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Vanity pounds

Hanna82
Hanna82 Posts: 138 Member
edited September 2024 in Success Stories
I have officially hit my first goal of losing 15 pounds. I started at 145 and am now at 130. The last 5 pounds I'm trying to lose are simply for my vanity alone.

Just to look the best I can, especially with all the muscle I've built. I read an article about what this is called and they say it's vanity pounds. Weight you want to lose simply for your own vanity. I couldn't agree more.

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  • meghan1207
    meghan1207 Posts: 10 Member
    congratulations on reaching your goal, and as long as you'll still be healthy 5lbs from now, I say go for it!! :)
  • jeanninemarie1218
    jeanninemarie1218 Posts: 4 Member
    How tall are you?
  • skinnydaydreams
    skinnydaydreams Posts: 32
    Woohooo, well done !
  • es0torok
    es0torok Posts: 66 Member
    I don't think of them as vanity pounds. I think of them as my buffer zone. If I can get the last 5 or 10 pounds off, then I have that much jiggle room each month and it reduces my panic attacks.
  • HeyGrlHey
    HeyGrlHey Posts: 640
    Congrats!
    How long did it take to lose the 15lbs and what did you do to do it?

    M.
  • Hanna82
    Hanna82 Posts: 138 Member
    How tall are you?

    I'm 5'7"
  • Hanna82
    Hanna82 Posts: 138 Member
    Congrats!
    How long did it take to lose the 15lbs and what did you do to do it?

    M.

    It took me 6 months to get that weight off. Even with eating right, eating enough calories and working out 5 to 6 times a week for 45 to 2 hours, mostly cardio with some strength training. I'm leaving the strength training more for when I lose all the weight I want so my sweet abs will show more. lol. My body has had a hard time working with me on shedding the pounds so even if it's only 15 pounds it's a big accomplishment to me.
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    I don't think of them as vanity pounds. I think of them as my buffer zone. If I can get the last 5 or 10 pounds off, then I have that much jiggle room each month and it reduces my panic attacks.

    exactly!!
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