I hope this isn't cliche but, have you tried the naval circumferance (I can't spell) method of measuring body fat? It's supposed to be more accurate than the whole height versus weight ratio thingy. It scared the hell out of me but, I have a hunch that it'll reasure you.
Hey if you ever want to talk give me a call, Rob has my number (and if it makes you feel anybetter even with loosing fifty pounds I'm still over fifty pounds heavier than you)
Really, if you want a truly accurate idea of an "ideal weight", you should really talk to a physician. I hate those online things, because, really, it's impossible to take into account your body type, build, all that. They're like the educated version of the modeling industry: a universal ideal that is so far from the norm that it's almost laughable.
I understand the whole avoiding scales thing, though. Even though I've lost about 20-25 lbs since my wedding, I still hate weighing myself. I only did it because I was at the hospital and I sort of had no choice... ^^;
My mom and I had this conversation at Christmas. We agreed that for her to get down to her "healthy weight" would require her to weigh less than she did before she had me, which is completely unrealistic.
I think that when you're at a healthy weight, you can tell by the way you feel. Now, some people are really out of touch with that (like people with eating disorders), but if you feel healthy and active and able to do all the things you want to do at a weight that's higher than what some BS website says, then you'd be fine. I hope that's not a cliche. Or if it is a cliche that it's more supportive than some kind of 'just eat healthy' or 'join the gym' crap.
The sites are crap. I know exactly what you mean. I was trying to find a healthy weight gain and calorie intake for someone my size who is pregnant and no sites can agree. They all say I am a small marine mammal and to "consume 300 extra calories a day" while making sure I only gain .5lbs a week to every two weeks... Well 1. you're talking to a someone who has been trying to limit her calories anyway, so does that mean I can eat like a normal person, or add 300 calories to what a normal person would eat??? And 2. if I am eating so much extra how the hell am I supposed to make sure I only gain half a pound a week
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lol... see the only problem with the "you're fine if you feel healthy" concept is my bdd (body dysmorphic disorder)... i know logically that when i look at myself what i see isn't reality, but i still can't get it out of my mind that from my point of view i'm totally obese... stupid brain... and no, no one's being cliche... that comment came from the fact that i needed to rant, and i didn't need anyone telling me that i don't need to loose weight, that i'm "fine the way i am" or giving me diet and excercise advice...
Hmmm, don't know how to help you there. I've finally decided that I'm a cow and I can live with that. I will try to be a smaller cow after the baby is born, but a cow I will remain unless we hit the lottery and Aaron lets me have plastic surgery. Otherwise I think I would need to lose over 100lbs. I'm not that ambitious. I'm taking the easy way out and just accepting the fact that I am huge. Life has been so much easier since I came to that acceptance. And then on top of that I have to eat now, I don't get the "am I going to starve myself today?" choice anymore... and milkshakes have calcium in them so that justifies everything
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Hey if you ever want to talk give me a call, Rob has my number (and if it makes you feel anybetter even with loosing fifty pounds I'm still over fifty pounds heavier than you)
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I understand the whole avoiding scales thing, though. Even though I've lost about 20-25 lbs since my wedding, I still hate weighing myself. I only did it because I was at the hospital and I sort of had no choice... ^^;
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I think that when you're at a healthy weight, you can tell by the way you feel. Now, some people are really out of touch with that (like people with eating disorders), but if you feel healthy and active and able to do all the things you want to do at a weight that's higher than what some BS website says, then you'd be fine. I hope that's not a cliche. Or if it is a cliche that it's more supportive than some kind of 'just eat healthy' or 'join the gym' crap.
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and no, no one's being cliche... that comment came from the fact that i needed to rant, and i didn't need anyone telling me that i don't need to loose weight, that i'm "fine the way i am" or giving me diet and excercise advice...
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