If you feel good about yourself, celebrate it. Own your confidence and let it shine!

Good for you!! I need to get down to 175! I’m inspired by you!! Keep feeling good about you!!

i am chronically underweight and worry when i see someone loose too much, too fast. i worry that they are shocking their system and/or going to carry the progress to destructive extremes, then i remind myself that it is not my place to worry other people's progress. worrying other people's progress is sooooo much easier than minding my own business.

that feel good you speak of is the truest measuring stick i know of. congratulations on the terrifical accomplishment. do that do, my courageous you. stay true to you.

It’s about what you want. I want to be 145. Before the had kids I was tiny 110-120 but I don’t want that anymore. Really what others think doesn’t matter. How you feel is what matters.

I'm at the gym, in the spa, drinking iced coffee and reading your replies. Arfie, I have been on a weight loss mission since January 1, 2022. I have been at my goal or a little lower for months. I hope you can gain some weight. I remember working with a beautiful girl who was underweight and she hated eating. It was a chore for her. Thanks for rooting me on! The same to everyone else. I just saw a picture of Al Roker with his granddaughter. He is still thin. His weight loss was drastic. I think it's hard to accept change. He looks different and i look different. Good luck to everyone whether you are trying to lose or gain. I hope you meet your goals. It's doable! I'm happy to be your inspiration Malibu! Think of how you will feel and keep that thought with you.

yeah, the fact that underweight is the current fashion makes my problem one of the most envied problems in the world. i often wonder if anyone remembers that starvation is a fatal condition.

the only intelligent conversation i've had on the subject was with "third world" doctors who have treated starvation epidemics. they tell me that children who knew starvation as children tend to have digestive/underweight issues for their entire lives. food was not routinely available to me as a child.

I think you are at a good weight for your height. If someone says you are too thin just tell them to mind their business. That's a healthy weight.

Thanks Blue! What surprises me is that my thyroid medicine never got lowered. In the past, when I lost weight, I would get symptoms of MS and then the dose changed. I talked to my endocrinologist about it but she said I was "right there" where I could need a change. Now that I think of it, when I first started my job as a hall monitor, one of my co-workers said I walk like I have MS. I told her that I have osteoarthritis in my left knee but maybe it's my thyroid medicine that's making my gait off. Anyway, thanks again!

Why do you even care?? Do what works for you and what makes you happy.

I wonder if people say to over weight people....you are fat and over weight. Probably never.

But I have been so many times that I need to eat a burger. I sure wish I could eat one. I wouldn't mind having that extra weight.

So just mind your own business.

Green Eyes, Good for you that you are going to the gym and putting in the work.

Thanks Carly! I love the gym! Can't complain about the massage machines either! In 2.5 months, I will belong to Planet Fitness for 2 years! Don't want to rush summer though!

Your weight sounds right to me, but the best person to listen to about this is your doctor. My doctor would tell me what weight I should be.

Ask your doctor, next time you see them. Also ask about your thyroid, as I have not heard of thyroid medicine affecting your walking gait??

Those other people might be saying that out of jealousy!

Wow GreenEyes. That’s terrific. I am in such need to lose weight.
The main think is you feel great!
And you said it. You’re happy to be healthy. I see nothing wrong here! Congratulations.

I'm about the same height and weight, those are good stats!

Thanks Girl, Marian and Mars! None of my doctors have said that I am too thin. I'm not sure about my gait being related to my thyroid medicine either. It was just a thought.

Jealous people or mean people say things like that. Your weight sounds normal for your height. Ask your endocrinologist to change your thyroid med for a trial run if you want. I’m hypothyroid and lowering the med dosage makes me exhausted and gain weight. I’m not sure how it would give symptoms of MS, either.