5'9" ... and 240lbs

Tess_Christine
Tess_Christine Posts: 87 Member
edited November 23 in Getting Started
I'm 20 years old
5'9"
Medium to large frame
240lbs

Whenever I tell people they r shocked. They say I don't look more then 180 tops ... I'm only two sizes bigger then I was before I had my son but I'm about 40 almost 45 pounds more.... so why did I gained so much but not size up to much... how t I keep going when ppl tell me to stop you'll lose your curves...

I'm really confused.. ♡ please help!

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  • shadowconn
    shadowconn Posts: 141 Member
    You're 5'9". Same as me. We can hide a lot of fat with that height.
  • Tess_Christine
    Tess_Christine Posts: 87 Member
    How r u slowing weight?? Just couldn't ting calories?
  • Tess_Christine
    Tess_Christine Posts: 87 Member
    sexymama229 wrote: »
    How r u slowing weight?? Just couldn't ting calories?

    Sorry just counting calories
  • nikkib0103
    nikkib0103 Posts: 969 Member
    I started at 245, 5'10" so I have heard the "you don't look like you're over 200," "don't lose too much or you will look gaunt", etc. I have lost 42.5 pounds so far. For me it has been counting calories and moving more and being fanatical about food logging and measuring. The measuring when out and about can get tricky but do your best to estimate. Your best results will come from being aware of what you eat, how much you eat, keeping track every day and keeping active. That is really all there is to it. Also I think water consumption helps a lot so make sure you get enough.
  • Ninkasi
    Ninkasi Posts: 173 Member
    I'm 5'10" and 195. When I told my husband how much I weighed his response was literally "oh, my god." (Thanks, honey :p ) Tall people can hide a lot more pounds than a short person can. I am still new to the food logging thing but the app has made it easy so far. I haven't tried it with anything I've cooked yet, though. I agree about drinking water, too.
  • emmagrace0818
    emmagrace0818 Posts: 211 Member
    I'm 5'8“ and am also always told I don't look as heavy as I really am.. I love being tall! Haha
  • vespiquenn
    vespiquenn Posts: 1,455 Member
    Another here that is 5'9 and often was told that I didn't look as much as a weighed. Us tall people will always have the luxury of looking like we weigh less, but when it comes time to lose, it takes longer to show.
  • kristen6350
    kristen6350 Posts: 1,094 Member
    I always got those comments too when I was pushing 200...I'm 150 now and you know what? I'm not thin. Size 8, look quite normal. I'm 5'11, 36 years old. Most people who knew me at the heavy weight can't believe the change...I honestly think they were just being nice before. I realize now that people lie, and I was lying myself. I wasn't healthy at a size 16. No matter how tall I am. I can wear the same sizes as my thin shirt friends. I just had to stop lying to myself.
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