F8nacn, I have heard that weight range before also - 98-115 lbs for 5'1. I think that that is for a different body type than AA b/c I am 5'1 and 128 and wear a 4-6. I recall being 105-115 and I was much smaller. Therefore, docs really need to adjust the weight scale for different body types b/c I am not really that overweight yet I weigh at least 10 lbs more than the range says that I should. In other words, don't use this range. Perhaps consider speaking with your doctor to find out a suitable range for whatever your body type may be. It is difficult for us all to lose weight so just keep working at it and focus on your achievements and not how far you feel that you have to go. I have heard that the South Beach diet changes the way that you approach food in general and that it is easier to keep the weight off after learning the approach. There is a book about it although I haven't read it myself. I would like to lose a few pounds and am thinking of trying that diet along with walking a few times a week and a dance class (although it is hard as heck to make it there with my long work hours). I'm not a big exerciser (it bores me) so this will have to do for now for me. But find your own activities that you enjoy, which may not be the typical hop on the treadmill. That crap bores the heck out of me.
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Originally Posted by f8nacn
Wow I'm so jealous considering the fact that I have attempted to lose weight several times and fallen back to old ways...Its really depressing being overweight my height and age....26, 5'1, and weigh 190...a healthy weight for me and my height is 98 - 115...I was 120 graduating high school and healthy looking...I want to be in a 6 again - that is my ultimate goal...
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