Thank you for saying this. I am not in the weight loss challenge, but at barely five one, if I gain a pound, I can't button my pants. When I got out of college, I gained weight for the first time in my life. It took me a year to lose 25 lbs. It was long and painful. Us short people have to work twice as hard and long to lose a pound! Thankfully, I have been thin since then, but I had to lose after both my pregnancies (which I exercised through). I am best at 105-107. I tend to get a bit above that in the winter, even with all of the winter sports I do, the gym, etc. nothing keeps me as skinny as cycling.
I like to eat too much to starve myself, but I do eat very healthy stuff, no junk food, soda, fried food, and rarely have dessert. I do like my piece of dark chocolate almost every night and some wine a couple of times a week, but now I notice even that can push my weight up. I guess I'm going to have to do some major weight training, because I can see this getting just a little more problematic every year as I get older. It doesn't matter if others think I look skinny or if I have acceptable body fat percentage; if I don't stay vigilant, I will be 10 pounds heavier in a flash.