Posts by nyc2407

I'm 5'5" and 113 lbs and a size 2.  I have a friend who is 5'1", 108 lbs and a size 2 also.

I definitely went through this during my first two years of college as well.  In high school many of us still have curve-less fat-less bodies and then we start to develop more womanly curves and our bodies change and that can be hard to accept if you were anything like me and ate whatever you wanted in HS without gaining a lb.  I don't think I ever even thought about feeling fat or my weight or even owned a scale. *sigh*. 

I know its rough and girls are brutal - and when I gained what I estimate to be 15-20 lbs I felt really self-conscious as well.  I was mortified when I ran into anyone from HS because I felt like they were thinking "wow she got fat" - which is ridiculous because 20 or 30 lbs doesn't make someone "fat".  My ex-boyfriend saw my curvier pictures online and actually IM'd me to tell me "you got fat" - very harsh.  People can be cruel.  I'm not going to lie to you and tell you some people won't notice or won't judge because people can be shallow.

I agree with everyone that said to get some cute new outfits because this really did give me confidence.  Get a new haircut, get your nails done, get a new hot push up bra - these are definitely little fixes but they work! They will make you feel pretty and sexy.  Also, almost all of the people I knew in HS gained weight in college too so I promise you're not the only one.  Most of the people will be too busy worrying about their own weight to really notice or pay attention to yours.  Honestly, unless you are getting wasted and eating burritos at 2am every night, this new body is probably closer to how your body will look in the future.  I lost the weight from college but my hips will never ever fit into the tiny narrow pants I used to wear.  My body has a completely new shape and I've learned to own it!  Be proud of your new womanly body - once you start getting active and loosing some access fat you'll prob feeling hotter than you ever did in HS. 

Hope this helps!

Definitely the best thing you can do for yourself is dont keep anything sweet or snack-ish in the house.  Only keep things that you have to cook so that you will be too lazy to make it. 

I definitely agree that it has a lot to do with the person's frame.  I'm 5'5" and weigh 114 and I think this is the ideal weight for me because I have a small friend but I have friends who look the same as I do but they weigh more.  There is no ideal weight for everyone. 

Definitely having more confidence ane NOT having to think about weight anymore!!  It will be amazing to stop wondering if I look fat in something and just feel good about myself all the time. 

This really worked for me, I used to weight about 129 (I'm 5'5") and i stopped eating after 4PM, sounds drastic but its really not hard if you have a large filling breakfast and lunch.  I lost 10-15 lbs easily and now I weight 115.  I would also allow myself to eat whatever I want on the weekends so that I didn't deprive myself from going out to dinner with boyfriends / friends. 

Hope this helps!