Re: Barb Our Correct Weight/Gena

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> Barb,

Yep the best gage is what we see in the mirror, what your blood

pressure and stuff are, waist and hip measurements, body fat. Not just

a number on a scale or what some chart says. I was thin before kids,

some said too thin. My friends said I was a stick with boobs! LOL Back

then I wore a 7 in jeans but 11 in tops. I have narrow hips, skinny

legs, no butt but all boobs. Aren't I blessed?........... NOT! LOL That

is the other reason I know I can't and don't want to be in the 120s

again, I was too thin even back before gaining a bunch of muscle. I

figure 160's will be pretty darn good, even if it is just 169. :-) But

eventually, maybe after the tummy tuck I know I need, to be in the

150s. Right now I just want to get back under 200 dang it!

Gena

> Hi Gena

>

> You are right - I like the way you quantified it -

> half above and half below - so averages are not

> necessarily meaningful.

>

> I will reevaluate at 169 and if it is not enough I

> will go down but I really can't see myself any lower

> than 149 at the lowest

>

> I have never been thin. I have been overweight since 4

> years old. The lowest I have gotten to is 178 one time

> - so I dont' have yoru frame of reference of you used

> to be 120 (you mentioned in another post) and wonder

> if 160 will be enough of a weight loss. I guess we

> will just have to see - it all depends on where it is

> and our body fat percentages and muscle mass.

>

> Thanks for writing

>

> Barbara