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Do you watch/worry about your weight?

Absolutely. At one point in my life I was 390lbs. I'm healthy now but it was nightmarish and I'm phobic about backsliding. Refined sugar is a powerful drug, and it's abuse a social norm. Go to any soda fountain and count the varieties or diet soda vs regular. Lol, I drive 5 miles out of the way, past 4 other filling stations to go to one with Diet Dr Pepper  ;) Is it any wonder the nations health care bill is so obscene?

Yeah, I absolutely do. I was up to 250 back in January and at this point, I can't believe it got that bad. On my 5'6" frame, it was not pretty. Now I'm at 192 and still working on dropping the pounds, wearing size 33 jeans (I was a 40 in January), and getting rid of all my fat clothes. Yeah, I definitely worry about my weight, because I can't risk slipping again. It's too hard to lose it.

SD

Yes I'm 130lbs or 59kgs in real numbers. I have been the same weight +/- a kilo since I was 18. I'm now 50+ (cough and splutter) I go to the gym 3 times a week, (as a girl nowadays BTW no one has said boo and I do the same machines etc as in the past).

OK, Am I little miss perfect? NO! I have high cholesterol and an erratic pulse.  I suppose if I didn't do what I do I'd be worse off. I also look after my diet and don't smoke. Great :-\

However I see so many obese people of early age and just think they are gone in a few years. SO diet and excercise.

Hugs

Cindy: BTW Nero I thought you were doing weights?

yep I do. I havent gone 2 the gym in wks.  :-\ :-\ :-\ first b/c we went on vacation then b/c I had my hysto & the doc said I had 2 take it easy for 6 wks. maybe more. I'm at 140 but if I sit around all day long doin nothin for 6 wks & the holidays comin up  :o :o :o . I'm kinda worried.  :-\ :-\ :-\

I've always had a problem with weight. But now its gone over the top, I have an obsession with it I feel maybe. I am not as drastic to have an eating disorder.   :-\

Just depresses me.  :-\

Jay

Never worried about my weight because it never changed.  135ish for years on end.  Now though I think I am losing weight, but I'm not eating less or exercising more (or, ahem, at all), so I'm not sure whats going on.  Shape is getting more feminine but I dont want to be a stick figure!

at just over 200 lbs (95 kilograms), lacking in physical strength...
Yes..

>.< But I don't worry so much about the number that which is my weight..
I worry about the fat, fat distribution, lack of muscle weight, etc.. stuff like that..

I got solid bones and so I can't drop below 80 kilos without looking underweight..

I know teens aren't supposed to worry about their weight because they're still growing... But I do, because most of my excess weight is in my hips. :( I don't actively try to lose weight, but I do try to eat reasonable amounts and exercise at least a little.

I am 6'1" and weigh 165 pounds. My target weight is about 155. I currently have that evil middle age tummy pooching out just a tad and hate it. We all have our own things we obsess about. I refuse to go buy any dresses or skirts until my target is reached and then I will just force myself to stay in that dress size. About 4 months ago I was at 193, btw.

"According to your height of 6' 1" your ideal healthy weight is 170 pounds. Your recommended weight range is between 151 and 189 pounds."

Oh my lord YES

Look at the picture!

I have been stuck at 260ish for some eight months now. I need at least 80-100 of that to go in the next couple of years!

(my kingdom for a lap-band...)

The last time I weighted myself I was 140 lbs.  I am very thin, even though my Size 6 jeans are getting tight around the middle.  But everyone says I need to gain weight to get hip/boobs/butt.  But I loved the fact I was in size 6.  Now I am size 8.



Janet

Looking at the wrong side of the equation - its not the diet, or the food, its your lazy lifestyle.  If you went out and did four hours of real physical activity a day (which is the amount of time most people spend watching TV), you could probably eat the entire cheesecake and not gain weight.  Of course, people who are doing that kind of work/work-out day in and day out are not actually hungry enough to eat that much, buts that's a different deal. 

Even an hour a day (or 20 minutes hard-core) will have a significant effect on your metabolism. 

Your body is just going to convert all food to fat unless you give it a reason to turn it into fuel, or muscle.

Yeah I do. I got seriously sick when I was 10 and ever since (I also hit puberty that same year) I've put on weight. I'm only 5'2" and fluctuate between 275-295 :(  Before that I was skinny like every other kid.

"Yes, and I'm an androgyne/other"

When my dad was my age, he broke 200 pounds. The most I ever got to was 195.

I walk to work, and try to watch what I eat. But, I'm only holding between 190 and 195. I'd like to be about 170. That seems to be an attainable goal. So, it seems that the 40 minutes of walking (commuting) 5 times a week is helping me hold, but not loose. I'll need to add more exercise.

Quote from: tekla on November 23, 2009, 01:06:01 PM
its not the diet, or the food, its your lazy lifestyle.  If you went out and did four hours of real physical activity a day (which is the amount of time most people spend watching TV), you could probably eat the entire cheesecake and not gain weight

I can vouch for this. I quit low carbing for a while recently and everyone was shocked that I didn't "gain back all the weight" even though my diet included sugar and refined grains. I never stopped exercising, it's fun and feels good, why would I? I get kind of offended when people ask what I'm doing and get that knowing look in their eye when they hear low carb, like the 40 miles a week on foot were just incidental  ::)

My entire life I was "Blessed" with a freakishly fast metabolism, and it was sped up even more by how much more physical activity I did, gender repression nonsense in my night life, and the worst caffeine addiction known to humankind.


So I start HRT in hopes of it being a clean fresh start... To GAIN fat weight cause I looked like a methhead by that point... And it worked. But then, I recently found out that I probably have eosinophilic Esophagitis, a condition that would or could be the cause of me being allergic to more and more new things.

So to make a long story short. The list of foods I can consume without my esophagus attacking itself and in a painful 4 hours getting anaphylaxis basically.... Has been shrinking. One staple by another as long as a complex protein makes them up... And I NEED those


So I'm REALLY scared of this ruining me and taking away my femininity that just seemed to be working before... Like my dream of resetting and living a more, "Wholesome. Eating, sleeping, loving, sexual, social, art school" Life.

I lost 10 pounds. I'm so scared to lose more. I know some of it could have been muscle but my eating schedule is VERY sporadic now. It might slow the metabolism down a little yeah, but I've lost 10 and I'm thanking evil gods that I haven't lost my ass and breasts completely...



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So yeah. I freaking worry all the time.

As Tekla and Becca have said the equation is very simple.

energy in = energy out = no weight gain

change either side of the equation and weight changes.

Easy to say, difficult to achieve, for some.

I do feel so sorry for the morbidly obese. It must be a constant cycle of ups and downs.

Hugs
I'm sure my arms are long enough to hug everyone

Cindy

absolutly im a gym rat so diet is part two of the equation i monitor everything that goes in my mouth and have for as long as i can remember. its not just the amount you eat but when and how often and in what ratios nutrician can get very complex if your into extream bodybuilding or other sports fitness
jessica

Quote from: CindyJames on November 24, 2009, 01:46:17 AMAs Tekla and Becca have said the equation is very simple.
energy in = energy out = no weight gain
change either side of the equation and weight changes.

This is true, but sometimes the "energy out" is not under our control.
Mum's got a thyroid problem, which she medicates, and if she allows herself to become "busy" during the holidays, then she's at risk of Loosing weight.
She's already a bit underweight.

I have to agree with Min. The "energy in = energy out = no weight gain" doesn't take into consideration variances in metabolism. There are those folks who have to put out more energy than they take in to lose weight. One of my son's friends has to be careful not to exercise too much, or he will be even more underweight. He's 6'2" and about 125 pounds. He's got a very high metabolism, as he eats whatever and hardly gains any weight at all.

Fat people tend to use metabolism as an excuse, when for most of us it's simply a matter of lifestyle. Our muscles hold and awfully lot of glycogen for later conversion into glucose, and getting out there and moving a lot will deplete those stores, which will be replenished from food before any fat is added. Folks think that just walking a lil bit won't help, but energy is energy. My car actually burns more fuel if I drive somewhere slowly, and so do my legs.

This is why I love low carb so much. You get your body in a state where it's always burning fat, even as part of the bmr. 

That's just Nutrition 101, and it's not really my area so if someone hasmore insight into the system I'd love to read it.

Can't really lose weight through a diet has to be a lifestyle change. I am pretty active even when I go for week without hitting the gym I  still run at a calorie  deficit. I work in a warehouse part time which burns calories and burn a ton of calories cleaning my house (3 stories makes for a good workout). I finally bought a body bugg when I hit a weight loss plateau at one point  (found out I was not eating enough) so I monitor myself whenever I have questions. Was surprised how much more I burn now that I am on T. I think it works well when you can burn what you eat without having to hit the gm and do it through just everyday activity. Years ago when I needed to lose weight I went on a low carb diet (south beach) now just eat well with less carbs and less crap in my diet. has to be a life change not a fast weight loss or it wont stay off.
Andrew

myles is correct it has to be a life style change or your wasting your energy and effort

Quote from: Shades O'Grey on November 24, 2009, 11:58:52 AM
I have to agree with Min. The "energy in = energy out = no weight gain" doesn't take into consideration variances in metabolism. There are those folks who have to put out more energy than they take in to lose weight. One of my son's friends has to be careful not to exercise too much, or he will be even more underweight. He's 6'2" and about 125 pounds. He's got a very high metabolism, as he eats whatever and hardly gains any weight at all.

Well I'm afraid it does. You cannot create or destroy matter. You can alter it but not create or destroy. If someone has a high metabolism for a thyroid condition or other reason they still burn energy that is supplied as food. They may burn (or use it quicker) but they cannot create it. Hence the energy has to be supplied. I reckon if you think about your comment it supports what I said; your friend and Min's Mum don't have to work out at a gym because they already burn energy through other reasons.

Cindy

We are not talking about people with thyroid problems, or metabolism problems, were talking about fat clowns who don't have enough will power to control the input, nor enough discipline to affect the work product.  Though such sad physical cases occur, the majority of fat people are fat, not through physical problems, but though a combination of crappy McDonald's/Herseys diet and watching TV five hours every night.

Quote from: Shades O'Grey on November 24, 2009, 11:58:52 AM
I have to agree with Min. The "energy in = energy out = no weight gain" doesn't take into consideration variances in metabolism. There are those folks who have to put out more energy than they take in to lose weight. One of my son's friends has to be careful not to exercise too much, or he will be even more underweight. He's 6'2" and about 125 pounds. He's got a very high metabolism, as he eats whatever and hardly gains any weight at all.

The equation "does" take into account metabolism, but people who use the equation tend not to. Which is what I was referring to.

As a MTF who is going to start hormones in one week, I jog every morning before the sun comes up.  I'm skinny, but I do have a "manly" mid-section, so when it drops to my hips and legs, I ought to have the form that my mind wants and knows that I am.  I'm building my leg strength just a bit while I still have testosterone racing through my body, and I'll continue jogging with my woman's body.  Science says that men are stronger, but that women have more endurance, so I may start competing in my city's half marathons (13.1 miles). :)

XX,
Rachel

In theory, I would like to be one of those skinny emo types, but I just cannot be bothered to work out at all most of the time. I know a ridiculous amount about nutrition and exercise science but I never apply it to myself. It's completely my own fault :P I'm 5'3 and 160 lbs, 2 year ago I hit my heaviest at around 210 and I've been losing slowly and steadily by just not sitting around so much and stuffing my face. I've hit the point where I'm going to have to put in effort to lose any more.

Quote from: Becca on November 23, 2009, 01:54:39 AMLol, I drive 5 miles out of the way, past 4 other filling stations to go to one with Diet Dr Pepper  ;)

OMG my favorite drink too! Okay that can be the official drink of our fairies and vampires club lol  (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.faeriewylde.com%2Fimages%2Fsmiles%2Ffaecool.gif&hash=b64a22b3cefb0f980b1c7e71ab6dd0b4cdba4667)  (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.faeriewylde.com%2Fimages%2Fsmiles2%2Fvampire.gif&hash=0cf8e5781ef3414517835bda47793898a323e73e)

After losing 60+ pounds before I began HRT, I've managed to keep it off a year later but I constantly and obsessively watch what I eat and make sure I get at least some exercise every day. Just losing weight is good but unless it is truly a change in the lifestyle that got you overweight in the first place, it isn't going to last. That is why many diets fail, because they don't provide for long term weight maintenance but simply cater to the desire to shed pounds quickly and that can't be maintained. I've read that yo-yo dieting is even worse than being a few pounds too heavy, because the more you lose and gain it back, the harder it becomes to lose it again.

While I was in boot camp (years ago) I was underweight 5 foot 6 under 120, not a problem anymore. One of my sons is very underweight and it is near impossible to get him to gain weight the doctor says he has a high metabolism and needs to eat an extra 1000 calories a day. He is 10 years old and getting him to eat a good (not just junk food) extra 1000 calories a day is near impossible.  During the summer we spend a lot of our days riding bikes around Portland or hiking in the forest so we are all very active (ok well my SO is not) but the boys and I are. I don't think he will ever weigh much.
Andrew

I have high cheekbones that get exposed like icebergs if I don't eat like a pig every second, as well as a hollowed out face...


The fat on my ass though... That stays luckily... Just still can't get it to break the barrier and MORE over my hips (sounds like I'm trying to "storm" it with fat)


And my breasts ... Well... they eb and flow... I really wish I weren't in art school sometimes so I could just eat and do basics, but I doubt that'll matter now. Lol.

Quote from: myles on November 25, 2009, 08:54:41 PM
While I was in boot camp (years ago) I was underweight 5 foot 6 under 120, not a problem anymore. One of my sons is very underweight and it is near impossible to get him to gain weight the doctor says he has a high metabolism and needs to eat an extra 1000 calories a day. He is 10 years old and getting him to eat a good (not just junk food) extra 1000 calories a day is near impossible.  During the summer we spend a lot of our days riding bikes around Portland or hiking in the forest so we are all very active (ok well my SO is not) but the boys and I are. I don't think he will ever weigh much.
Andrew

My daughter's like that too. She's eight and I can literally put my hands around her waist.. And she IS well fed.
Plenty of fruit, veg, proteins, whole-wheat breads, etc...
A healthy, balanced diet with lots of food. And she's still so terribly skinny.

I'm slightly obsessive....


Actually, I don't think I've eaten today.
(before anyone jumps on me, remember it's thanksgiving in the US, and whether I like it or not, someone is going to try to stuff my face full of fatty food)

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Quote from: Becca on November 24, 2009, 12:42:16 PM
Fat people tend to use metabolism as an excuse, when for most of us it's simply a matter of lifestyle

Not just heavy people... My doctor tried to use that as a reason to *try* to convince me to not loose weight.
Apparently I'm supposed to be fat (then again, i'm also supposed to have tits, but that ain't so.)

It was said that an alcoholic is someone who drinks more than their Dr. It now seems that obese is someone fatter than their Dr :laugh:

Cindy

I worry sometimes. I have always been well underweight and my eating habits are horrible (and unlikely to change in the near future). I view eating as a chore and am usually impatient to get a meal over with (by skipping half of it) just to I can get on with doing something else. I do like snacks though which I have periodically through the day. What little I do eat is pure junk food and it's a wonder I haven't keeled over by now.

I have tried in the past to make myself eat more. Spent several weeks once and basically doubled the amount of food I ate in that time frame. Still didn't gain a pound. I'm also extremely lazy so I don't know where all the food goes. Exercise is the farthest thing from my mind.

gah. Reading all of this....


I'm 6 foot something and I clock in at 235 pounds (give or take 20 pounds depending on my mood... ok more like give 20 pounds). Don't misunderstand me though, I have a belly but I also carry 80 pounds of stuff up and down ladders all day long (when I'm working).

What I wouldn't give to be 5 foot 4 inches and 135 pounds. Not only would I look better, I wouldn't have to be the one to carry 80 pounds of stuff up a ladder =/


Added note:

the energy in = energy out = no weight change.... When I work full time hours I eat/drink about 4000 calories a day and still lose weight.

If you are going up and down ladders  at your height and weight you are definitely burning more than 4000 calories a day. With a job that requires any physical labor even walking instead of sitting you really burn a lot of calories. That is one of the things I love about warehouse work.
Andrew

one of the things I love about warehouse work

The other being the incredible 'free ->-bleeped-<- program' that they have to give you stuff rather than have you steal it?  I worked at warehouses for years and the amount of trade that goes on between warehouses and truck drivers is it's own economy.

I know you will all be mad at me but I lost 6 pounds between Wednesday before Thanksgiving and today. :)

yay dana you gogirl by the way love your art
jessica

Quote from: jesse on November 30, 2009, 05:18:15 AM
yay dana you gogirl by the way love your art
jessica

Thank you!!!

hugs

Unfortunately my beloved partner is an excellent cook. (Really outstanding)

My BMI when I met her was 20 - my BMI now is 32 and it's been as high as 38.

I am struggling to lose those vital pounds with no help from my partner. She likes me curvaceous and cuddly!

Quote from: rejennyrated on December 02, 2009, 04:48:17 PM
Unfortunately my beloved partner is an excellent cook. (Really outstanding)

My BMI when I met her was 20 - my BMI now is 32 and it's been as high as 38.

I am struggling to lose those vital pounds with no help from my partner. She likes me curvaceous and cuddly!

One can be a great cook and still cook healthy foods. ;)

Quote from: Miniar on December 02, 2009, 04:50:47 PM
One can be a great cook and still cook healthy foods. ;)

True! Sadly however I do eat healthy - plenty of vegetables, no cakes or cream buns, no fried food. I just eat too much healthy stuff and don't get enough exercise.

And like I said my partner doesn't help much because she genuinely likes me big - so she piles my plate high with all the things I love.

I do have a history of watching and worrying about my weight but I've never been overweight in any sense (except i hear when i was born i was chubby).

I'm somewhere between 135 and 145lbs right now, I haven't weighed myself recently. I'm almost a little afraid haha. 145lbs is the most I've ever weighed.
Summer of 2008 I got down to 120lbs.

Not really. I know I'm young, but I've always been generally a little thinner than average.

5' 6" and 120 lbs. I try to stay in good shape by running sometimes, I'm pretty inconsistent/lazy though.

BMI is such a scam. Any Doc or professional I talk to that mentions my BMI and I stop them instantly. Until the medical community can find a way to incorporate muscle mass / body structure into the readings I refuse to patronize anyone who just blindly asks how tall I am and how much I weigh.

The last Doc I talked to said I should only weight between 140 to 185. The argument I had with the Doc got me kicked out of the office because he wouldn't accept that some people are going to weigh more because of muscle mass. He just couldn't wrap his 8 years in collage brain around the concept that some people actually NEED muscle in order to maintain their jobs.

Not only that, but there are some Insurance outfits and collages that PUNISH people with a BMI over a certain number.

Here's one that just recently came about... I know a lot of people that are "Healthy" people, but because of body structure are above the 30 BMI rate.

Obese Students Forced To Take Fitness at Penn State Univ. (The Examiner, Milwaukee WI) (http://www.examiner.com/x-5445-Politics-in-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d24-Obese-students-forced-to-take-fitness-class-at-Pennsylvania-university)

Quote from: tekla on November 30, 2009, 05:15:21 AM
one of the things I love about warehouse work

The other being the incredible 'free ->-bleeped-<- program' that they have to give you stuff rather than have you steal it?  I worked at warehouses for years and the amount of trade that goes on between warehouses and truck drivers is it's own economy.

This warehouse no back door deals on my end. It is IKEA and they keep track of every last thing that comes off that truck. I am also after offload, move it from the docking area to the warehouse and unpack it. Not sure about the guys who work with the drivers. Now when I was in Saudi Arabia working in a basic warehouse (best way to describe it) let me tell you the things you could get! That was quite the experience.
As far as BMI I went to my doc the other day because my T levels were too high and we talked weight a bit. She looked up my BMI I told her if she really is concerned about my weight she should do a body fat test, as my weight is shifting to muscle. She agreed.
Andrew

Now when I was in Saudi Arabia

Yeah, our warehouse in the Kingdom (Bechtel Corporation) was pretty much an open air market.

According to BMI I should loose 30 kilos... I used to weigh 10kg more than that and you could count my ribs through a thick sweater and had the concern of family that I wasn't eating enough...
They worried I "might" have an eating disorder.

Quote from: tekla on November 30, 2009, 05:15:21 AM
The other being the incredible 'free ->-bleeped-<- program' ...

I work in a store and it was pretty amusing the first time I saw a Pepsi truck driver
deliver several handtrucks of their products then turn around and buy a Pepsi off me for $1.64.

"No, and I'm an androgyne"

I do work out and watch what I eat. But I don't worry about it.

I'm on chemo right now and get weighed nearly every week at my oncologist's office. I've never been so weight aware in my life. I've always just depended on how tight my jeans were getting: too tight then it's time to cut back on the fun foods. I'd rather exercise than have to buy new clothes.

Quote from: Tasha Elizabeth on December 03, 2009, 02:38:32 PM
lol @ bmi ... i never know whether to use the male or female calculators

I've played around with those, i can't find a difference between them at all...

bmi is only a small peice of the puzzle a better indicator is immersian or calipers. please remember females are genetically predispositioned to carry around 10-12 percent body fat. also if your on HRT your body is burning cals at a female nominal rate not a male 1600-1800 cals just to maintain alive males are closer to 2000-2200 cals depending on body weight of course.  so for instance if you are 260 lbs you will need to take in 2600 cals to maintain that body size if you eat less then this you will start to lose weight and trigger hunger pains if you eat considerably less 600 or more fewer your body will enter starvation mode and will begin to slow your metabolism down. Which will slow the weight loss you are experencing
jessica

Quote from: jesse on December 07, 2009, 02:09:28 AM
also if your on HRT your body is burning cals at a female nominal rate

I would be really interested in reading that research, nutrition is kind of a fascination of mine. As I understood it the bmr is composed of bodily maintenance functions including fueling the brain, which is almost 20% of our total energy requirement, the digestive tract and circulatory systems which take about 60% and the rest going for stuff like maintaining muscle mass and fat stores.

I've wondered a lot about this because though we are on hrt we have denser muscle mass for a time...however those muscles are in the process of atrophy. I'm curious about the balance, having felt a definite drop off in energy and stamina the last couple months. There's a lot more going on inside me right now that just hrt though so I can't really say for sure. I read some interesting research about the oxygen content of blood plasma and the density of glycogen stores in male vs. female muscle tissue, but I'm not clear on what effect that would have on the overall bmr.

Obesity genetics
October 16, 2007 New evidence that genetics plays a key role in obesity is published today in the International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications. The findings relate to the genetics of modern Pima Indians who have an unusually high rate of obesity but could be extrapolated to all people. Their obesity is thought to be linked to a thrifty metabolism that allowed them to metabolize food more efficiently in times when little was available but causes problems when food is in abundance
heres some of it there is a lot in this journal on weight and weight control and the mechanisms that drive each in male and females i will try to locate the specific point i was making and provide a reference for those who are curious
jessica

Every time I go poo I lose a couple of pounds  >:-)

Sorry, couldn't resist  :laugh:

*Runs to hide*

other links for becca
Bursztein S D H elwyn J Askanazi Energy metabolism Indirect Calorimetry and nutrician Baltimore Williams and wilkins (1989)
Galbo H Hormonal And Metabolic Adaptation to exercise New York Theine-Stetton 1983

jessica

Yay, some nice light reading for the winter break, and some extra calories burned by my sexiest organ!  :icon_wink:

I'll look at them tomorrow, at the moment I'm washing my very nutritious peanut butter and jelly sandwich and ambiens down with some nummy fresca. Oh god when did I get so old  :(

Quote from: jesse on December 07, 2009, 02:09:28 AM
bmi is only a small peice of the puzzle a better indicator is immersian or calipers. please remember females are genetically predispositioned to carry around 10-12 percent body fat.

As much as I hate this... it's 10-12% more than men. Genetic women need at least 18% body fat to get periods/pregnant.

Quote from: Nero on November 23, 2009, 01:42:42 AM
Do you watch/worry about your weight?

I worry about it, because according to the papers im obese. Although I don't look it at all, well most of the time. I need to watch it because of health risks and family history, but haven't been able to get the ambition to start exercising and change my lifestyle... guess when something goes wrong,(if it hasn't already) then maybe it'll kick push my behind to start taking care of myself. Funny thing though, in the past few years my weight has been fluctuating within 10 and 15 lbs and I haven't rly gained much, eating bad food and without any exercise. I do however want to lose weight, mainly body fat and get to 20% for now. Got to start some cardio program to burn all the calories I take in. I am self conscious about the excess, and often wish I was tall skinny with a small frame. But hey you gotta work with what you have. So im just focused on is losing the bat wings, the muffin top, the thick hips and thighs, the double chin, the back sag, and just the overall chubbyness. Haha.

@ccc

What double chin?

Quote from: SilverFang on December 07, 2009, 11:57:43 PM
@ccc

What double chin?

Lol the one that shows up whenever I angle my head down... :/

I just don't understand, you look skinny to me.

Quote from: SilverFang on December 08, 2009, 03:04:12 AM
I just don't understand, you look skinny to me.

Well... thank you. :1

I watch my weight, but I don't worry about it.  I take note and adjust some things if it begins to creep up.  I am 6ft 1in or so and have weighed around 170lbs for the last year and a half with a desk job.

I exercise for 1-2 hours about 3 days a week and do my best not to consume certain things: soft drinks for one.

I'm always weighing myself, and as I'm about 30/40 pounds overweight, I have a bit of a belly, which I would really like to get rid of.

Since my cancer surgeries (and others, 6 in 5 years) I went up to 218 (I'm 5'9") since by by-pass, I've lost 30 pounds and counting, I'm only 5 # from my high school weight of 175. I can finally fit into my size 12's I've bought, and looking to gain access to a 10  :D

It's all in the carbs...

Evie

Quote from: ccc on December 08, 2009, 02:52:49 AM
Lol the one that shows up whenever I angle my head down... :/

I'm pretty sure everyone get's a 'double chin' when they angle their head down. It's natural.

Also, if you're going by BMI it's not always accurate. Still, I don't know you enough to judge.

But do I worry about my weight? Of course, I'm underweight.

I said no because I don't keep track of how much I weigh or worry about it or anything, but at the same time I take pretty good care of my body and if I started noticing myself gaining/losing weight I would bring myself to a healthy weight again

Sometimes.
Normally I don't have to pay attention at all, but when I get stressed I tend to put on weight, and have to watch myself.

I worry about my weight my highest weight was 220 I had gone up from being only 104 5"3 to 135 when I first started working as an adult. This meant that instead of spending hours skateboarding or playing soccer I went to only getting in two hours after work and a bit more on the weekend if OT wasn't needed. I know the problem there was because I ate cheaper foods because of budget issues at more bulk chips then the normal mini ones. Then it happened during vacation I went and broke my leg in several places where the ankle and leg are connected. I blew up to 179 still eating the same things as when I was highly active gall bladder issues around this time did not help. I had stopped exercising daily because of my ankle but I had slowed down on the snack cakes... portion sizes were high though and I did binge eat with the pay raise.

In a year I have dropped to 190 and still losing it hurts to walk because of my leg but I force myself and for extra mobility I am going and pushing around the streets on my skate board. I have finally broken the habit of binge eating and I have never been one to sit in front of a tv even being obese. Just that walking for me does nothing but either maintain or slow as a turtle lose weight.

I would have to eat a LOT of junk food for an extended period of time to push myself into the overweight range, much less the obese range. I'm kind of itty bitty. x3 So I don't really worry about that-- especially since I don't really care if I look "chubby" by society's (somewhat unrealistic) standards, as long as I'm healthy. The chances of me having weight-related health issues are virtually nonexistant, considering my genetics and eating habits.

However, I do try to watch what I eat. I may not worry about my weight, but I do like to make sure what I put into my body is actually good for it so I can feel energized and stay healthy in the long-run (and not end up in pain, in the short-run). That, and I have a hypersensitive stomach. I have a hard time eating anything too rich, greasy, or spicy without getting a stomach ache, so I tend to live on things like carbs (potatoes, whole grain bread, noodles, etc.), poultry, and fruit, which are inherently fairly healthy foods. They taste good, too-- added bonus of healthy things that weren't formulated to be "sugar free" or "fat free" or "diet" or whatever other weird-tasting nonsense-alternatives they have out there.

Yep I do worry about my weight although I have absolutely no reasonn to with a hardly fluxuation weight and a bmi around 20 (19.7 - 20.3). I figure it's a family thing (weight obsessed female assembly). Otherwise, I just love to be in shape and any indication I'm not I prefer to club till death.

I never use to worry about my weight until recently

Since starting HRT I seem to have put on a few pounds  :P

Yeah I worry about my weight, I really need to get it down, but being depressed its hard to get out and exercise, the drinking doesn't help either. I also need to loose a few pounds before I can even consider surgery.

I probably should be more concerned with my weight.
Not sure why I'm not.
Probably because it never seems to change no matter what I do.
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When I was 20, I was cycling like a fiend for a whole year (300 miles per week) and restricting calories in an attempt to lose weight....lowest I could get was 190 lbs.   Darn testosterone was building too much muscle...which made me quit cycling shortly thereafter when my legs started to look like Miguel Indurain's (or for the non-cycling fans among us, think 'Wolverine').
Completely turned me off of exercising for many years.
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Unless I purposely gorge myself everyday until I feel sick, I stay around 205 +/- 5 lbs.  Dieting never works. 
I just can't seem to break the 200 lb barrier. 
Fit or fat...that's where I remain.  :(
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Oddly enough, I've lost weight since starting HRT without even trying.
(still within the +/- 5 lbs though)  I thought it was supposed to be the other way around?

I didn't use to watch it, but I do now. It's better to be healthy.

Having chosen the wrong parents, I have to watch how much fat and cholesterol I consume. As far as I am concerned, fat is purely a health issue.

I am 190cm or 6'3", and have managed to keep my weight around 88-90 kg (200 lb roughly) for the last 5 years or so.   Luckily I walk a fair distance in my current job, so don't have to be as vigilant now.

I absolutely agree with the 'enegy in vs energy out' equation, you eat heaps and don't exercise, and your weight will go up.  Try and walk any distance in the Antarctic or similar place, and it is impossible to eat enough to not lose weight.  Sounds like yet another reason for Americans to move to Canada!!

I'm a "thin" person, I guess.  Size 2-4 in women's, and in men's, if I could get the right genes, since I wear my jeans lower, I'd wear a 28/32, which is hard to find, and that's a loose jean.  I'm somewhat resigned to XL boys' shirts, which, hey, are cheaper.  I get at least five hours of moderate cardiovascular exercise a week and some of my hobbies include rock-climbing, hiking, backpacking.  Need to start with weights again.

I worry about my weight a lot.  Losing weight relieves anxiety for me because it's a distraction from internal things.  I'm not right now, and in part it's because I don't have much excuse to be on a diet.

I am big and not really satisfied with my size, especially when I dress up. I would like to change my size so that it reflects the inner me.

I'm 5'8 and about 123. I have a thyroid problem and don't have a lot of energy so very little of that is muscle. I know I need to gain more muscle mass regardless of gender but as a female my weight is pretty natural. If I want to be taken as a boy though I think I need to loose body fat. I've tried to not worry about what I eat because I know that it would increase my disphoria and give it an obsessive outlet without having a huge impact on how I look. I'm beginning to feel it would be worth it though.

Im 5'3 and 8 stone..which according to this google calculator makes me..112 pounds. Im not really bothered about the number im more bothered about how it looks and because it hangs around my belly and hips i hate it. 

Im hoping instead of getting the fat redistribution on my stomach from everywhere else and me looking huge some of it will turn into muscle lol

Doesn't help that i never exercise, i'd love to buy a bike and go for a ride but my areas riddled with chavs. I plan to go to the gym when i start T and hopefully take up a martial arts so im not such an easy target given my size.

Martial Arts are great.  If you have a good teacher, and apply yourself it will change your world in several very important ways.

Quote from: tekla on May 16, 2010, 10:25:09 PM
Martial Arts are great.  If you have a good teacher, and apply yourself it will change your world in several very important ways.

Yeah i've heard a lot of good things about martial arts. Im just wondering if joining now would be a mistake seen as i am still easily read as female...I dont really want to get comfortable somewhere and then have to move when my transition takes place.

i think a lot of people have weight problems because they do not exercise enough. Especially people who try a million diets and dont really loose anything. Obviously this isn't true of everyone but i do think its a big factor in a lot of peoples cases. Perhaps its expense with things like martial arts or even the gym. Free activities such as just playing football or going for a run are also an issue for me and im sure other people too. I dislike stepping out of my front door infact if it wasnt for my friends and family im pretty sure i wouldnt.

I am considered normal size/kind of thin[but NOT even close to anorexic thin]... Though I feel I need to lose weight... Going through puberty and normally developing breasts, and whenever I eat I feel fat and I want to kill myself. Gaining weight in my chest area depresses me, so I am trying very hard to be thin...

I give up, I'm going to let the doc worry. She  seems to do it enough for the both of us.

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