5'5 Confused about how much I should loose??

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  • emmalene1984
    emmalene1984 Posts: 137 Member
    you seriously do not want to loose more weight, you look amazing the way you are now, especially in the pic with the white sports top thingy, you are tiny, it's totally about different people carrying their weight in different places and yes, muscle does weigh more than fat, you shouldn't just go on the numbers on the scales, you need to look at how you look, what size you are, where your 'fat' is, how you feel and your body fat percentage. I for instance am 5'4.5" and weigh 130lbs today, but for my frame, I need to loose weight, because I carry 90% of that weight in my middle section, so have a bit of a tummy going on, which can be cause for concern re heart disease in later life. I weigh a fair few pounds less than you, am only half an inch shorter yet look like I am a lot heavier than you. so stop fretting about the scales and stop loosing weight when you look in the mirror and feel good about yourself. (which if I were you, would be right now! :-) ) congratulations and be proud of your achievements :-) x
  • jennadaniele
    jennadaniele Posts: 40 Member
    you seriously do not want to loose more weight, you look amazing the way you are now, especially in the pic with the white sports top thingy, you are tiny, it's totally about different people carrying their weight in different places and yes, muscle does weigh more than fat, you shouldn't just go on the numbers on the scales, you need to look at how you look, what size you are, where your 'fat' is, how you feel and your body fat percentage. I for instance am 5'4.5" and weigh 130lbs today, but for my frame, I need to loose weight, because I carry 90% of that weight in my middle section, so have a bit of a tummy going on, which can be cause for concern re heart disease in later life. I weigh a fair few pounds less than you, am only half an inch shorter yet look like I am a lot heavier than you. so stop fretting about the scales and stop loosing weight when you look in the mirror and feel good about yourself. (which if I were you, would be right now! :-) ) congratulations and be proud of your achievements :-) x

    Hahaha, thank you for the compliment! I'm laughing because I'm happy to hear "I look tiny". Yes, I am tiny in the stomach, but NOT in other places. Well that picture is a couple months old. My problem areas are I have back rolls things that make my waist look wider, broad shoulder and thick thighs. I know my thighs will probably always touch, but luckily they are pretty toned and will only get better! Thanks, I do feel really good about my accomplishments thus far but the work isn't over yet! :) I just wanted to know if a 155 goal weight was "healthy" or if I was making a shortcut for myself to not get to a lower weight. I understand now that it's really just a different body things. Like you said, you're half an inch shorter, and you're 130, but you are heavier. With my frame, 130 would be hard to get to and I wouldn't look good. It's just different bodies, and I don't have to freak out when I see 135 goal weights and wonder if I'm doing something wrong! I think my goal weight is very appropriate for me! Thanks again and best of everything to you!! :)
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