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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 746165" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>Copa, I am 5'5", and your weight is my goal weight. I am currently 185. Most people don't believe me when I say that, because most of it is either in my legs as muscle or in my boobs. I'm hourglass shape and proportional. My waist/hip ratio is right where they say it should be - I don't carry much in my middle. But by the scale, I am obese. When I drop back into the 170s I am merely overweight. If I drop to 150, I will still be overweight according to the scale and BMI. Which I why I also think BMI is BS. The only time in my adult life I dropped below 130 was when I was pregnant and suffered severe hyperemesis. I lost 30 pounds in my first trimester and I think ended up at 122. I looked awful. </p><p></p><p>I frequently have nurses weigh me twice because they think their first weigh-in is wrong. I had one take me to another scale to verify. </p><p></p><p>If I get down below 160, I feel really good. I think I look pretty good. I was 170-175 when I was running half marathons regularly. My body just does not want to be skinny. I do want to lose 20-30 pounds, because it would be less stress on my joints and back. Which is why I'm watching calories right now. But I'm not going to obsess, and when my body starts fighting me I'll live with whatever my final weight ends up being. Skinny is not my goal here. </p><p></p><p>My focus is on health and mobility as I get older more than appearance. I really don't care much about what others think about my appearance. The people who love me love me no matter what the scale says. </p><p></p><p>SWOT I aspire to your level of daily activity. Maybe one day, if I'm ever able to retire. But for now...I'd better stay focused for a while.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 746165, member: 23349"] Copa, I am 5'5", and your weight is my goal weight. I am currently 185. Most people don't believe me when I say that, because most of it is either in my legs as muscle or in my boobs. I'm hourglass shape and proportional. My waist/hip ratio is right where they say it should be - I don't carry much in my middle. But by the scale, I am obese. When I drop back into the 170s I am merely overweight. If I drop to 150, I will still be overweight according to the scale and BMI. Which I why I also think BMI is BS. The only time in my adult life I dropped below 130 was when I was pregnant and suffered severe hyperemesis. I lost 30 pounds in my first trimester and I think ended up at 122. I looked awful. I frequently have nurses weigh me twice because they think their first weigh-in is wrong. I had one take me to another scale to verify. If I get down below 160, I feel really good. I think I look pretty good. I was 170-175 when I was running half marathons regularly. My body just does not want to be skinny. I do want to lose 20-30 pounds, because it would be less stress on my joints and back. Which is why I'm watching calories right now. But I'm not going to obsess, and when my body starts fighting me I'll live with whatever my final weight ends up being. Skinny is not my goal here. My focus is on health and mobility as I get older more than appearance. I really don't care much about what others think about my appearance. The people who love me love me no matter what the scale says. SWOT I aspire to your level of daily activity. Maybe one day, if I'm ever able to retire. But for now...I'd better stay focused for a while. [/QUOTE]
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