Are you pleased with your current weight?

Trade said:
I'd be happy with 190. I was 202 this morning.

As for 168, I just liked that scene in on the Waterfront. I blew through 168 in the 9th grade and haven't been anywhere near that since.

I got down to 190 a couple of years ago which is the same weight that I was when I was 18. However the distribution had changed somewhat. :(
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January said:
I lost about 10 kg in 2013 and have mostly kept it off since then. went from 72 kg to 62 kg which was my goal - last couple of years have been sitting at 65 - little bit over goal but close enough.
that gives me a BMI of 23 - 24
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I wish we had the metric system. It's a sign of an advanced civilization. But no. instead we have this stupid system based on the length of the foot of some long dead King in the Middle ages. :(
 
Yesterday, at 65.5 inches (166.4cm) weight had dropped to 134 pounds, (60.8kg). After a 3 day weekend of binging, weight went up to 140# briefly that was mostly due to liquid, (especially added sugar into lemonade) that happens to me all the time but is quickly lost in a few days. This BMI ~22 person, is about 2 pounds under my usual weight as have lost some upper body muscle mass due to lack of upper body exercise after my upper body surgery May 1. Since I will carrying up in mountain wilderness about 55 pounds of gear backpacking in about a week, expect that will increase a bit.

My highest ever weight was at age 55 at 145# after working 5 years at a corporation with subsidized cafeterias with lots of usual meat lunches so many others tend to eat. That also apparently caused my finger arthritis that hasn't worsened since I stopped eating regular red meat. One strong reason for never gaining excessive weight that young people should consider is that when those that do reach senior ages, their inner skin structures do not easily reduce, that can result in ugly wrinkles. That is also a strong reason never to take up body building.
 
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Trade said:
If I weighed 168 lbs. I would be beautiful. Instead of just a bum. Which let's face it, is what I am.

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This is sadly ironic considering all the trouble Brando had with his weight. I watch "Sayonara," often because it's a favorite and in his prime Marlon truly was beautiful.

What hope is there for the rest of us when people who's fame and fortune depend on keeping their weight off, and they can't?
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Marlon and dachshund -- two of my favorite things.
 
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After I retired, even though I was walking daily, I let myself gain 50 pounds. Five years ago when Covid hit, I noticed that older people that were overweight and had chronic conditions were dying at a faster rate. The only thing I could change was my weight so I got serious about my weight and dropped that 50 pounds. I’ve been able to successfully keep it off and now I am an appropriate weight for my height.
 
No. And Im already 5'10 so I dont want to be any taller. :D

I gained a lot of weight when I was caretaking by medicating myself with carbs and homemade desserts.
I got up to 265. #Bummer Its taken me a few years but Im now down to 200. I still need to lose another 30-35 pounds.

Im not as serious as I should be so Ive been stuck for a little bit. I weigh myself every morning. If I dont watch what I eat it creeps up. Dieting is hard. Eating bad stuff is the only fun I get. And now I have to decide do I want dessert or do I want to fit in my pants. :( 😿🥮🧁🍰🎂
 
Vicky said:
I have a few pounds I would like to get rid of. It is hard!
I use food as a reward, I use food when I am bored, and I enjoy eating.
however, I must admit, I feel great when I weight less.

I can get myself down to 140lbs, but anything less, becomes work and I don’t maintain it.
Ideally, I would like to weight 135lbs. I don’t think I will see that anymore.
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Ideally I would prefer to weigh 140 also. And I also love food, and sometimes a little too much if it. So it’s 160 for me likely forever.
 
I was 400# in my 40's. I had gastric bypass surgery. I got down to my high school weight of 165#. I was happy then. Since developing ESRD I've slowly continued to lose weight. After "The Lost Summer" of health issues, i am currently at 142#. I am not happy with that. I am trying to gain weight but the weight loss proceedure limits how much food i can eat in a siting (4-6 oz a meal) so trying to gain weight is difficult.
 
No, and my doctor isn't sympathetic. She says there nothing wrong with me that losing 150 pounds wouldn't help. I replied that there wouldn't be much left. She said, "Exactly." Doesn't give me any advice on diets or activities I can try.
When my mom passed in 2006, I was having nightmares and made the mistake of telling her. She put me on an anti-depressant med which made me gain weight. When I complained about that side-effect, she said that the only thing that made me gain weight was what I put here.... as she pointed her finger at her mouth.

One time a co-worker asked me how many meals I eat a day. I said, "One."

My basic problem is - I like to eat. I like to eat the least healthy things, mainly carbs. I don't like to be physically active (even though I do some low impact exercises). When I try to be active, like the last few days tidying up my garden patches, I get light-headed and have headaches.
 

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