Hi,

I was wondering if anyone has trouble being motivated because they love their bodies? At 5'2 173 lbs I still wear a 10/12 and somehow I feel like its held me back a lot...because I'm not in plus sizes....and I guess I don't care as much as I would if I was very big. :/ I dipped down to 124 about 3 years ago but this is about the weight I was at when I was heaviest.

I feel like I see the fat on my body but I still have a nice hourglass figure with a nice waist and I like my butt, but I hate my thighs---but basically I feel like since I'm in between it doesn't prompt me to be as active in losing weight as I should be. I like myself naked but can admit I have trouble spots.

Has anyone else felt like this before? What did you do to overcome it?

As a size 14 right now, I actually feel like I look better naked than with clothes on. Of course, only my husband gets to see that. ;)  I too have an hourglass figure, but every week that I work out and see that shape tightening up, the happier and more self-confident I get, even in clothes. Well, sometimes.

When I dipped down to 124 about seven years ago, I was sick. Sick in my body, sick in my mind. I don't think I could ever go back to that. I'd rather be 150 and happy than 125 and suicidally depressed and anorexic.

My motivation isn't LOOKING good or being a certain size or number on the scale. My motivation is having the strength and energy to have a baby in the next year. My motivation is to LIKE MYSELF, no matter what my size is.

I am right there with you, I am at 166 right now wearing a sz 10 pushing into a 12. I was a sz 8 about 6mo ago, but have gained 12 pounds since the holidays. I cannot seem to get motivated and girl I have some major cottage cheese going on in the legs and butt...my arms are bad too. I was doing awesome, but I guess I let food get me again and lack of activity has really messed me up.

I cannot seem to get back on it either, I always make excuses so I am just down right bummed.... : (

The lowest I have ever weighed is 130 and that was when I was 19...so ten years later seems like 30++ pounds don't seem to want to come off.

by the way I am 5'2 also.

I'm a pear-shape and I've always had weird-fitting clothes.  Being skinny or fat, my hips are completely out of proportion to my waist and neither match above my chest. 

That said, when I was normal weight I was always between a 10 and 12.  Now I'm fat, I've gone up to "cramming my fat into an 18".  I don't get help if I go into a plus size shop, they glare at me, even though I've needed Women's clothes. 

Fast forward to the past week where I've gone suddenly down 2 sizes and am fitting into a 14 and they are getting loose. 

I don't know what that means, will I be really small when I'm at my ideal weight?  Maybe I'll change my mind when I drop to 150 and prefer being bigger.  who knows?

 

But as far as "loving my body", all I want is my waistline back. I love my butt and big legs and 36C wonderbras.  I'd probably have y'all's problems if I were an hourglass shape too.  But then, I wouldn't call it a problem. 

Hi girls

Reading this post really makes me sad. I weigh 160 (down from 180) and I still wear a size 14( a very loose 14 since I can't afford to buy a 12 yet). But I'm sure I would never fit into a 10.

What are your waist and hip measurements??? I don't know what shape I am but

Waist:32

Hips: 45

Bust:38

 

lilia_gemma, don't feel bad.  I'm right there with you.  I'm 5'5" and 148 lbs. and a size 12/14.  My measurements are bust 40, waist 28, hips 46.  I love my big butt, but it does make me sad that it's so out of proportion with the rest of my body.

Hi all I'm 5'2' 155 lbs . I sometimes feel the same like why get down to 127 but my goal is to be healthy for my family feel strong to keep up with my young children and to feel confident. I have an hour glass shape so people always say you look good don't lose anymore but I'm the opposite I hate the way I look naked. I think I look way better with clothes on don't know why my husbands still wants to have sex.

 

Yeah, I wouldn't say I "love" my body, but I don't constantly feel overweight. Sometimes I am perfectly content with myself, which is a good mental place to be, definitely. However, sometimes it does make me less motivated to exercise when I ought to! For myself, I think I would chalk this up to laziness more than loving my body.

But I'm in the 10/12 range, with a giant butt and invisble boobs. Haha. If I had more of a balance between the rearend and chest, I would probably be less inclined to lose weight. As it is, I want to get rid of my huge thighs and butt, and be fit. :]

Ok, I'm feeling pretty dumpy now too. I have dropped 16 lbs and now weigh 140. I started out a size 12 and now can wear a 10, which I'm happy about, not thrilled, thrilled would be fitting into an 8. But anyway measurements are

Chest 38

Waist 30

Hips 41

But today I went to try on new clothes for the first time since starting my diet and I thought things would look so much better on me, but they didn't. I still looked very lumpy and out of proportion. Course its TTOM so probably worst time to try on new stuff, but I was really disappointed. Guess I will continue to buy loose fitting shirts and comfy shorts, none of the new stylish stuff looks right on me. Very bummed out now, hope tomorrow is a better day. Happy for those of you that "love" your bodies, wish I could be one of tyou but I just don't like what i see in the mirror. Guess I will keep working on those next 10 pounds.

I am 5' and into size 12 pants now!  I havent been a 12 since I was in grade 12!!!  Feels WONDERFUL!

~H~

Ok I am a bit confused, I am 5'1.5" I started out in a size 16 I'm now 152 and a size 14. How the heck can people about the same height as me be wearing pants so much smaller than me? I mean, am I buying the wrong type of pants!? lol. By the way, I do love having an hour glass shape! Its nice to get it back and be getting it smoother again.

 

Oops! forgot to mention I was 183!

I'm with lillysmominpa I'm 5'4" and started out in a 16 at 175 and now I'm 150 and have just started wearing 10's  I've got an hour glass shape 36DD's 31 inch waist and 40 inch hips.  I want to know where everyone is shopping.

I'm a long way from loving my body naked but It's looking fairly with clothes on.

5'5" 175

I've fluctuated from 165 up to 185 now back to 175 and have always been wearing the same size 10s... granted they've seemed tight a few times =/

I think I'm attractive, but I can't wait to bust into the low 150s and rock a pair of size 8 jeans.

Hey guys,

Thanks for all your posts, its so good to hear similar people talking about weight loss; I don't know many people that I would consider asking about their measurements in everyday life! :)

My measurements are:

Bust 38

Wasit 32

Hips 43 (thats my big butt right there!)

I don't know if I mislead anyone but I fit into a size 10 Mossimo jean, definitely not like a mall size. I don't know if that makes any difference.

Lillysmominpa:  I seriously think you should try Mossimo.  Maybe I'm just more muscular than I thought.  I didn't know I was an oddity :/ 

Leanne21071:  I didn't mean to mislead! Maybe I am an odd ball but I'm glad that I've talked to a lot of other women about this.  I was always confused because when I was at 123 I was in a size 9 petite.  Then last year when I bought the 10s I was at least 160.  i don't understand how 40 pound plus weight gain only adds up to 1 more size up.  :/ I think I do need to go see a professional and see how much muscle I've got. Also now my 10s are a little tighter than they once were but i don't have trouble getting into them. How strange!

I really need to get motivated to work out, I've been eating better but I am so dead at the end of the night.  I'd like to just watch the weight fall off without exercise being so dependant on it but I know I've got to get it together.  I'm glad that I'm not the only one who doesn't feel extremely overweight every day, because thats what I think holds me back a lot.

Jensin4:  I totally identify with your measurements! Don't be bummed,we're all on here because we're on our way to losing weight.  Keep working like you are and it will pay off! I know it will for me too even though I cant seem to get it rolling :)

Leileah:  Being fit is a great goal! Probably more important than the size of pants you wear :) Good luck to you!

minknmelissa:  Your husband loves you! I have a husband too and soetimes don't want to get intimate but you have to know he loves you and if you think he's a great guy then he could probably be with any stick figure girl he wanted--but he's with wonderful you! I loved myself at 155 wish I could get back there, but stay positive. Sex burns a few calories :D

ajazzymama: Wow you must have a very tiny waist and a blessed bust!  It's hard seeing commercials like the Dove women telling us to love our curves and then you see one for hydroxycut or something and it's so hard to want both, isnt' it?  I'm glad you like your booty :)

liliagemma:  Your measurements ar exactly the same as mine, minus an inch or two. thats why I clarified they were target brand mossimo jeans.  I don't know if that makes a difference but I'm sure I wouldn't be able to fit into Levi's size 10 at this point.  Try the mossimo jeans, they don't cost very much and I've found them to fit very well.  I never meant to make anyone sad :( I just wanted to know if anyone ever felt good enough about their body to not want to diet and exercise everyday but still recognize losing weight would be good. Please don't be sad, and love yourself at whatever size you're at.  I do a lot of lifting 50-65 pound dogs at my work and I am starting to wonder if I'm carrying more muscle in my arms/chest since I seem to be "size" small.  I think going to get a fat measurement done by a proffessional would probably make me realize that I have a lot of fat on my body.  But please don't take this post the wrong way. We're all here to help each other :)

mrsdagle: congrats on your weight loss! Keep up that positive attitude and like you said, who knows? :)

nuvia: I'm glad you sympathise! Lack of activity can seriously make you heavy, I know! But on the other hand, you're here because you want to change, and eventually we will get ourselves on that treadmill again :)

haley_2008: I am so motivated by your pictures! You have worked so hard to lose weight and I'm so glad that you are on CC to help us too.

feydruss: How awesome to hear you say that you like yourself naked!  You talking about how every day you see yourself shaping up has motivated me--I want to see my hourglass shaping up too! Here's to healthy weights and happy minds!

Thank you all for your posts!

Original Post by lillysmominpa:

Ok I am a bit confused, I am 5'1.5" I started out in a size 16 I'm now 152 and a size 14. How the heck can people about the same height as me be wearing pants so much smaller than me? I mean, am I buying the wrong type of pants!? lol. By the way, I do love having an hour glass shape! Its nice to get it back and be getting it smoother again.

 

Oops! forgot to mention I was 183!

 exactly i dont get it either- i was 185 in 16's and i was trying on some clothes today and was able to fit into 12 and 14 both loose but confortable- i actually found them really cheap and bought them to throw my fat pants out!

now im 161 basically though and im a 36dd- breastfeeding waist-34 hips-42 and back in the day before kids at 120 i was a sz 9 so i dont know-- i have more the hourglass though and i do love it!

i still want to be 135 130 but even at 161 i feel so much sexier- i cant imagine not havin a figure but i will wait and see what weight i feel comfortable at before determining an ULTIMATE goal !!

I'm 5' 1.5 like lillysmominpa but I wear a edit: corrected size 10/12. I weigh 173, down from 185 (size 14). I think it depends on your bodyshape on what size pants you wear. Some people with wide hips may wear the same size as me but weigh 20, 30 lbs less! I have a smaller bottom and larger top - got it from my dad! My goal weight is 140 - my sis is almost 5'4 and shes 130 but she's lean not skinny and I prefer the fuller figure. I think 140 would be good, will give me a 10 pound slack to go up to 150lbs. I notice women's weights tend to go up and down so I'm being realistic. I agree with a previous post that I do not want to loose weight to please people or look good. I already look good and have no problem attracting attention. I just want to be healthy - I'll be starting medical school soon and I just want to have control of food and my body. I also want my back pain for a car accident to improve and fitting into a smaller size is a plus!

I think this post has just confused us all...
5'2"
Ive lost 16lbs and my size hasent changed, im 166 right now, i was 183, and my lowest was 145 and i've worn a 12/14 the whole time...

bust:36
waist:32
hips: 45

i have big hips : /

    i'm different, i'm definitely sick of being a 10/12. was a size 18, and now i just have a really really big desire to get into the single digit sizes.

oh, and for the records i'm 185lbs, 5'10
bust:36
waist:33
hips:40

(as you can see too from these measurements i'm more of an apple shape, so thats another motivation to lose the silly stomach bulges)

I know how you feel!

You can't see that I'm overweight at all. It sounds really weird, but I'm a size 12 (closer to a 14 now, hence the dieting) and yet I'm 5'6" and 168lbs. I don't really see a fat person in the mirror, just a teddybeartum. It's kindof my friend. But I need to stop being happy with being cuddly. The motivation issue is a big one for me, because it's easy to be happy being unhealthy when you can't really see it (unless you're trying to wear a nice dress or clothes from last summer...another reason I started dieting lol) and when your friends/boyfriend tell you you look fine and you don't need to diet.

My clothes are lies. I'm brilliant at picking clothes that make me look thinner. That too makes me think "aah, I can start excercise tomorrow...now where's that kit kat?"

Gotta lose 30lbs before I talk myself out of it again!!

I'm 5'3 and 140 pounds but have a very small frame.  I've been stuck in 10/12 for quite a while now(probably since I was 15 and now I'm 19).  I can squeeze into an 8 in some brands, but that's such a rare occurrence that I don't even count it.  My biggest problem is my lower waist AKA love handles...they are so disproportionate to the rest of my body.  My goal is to be in the 105 - 110 range by December.

My stats are:

Bust: 35

Waist: 30

Hips: 40

I am also frustrated with my size not really changing.  I am 5' 6 and was a size 12 at 160 lbs.  I am now at 143 lbs but still in my 12's.  Some are loose, but some still fit fine.  A size 10 is tighter than I like.  The most frustrating is reading articles in magazines where a woman talks of losing a lot of weight and is down to 145/150 lbs and in a size 6!!  How is that possible?  Either these people are lying, or they are carrying all their weight in their boobs!!  ( I am, sadly, a "barely b" so mine don't weigh too much)