November/December weight management challenge

[Dannielle]

I never weigh myself with clothes on--except at the doctor's office. Always nekkid in the morning.

Me either! It was a total lightbulb moment to realize that "wearing 1" heels" must mean fully dressed. Good to know when I'm looking at charts.

[emily_in_nc]

Me either! It was a total lightbulb moment to realize that "wearing 1" heels" must mean fully dressed. Good to know when I'm looking at charts.

Good point, because I thought the chart numbers looked high for my height and bone structure. I still think, even in clothes, I'd be too chunky at the high end of the range they specify, but the low end is right where I am (in clothes and shoes) and is certainly a healthy weight for me, albeit a few lbs. higher than I really feel that I look best.

[indysteel]

If memory serves, the chart adds 3 pounds for clothes and shoes.

[Crankin]

I never weigh myself with clothes on, either. At the doc's I manage to get my shoes off! It's always 2 lbs. higher. When I went to my endocrinologist a couple of weeks ago, for my osteo. check before my medication, her comment was, "your weight is extremely consistent." That was really meaningful, as I have been going there for 4 years.
I went to and used the weight calculator from the other thread. I am at the low end of recommended weight by medical people (about 3 lbs. over the low #) and about 5 lbs. lower than the "ideal" weight that regular people thought someone of my height should have. I gave myself the extra inch, too.
My BMI was at the low end of the normal range, where it's always been, but I just have to wonder about this. I still have some nice fat on my hips. Nothing that clothing doesn't hide, but while I look thin, I am not skinny. My goal is to get muscular, which is happening on the upper body, since I started taking the strength classes, but I never see change on my lower half, despite the zillions of squats and lunges, etc. Just my cycling thighs getting bigger!

[indysteel]

At my doctor's visit last week, they weighed me while I was wearing knee high leather boots. Argh!!!! Even though I try to account for stuff like that when I see the number on the scale, it still freaks me out.

[Aggie_Ama]

Late reporting, I didn't weigh until yesterday at 142.

[Veronica]

I hate charts! They never make me look good. My last weigh in and measuring with my trainer has me at 144 pounds, and 15.9% body fat. I'm only 5'5" and if I only thought about the charts or BMI, I'd be seriously depressed at this weight.

Veronica