Yup. Hit Scream Weight.
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I'm not offering excuses.. but perhaps 125 was too low of a weight for you. Many of us reach a "goal weight" that isn't sustainable and being 10 pounds heavier is perhaps more realistic. I bet you looked pretty good at 135.
So, maybe you're just 15 pounds over what should have been your goal weight 135. And?..that's not that big of a deal.. you can get that off.6 -
Thanks @elisa123gal either 125 or 135 (or anywhere in between) is a much better alternative than 220 where I started, so I’m hanging in there! Have a great weekend.13
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LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »nutmegoreo wrote: »midlomel1971 wrote: »It I hit 150 I'd also scream, but my scream would be from happiness. That's my current goal weight. I'm 5'8". I didn't realize how fat that is still considered.
There's height to consider. IIRC, OP is less tall than you.
You'd be surprised how few people take that into consideration.
In high school I weighed the same as my best friend. I was 5'10" and she was 5'1". So at 150, I was at a good and healthy weight, and she was significantly overweight. But somehow in the "fat talk" among friends, everyone talked about *me* like I was just as fat, because I weighed SO MUCH and wore a size 13, which was apparently "so huge."
What I wouldn't give to be back at my "OMG, you're so FAT" 150 pounds....
Its ridiculous that anyone would declare you fat when you clearly weren't.... hoping you realised that back then and didn't listen to such rubbish .... I would have thought it would be common sense to realise that 150lb looks different on everyone.
Nope: I was a teenager, I was "bigger" than any of my friends, and I bought it hook, line, and sinker.
This is one reason I get ticked off at the whole "well, if we tell people they're fat, we're helping them" argument. Because it doesn't.
(Seriously: "Plus size" started at size 12/13 back then. I almost had to get a prom dress from the Mother of the Bride section because no prom dresses went above a 12 and I was up to a 13/14 - at a perfect weight and "normal" BMI. "not being able to find nice clothes" was also not "inspriational."
This was me too! I am just under 6 ft and I was naturally about 135 lbs in high school, but because I was taller I wore bigger sizes than my also slender friends who were much shorter. I felt ginormous in comparison and it led to an eating disorder (my lowest was 107, which at 6 ft was scary).
I'm 152-154 now which I feel good at. Lots more muscle now too-even a hint of abs! Yet clothes shopping is still annoying. I was the largest size jeans they offered in H&M (16), which is just ridiculous. Their sizing is so weird. Can't imagine how frustrating that must be for people bigger than me.
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staticsplit wrote: »LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »nutmegoreo wrote: »midlomel1971 wrote: »It I hit 150 I'd also scream, but my scream would be from happiness. That's my current goal weight. I'm 5'8". I didn't realize how fat that is still considered.
There's height to consider. IIRC, OP is less tall than you.
You'd be surprised how few people take that into consideration.
In high school I weighed the same as my best friend. I was 5'10" and she was 5'1". So at 150, I was at a good and healthy weight, and she was significantly overweight. But somehow in the "fat talk" among friends, everyone talked about *me* like I was just as fat, because I weighed SO MUCH and wore a size 13, which was apparently "so huge."
What I wouldn't give to be back at my "OMG, you're so FAT" 150 pounds....
Its ridiculous that anyone would declare you fat when you clearly weren't.... hoping you realised that back then and didn't listen to such rubbish .... I would have thought it would be common sense to realise that 150lb looks different on everyone.
Nope: I was a teenager, I was "bigger" than any of my friends, and I bought it hook, line, and sinker.
This is one reason I get ticked off at the whole "well, if we tell people they're fat, we're helping them" argument. Because it doesn't.
(Seriously: "Plus size" started at size 12/13 back then. I almost had to get a prom dress from the Mother of the Bride section because no prom dresses went above a 12 and I was up to a 13/14 - at a perfect weight and "normal" BMI. "not being able to find nice clothes" was also not "inspriational."
This was me too! I am just under 6 ft and I was naturally about 135 lbs in high school, but because I was taller I wore bigger sizes than my also slender friends who were much shorter. I felt ginormous in comparison and it led to an eating disorder (my lowest was 107, which at 6 ft was scary).
I'm 152-154 now which I feel good at. Lots more muscle now too-even a hint of abs! Yet clothes shopping is still annoying. I was the largest size jeans they offered in H&M (16), which is just ridiculous. Their sizing is so weird. Can't imagine how frustrating that must be for people bigger than me.
@staticsplit
I remember losing 70lbs (5’9” 150-155lbs) in the past & being so bummed out I couldn’t find pants in regular stores. I, for one, am thrilled with vanity sizing now
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About the same as me sounds like last Aug I was down to 127. Id worked hard to get down to that. Then I fell off and got to 145 in no time. Im trying hard to get back into a routine. I’ll be 40 next month too. Im so mad at myself for slipping. Stay focused! Ive got some pants I keep looking at...I want back in them! Good luck!!4
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Cheers @JennyHolman 127 is my favorite number!1
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I just wanted to say, as a serial yo-yoer, this post is super inspirational. I am super committed to keeping my weight off this time and you sharing this is very helpful, so thankyou.10
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This is the first time I gained some weight back since loosing it, I do hope it'll be the last. I was maintaining for almost a year & it wasn't hard since i ate 1750 cal/day but now mfp says i need to eat 1220 in order to lose 1 lb/wk so I'm back at it3
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Me too. Sailed past my scream weight of 129 and am now 135 and am kicking myself (a little) and logging again. Only took me two months to gain 7 pounds. Hate that.14
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arussell134 wrote: »On Monday I was at 144. I know that some people are thinking gee, that’s normal or even good for someone 5’7” and 40, but understand when you’ve experienced a weight closer to your ideal, you don’t want to stray from that. I’m starting to have clothes fit tighter and I can’t hit some of the running times I easily did 3 years ago. A huge motivation for me is my running goals.
This speaks to me. I've been in maintenance for two years and even just an extra 3lbs that sticks around sets the alarm bells off. When you've been your own ideal weight you also notice where those pounds are and it doesn't feel great. Around a healthy weight, cutting is no fun and always eventually interferes with my fitness goals in terms of endurance and available energy.12 -
Daisy_Girl2019 wrote: »All I can say, OP, don't be so quick giving people advice and mocking other peoples method of losing when your's obviously is not even working. So much of bulk eating.
Have you ever thought that the experiences @nowine4me has, both success and failure, is what makes her so worthy of helping others.
(Including how to eat in bulk with lower calories so one can still feel satiated)
She has walked the walk and is continuously refining and adapting as life demands, passing on her honest experience and advice.
That to me is success.
( BTW, I have never ever heard her mock anyone, and I have been here a very long time.)
Sorry for white knighting you nowine4me, I was just irked.
Cheers, h.
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Thank you @middlehaitch. The very reason I love MFP is watching my experienced peers give and accept advice over years and years and years. I vividly recall being an MFP freshman back in 2012, and not being open to many ideas shared here.
Fast forward — many successes and failures later, I’ve more or less figured out what works for me. Not to say I always execute, but the skills and tools are there when I choose to use them.
You and many, many others take your time and wisdom and share with others. Sometimes it’s easy to hear, sometimes it’s not. Collectively I like to think that we can help others down the path to maintenance. I suspect it will be a rocky road for me, but I will always lean in times of need.23 -
One thing I didn't realize about my scream weight is that once I got back on track, the weight was going to come off much slower than when I first lost weight. Five years ago, I had much more to lose. Now, I only have "that last 10 pounds," so getting motivated and having that initial excitement to do it again was squashed by the fact that I am losing at a much, much slower rate. Disheartening, but true. Of course, I reached the scream weight slowly-it crept up slow enough for me to ignore it.
Reading people's posts about taking 9 months to lose 15 pounds is encouraging though. I'm trying to sort of forget about the scale, and just focus on CICO and fitness goals. But blargh... this is taking forever.8 -
Thank you @middlehaitch. The very reason I love MFP is watching my experienced peers give and accept advice over years and years and years. I vividly recall being an MFP freshman back in 2012, and not being open to many ideas shared here.
Fast forward — many successes and failures later, I’ve more or less figured out what works for me. Not to say I always execute, but the skills and tools are there when I choose to use them.
You and many, many others take your time and wisdom and share with others. Sometimes it’s easy to hear, sometimes it’s not. Collectively I like to think that we can help others down the path to maintenance. I suspect it will be a rocky road for me, but I will always lean in times of need.9 -
MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »staticsplit wrote: »LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »nutmegoreo wrote: »midlomel1971 wrote: »It I hit 150 I'd also scream, but my scream would be from happiness. That's my current goal weight. I'm 5'8". I didn't realize how fat that is still considered.
There's height to consider. IIRC, OP is less tall than you.
You'd be surprised how few people take that into consideration.
In high school I weighed the same as my best friend. I was 5'10" and she was 5'1". So at 150, I was at a good and healthy weight, and she was significantly overweight. But somehow in the "fat talk" among friends, everyone talked about *me* like I was just as fat, because I weighed SO MUCH and wore a size 13, which was apparently "so huge."
What I wouldn't give to be back at my "OMG, you're so FAT" 150 pounds....
Its ridiculous that anyone would declare you fat when you clearly weren't.... hoping you realised that back then and didn't listen to such rubbish .... I would have thought it would be common sense to realise that 150lb looks different on everyone.
Nope: I was a teenager, I was "bigger" than any of my friends, and I bought it hook, line, and sinker.
This is one reason I get ticked off at the whole "well, if we tell people they're fat, we're helping them" argument. Because it doesn't.
(Seriously: "Plus size" started at size 12/13 back then. I almost had to get a prom dress from the Mother of the Bride section because no prom dresses went above a 12 and I was up to a 13/14 - at a perfect weight and "normal" BMI. "not being able to find nice clothes" was also not "inspriational."
This was me too! I am just under 6 ft and I was naturally about 135 lbs in high school, but because I was taller I wore bigger sizes than my also slender friends who were much shorter. I felt ginormous in comparison and it led to an eating disorder (my lowest was 107, which at 6 ft was scary).
I'm 152-154 now which I feel good at. Lots more muscle now too-even a hint of abs! Yet clothes shopping is still annoying. I was the largest size jeans they offered in H&M (16), which is just ridiculous. Their sizing is so weird. Can't imagine how frustrating that must be for people bigger than me.
@staticsplit
I remember losing 70lbs (5’9” 150-155lbs) in the past & being so bummed out I couldn’t find pants in regular stores. I, for one, am thrilled with vanity sizing now
I went to H&M yesterday and they didn't have any size 14s or 16s in store hardly (UK sizes), and none in the style I actually wanted. I rifled through them all getting progressively more enraged. Considering they also run mega small, it's just so ridiculous that most people shopping at the store probably can't fit into any of the trousers?! I ended up going to New Look and finding some immediately (and I was a 12 there).2 -
So glad I found this thread! My SW in Jan 18 was 157, got to GW of 132 in July 18 then spent the next few months putting it back on. On Jan 1st this year was back at 150 and v annoyed at myself. Just about got to 140 in April but have been really struggling with binging and was nearly 145 again this morning - which is not at all surprising as I've binged 3 or 4 times a week for the last month or so.9
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Hey @teranga79 we’re neck-in-neck. I’m bouncing at 144-145 and I was in the 125-132 range last summer too. And annoyed and struggle with binging. We’re practically related!10
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@nowine4me yup!! Fell off the wagon again yesterday - back to three binge days in a row now. Arrgh!! Off for a serious chat with myself.4
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@nowine4me and @teranga79, and any others with binging troubles, here's my take on things, and what helps me when I am in one of those states: I fundamentally believe that sugar and foods that convert to sugar (simple carbs, processed stuff) are an addiction for some. I know that this is controversial in the literature, etc., but what helps me is to believe this, and to also believe what I have read somewhere: IF sugar, etc. is addictive, and IF you give in to that addiction, i.e., binges, the binging comes from wanting/craving more of something to which your body is addicted. However, what works for me then, is knowing that in 3 days, I will have stopped the cravings ... that's 3 days without anything resembling what I crave. So the first day is definitely white knuckling it, also sorta like that the second day, by the third, much better. But that 3 day belief really helps me get out of the binge. I know this won't work for everyone, and I HOPE this doesn't get into a rant about "show me the research/literature" from anyone, because all I am doing is hoping that what helps me, helps you, scientific or not.11
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If it makes anyone feel better, I lost a couple lbs. Then got attacked by TOM, gained it back (water), and it won't leave! Doing ALL the "supposed to"s and frickin' hungry over here and the scale is still being the turdiest turd! Frustration is too mild a word! Just got to wait it out. Bleh.3
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