Has anyone changed their goal weight?
I don't have scales at home, but I managed to weigh myself at the hospital and I was 61.3 kg with clothes on, which is 135.2lb, so I must be just under that. I'm 5'3". I decided about a year ago after steady slow weight loss for about three years I would like to be 126lb, 9 st. That's a very respectable weight for my height and I thought I'd carry it well. But now I'm not sure I want to lose more. I get lots of compliments (I was about 175lb about five years ago) but haven't yet had any "you're too thin" comments. 135lb probably sounds quite a lot, but I wear a UK 10 (US6?) easily and sometimes a UK8, not sure if that's due to vanity sizing. A UK8... isn't that for, well, thin people? I don't really want to be thin. My boyfriend doesn't fancy thin girls. I don't want to be thin in the same way I don't want to be fat. I want to be healthy normal perfect (well, not perfect, haha). Am I just not used to my new body yet? I really can drop to 126 though it will probably take a while. I lose weight very slowly but I am perfectly totally happy with what I eat and the exercise (only walking, about 1 hr a day) I do so it isn't a chore for me.
Yesterday a friend of mine refused to believe I was 9 and a half stone as she is about 9 and thought I was much smaller than her. She wears a 12. Maybe I carry it differently. I have 32DD breasts, does that make a difference?
I wonder if anyone else has felt this.
Relatedly, what is the best way to maintain weight? Add in calories? Cut back exercise? I've been doing this slow healthy weight loss thing so long now... I know I'm probably not eating enough (about 1300 a day, but I'm quite active). I will post money to anyone who tells me to drink more wine :)
I say if you find a place where you look a feel good, stay there! And congratulations!
Yup, agree with the above post. If you are happy, you feel good in your own body, and you want to stay this way then good for you. That's 3/4 of the battle right there, to feel good in your own skin!
130-135 for 5'3" is a great weight, I think. I'm about 5'2" and 130. I look a lot lighter, though. Most of my weight is in my bum!! (Which no one sees because I sit on it!!! HAHAHAHA)
OMG I'm in almost the exact same situation as you... 5"4', carry my weight very well, large breasts, currently at 139 and my original goal was 130 but wondering if I need to go that far!! Given this... I totally agree with you that it is fine to change your goal weight. After all, the weigth you picked was just a "number"... you had no idea what you would look like at that number in the beginning!
my plan is to continue losing a few more pounds very slowly while ramping the exercise up as well, so I can get more muscle and be stronger and leaner. Because now I am in a healthy range and it's all for vanity's sake! your walking routine is probably what I will start with. :)
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