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I'm 5'3 and I weigh between 145-150. I'm medium framed, so I'm considered heavier than I should be. That being said, if you look at my BMI alone, I'm overweight. In reality, I'm far from it. I'm muscular, healthy, and happy right where I am. It should never be about a number on a scale. When you feel good, that's what…
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I understand completely. I don't even think it's about how much we weigh and lose as much as we still see ourselves as the "fat kid" or whatever defeatist names we use to label ourselves. I still have days, even after losing the weight, that I look in the mirror and see that same person. I don't think it's about losing the…
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I have to be really really careful with any carb from soda to chips to pizza. When they say empty calories, they mean empty calories. I start off with the best of intentions, but I go back for more because they're never filling. Now, I try to wait until the end of the day to eat them and only if I have extra calories, such…
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It could depend on what you are doing at the gym. Muscles swell and that can account for no weight loss or even being heavier. I have experienced this even after a tough cardio routine. I do zumba 2x a week. I know the first week I did it, I lost no weight, but I lost 1/2 inch in my waist. In the first week, water weight…
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I know about having weight issues my entire life. This is a great acountability website. I'm only 5'3 and have weighed 186 pounds at my highest and 112 at my lowest. I, too, end up having people think that I weigh less than I do. When I was diagnosed with back problems, my doctor told me that I had to lose at least 20 lbs.…
