You don't look fat to me from the pictures you posted. Actually you look really different in all the pictures you posted to me, especially the first two. In the picture with the hat, you look like a girl that posted on the bored board or maybe here, but I can't remember her name. Maybe someone else can.
Me! No, I'm kidding. I think Kit is cute, she has a lovely smile. I actually respect the fact that she's comfortable in her own skin a lot. I wish I had that confidence. I'm good at looking confident, but I'm stupidly self-conscious and I've been trying to lose weight like crazy lately since I felt pretty huge. I'm finally 35 pounds away from being where I should be. Whew.
Where did you start, how big did you get, and where are you now?
When I graduated high school I was around 185, and I'm almost 6'0" so it looks almost natural. I ran all summer though and then I dropped down to around 175 and I was fit . By September of last year though I had gotten up to 264. I had literally just stopped giving a damn about myself since I was too busy taking care of someone else. Right now, I'm at 200 even. I still feel gross though and I'm determined to get down to what my ideal weight is supposed to be--which is like 160. So...yeah. I've got about 36-40 more pounds to go and I want to have the extra poundage gone by April. That's my goal.
I'm in better shape too though. I've been consistently running 5k's and I've finally got my time down to 35 minutes. I know it's not that impressive, especially since the summer after I graduated I could run them in 25 consistently, but I'm really happy about it.
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Look, the fact that you're conscious about what you are and what you're doing says I'll NEVER say a bad word about it ... Truth is, I'm in shape, however, I can be better ... We ALL can ...
PS: The moment you "had literally just stopped giving a damn about myself since I was too busy taking care of someone else" aays you lose at life, and your PERSONAL goals ...
You're almost 6' tall? I reread that and am hard now; ok, it's passed ....
(Edit: I originally put 5' tall; my bad ... also a note on the quote added)
Edited Fri Jan 23 2009, 09:10am
I thought by helping them I'd be doing the right thing. I love my friends, I'd do anything for them, and what I thought would be a month helping here and there, offering what guidance I could, turned into the worst (and poorest, in every sense of the word) months of my life. I wouldn't call it losing either...I just learned a lesson, and it's something that I'm not going to forget anytime soon. And yeah, I'm about two-ish inces off of six feet tall. I love it...especially when I wear my four inch heels. Amazon Woman!!
edited for some helping verbs and prefixes...cuz I r typeeng ruhl gud
Edited Fri Jan 23 2009, 11:05pm
160 at 5'10" is too thin! I'm 5'10" and look smoking at 175. Im about 183 now
You could be right...I asked my doctor and she told me to aim for the 160-165 range, so that's what I'm trying to do. Having a specific goal in mind is really helpful, I think, but who knows? I could hit 170 and think, you know what? This looks just right. But for right now having the low goal keeps me motivated.
si - you're right. My body type is fairly curvy, and not athletic - so I look my best at 175. but everyone's different. i surely don't look right at all at 165
Zooms, No, please. Thank you! Im keeping my face of the internetz forums for now!
Sorry, Meg! But according to your pics, I think youre too hard on yourself! you're not HUGE by any means, but I do know I didnt feel GREAT at 200 either. But im OK at 183
