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How much does your size/weight bother you?

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AllAboutJazz · 05/11/2024 20:49

I'd say I'm healthy, fairly fit and active.

I make a lot of effort to cook healthy meals, drink green tea (blugh), avoid processed food etc. I'm not thin, but not exactly fat either, just...plump? BMI 22.5 but I'm short, so I could stand to lose a stone.

I own my house and have a business, really love my job, have a few friends who are lovely, a great partner and freedom to more or less do as I please - a very lucky life.

Why then am I so unhappy not being thin? It's like I can't let myself be happy, because I should be smaller.

How often do you think about your size/weight? How much does it affect your happiness?

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frustrationx10000 · 05/11/2024 21:24

Not happy tbh. Size 14, 5'7. But I know I could be thinner and healthier. I eat too much crap and I drink wine. It's not so much my size it's the flab and bloatedness around my face.

But alas life is hard and chocolate and wine help. I hope when my dc get bigger and I have a bit more me time I will sort it out.

XxSideshowAuntSallyx · 05/11/2024 21:23

I remember being told I was fat by my ex when I was a size 10/12 and had lost a fair bit of weight, (not intentional i was out clubbing all weekend every weekend and my contraceptive pill was also making me feel sick so I wasn't eating much). Ever since it's given me a massive complex about my weight, he was a nasty abusive bully but sadly those words have stuck with me.

I never had an issue with my weight before I met him. I never thought about my weight either. Now it's something I think about most days and instead of making me think about food and eat better it makes me eat crap and I've been overweight ever since.

NoAprilFool · 05/11/2024 21:21

Don’t drink green tea if you hate it - it’s not that good for you that it’s worth choking it down.

Brananan · 05/11/2024 21:20

I'm a solid size 14. I don't love it. I eat very healthily and I'm fit. To be honest I'm just happy I don't appear to have cancer or heart problems (I'm 58). But yes I'd like to be a size 12.

summer3219 · 05/11/2024 21:18

Occasionally, but not enough for me to prioritise doing anything about it. I know I need to lose about 3 stone but with everything else I need to do it's just not high enough on the list. One day I'll have the time and motivation to address it but until then I'm happy and couldn't really care less what other people think.

Coolbreezee · 05/11/2024 21:06

We grew up being told that Bridget Jones was fat. That's why.

So long as you are in the healthy range, your size and shape are the least interesting things about you. You feel sad because society has told you that you are not good enough unless you're skinny. But we all know that's stupid. Being healthy is the most important thing. It sounds like you are rocking life. You need to focus on caring for yourself, eat well, exercise, take care of your body.

I'm the biggest I've ever been postpartum (size 10) but happiest I've ever been. The extra weight will come off in time but I'm not rushing it, nor do I feel sad about it. It's just a thing. I go for a run every morning, I eat healthy food. I have energy and am happy with my life. There is no point worrying about something so boring and inconsequential x

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