It feels a little strange to ‘only’ have 17 pounds to lose compared with before. But I realize I still have to bring the same level of intensity to my workouts and the same frame of mind regarding food if I truly want to get the rest of this weight off me. It’s kind of hard because I’m not getting the same kind of support…now I have both strangers and friends telling me that I don’t need to lose any more weight and that I look fine just the way I am now. They say things like You don’t want your ribs to show! or Don’t you want to look like a real woman!
I am not certain why they think that at 5’6 and 130 pounds my ribs would show or I would look gaunt. When I was this weight years and years ago my ribs did not show and I did not look sickly or too skinny. I also wonder why they think being trim and fit would mean I no longer looked like a ‘real’ woman. Are only fat women ‘real’ women??? What does this mean, that I have to overeat and resume a low activity lifestyle in order to be ‘real’? Because that is why I was fat. I don’t know about anybody else who is overweight, but that is why I was fat. And I am not going to be fat again for anybody.
Today’s Goals
30 minutes yoga
45 minutes elliptical
120 oz. water
One serving meals, no seconds
No salt added to food
Raw veggies for snacks, Raw fruit for dessert
Bedtime when sleepy, Wakeup 5am
Today’s Weight – 147 pounds
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- I'm Trula & this is my fitness, nutrition, and weightloss blog. I do yoga, run & bike. Starting weight: 210 pounds, Current Weight:171 Goal weight:130 pounds. Supple Mama is part of the MSPmedia network ©2007-2011 All Rights Reserved
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Wow…strong words there. I am trying to lose weight too. The people in my life won’t want me to lose even 10 pounds even though I weigh almost 300. It’s frustrating.
I remember a summer or two ago, I joined a Curves to jumpstart my exercising/fitness/weight loss. I’d lost about 15 or so pounds, and all of the ladies were telling me that I didn’t need to lose any more weight, lest I look like a skeleton.
I’m now at about where you are in this post, 17 lbs to 130 @ 5’6″. I think what happens is that so many people lie about their weight, so other people don’t have an accurate view of 130lbs looks like.
I’ve never heard the “real woman” line, thank heavens.