How do you know when you need ?

To lose weight?

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I'm sure you just know.

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when your favorite, comfy jeans feel snug

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Don't laugh.. But I use to be a size 2 now I am wearing a 4.. Is it that I am gaining weight or as I get older the body changes?????????

Edited to say I am only 5' and very vain with my weight!

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If you worried about being a healthy weight, you can find that out by determining your BMI (body mass index??). The formulas are all over the net.

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Theresa, you do NOT have to lose weight. I have seen a pic of you and you have an awesome body!!!!

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K...

U just made me **** BLUSH*******...

I just bought jeans today at lunch and they are a 3/4.. I was so upset...............

I am so conscious about my weight I become obesessed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for saying that.

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your dr should be able to tell you if youre at your correct body weight

around the holidays everyone gains a bit but if you exercise and eat right you shouldn't worry


i think someone 5 feet should weigh about 103-110

and i don't believe you gain weight just b/c youre getting older...thats just an excuse and very unhealthy

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I know I need to watch my diet when my jeans get snug or when I look pudgy in pictures.

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I don't go by those weight charts.They are always way off for me.If I followed what they say about what someone my height should way,I would be overweight.

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I can tell when I gain a pound or something... it is horrible. I don't even have to get on the scale. I can see it in my ribs and sides very quickly... Anyway, I am 5'2'' and I would love to be about 110 for the wedding.... Currently, I am 125... slightly too high I think.

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Totally agree with NOVEMBERBRIDE! I HATE those weight charts. If you saw me you would NEVER think how much I way! I love asking people!! LOL!! Because it is so unbelievable! So I NEVER go by those charts! I go by the weigh I feel in my clothes! When I can get into my jeans with no problem, I know I'm okay! I'd love to go down a size, but like I said, I'll go by size, forget about weight, it just DEPRESSES me to NO END!

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You have to listen to your body. Going by those height weight charts are just a general range. Some people carry weight differently than others and we all do not have the same body frame. DON'T be a slave to your scale it leads to very UNHEALTHY things. Use your measurements and how your clothes fit as a gauge. Also as Stef suggested find out your BMI

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Novemberbride- how tall are you? I feel the same way. I am 5'8' and those charts are always higher than what I weigh and what I would want to weigh.

Back to the question at hand - I think it is how you feel about yourself and if you are healthy is what should be important. Weight and size is not always the ultimate factor. People who are muscular can weigh more than they appear and even take a bigger size but you look at them and are like they have a great body! Plus look at your appearance, for me I have gone from a 2 to a 6 but I think I look a lot healthier as a 6. I am more shapely and look healthier. (although the change in size was an adjustment!)

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I agree that you shouldnt go by what the scale says. Its how you FEEL, and lately, for the past year, and mostly after the baby, I feel heavier than 'myself' and i wanna be 'myself' again!
I just had to weigh myself to get a reality check, otherwise i really am not a pound-counter at all!

enjoy life, and as long as you are happy with yourself, thats all that matters !

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Your body does change as you get older-- it may be an excuse to let yourself go but it is true that your metabolism slows with each passing year which has a direct correlation to your weight. I weigh about 115 and I am 5'0 and I work out 4x a week and eat pretty decent on most occasions. When I was 20 I was 95 lbs and did not work out - when I turned 25 and each yr after I have had to monitor what I eat and keep an exercise regime. If you do that you will be fine. Edited to say: Exercise is the key!

By the way I'm a size 6 so dont feel bad ronnie! And it's not just pounds but inches that count too!

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when you're not fitting comfortably in your clothes anymore.

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Niecey, I am 5'9 & if I went by what the charts say I should weigh,I would be very heavy. Everyone is different. Some people have more muscle (which weighs more that fat),some people are hippy,some are chesty & some are small framed. You can't compare your weight with others.Just go by how you feel.

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I agree that you can't go by those weight charts 100% - I'm 5'9' and wear a 6 - freaking out because I'm almost an 8 - but I'm also neurotic because I used to be heavier. At my heaviest (size 12) the weight charts said that I was perfectly within my weight range for my height but I have a small frame (especially for someone so tall) and I knew that the extra weight wasn't right for me. What it comes down to is are you healthy? Do you eat right and exercise? Cause even though I'm a small size, I know I need to visit the gym because I have no muscle tone!!

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Denise, you are gorgeous!!!! I am bringing in a pic of you on your wedding day, giving it to the make-up artist and asking to look like you!

November and Ronnie-, i have seen pics of you also and you are all perfect weight and stunning. I only hope I look half as good on my wedding day. Nov. at a perfect weight.