Quote Originally Posted by tiki1682 View Post
The main reason why I work out is to keep healthy and fit, but at the same time am just above my "healthy weight". My stats are 5' 5.5", 132-135 lbs and 24 years old. I have started eating healthier portions and more veggies, drinking almost 5 glasses of water and green tea (together make 5). I get around 6-8 hours of sleep. Help! I'm not going to stop riding because I love the way it makes me feel, but coming from being a teenage of being really thin (same height but a weight between 100-115) I can't take being over 130. My ideal weight is 120-125 but I don't know how.
I am 5' 5 1/2" too, and my ideal weight is what you weigh right now- 132-135. I still have 10 pounds to lose to get there.
If you ask me 120 is still too thin for someone your height to be.... they would have no muscle. "Ideal weight" should be what you are healthiest at, not what you "think" you look best at. Most young people in their 20's have the idea that thin=healthy, and due to supermodel media brainwashing they see themselves as too heavy when they actually are not at all. Being thin is not a measure of fitness.
Good for you on wanting to be healthy, and getting lots of sleep and eating more veggies! Most people don't get enough sleep at all. Don't forget the carbs and protein though if you want to build muscle and have lots of biking energy.
Keep doing that good self-loving stuff!