Reached my goal weight (with pics :))

Well done on reaching your goal.

You seem to have taken a healthy and sensible approach to your fat loss and have some solid future goals.

I am wondering if you are being given such a hard time because the sight of an ectomorph body frame is far less common on here than an endo or meso. I pretty much guarantee that if you had put up two clothed "before and after" pics the response would have been different and far more positive. I guess your photos don't phase me as much as I have dated a model in my (rather dubious) past and you don't look that much different to her frame or that of her friends.

This isn't a forum for 'models' it's a weight loss forum for achieving healthy bodies - for eating correctly and having a healthy frame and a healthy attitude to your weight - her 'before' clothed picture is of a slim woman/girl - not a before picture of someone that has a weight problem - and I don't believe she has a healthy attitude to her weight from the posts I've read and from her blog - to be that thin and not see it is a worry - she is 19, she should be enjoying life keeping fit and healthy of course - but the fact that she is adding herself to a forum which is supposed to be for overweight people to help them become a healthy weight - seems a nonsense to me.

lovely curves. I think you looked great both before and after. Unfortunately when youre naturally hourglass/pear shaped its hard to lose weight off the places you need to without it starting to get a bit bony in other places too. Its just the pay off. I have the same problem. I think you look fab, and your legs look much trimmer. Well done x

Further down the thread after you've gotten upset - people have started to back track - and say you look great - go by the first comments because they are the truthful ones.

I think SOME MFPers are like little sheep and afraid to speak honestly. FFS...Well said this lady...^^^

I have NEVER read a thread where nearly every one said the same as the first poster (me). Wondering what most ppl would have said if the first poster had said you looked healthy?

You look great.Now when you build muscles they will really show!

I do have to admit at first the photos were quite shocking, however, looking at your measurements and weight you are within your healthy range. Once you start building muscle I don't think it will be quite as shocking.

My youngest son is long limb and has a long torso. He's tall for his age and most comment we get about him is that we should be feeding him more...lol If people only knew how much he consumed in a day they would be shocked. He is highly active and has .5% body fat, he's lean but has muscle. He is 8 yrs old and has a 6 pack, not because of a weight lifting program, he just is on the go, climbing, running, playing most of the day. Your body, with the knobby elbows and hips, remind me of his body shape.

Please don't be discouraged by comments made and please post some more photos when you have started your muscle building.

I can't believe how many people are sh!tting all over your hard work.

Well done on reaching your goal.

You seem to have taken a healthy and sensible approach to your fat loss and have some solid future goals.

I am wondering if you are being given such a hard time because the sight of an ectomorph body frame is far less common on here than an endo or meso. I pretty much guarantee that if you had put up two clothed "before and after" pics the response would have been different and far more positive. I guess your photos don't phase me as much as I have dated a model in my (rather dubious) past and you don't look that much different to her frame or that of her friends.

This isn't a forum for 'models' it's a weight loss forum for achieving healthy bodies - for eating correctly and having a healthy frame and a healthy attitude to your weight - her 'before' clothed picture is of a slim woman/girl - not a before picture of someone that has a weight problem - and I don't believe she has a healthy attitude to her weight from the posts I've read and from her blog - to be that thin and not see it is a worry - she is 19, she should be enjoying life keeping fit and healthy of course - but the fact that she is adding herself to a forum which is supposed to be for overweight people to help them become a healthy weight - seems a nonsense to me.

This is a forum for being become more healthy, NOT just for weight loss. Yes most of us here are to lose weight but that doesn't mean the site is just for us fatties.
Should MFP kick off those who now are at normal weights/BMI?

Maybe I can understand where she is better since I have had to put up with rude comments about my son being too skinny and do we ever feed him. I will not apologize for have a child with little to no body fat, who loves to run and climb, and be active. You should see what he eats in a day! He also knows when he's full and stops eating.

I have NEVER felt ashamed to be part of this community, until now! Shame on a lot of you!

Well done on reaching your goal.

You seem to have taken a healthy and sensible approach to your fat loss and have some solid future goals.

I am wondering if you are being given such a hard time because the sight of an ectomorph body frame is far less common on here than an endo or meso. I pretty much guarantee that if you had put up two clothed "before and after" pics the response would have been different and far more positive. I guess your photos don't phase me as much as I have dated a model in my (rather dubious) past and you don't look that much different to her frame or that of her friends.

This isn't a forum for 'models' it's a weight loss forum for achieving healthy bodies - for eating correctly and having a healthy frame and a healthy attitude to your weight - her 'before' clothed picture is of a slim woman/girl - not a before picture of someone that has a weight problem - and I don't believe she has a healthy attitude to her weight from the posts I've read and from her blog - to be that thin and not see it is a worry - she is 19, she should be enjoying life keeping fit and healthy of course - but the fact that she is adding herself to a forum which is supposed to be for overweight people to help them become a healthy weight - seems a nonsense to me.

This is a forum for being become more healthy, NOT just for weight loss. Yes most of us here are to lose weight but that doesn't mean the site is just for us fatties.
Should MFP kick off those who now are at normal weights/BMI?

Maybe I can understand where she is better since I have had to put up with rude comments about my son being too skinny and do we ever feed him. I will not apologize for have a child with little to no body fat, who loves to run and climb, and be active. You should see what he eats in a day! He also knows when he's full and stops eating.

I have NEVER felt ashamed to be part of this community, until now! Shame on a lot of you!

MFP is a weight loss and health site - not just to lose weight as you say - but neither is it a place to promote anorexia or eating disorders - I would be ashamed encourage someone to lose weight who is already at the low end of their ideal weight range - if you read my earlier post you will also understand I have been in the too thin catagory as well as a 'fatty' as you so nicely put it - I'm 5'5 and at my lowest as an adult I weighed 7st - and yes - I thought I was overweight! I became seriously ill as a result of being so underweight.

I took the time and trouble to read her blog before I commented - and it seems to me that she has other issues but is focussing on her weight as a means of control - and this worries me as a mother of three daughters and five grandchildren - weight is important because it's important to be healthy - but I would be ashamed to condone such weight loss - when it is obviously not needed.

As a small framed, petite girl myself I would LOVE to look how you do in your before picture. I congratulate you for reaching the goal you set yourself but, please get some muscle on the go and get your smooth stomach back! Having your bones poking out can cause health issues, not only with weighing too less but muscle and skin it there to protect your precious bones. If you fell....there's nothing cushioning your little ribs! Take good care of yourself! I don't want to sound mean, just concerned

when i look at your after picture it scares me.
you looked just fine before, & you should of worried about 'toning' up then

oh and by the way..
i wouldnt ever be jealous of someone that looks like that....whats wrong with you people

sticks & stones my friends. sticks & stones

In fairness to the people who didn't post positive comments about this girl's photos I don't think they did so out of jealousy or spite, just concern. No one wants to see anyone on her harming themselves on here. I guess the "after" photo may seem to be extreme if you are not used to that type of frame.

However, the assumption that someone is unhealthy based on their size is flawed (outside of the obvious extremes such as obese / emaciated.) For example, someone may be on the chubby size yet be in perfect health and have an amazing cardiovascular ability (fat but fit) Alternatively someone may have a "normal" size and weight yet be deeply unhealthy due to excessive smoking or consuming high levels of hydogenated fat etc.

You cannot tell that someone has an ED simply by the way they look. I guess the fear is that this applies to OP given her slender frame. However, I have spoken to a number of ladies on here who on the outside seem to be at "normal" weight / appearances but struggle deeply with binging, throwing up, purging and so on. An ED is ultimately determined by your relationship with food, your emotional state, difficulties and feelings of self worth that brings etc. In other words, not how you look.

I admit I have not read this girl's blog but I see no reason to doubt what she says in her posts on here about the level of calories she consumes, the amount of cardio she does and so forth. She seems to have done it the right way, is happy and healthy. Good luck to her.

I can understand the concern. I do not feel in this specific instance it is warranted.

I just wanted to suggest getting your BMI checked by a health care professional. Generic BMI calculators are not always the tool for measuring true body fat because everyone's body composition is different. According to your height and weight a generic BMI calculator may say your at 18% body fat but you could be a lot less. For example if I put my height and weight in generic calculator it will give me a 37% body fat. I actually had my checked out by a health care clinic and they put me on a machine that measures true body composition and I'm actually only have 27% body fat. They said my body is very muscular even though I'm obese. I would suggest this to anyone focus on body fat %.

I still wish you luck in your healthly living journey:flowerforyou: