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Pook
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Joined: Aug 07, 2008
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 Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject: Weight |
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Don't know if anyone else saw this, but London could not get the law passed that models had to have a certificate of health to be on their runways. Seems the money just smelled to good to the government to take the heat by stepping out and saying we will not pass this boundary anymore. Recently I read where even 7 year old girls are dieting and worried about their weight. What the crap 
I weigh about 150 and because of my blood sugar level I should loose some to be healthy. And since I have some other heath problems I would feel better if I had the proper body fat ratio. Mind you I don't want to be size O. Those women look like they will pass out on the runway it's just so bizarre women are doing this to themselves in the parts of the world where nutrition is often taken for granted. Will they be able to have children and how much does this affect their lives in the long term I wonder? |
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LeKiwi
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Joined: Nov 27, 2007
Posts: 2589
Location: The murky waters of my mind...
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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I'm about 52kg/size UK 6-8 and very happy and healthy - weight isn't something that's ever concerned me, other than to know what size clothes I am when I'm shopping!! Could probably do with putting a couple of kilos on, but with winter coming up I'm sure that will happen automatically anyway as I acquire my annual 'winter blubber'. 
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Kauf039
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Joined: May 17, 2008
Age: 23
Posts: 255
Location: ON, Canada
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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I would actually like to gain some weight, not fat but muscle. I felt the most happy when I was 10lbs heavier than I currently am. I do need to do some working out to gain some muscle tone. But for the most part, I happy with my current weight.
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murasaki_ahiru
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Joined: Jun 07, 2008
Posts: 17
Location: Australia
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:18 am Post subject: |
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| Im slowly but surely losing weight (target is 75 kg Im currently 94kg last time I was weighed and measured at the gym). I try and be good with what I eat and I go to the gym (Curves) 3 times a week. I will get there eventually. |
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patternist
Stirring the pot....
Joined: Jul 29, 2008
Age: 35
Posts: 1833
Location: wouldn't you like to know?
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:25 am Post subject: |
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I've always been a healthy weight without trying too hard. With that said, "healthy" is the kind of "healthy" that is associated with the farm girl, restaurant server, Oktoberfest biergarten serving girl archetype. Like, maybe 5-10 pounds more than "fashionably skinny" but very feminine and soft, not overweight. BMI is a 22-23. Kate Winslett style, rather than Hollywood skinny.
I don't think I'm immune to social pressures telling me I need to lose weight. I've never been told by a doctor I need to lose weight, normal sizes fit me, and no one I've ever dated has told me I have a weight problem. But I still feel like I would be happier if I were 10 pounds lighter.
For what it's worth, I felt that way when I was 15, and 100 pounds, too. It's a mindset. |
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ThatRedHairedGrrl
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Joined: May 11, 2008
Posts: 295
Location: Totally confusing all the passing piranhas
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I don't know what I weigh. Scales are for fish, as they say. I'm a British size 18, if it matters. I could do with more exercise (I like swimming, actually), but even when I do exercise more I don't get noticeably smaller. I attempt to eat healthily (which from one recent survey, it seems a lot of Brits, of all sizes, don't even try). I refuse to count calories...I'm obsessive anyway, can you imagine? Most of my health problems over the years have been mental, and dieting generally doesn't do much for those.
It's slightly scary how much emphasis there is on weight these days in the UK, and how much sheer hatred there is out there for anyone above the 'norm'. (And it's couched in terms that make it clear it is hatred and not just 'concern'. Seriously, if the Government ever says it's building 'health re-education centres' for the obese in a remote part of Northumbria, I'm outta here.)
And, Pook, strict diets are endemic among pregnant women now, too. Seems they can't even eat for one any more...
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Belfast
Vast Ambivalence
Joined: Jul 18, 2005
Age: 35
Posts: 1716
Location: New England
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Voted for "satisfied with weight".
The numbers on scale aren't as influential in how I perceive myself compared with my appearance, proportion of fat & how it's distributed. Sure, I'd like to be more "fit" & stronger, more muscular (less flabby)-but that's not realistic goal, given other strong motivators (and sensory intolerances) within my personality.
So I just try not to think about it-though that's not easy when images of "ideal" bodies (and faces) are omnipresent in the media. Britcoms cheer me up, becasue the people they show are much more "realistic" -or at least a lot less "seemingly perfect" or interchangeable (indistinguishable). Those are the types of appearance & personality that appeal to me, in which I might fit better. Sorry, am rather veering off thread's exact topic here.
Am not into doing healthy things, I loathe exercise & my narrow food preferences barely keep me alive (nutritionally), so there's just no way I'm gonna' do the "healthy thing". These are my rigid obstacles, am not saying this is a good thing (to be how I am), merely that it seems silly to pretend I'm otherwise.
Agree that far too much importance is placed on categorizing folks according to a single number/measurement (and often having negative opinions of others solely for this reason).
It's so arbitrary, based on culture, time period, etc.-when humans were starving most of the time, those with extra fat (of either gender) were considered attractive potential mates, but now that (in our society) we've got too much food, more than enough, then we revere or idealize those who appear half-starved. Very screwy "logic"-such massive, artificial (thank you advertising industry!-sarcasm) modification of our biological preferences/drives/priorities.
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Pook
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Joined: Aug 07, 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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I have had a friend I've known for years who is so obsessive about her weight that she told me that by licking a postage stamp one could rack up about 3 calories. I am always concerned about her and I was relieved when her pregnancies were over, because she didn't want to gain much weight with her babies.
I am trying to learn balance for myself, because I saw how quickly my 3 yearold was picking up on our comments about too much extra stomach. My husband said she lifted up her shirt and poked her tummy and said fat. Acck And sometimes relatives say stupid things to children about look at that belly and she's had enough to eat and they are only playing. But children don't know that.
I am genuinely concerned about raising children to love themselves and to not abuse their bodies and be taken in by the money grubbers of Madison Avenue. Thinking about it how many female average sized role models are in the news for something other then being rich or exceptionally attractive. Um I can' think of too many sadly enough.
Got an aspie ? here. I like food especially carbs and sweets  I also find myself liking the different textures and how a food crunches. Another problem I have is I'm an emotional eater and look out that time of the month. Can anyone relate? |
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silly_rabbi
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Joined: May 15, 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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Got an aspie ? here. I like food especially carbs and sweets I also find myself liking the different textures and how a food crunches. Another problem I have is I'm an emotional eater and look out that time of the month. Can anyone relate? |
Another emotional eater here. I eat more when I'm feeling some strong emotion--and my weight has definitely fluctuated a lot because of that. I only tend to eat more chocolate/salty stuff when I PMS (the rare times that I do/actually have food cravings). For me, it's helped realizing that "hey, I'm stressed, and I should only eat when I'm hungry...not because I know it will make me feel better". Once I hit that realization I can usually avoid the emotional eating/overeating.
But back on topic, I'm overall happy with my weight. It took me years to realize that I will never be model stick thin (I tend towards the Midwestern farm girl look), and my weight sticks in weird places that no matter how much I exercise won't go away. I dropped to a size 10-12 from my normal 16-18 and was far unhappier at the smaller size than I had been. I didn't eat properly, and I would look at the scale and say "I'm still overweight", and that was a cycle I could see was dangerous (the whole not eating, thinking I'm fat, eating even less, etc). Once I started eating normally again (and put a few pounds back on) I was happier, and my self-esteem/self-image improved immensely. (Plus my significant other at the time liked me curvier, and made it clear they weren't happy I was losing weight like I'd been).
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IdahoRose
Cutie Chaser
Joined: Feb 25, 2007
Age: 18
Posts: 4649
Location: Boise, ID
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:45 am Post subject: |
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| My love of chocolate and high-calorie foods in general, coupled with the weight-gaining side effects of my medication have caused me to... Well, gain weight. I'm 180 lbs. I exercise like crazy (my stim is running), but I just can't bring myself to give up my beloved comfort foods... |
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Pook
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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I hear you. I have been skinny, but mostly a few pounds too many for my build. Dh says the same thing your so did. He likes more padding upfront and down in back 
I know when I was thin I was almost too thin. I remember looking in the mirror and thinking i needed to loose a few more pounds and I didn't believe me. I shocked myself that the thought had even occurred to me. I thought geez I'm just short of being anorexic. I need to be careful. The weight returned after I graduated. All it |
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Hythloday
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Joined: Jul 21, 2008
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| I've been fat for most of my life. I went through a few 'skinny periods' in High School and in my early twenties, but always gained the weight back. I've lost 20 lbs. doing Calorie Restriction with 35 lbs. to go. Since I am making this a permanent lifestyle change, the weight shouldn't come back (at least I would hope not!). |
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claire333
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Joined: Jun 20, 2008
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Location: Lost in my own little world.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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Food is a sick mental demon for me. I am either starving or gaining...it is how it goes in my life.
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tomboy4good
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Joined: Apr 15, 2008
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My answer would be none of the above! I hate my current weight. I used to be a lifetime Weight Watcher, & was really happy when I lost the baby fat from 2 pregnancies. However, I have slacked off over time, & put the weight back on, & I'm really irritated with myself. Part of me wants to eat right & lose weight the right way, & part of me wants to go back to purging (prior to having kids).
I find myself wanting to eat stuff I never used to...things like pizza, cheeses, or other fattening foods. I'm really annoyed with myself for not being in better control of my eating habits.
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ChristinaCSB
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Joined: Jul 23, 2007
Age: 23
Posts: 263
Location: Lakewood, Ohio
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| Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| I have an eating disorder, so um yeah I don't like what I weigh. |
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