TE Fall Weight Loss Challenge - Sept/Oct

[Miranda]

I'm glad others are up for keeping this going! I agree - my goal may be just to maintain during the holidays - or if I'm super lucky, lose one or two pounds. I was also thinking....Is there any way of helping each other make sure that our weight goals are healthy for us? There's a big difference between someone who is 5'8" wanting to weigh 110 and someone who is 5'2". Maybe we should share how tall we are so we know what is healthy for our build? I am 5'5" and was, about a year and a half ago 113 lbs. I don't think that was healthy or realistic to maintain. However, I also don't want the scales to KEEP going up as I am now 125...Pretty healthy, but I'd be happier with 120. Anyone else have thoughts on this topic or want to share their height in relation to their weight goals?

Here's one of my thoughts about this personally...
I'm similiar to you. I'm 5'5". I have always carried my weight like a pear.

When it all goes to one place, it makes it hard to not look heavier quickly vs things being spread out. The shorter you are also, the less places the weight has to go.

The other thing that is just a killer since I've had babies, gotten older, and carried a lot of extra weight for a long time is my skin elasticity. Even one of my gyno docs told me, it's just how some ladies are made. They can do crunches like crazy, be fit, but the six pack of abs will never show.

With all my extra stretched skin that never "re-shrank" in my navel section, any pound that goes navel down to the pear turns into an instant muffin top roll. 125+ it starts to hang off the front of the jeans. Hitting the 120+ it hangs off the back of the hips. The skin taughtness just isn't there to hold any extra pounds in.

I know some of my gym GFs that are even very fit instructors have the same thing from babies. I guess that's when lycra becomes your friend beyound biking clothes.

I just don't do it though. With the pear shape, and long torso, I think the "mommy jeans" aka high waist, make my pear shape look even bigger. The lower rise ones just look better on the curve. Like I'm not so cut off. However, that leads me back to the 5-7#s and muffin top skin issue *sigh*.

As far as how I feel at those weights, well... I do indeed feel better 5-7#s lighter. It's less work to pedal my bike, climb hills, spin, climb stairs, etc. It doesn't sound like much. But it really does add up. My heart can feel the difference.