Weight n' thangs

ashley8918

KatieinBkln said:

FI was away this week and I definitely ate a family-sized bag of Doritos all by myself in 1.5 sittings. The .5 was only because I felt like a loser for almost finishing the whole bag in the first sitting, so I saved like 10 chips for the next day.

I'm pretty cool, is what I'm saying.

I do this every fucking time! Lol, it makes me feel better about myself.

flbride2015

larrygaga said:

I recently gained about 15 pounds. An ass ton of stress=lots of takeout and no exercise. I got a new scale I registered for at my shower, and I am trying it out today. This thing says I weigh 200 pounds. My old scale says 183. My old scale has always given weights comparable to the doctors. The new thing is digital and I have heard that digital scales are inaccurate, as well as the specific one I registered for. 

Anyway, I'm going to test it with my FI tonight and see what his looks like. Beyond that, it got me started thinking about weight again. I started my usual healthy diet and exercise routine that keeps me at a baseline at 165-170. I know I don't look as heavy as I truly am. I'm sorta tall, considered to have a "large" frame and muscular. I'm 5'7.  At my sickly skinny state in high school, I was around 150 pounds. 

I hear in one ear that a good weight for women is 125. My much smaller and thinner sister exclaimed that a really huge person on TV looked to weigh almost 200 pounds!!! I kept quiet, but I wanted to be like "I weigh almost 200 pounds". I have been called on many occasions at work "skinny" (I think this is an exaggeration) and I have yet to have a doctor say anything but good things about my weight. 

For the record, at my usual 165-170 I wear a size 10/12. Right now with 15 extra pounds I have a few size 14 pants but my tops still fit. I am considered in the lower overweight BMI range. We all know BMI is shit anyway!

I don't really know what this post is about, except that I wanted to get all this off my chest and proclaim that numbers ain't shit. Numbers are for tracking progress, not health. You would never guess how much I actually weigh by looking at me. My FI thinks I weigh 145!!! LOL

I'M FUCKING HEAVY AND I AM HAPPY

Preach on! Numbers are definitely not real! I wear a size 10-12, but I only weight 146lbs because I'm short and have a small build (5ft tall). And while I am actively trying to lose weight because I don't feel healthy at the moment, I think I look pretty darn good just the way I am.

flbride2015

littlepep said:

hellosweetie1015 said:

ashley8918 said:

MagicInk said:

I'll post my weight stuff in a second but first @amelisha therapy is not like going to a dentist where they fill you're tooth and the cavity is gone. Therapy is an on going forever process.

I used to cut myself and use other means to self harm. For the past decade I have been working through this in therapy. The fact of the matter is I will always be a cutter. Now I'm just a cutter in recovery. Just like an alcoholic. You are never cured you are simply in recovery.

I am fucking proud I don't take a razor blade to my body anymore. But the fact is when I get upset I snap rubber bands around my wrist. I pull my hair. I pinch myself. Normal people don't deal with emotions this way. This is not normal. I recognize that. I talk about it with my therapist.

Yes, you are kind of fucked up. Guess what? Most people are. I am. My wife is. @ashley8918 totally is. That girl don't eat cake. Or french toast. Something wrong with her. That's life. You're fucked up welcome to the club.

Now onto my body. It's small. I only weigh 95lbs. But ya know what? It's my body. It's the only one I got so goddamn it I'm gonna love it. I've got small tits, I'm fucking short, I'm skinny as all get out, but still have kind of a big ass, I've got scars, I'm pale, and fuck anyone who doesn't think my body is just fine the way it is

Also. Ladies. I keep seeing something along the lines of "I hate the way I look but my SO still likes me so I must be ok". Stop. That. Yes it's wonderful they think you're beautiful. But fucking hell women LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELVES. You are not worthy and acceptable because someone else says you are. You are worthy and acceptable because you are worthy and acceptable.

Hey! I eat carrot cake now!

...that's not cake, it's salad masquerading as cake.

Going back to lurking this thread now.

AMEN. Carrot cake does not even count as cake. 

We are having sweet potato cake at our wedding though and that shit is gooooooood. Does not taste like a vegetable. 

Have you tried Okinawan sweet potatoes??? Those things are amazing. Plus they're purple. Purple food is awesome.

lovemesomemonster

flbride2015 said:

littlepep said:

hellosweetie1015 said:

ashley8918 said:

MagicInk said:

I'll post my weight stuff in a second but first @amelisha therapy is not like going to a dentist where they fill you're tooth and the cavity is gone. Therapy is an on going forever process.

I used to cut myself and use other means to self harm. For the past decade I have been working through this in therapy. The fact of the matter is I will always be a cutter. Now I'm just a cutter in recovery. Just like an alcoholic. You are never cured you are simply in recovery.

I am fucking proud I don't take a razor blade to my body anymore. But the fact is when I get upset I snap rubber bands around my wrist. I pull my hair. I pinch myself. Normal people don't deal with emotions this way. This is not normal. I recognize that. I talk about it with my therapist.

Yes, you are kind of fucked up. Guess what? Most people are. I am. My wife is. @ashley8918 totally is. That girl don't eat cake. Or french toast. Something wrong with her. That's life. You're fucked up welcome to the club.

Now onto my body. It's small. I only weigh 95lbs. But ya know what? It's my body. It's the only one I got so goddamn it I'm gonna love it. I've got small tits, I'm fucking short, I'm skinny as all get out, but still have kind of a big ass, I've got scars, I'm pale, and fuck anyone who doesn't think my body is just fine the way it is

Also. Ladies. I keep seeing something along the lines of "I hate the way I look but my SO still likes me so I must be ok". Stop. That. Yes it's wonderful they think you're beautiful. But fucking hell women LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELVES. You are not worthy and acceptable because someone else says you are. You are worthy and acceptable because you are worthy and acceptable.

Hey! I eat carrot cake now!

...that's not cake, it's salad masquerading as cake.

Going back to lurking this thread now.

AMEN. Carrot cake does not even count as cake. 

We are having sweet potato cake at our wedding though and that shit is gooooooood. Does not taste like a vegetable. 

Have you tried Okinawan sweet potatoes??? Those things are amazing. Plus they're purple. Purple food is awesome.

These are seriously the BEST.. we have a local place that does Okinawa fries with vanilla salt.. YUM!

mj8215

Wow. I will make sure to re-read this thread the next time I get frustrated with my weight (which happens often). I work out a lot (see classpass thread, ha!) and have been getting a lot of compliments on having lost weight (I haven't even lost that much by numbers, I think I just look more "fit" or "toned" or something). I am 5'6" and 145. I know I am objectively "OK" but there is a part of me that gets frustrated with my appearance and I know that's stupid and whatever but it is what it is. I can't really talk about it to RL friends because they would probably think I'm crazy. I think it has to do with the fact that I was pretty overweight as a 10-14 year old (then sort of grew out of it, but inside I often still feel like that chubby little girl). 

Good for you @larrygaga and all of you ladies for being so cool and confident. 

huskypuppy14

Just going to put this here. BMI is stupid.

https://www.yahoo.com/health/why-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-is-technically-obese-117180855078.html