenAmour
    MorgenAmour Posts: 1
    140-145 :/
    I haven't weighed myself in a few weeks.
  • elle2max
    elle2max Posts: 10 Member
    My highest weight was 394 lbs. Now I weigh 220. If someone asks me, I'll tell them, even though it technically is no one's business but my own. I'm not ashamed. After all, I'm not finished losing yet.
  • dizy17
    dizy17 Posts: 236 Member
    I usually only tell people how much I have lost but I don't mind it.

    SW - 323
    CW - 242
    GW - 170
  • shank35l
    shank35l Posts: 102 Member
    I weighed about 205 throughout high school
    Got down to 172 while in the US Army
    ...until the IED recovery at BAMC and I gained weight to reach 248 lbs
    Currently at 270lbs

    My goal is to get back to what I considered my optimal fighting weight of 190
  • GertrudeHorse
    GertrudeHorse Posts: 646 Member
    I only ever talk about weight with my partner or people on MFP. In most other cases I would not tell someone how much I weigh. I guess it would depend why they wanted to know and how close my relationship is with them.
  • msbartron
    msbartron Posts: 1
    i was 200 i am at 196 after a week :flowerforyou:
  • kefryar
    kefryar Posts: 77 Member
    I don't mind sharing my weight, but I don't think it's really a way to hold myself or anyone accountable, as I see results sometimes even with my weight going up, due to water retention and muscle gain.
    Example, in may before I got married I weighed 123 pounds. I hadn't worked out for 6 months. Now I weigh 128-130 depending on the day, but my measurements are smaller and I'm way less flabby, due to the fact that I try and do cardio at least 4x a week and do yoga on the days when I don't go to the gym.
    I guess my point is, don't put too much emphasis on weight-muscle ways more than fat.

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