I am 5.5, and 147 #'s, and 40 (yikes to age and weight), before I started biking I had lost weight from 180 to 136 ish, then biking (and junk food) returned to my life, along with the 10#'s. I've maintained that 147ish for almost 1 1/2 years. I am very pear shaped, always have been. Was told once by a medical student that I had the perfect birthing hips and I was wasting them by not having any children. I do agree that society pushes the fashion to be pencil thin and the younger folks look up to that and feel they have to look like that to fit in to society. When I was in high school, I so wanted to be pencil thin. Now, I am happy with how I look, okay, I still wouldn't pass up a free trip to the surgeon for some lipo, I will be truthful. Sad though, those models that portray that look smoke and drink caffeine non stop and scant amounts of food all day, probably along with inplants and injections, how is that healthy? Every person has a different body structure, how they carry their weight, and how they perceive themselves. I think if you are getting out there and exercising, feel good about yourself, and are enjoying what you are doing, that should be what really matters.