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Especially here it seems like many people put way to much pressure on themselves to be physically perfect and it is kind of sad. I would rather be happy with my size and capable of doing all I want to do instead of just trying to fit a vision of physical perfection that matters little in real life. I notice that some…

I agree. I put my life on hold and it only made my obesity worse over time. The sad thing is I have always wanted to be thin and hated that I had to struggle with my weight. It is so hard to have a serious weight problem and painful. It seems like it is only on a public level and with guys that weight is really serious, in…

It is funny. I felt pretty great and healthy at 185 and 5'6''. I could do everything I wanted to do, but I just felt like I would be judged by others so I didn't do a lot of the things I wanted to do.

My grandma was about 150 lbs at 5'2'' and my grandpa has a belly and my grandpa is still alive over 80 years old and my grandma died at 82. You can live a long life being a little pudgy if you are active and happy.

I can do the five servings of ice cream thing and it is because I do not have that shut off signal. I have to get that from outside myself by tracking my calories or points or whatever or I have a compulsion to eat and can actually finish a whole container of ice cream at a few sittings.

I don't think fat is a problem until it interferes with your quality of life. For me that is about 200-230 lbs. Over that is just too much. That is about 40-70 lbs over the so called 'healthy' BMI weight for my height. I know I cannot be healthy over that amount. It starts affecting me mentally, physically, spiritually and…

I think running a mile is better. I get better results from running but I am so far from even being able to run that it is not an option for me.

I agree. Eventually, I would like to go to this eating disorder program in the city I live in to get help for my binge eating. I would suggest anyone with a serious problem to get help. I cannot afford it now.

The only thing that works for me is getting rid of the foods I binge on or at least just getting them in small quantities when I have them. I have gone up and down in weight because of going back and forth and trying to just control foods I have a problem controlling and it never works for me.

But 135 lbs at 5' 6'' is very slim. Wouldn't it be unhealthy to be much thinner than that at that height? Were there smaller increments between sizes?

I have to say fresh fruit from the store is expensive. Of course, there is the farmer's market but not everyone wants to go there or can't get there if it is out of the way. Also, meat is very expensive. For a poor family it is hard to eat healthfully and not live on pasta, beans, rice, milk, eggs and vegetables, which…

I really don't think this is true. Someone who wears a 0 now really couldn't be much thinner than they are. My sister used to fit in a tight 0 and she weighed 120 lbs at 5'10''. If they were that much thinner I am glad people are more aware that it is unhealthy to be much thinner than that. And I think people should…

This is probably how some people feel, but as a heavier person, I actually think obesity is less severe than they make it out to be. I read a statistic that only about 8% of people are over 100 lbs overweight. 92% of people are either a healthy weight, underweight or up to 99 lbs overweight. I think that is pretty good.…

It is funny what people struggle with portion wise. For me, I am not a big chip eater, so I just don't eat them or get a bag occasionally if I crave them. I don't drink coke and haven't for years. Pasta is something I have to eat in smaller quantities, and I don't eat the calorie loaded forms. Cookies and cakes are…

I disagree. Eating clean or natural does make a big difference when it comes to weight loss, at least for me. I am very sensitive to sodium and can go up almost 4-6 lbs after a very high sodium meal, and many foods that are already made or eaten out at a restaurant are not calorie content. I lose weight much slower when I…

I disagree. If someone can say someone is too fat, than someone can say a person is too skinny. If a fat person is pushed to lose weight than a too skinny person can be pushed to gain weight. Healthy is healthy on either end of the spectrum. On either end health problems start developing. A person 100 lbs overweight or…

At 5'6'' 125 lbs is quite skinny, but I can understand how if you have been heavy wanting to get skinny. I would like to be 130-140 lbs when I reach goal weight. My sister is 5'4'' though and 130 lbs and she is like her perfect weight, so I would say you are leaning towards the too skinny side but not really too skinny. It…