How did you pick your goal weight?

"moonprincess" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I am curious as to how everyone chose a goal weight. Did you change your
goal along the way or have you stayed with the goal you originally chose?

Top of the normal BMI. I'm considering being happy with a bit higher than
that, because my top and hips are more or less the right size - it's just
the bit in the middle that's got to go! I do wish you could target it.

Nicky.

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T2 DX 05/2004

moonprincess wrote:
:: I am curious as to how everyone chose a goal weight. Did you change
:: your goal along the way or have you stayed with the goal you
:: originally chose?
::
:: When I started my LC lifestyleback in March I chose 130 pounds, not
:: really having a clue what I would look like or how I would feel. I
:: don't ever remember being 130 lbs. so I didn't base it off of that.
:: I just looked at a BMI chart to see what would put me in the normal
:: range for my height and went with that. I didn't want to be at the
:: bottom or the top of the range, just somewhere in between.
::
:: Now when I tell people that I have lost X amount of pounds (70 to
:: date) and still have Y amount of pounds (30 to date) to lose I get
:: ghastly responses. "You can't do that, you'll look sick", "That
:: can't be very healthy", "That's too much weight", etc... I'm not
:: sure what would make people say things like that when in fact I
:: would still be in the upper level of the healthy range. I feel that
:: if I had picked 105 pounds, which is the bottom of the normal weight
:: range, I would probably look sickly, but I don't know for sure
:: because I have never been there. Who knows, when I get to 130 I may
:: decide that I still need to lose more to feel healthy. I'm very
:: happy that they think I look fine at the weight that I am at
:: currently, but I do not feel that I am at a healthy weight yet. Has
:: anyone else had people react like this?

sure. all the time.

However, what exactly does it take you make you 'feel' healthy? Also, what
is it about the way you feel now that makes you 'feel' unhealthy'? Finally,
once you get to a weight that you think would make you 'feel' healthy, what
will you do if you don't 'feel' any different?

My point is this: being overweight and being healthy are not one and the
same. Simpy being overfat doesn't make you unhealthy. It might increase
risk factors for other problems, but it is not a guarantee that you'll
eventually get sick or unhealthy. Likewise, being at the middle of the BMI
scale won't be an guarantee for being healthy either. Many people are of
normal weight but yet have health issues.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with trying to be the best you can be,
either. But I would also focus on improving fitness and not only focusing
on scale weight. Lift some weights, build some muscle, etc.

A good method to pick goal weight is to look in the mirror. If you're
honest and not too far off mainstream, you'll know when you're there.

::
:: I guess the only thing to do is just not tell anyone how much more
:: weight I would like to lose. I am not doing it for vanity reasons,
:: my goal is strictly health driven. I would think people would be
:: more supportive of goals, but I guess I thought wrong.
::
:: moonprincess
:: --
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::
:: Please drop your attitude to reply
::
:: LC since 3/24/04
:: 230/160/130
:: 5'3
:: http://tinyurl.com/4dc3a progress pics

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"moonprincess" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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<- it's just the bit in the middle that's got to go! I do wish you could
target it.

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Nicky.

I hear that! I have managed to get rid of the rolls on my back and sides,
my butt has disappeared, my chest is remarkably smaller, I can actually feel
my hip bones, yet I still have those unsightly rolls in the front middle
section. I just keep plugging away at exercise hoping that eventually the
fat will leave my mid-section. I can keep dreaming.

moonprincess
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230/160/130
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"Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

However, what exactly does it take you make you 'feel' healthy? Also,
what
is it about the way you feel now that makes you 'feel' unhealthy'?
Finally,
once you get to a weight that you think would make you 'feel' healthy,
what
will you do if you don't 'feel' any different?

Well I already 'feel' healthier (just not as healthy as I think I should be)
than I did at my start weight. My knees no longer give me any problems, my
menstrual cycle has become much more regulated, I have increased energy, I
sleep better at night, I no longer get heart burn, among other things. By
looking at that, I would say I am at a healthier weight than I was
previously. I am hoping with continued diet and exercise that I will have
an improved cardiovascular system and no longer be at risk for diabetes.
Muscle tone would be nice too.

Quoted message said:

My point is this: being overweight and being healthy are not one and the
same. Simpy being overfat doesn't make you unhealthy. It might increase
risk factors for other problems, but it is not a guarantee that you'll
eventually get sick or unhealthy. Likewise, being at the middle of the BMI
scale won't be an guarantee for being healthy either. Many people are of
normal weight but yet have health issues.

I understand your point. In my case, being overfat was a health risk for
me. I do not think my body will become a super system and immune to
illness, I am just hoping to lessen the risks that I previously had.

Quoted message said:

Of course, there is nothing wrong with trying to be the best you can be,
either. But I would also focus on improving fitness and not only focusing
on scale weight. Lift some weights, build some muscle, etc.

I am.

Quoted message said:

A good method to pick goal weight is to look in the mirror. If you're
honest and not too far off mainstream, you'll know when you're there.

I'm not sure I will be able to do it this way. I am not able to look in the
mirror and see myself the way other people see me. I 'knew' I was obese,
yet when I looked in the mirror I did not see myself as such(denial). The
only time I would see myself as obese was when I would see my shadow or see
myself in a picture. Of course I just stopped having pictures taken so I
would not have to look at myself the way other people did.

Quoted message said:

::
:: I guess the only thing to do is just not tell anyone how much more
:: weight I would like to lose. I am not doing it for vanity reasons,
:: my goal is strictly health driven. I would think people would be
:: more supportive of goals, but I guess I thought wrong.
::
:: moonprincess
:: --
:: <Insert Witty Quote Here>
::
:: Please drop your attitude to reply
::
:: LC since 3/24/04
:: 230/160/130
:: 5'3
:: http://tinyurl.com/4dc3a progress pics

moonprincess wrote:
:: "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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:: <snip>
::
:::
::: However, what exactly does it take you make you 'feel' healthy?
::: Also, what
::: is it about the way you feel now that makes you 'feel' unhealthy'?
::: Finally,
::: once you get to a weight that you think would make you 'feel'
::: healthy, what
::: will you do if you don't 'feel' any different?
::
:: Well I already 'feel' healthier (just not as healthy as I think I
:: should be) than I did at my start weight. My knees no longer give
:: me any problems, my menstrual cycle has become much more regulated,
:: I have increased energy, I sleep better at night, I no longer get
:: heart burn, among other things. By looking at that, I would say I
:: am at a healthier weight than I was previously. I am hoping with
:: continued diet and exercise that I will have an improved
:: cardiovascular system and no longer be at risk for diabetes. Muscle
:: tone would be nice too.

I'm glad you got my point.

::
:::
::: My point is this: being overweight and being healthy are not one
::: and the same. Simpy being overfat doesn't make you unhealthy. It
::: might increase risk factors for other problems, but it is not a
::: guarantee that you'll eventually get sick or unhealthy. Likewise,
::: being at the middle of the BMI scale won't be an guarantee for
::: being healthy either. Many people are of normal weight but yet
::: have health issues.
::
:: I understand your point. In my case, being overfat was a health
:: risk for me. I do not think my body will become a super system and
:: immune to illness, I am just hoping to lessen the risks that I
:: previously had.

And won't. And with 70 lbs gone, you have greatly reduced your risks. As
you zero in on perfect weight, the returns will decrease quickly, but other
factors may chime in, like better looks and improved ability to perform
phyiscal activities. (better sex, for one)

::
:::
::: Of course, there is nothing wrong with trying to be the best you
::: can be, either. But I would also focus on improving fitness and
::: not only focusing on scale weight. Lift some weights, build some
::: muscle, etc.
::
:: I am.

Good!

::
:::
::: A good method to pick goal weight is to look in the mirror. If
::: you're honest and not too far off mainstream, you'll know when
::: you're there.
::
:: I'm not sure I will be able to do it this way. I am not able to
:: look in the mirror and see myself the way other people see me. I
:: 'knew' I was obese, yet when I looked in the mirror I did not see
:: myself as such(denial). The only time I would see myself as obese
:: was when I would see my shadow or see myself in a picture. Of
:: course I just stopped having pictures taken so I would not have to
:: look at myself the way other people did.

I see. Good point. I was in denial too, but mainly because I didn't look in
the mirror 🙂 That was more than enough to jolt me back to reality!

::
:::
:::::
::::: I guess the only thing to do is just not tell anyone how much more
::::: weight I would like to lose. I am not doing it for vanity
::::: reasons, my goal is strictly health driven. I would think people
::::: would be more supportive of goals, but I guess I thought wrong.
:::::
::::: moonprincess
::::: --
::::: <Insert Witty Quote Here>
:::::
::::: Please drop your attitude to reply
:::::
::::: LC since 3/24/04
::::: 230/160/130
::::: 5'3
::::: http://tinyurl.com/4dc3a progress pics

Moonprincess,

Firstly, congrats on losing as much as you have!

Second, once you have been heavy, you will look a lot thinner at a higher
weight because your body has put on some "infrastructure" to carry that fat
that isn't fat but isn't going to go away. This includes heavier bones and
more muscle. So you may end up with an extra 20 lbs of bone and muscle
while getting to where you look just right in clothing (or without <g>😉.

Eventually you will stop losing, or get to where the only way you can lose
more is by cutting way back on calories to where life is no longer fun. At
that point, you're probably at goal, no matter what number you've come up
with.

Another measurement which can point to ideal weight is body fat percentage.
My body fat percentage is within the "physically fit" range for a person of
my age according to the trainer at the Y. My weight is 15 lbs higher than
what I weighed 25 years ago when I was very thin, but according to the
trainer at the Y, it is just about right.

Also, you have to go by what you look like. I look very good in a swimsuit
right now, but if I lose another couple pounds my neck starts looking
wattley, which is something that happens to us older ladies. So I'm staying
where I am.

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hba1c 5.7 .
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"moonprincess" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I am curious as to how everyone chose a goal weight. Did you change your
goal along the way or have you stayed with the goal you originally chose?

When I started my LC lifestyleback in March I chose 130 pounds, not

really

Quoted message said:

having a clue what I would look like or how I would feel. I don't ever
remember being 130 lbs. so I didn't base it off of that. I just looked at

a

Quoted message said:

BMI chart to see what would put me in the normal range for my height and
went with that. I didn't want to be at the bottom or the top of the

range,

Quoted message said:

just somewhere in between.

Now when I tell people that I have lost X amount of pounds (70 to date)

and

Quoted message said:

still have Y amount of pounds (30 to date) to lose I get ghastly

responses.

Quoted message said:

"You can't do that, you'll look sick", "That can't be very healthy",

"That's

Quoted message said:

too much weight", etc... I'm not sure what would make people say things
like that when in fact I would still be in the upper level of the healthy
range. I feel that if I had picked 105 pounds, which is the bottom of the
normal weight range, I would probably look sickly, but I don't know for

sure

Quoted message said:

because I have never been there. Who knows, when I get to 130 I may

decide

Quoted message said:

that I still need to lose more to feel healthy. I'm very happy that they
think I look fine at the weight that I am at currently, but I do not feel
that I am at a healthy weight yet. Has anyone else had people react like
this?

I guess the only thing to do is just not tell anyone how much more weight

I

Quoted message said:

would like to lose. I am not doing it for vanity reasons, my goal is
strictly health driven. I would think people would be more supportive of
goals, but I guess I thought wrong.

moonprincess
--
<Insert Witty Quote Here>

Please drop your attitude to reply

LC since 3/24/04
230/160/130
5'3
http://tinyurl.com/4dc3a progress pics

Quoted message said:

"moonprincess" [email hidden]

Quoted message said:

I am curious as to how everyone chose a goal weight. Did you change your
goal along the way or have you stayed with the goal you originally chose?

I originally picked 140, because I remembered being at that weight and feeling
really healthy. However, by time I got to 145, I felt great, my clothes fit
great, everything was great. So I decided that, given a daily weight
fluctuation of about 3 pounds, I'd set 145 as my top weight.

If there were no such thing as a scale, I would have decided I was "there" when
my thighs no longer brushed against each other as I walked. That was at about
148-150.

Daria
166/under 145/under 145
sugar-free since 2/1/04
low-carb since 2/17/04

moonprincess,

I thought it was strange when I read this post from you, since I had been
wondering the same thing myself. I picked my goal by looking at a weight
chart and choosing the high end of the 'healthy' weights for a female of my
height. I'm still shooting for that goal, and I also get the same remarks
that you are getting ("HOW much more are you expecting to lose?," "You'll
look so unhealthy.", etc.) I just smile and think to myself that I will try
to get there, but if I end up at 170 and feel and look good (to me!), then I
will adjust my goal accordingly. But I think that part of my motivation to
get to 160 is the fact that I don't ever remember weighing 160. The
lightest I can ever remember being as an adult is 190, so I think I have a
measure of success now, in that I'm lighter than ever.

I'm also trying to keep in mind that 160 is just a number. What matters
most is how I feel, physically and mentally.

--
Linda
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
296/186.8/160
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html
http://community.webshots.com/user/mslewtoo

"Are you telling me there are dead people in my living room watching
videos?"--Nina (Truly, Madly, Deeply)

"moonprincess" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I am curious as to how everyone chose a goal weight. Did you change your
goal along the way or have you stayed with the goal you originally chose?

When I started my LC lifestyleback in March I chose 130 pounds, not

really

Quoted message said:

having a clue what I would look like or how I would feel. I don't ever
remember being 130 lbs. so I didn't base it off of that. I just looked at

a

Quoted message said:

BMI chart to see what would put me in the normal range for my height and
went with that. I didn't want to be at the bottom or the top of the

range,

Quoted message said:

just somewhere in between.

Now when I tell people that I have lost X amount of pounds (70 to date)

and

Quoted message said:

still have Y amount of pounds (30 to date) to lose I get ghastly

responses.

Quoted message said:

"You can't do that, you'll look sick", "That can't be very healthy",

"That's

Quoted message said:

too much weight", etc... I'm not sure what would make people say things
like that when in fact I would still be in the upper level of the healthy
range. I feel that if I had picked 105 pounds, which is the bottom of the
normal weight range, I would probably look sickly, but I don't know for

sure

Quoted message said:

because I have never been there. Who knows, when I get to 130 I may

decide

Quoted message said:

that I still need to lose more to feel healthy. I'm very happy that they
think I look fine at the weight that I am at currently, but I do not feel
that I am at a healthy weight yet. Has anyone else had people react like
this?

I guess the only thing to do is just not tell anyone how much more weight

I

Quoted message said:

would like to lose. I am not doing it for vanity reasons, my goal is
strictly health driven. I would think people would be more supportive of
goals, but I guess I thought wrong.

moonprincess
--
<Insert Witty Quote Here>

Please drop your attitude to reply

LC since 3/24/04
230/160/130
5'3
http://tinyurl.com/4dc3a progress pics

I wasn't overweight when I started LC. It was for health reasons too.
I picked my goal weight because I could comfortably wear a size 6 when I
was at that weight in my early twenties. When I got to that weight this
time (20 years later), I was wearing a size 4 and it was just so easy to
keep going. Now my size 2 pants are comfortable and I'm trying to stop.
So for me it wasn't really about weight, it was about size. And I got
similar comments from people as I was losing. Now they just tell me how
great I look. :-)

moonprincess said:

I am curious as to how everyone chose a goal weight. Did you change your
goal along the way or have you stayed with the goal you originally chose?

When I started my LC lifestyleback in March I chose 130 pounds, not really
having a clue what I would look like or how I would feel. I don't ever
remember being 130 lbs. so I didn't base it off of that. I just looked at a
BMI chart to see what would put me in the normal range for my height and
went with that. I didn't want to be at the bottom or the top of the range,
just somewhere in between.

Now when I tell people that I have lost X amount of pounds (70 to date) and
still have Y amount of pounds (30 to date) to lose I get ghastly responses.
"You can't do that, you'll look sick", "That can't be very healthy", "That's
too much weight", etc... I'm not sure what would make people say things
like that when in fact I would still be in the upper level of the healthy
range. I feel that if I had picked 105 pounds, which is the bottom of the
normal weight range, I would probably look sickly, but I don't know for sure
because I have never been there. Who knows, when I get to 130 I may decide
that I still need to lose more to feel healthy. I'm very happy that they
think I look fine at the weight that I am at currently, but I do not feel
that I am at a healthy weight yet. Has anyone else had people react like
this?

I guess the only thing to do is just not tell anyone how much more weight I
would like to lose. I am not doing it for vanity reasons, my goal is
strictly health driven. I would think people would be more supportive of
goals, but I guess I thought wrong.

moonprincess

-----
Bev

"moonprincess" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I am curious as to how everyone chose a goal weight. Did you change your
goal along the way or have you stayed with the goal you originally chose?

I have to confess that I changed my goal weight. I'm at my original goal,
but now want to lose just another ten pounds. I want to get back into the
jeans I wore when I was a teenager, and I'm not that far from it. I would
like to fit into 34s again. And as I said, I'm not far from it.

Good question. My "first goal" was 150 because that was what I was for a
long time in college and afterwards. I was a little heavy then, but wore
normal sized clothes (12). But then I'd really like to be 135. Why?
Because I know that the last 10-15 lbs. tends to come off the "trouble
section" for me...hips/thighs which have never been super slim. So, just
to be more "normal" when I look in the mirror, I believe that I'd "almost
be there" at 135. But maybe not. When I get there, I'll tell you. It is
hard to be super motivated at the end when people are giving you so many
compliments, etc, goal sized clothes fit, etc.

I think that other overweight people are the ones who mostly give you the
"stop!" comments. Other, slimmer, younger people say, "You look great!"
At least that has been my experience. My kids want me to finish up (I've
been coasting lately) so we can try out a new restaurant in the area,
Telepizza, which has recently opened. I told them we'd order from them
when I reach goal (135).

I was 142 when I got married and wasn't entirely happy with my heavy
thighs, but couldn't seem to get the weight off there, then, either (but I
didn't particularly try). I remember my waist measurement at 142 and 23
years of age, and am already aware that my waist, at 42 years of age,5
kids later and 142 isn't the same. SO, if I want to get back to the size
that I was then (27" waist), I need to weigh even less, now.

Good question. It is all so subjective. I agree that looking in the
mirror doesn't "do it" for everyone. Too many of us are in denial about
our true size. Candid pictures help more than the mirror, IMO.

Becky P.
www.family.solidrockpl.org I have a "My Diet" page at
http://www.family.solidrockpl.org/html/my_diet_.html

I have changed my goal a few times. Pick a number that you feel would be a
good weight and one that you know you can get to. Get there and if you want
to lose more, just set a new number and work towards it. I never thought I
would weigh so little when I started.

Curt

"moonprincess" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I am curious as to how everyone chose a goal weight. Did you change your
goal along the way or have you stayed with the goal you originally chose?

When I started my LC lifestyleback in March I chose 130 pounds, not

really

Quoted message said:

having a clue what I would look like or how I would feel. I don't ever
remember being 130 lbs. so I didn't base it off of that. I just looked at

a

Quoted message said:

BMI chart to see what would put me in the normal range for my height and
went with that. I didn't want to be at the bottom or the top of the

range,

Quoted message said:

just somewhere in between.

Now when I tell people that I have lost X amount of pounds (70 to date)

and

Quoted message said:

still have Y amount of pounds (30 to date) to lose I get ghastly

responses.

Quoted message said:

"You can't do that, you'll look sick", "That can't be very healthy",

"That's

Quoted message said:

too much weight", etc... I'm not sure what would make people say things
like that when in fact I would still be in the upper level of the healthy
range. I feel that if I had picked 105 pounds, which is the bottom of the
normal weight range, I would probably look sickly, but I don't know for

sure

Quoted message said:

because I have never been there. Who knows, when I get to 130 I may

decide

Quoted message said:

that I still need to lose more to feel healthy. I'm very happy that they
think I look fine at the weight that I am at currently, but I do not feel
that I am at a healthy weight yet. Has anyone else had people react like
this?

I guess the only thing to do is just not tell anyone how much more weight

I

Quoted message said:

would like to lose. I am not doing it for vanity reasons, my goal is
strictly health driven. I would think people would be more supportive of
goals, but I guess I thought wrong.

moonprincess
--
<Insert Witty Quote Here>

Please drop your attitude to reply

LC since 3/24/04
230/160/130
5'3
http://tinyurl.com/4dc3a progress pics

I figured that 150 pounds would be a nice comfortable number to be at. When
I was in my early 20's I weighed 170 and that was a comfortable weight for
me so I shaved off 20 pounds and came up with my goal weight.

Jaime
(on 3rd day of re-Induction and trying hard not to sabotage myself *again*)

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The
lightest I can ever remember being as an adult is 190, so I think I have a
measure of success now, in that I'm lighter than ever.
Linda
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
296/186.8/160

It's an odd feeling, isn't it - I now weigh what I did at 18, the next kilo
down will put me in completely unknown territory....I wish my shape was the
same as it was at 18, though, 2 kids have done strange things to my middle!
: )

Nicky.

--
HbA1c 10.5/6.4/<6 Weight 95/80/72
1g Metformin, 75ug Thyroxine
T2 DX 05/2004

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Quoted message said:

I am curious as to how everyone chose a goal weight. Did you change your
goal along the way or have you stayed with the goal you originally chose?

I chose my goal weight mostly based on where I've been before when I was
healthy and happy with how I looked. It is the UPPER level of weight for my
height on the BMI charts. I figured when I got closer I could always
readjust my goal.

Quoted message said:

Now when I tell people that I have lost X amount of pounds (70 to date)
and still have Y amount of pounds (30 to date) to lose I get ghastly
responses. "You can't do that, you'll look sick", "That can't be very
healthy", "That's too much weight", etc...

Me too!
I have lost 60 lbs and have 30 left to lose. People tell me that I didn't
look that overweight before. They tell me that I shouldn't lose 30 more
because I look good now. While I do somewhat enjoy their comments because
they make me feel "normal" and happy with where I'm at, I know that I have
more progress to make. They just aren't used to what I am going to look
like when I'm done because they've only known me since I've been overweight.
I obviously have more to lose. I'm still quite a big girl. The people
close to me don't seem to see that, but I like to think that they see the
parts of me that are beautiful, including my inner self, and think I don't
need to improve more. 🙂

Quoted message said:

Has anyone else had people react like this?

Yes, quite a bit.
My father-in-law has told me privately that he is concerned about me losing
too much.
Coworkers have told me I've lost enough and should stop.
One of hubby's coworkers asked how much I had left to lose and looked very
doubtful. She asked if I really thought that was an achievable and healthy
goal.

Plus, look around you. More people are overweight than normal weight. It
is changing society's perception of what "normal" looks like.

--
Spring
LC since 1/1/04
260/200/170

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"moonprincess" <[email hidden]> wrote :
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Now when I tell people that I have lost X amount of pounds (70 to date)

and

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still have Y amount of pounds (30 to date) to lose I get ghastly

responses.

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"You can't do that, you'll look sick", "That can't be very healthy",

"That's

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too much weight", etc... I'm not sure what would make people say things
like that when in fact I would still be in the upper level of the healthy
range.

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Hi moonprincess,

reading yours and jean staffen's posts reminds me of my observation - most
people have no idea how weight looks like. I mean I have always thought
that if someone goes above 200 pounds, that person is going to look
seriously big, a bit like Eddie Murphy in Nutty Professor (I haven't seen
the movie, only the poster). The picture in my mind of a 200 lb being at
the time, I later realise, actually looks more like a 300-400 pounder. Then
I hit 200, and then a bit more. Then I realise, hey, a 200 pounder doesn't
look that big. Yes, the face is much rounder, so are the fingers and
ankles, but hey I wasn't exactly the size of a Mini Cooper.

So therefore it boils down to two reasons why people say what they said to
you - either they have always been of normal weight and have no idea how
100, 200, 300, lbs of excess flesh looks like on a human being; or that they
are overweight themselves and have some kind of co-dependence mentality,
which subconciously force them to make comments to others who quit the
overweight club.

"Jaime" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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I figured that 150 pounds would be a nice comfortable number to be at. When
I was in my early 20's I weighed 170 and that was a comfortable weight for
me so I shaved off 20 pounds and came up with my goal weight.

Jaime
(on 3rd day of re-Induction and trying hard not to sabotage myself *again*)

I myself dont have unrealistic expectations but I do remeber what I
was comfortable at. I weigh close to double that so I would be happy
to lose around half of myself
Laureen

125 is right smack in the middle of the charts for my height. Plus, I
felt that 125 is probably low enough for my age and will hopefully be
sustainable for me. I'm losing VEEEERRRRRYY slowly, but I AM still
losing, so I'm just going to keep on keeping on and see where it lands
me. I know that the less I weigh, the easier it will be on my joints,
and particularly on my feet, which are already severely compromised due
to damage from a fall back in 1998.

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Saffire
205/147/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333