Too Thin?
I know these posts are common, but I'm feeling very frustrated. Last year, I lost 55 lbs. I started losing to get rid of the baby weight and try to get into a regular BMI, because with my second kid I had gestational diabetes. With a family history of type 2, I felt like it was a huge warning sign that I needed to lose weight for my future health.
I started slow and over the period of a year lost more than I could have ever imagined. I'm now on the low end of the normal BMI range, and I've been maintaining it since January. I've been adding exercise into my routine to build some strength and hopefully help with long term maintenance. I'm still navigating maintenance and figuring things out, but I'm really happy with how things are going.
My husband and my in-laws made a few comments about me being too skinny when I hit my lowest weight, but I brushed it off as them needing to get used to me at this weight. It was a big change, and they just aren't used to the new thinner me. But now 5 months later, and they all continue to make comments about me being too skinny. These aren't overweight people - my MIL is probably the same size as me, but keeps insisting that I've gotten skinnier than her.
They all see me eat all the time. I'm not overly restrictive with my food, which is part of what I love about CICO. I still have a burger and a beer when we go out. I eat the same as everyone else for dinner.
I think they may be perceiving me as "too thin" because my lose skin emphasizes it more and because I have no hips or really any curves, so I'm just a straight body type. I'm this way even when I'm 55lbs heavier - no hips, no boobs, no curves.
I feel great about where I am, and the progress that I've made. I feel like overtime (or even just over the summer), my weight may creep back up a little, but I don't think I need to intentionally gain weight. I feel like I'm being healthy and taking care of myself, so I don't understand why they perceive that as me being too thin.
Every time they say something, I kind of do a mental check to see if I'm being disordered about anything, but I really don't think I am. I have MFP set to maintenance at a higher weight than I even am - set for 125 lbs which was my goal. I eat back my exercise calories. I'm careful about what I eat - avoiding fries, no dessert unless it's something special, choose healthier options when possible, etc. - but I'm not restrictive. My exercise is not a lot - 20 minutes cardio or strength training each morning, and then a 30 minute walk with my dog after work and then chasing my kids around.
I just don't understand why they're so insistent that it's too much. It kind makes me feel like I'm a failure even after I lost all this weight.
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