How Much Do You Weigh?
It sure seems like people talk A LOT about food on this forum. Amazingly, some people even take pictures of their dinner and post it for all to see. I must say I've never experienced that before on any forum. I'm bettin' we've got a little bit of weight problem going on around here...
I'll go first: I'm female, 5'8" and weigh 129
I'll say I'm female 5'3" and 110 pounds. But how would anyone here know that to be true?:eyebrow:
i'm a smashingly handsome and athletic 6'4" 225lbs
either that or i'm 5'9" and 151 lbs. (jsut checked that today)
I'm female, 5' 4" and around 120.
6'2" - 230
36x36 13 8"
Ok, 2" :blush:
Got you by two pounds,lookout.I'm also 5'9.149.But I also like to run.
Female. Height 5ft 8" weight 125 pounds.
Female, 5'6"--135 pounds----Dana! Girl, you are skinnnnnnny!
5'11", 190 lbs. I'd like to get rid of 20 or so of those.
I'm tall and skinny. Numbers don't matter.
What's the point of this thread?
Some people are happy with their weight. Some aren't. Some don't really think about it that much. Some obsess. It sounds like maybe you obsess, garnet, if you are starting a thread like this.
5'5.5" 108lb
I think the real question here though is - How much'ya bench???
What's the point of this thread?
Some people are happy with their weight. Some aren't. Some don't really think about it that much. Some obsess. It sounds like maybe you obsess, garnet, if you are starting a thread like this.
Actually, the FBI wants to investigate all of you, so I'm helping 'em out with the info. :3_eyes:
Relax, Glatt. I was just curious.
jinx, it's customary to answer the question first when you ask it. How much do you bench?
I'm not sure myself, but I can hold a five year old girl in one arm while holding a two year old boy in the other.
i'm 6'2" 265lbs. that's right, fear me. I'm huge. TO be fair, my head weighs over 50lbs, so......
anyway, i weigh more than garnet with danaC on her shoulders. ...holding a case of beer.
jinx, it's customary to answer the question first when you ask it. How much do you bench?
Oh, sorry... 7lbs.
I can still carry my 6 year old
or my 4 year old, but not together. No way.
5'7" - 215 lbs. (Down from 255 at the start of the year and counting). I've been working out a lot lately and have been getting very muscular, especially in the upper body. I'm still working on the gut, but it's gone down a lot this year. I've lost 6 inches in the waist. I've worked out more this year than in the 10 previous years combined.
I'll get down to about 165-170 but my bone structure is large. I doubt I could go down further than that even if I changed from 2 hour workouts each day to 4 hour ones. I've lost 30 lbs just since my wedding so I look different than my wedding pics.
6'0" 220 lbs, down from 250. I've still got a bit of the pony keg, but hopefully it'll be a six-pack (or a reasonable facsimile) by the end of the year.
5'7" - 215 lbs. (Down from 255 at the start of the year and counting). I've been working out a lot lately and have been getting very muscular, especially in the upper body. I'm still working on the gut, but it's gone down a lot this year. I've lost 6 inches in the waist. I've worked out more this year than in the 10 previous years combined.
Congratulations on that, Radar. Weren't you on the Atkins diet? Still on it? And out of curiousity, did you experience any hair loss on that diet? I have a few male friends who tried it and found their hairlines receding at a somewhat quickened pace...
I'm male, 6' 2" and 205 (this morning). I could stand to lose ten, but no more.
I have no idea what I bench anymore, it's been a LONG time since I saw the inside of a weight room. My preferred means of exercise is swimming, 16 laps at a time is good for me. I could guess that I bench around 120, more if it's just one rep, but I'm out of shape too. I ustacould bench 200. In my prime. I'm never again going to see a six-pack, but I'll be happy with a loss of the love handles.
Brian
Im 14 y/o. 6'1" about 140 pounds. kinda slim, very athletic.
Perth: Actually yes, I still am on Atkins, though I've slipped a few times when I suddenly found beer and pizza in my belly on the 4th of July. ;)
But I just get back on the horse when this happens. I haven't noticed any increased hair loss, though some people do. I think the Atkins and the exercise are balancing each other as far as the testosterone levels are concerned. The exercise increases it, and the Atkins decreases it so my hairline is receding at normal levels.
Apparantly stomach fat is the most stubborn and the last to go, so hopefully once I pass the 200 lb barrier, I'll start looking a lot better. On the day I weigh in under 200, I'm going to celebrate and I'll plan a sky diving trip. I've been wanting to do it again for years and there's a 200 lb limit.
It's encouraging to see the belt getting smaller, and noticing my shoulders, chest, and arms getting bigger and more cut. I think my wife will be very happy when we get together again.
I just got some good news bad news... I was originally hired as a contractor at Boeing for 2 months to replace a guy who had gone on a leave of absense. That was a year ago. He now has asked to be laid off and since we do the same job, the company will lay me off also. But my boss says she will bring me back a week or two later. Normally this would suck because I'll be without an income for a couple of weeks, but I have been thinking about trying to visit my wife. And all this will be happening in the beginning of October, which will be perfect because ticket prices are cheap that time of year. I can probably get a roundtrip ticket for $700.
I'll be so happy to see her. But it will be very very hard to get back on the plane without her. I really miss her a lot though and everything seems to be falling into place for me to see her.
5'6"; 165-170 pounds; BMI approximately 27
For a 34 year old college student/IT technician that's not too terribly bad.
The farthest I walk every day is to get my coffee in the morning...
Apparantly stomach fat is the most stubborn and the last to go, so hopefully once I pass the 200 lb barrier, I'll start looking a lot better.
I've found that too. Seems like I've lost weight everywhere except around the middle. Since that's the most obvious spot, it's sometimes hard to stay motivated. But then I think to myself "What would Kate Beckinsale think of this gut?" and then I do 100 crunches. :D
Right now I'm doing 240 crunches per day. Four sets of 30 regular style, and Four sets of 30 with about 100 lbs of weight on a crunch machine. Although as these get easier, I'll increase the number of reps per set. Kate Beckinsale is very hot. I think it would be funny if she was turned on by short, fat, balding men without jobs. Every once in awhile you see super hot chicks with ugly dudes, that aren't rich and you wonder...hmmmm does he have a 12 inch personality or is she just turned on by that type. I've seen young, good-looking people who are turned on by morbidly obese people so I suppose anything is possible.
I remember an episode of Seinfeld where Marisa Tomei was turned on by Jason Alexander and I thought, "Hey, it could happen."
What motivates me and helps me make it through temptation is looking at how much work I've done thus far and the results I've gotten. Also the idea that I will surprise my wife and my in-laws when I visit again.
I remember an episode of Seinfeld where Marisa Tomei was turned on by Jason Alexander and I thought, "Hey, it could happen."
I love that episode--it was on the other night. Congrats on your weight loss! Your workout schedule sounds brutal...keep up the good work! :thumpsup:
c'mon jinx, you're being too modest. you've been carrying LJ for how many years now?
OMG :eek: Jinx: 108 LJ: 265
That sounds dangerous!
In my heyday:
bench: 175
squat: 225
deadlift: 265
Now: Weigh almost as much as I used to bench *sigh*
Radar--I've seen your pix--you've got nothing to apologize for--you are a cutie and your wife knows it, so please, relax--(except good work on the work-out/diet thing)because she married you because she LIKES you!
How novel! I'm pleased as punch for you! :biggrin:
OMG :eek: Jinx: 108 LJ: 265
That sounds dangerous!
don't worry, i'm very graceful.....no, really, i am. for a fatass, anyway.
Thanks Brianna! That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me online. :D
I still should be in shape though, because once she gets here, richer and better looking guys will try to take her away. I went to a club here in LA with my last girlfriend and had my arm around her and guys were walking up to her and hitting on her right in front of me. And the worst part is when they'd come up and ask her name, she'd talk to them and tell them and stuff instead of saying, "Do you see the arm around my shoulders? That's my boyfriends arm, and if you value your safety, you shouldn't come over here and hit on me right in front of him."
Oh well, she's my EX-girlfriend for a reason.
My wife tells me all the time not to work out too much. I think she doesn't want me to look too good if she's not here to keep an eye on me. Also she told me she loves me no matter what I look like.
Amazingly, some people even take pictures of their dinner and post it for all to see. I must say I've never experienced that before on any forum. I'm bettin' we've got a little bit of weight problem going on around here...
I'll go first: I'm female, 5'8" and weigh 129
Yep, "we" DO have a weight problem here. With a BMI just over 19, you're right on the ragged edge of underweight. I suggest adding more steak to your diet.
Female, 5'6"--135 pounds----Dana! Girl, you are skinnnnnnny!
Yeah. I am trying to edge that up a few pounds. I think when I moved to the village at the top of the hill and found myself walking several miles aday to visit friends it alll dropped off me and I couldnt really afford to lose any to start with :P
Yeah. I am trying to edge that up a few pounds. I think when I moved to the village at the top of the hill and found myself walking several miles aday to visit friends it alll dropped off me and I couldnt really afford to lose any to start with :P
You're kidding right?
Lady Sidhe is 5'8" and 100 pounds when wet.
Had a look at a size to weight ratio scale chart and what do you know I'm the correct weight for some one thats 7 foot 2inches..pity I'm only 5 foot six.
Built for comfort not for speed :D
Yep, "we" DO have a weight problem here. With a BMI just over 19, you're right on the ragged edge of underweight. I suggest adding more steak to your diet.
Well, I may be on the "ragged edge of underweight," but I look pretty decent in a bikini, if I do say so myself. Plus, most of the models out there are like 5'10", 115. Now that's too skinny. Thanks, but I'll skip the steak.
"You're kidding right?
Lady Sidhe is 5'8" and 100 pounds when wet."
I dunno what I am when wet *grins* All my measurements are taken fully clothed and wearing trainers. I dont have a set of scales so the last time I weighed was about 3 weeks ago when I had to have some treatment done under deep sedation
I dunno what I am when wet *grins*
happy? friendly? i don't know - you've really piqued my curiosity, now. give us a hint.
Lookout123 is a horny devil :doit:
why brianna, thanks for noticing.
65 pounds less than I weighed in January......
And that figure is nunya.
I am 5'7" and weigh 50 Kilograms. i have been this height and weight for the last 5 years, no matter how much exercise i do, what i eat, when i eat it.. i'm always the same. maybe when i age a little that will change, but for now i'm pretty happy with that!
My partner is 6'5" and weighs just over 100 Kilograms. So we are a bit like jinx and LJ in the weight ratio department!
6' 2" 265 lbs , To damn much road chow (driveing and munching) all that weight helps when i have to shuffel a 1000lb test weight accross the floor , or twist a big wrench .
"happy? friendly? i don't know - you've really piqued my curiosity, now. give us a hint."
....slippery?
"happy? friendly? i don't know - you've really piqued my curiosity, now. give us a hint."
....slippery?
:thumpsup:
5'6'' and 150lb. Yuck! I've never been this heavy in my life - usually I weigh in at around 130. Need to hit the old walking trails again. Maybe get myself another Corgi for inspiration.
Maybe get myself another Corgi for inspiration.
Corgi? aren't they kind of gamey? maybe a nice cheesecake would be more inspiring.
Corgi? aren't they kind of gamey? maybe a nice cheesecake would be more inspiring.
They are very "gamey." Corgi's are the most playful little dogs ever and make wonderful companions. My last one was a champion walker despite his short legs. Cheesecake is all I need to make it to a whopping 160 - double yuck!
They are very "gamey." Corgi's are the most playful little dogs ever and make wonderful companions. My last one was a champion walker despite his short legs. Cheesecake is all I need to make it to a whopping 160 - double yuck!
i know i was just kidding about the corgi. i meant use the cheesecake (read whatever food you view as a reward) as something to be earned. if you work hard enough to get to x lbs then you deserve x prize. the most important thing in any effort we make is that we have rewards (even if they are small) waiting at several milemarkers between where you are and the goal you are trying to achieve.
Lookout, you're right about giving yourself an incentive to get to a certain point. For each 5 pounds I've lost so far on my WW Program, I purchase myself one silver charm for my charm bracelet. It's awfully sparkly now - and I love it. Each time I look at it, I remind myself of how far I've come. (And I have fun explaining each charm to people who ask....there's a stick of butter (.25 pounds), a bag of flour (5 pounds), and a bar of chocolate (the calorie free kind I can actually have around!)
Hooray for you, Dagny! A Corgi would be both my incentive AND my reward. Cardigan Corgi's are big dogs in a small package, and they need to be exercised. A Corgi would be a constant reminder to stay with my exercise program, and the doggie love I'd get in return would be the reward!
male, 6' 2" 220 lbs.
i blame beer for my girth.
:D
Lookout, you're right about giving yourself an incentive to get to a certain point. For each 5 pounds I've lost so far on my WW Program, I purchase myself one silver charm for my charm bracelet. It's awfully sparkly now - and I love it. Each time I look at it, I remind myself of how far I've come. (And I have fun explaining each charm to people who ask....there's a stick of butter (.25 pounds), a bag of flour (5 pounds), and a bar of chocolate (the calorie free kind I can actually have around!)
That's a very cool idea! I like it! :thumpsup:
Hooray for you, Dagny!
Woohoo, you spell it the right way!
Read Rand often?
5'9" 175 I've been heavier, but I've never been this out of shape a week before a 150 mile bike ride. That saddle is gonna cut me right in half. :eek:
Way to go Dagny!
Radar, the only way I've ever been able to ditch belly fat is through cycling and it's still the last thing to go. good luck bro.
I'm male (D'oh :D ) 5'7-8 and I weight (drumroll) 117lb.
5'9" 175 I've been heavier, but I've never been this out of shape a week before a 150 mile bike ride. That saddle is gonna cut me right in half. :eek:
Way to go Dagny!
Radar, the only way I've ever been able to ditch belly fat is through cycling and it's still the last thing to go. good luck bro.
Almost my measurements too, g.
What I do like is that I carry most of the weight up top - broad shoulders, thick chest, lil' bit of a spare tire ... not much on the waist, fortunately. But it's probably because now I cycle all the time, rather than lifting and running all the time back in my tennis and track days.
And 150 miles makes me want to vomit. I rode 60 last weekend and totally bonked ... just not the same riding laps around central park versus the mountainous regions of central NJ.
Almost my measurements too, g.
What I do like is that I carry most of the weight up top - broad shoulders, thick chest, lil' bit of a spare tire ... not much on the waist, fortunately. But it's probably because now I cycle all the time, rather than lifting and running all the time back in my tennis and track days.
And 150 miles makes me want to vomit. I rode 60 last weekend and totally bonked ... just not the same riding laps around central park versus the mountainous regions of central NJ.
I'm carrying some waste around the waist but we'll take it slow. It'll be 100 miles Saturday followed by 50 Sunday. It's a charity thing so all I have to do is rein in the competitive nature... I'm so screwed.
Male, 6'3", 275 lbs. 42" waist. But, when I got married 10 years ago, I was 140 lbs. with a 28" waist.
I'm male (D'oh :D ) 5'7-8 and I weight (drumroll) 117lb.
I've got coats that weigh more than that.
6'5 180.. lean like a jaguar! *rowr! w/ raking hand motion*
I'm 5'8 about 150... floating between 150 and 155 which is fine. A while back it was floating between 155 and 160 and moving up and I was getting to need new pants... so I had to put a stop to that, because I thought it was too much, and because I'm too damn cheap to buy all new clothes.
But the thing is I was about 125 up until 1998--the original pencil-necked geek!--and then by 2000 I was pushing 160. It's probably a natural age-related progression and I was so skinny to start that even at 160 I can't possibly be considered pudgy--but it was still scary to put on that much that quickly.
Just can't you use metric system ;)
I'm 176 cm and 70 kg 98-76-96
a little late to get in on the conversation, but I was on vacation for a couple weeks...
Pre-baby = 5'2" ~130lbs, comfortable in a size 6 jean. I was doinglots of running (4-5mi 4-5 days a week) and some swimming & biking, even completed a sprint triathlon. 20 months post baby = 5'2'' ~132lbs, comfortable in a size [FONT=Impact]10[/FONT] jean :rolleyes: I now only have time to run 2-3mi 3-4 days a week. No one's told my ass i'm not breastfeeding anymore so it can lose the extra fat stores. And yes, i quit eating for two a LONG time ago. No amount of pilates has been able to get rid of my new "baby-belly" either (as my hubby affectionately calls it).
Anyone else care to share how procreating has changed their bodies? Please? I'd feel a whole lot better... And does #2 (or more)do even more damage??? :eyebrow: oh, and my husband is still gaining his 'sympathy' weight' as i type this!
Dearest LAbRat--
Girl, I hate to be the one to tell ya, but yes. It does seem to take a greater toll after you have #2. I've had two kids--I came back after the first one OK (don't get me wrong--I went to a DietWorkshop to shed the last 20) but after #2---all SORTS of things happened...it's too ugly for general viewing. I'll PM you as to not gross anyone out. You have my sympathy (BUT! The good news is that those little babies are WORTH it! :)
No amount of pilates has been able to get rid of my new "baby-belly" either (as my hubby affectionately calls it).
Anyone else care to share how procreating has changed their bodies? Please? I'd feel a whole lot better... And does #2 (or more)do even more damage??? :eyebrow: oh, and my husband is still gaining his 'sympathy' weight' as i type this!
Pete still has a cute little buddha from number two. I think its pretty sexy when everything else is tightened up. :) Breast feeding really helps if anyone is still in that timeframe. I put up some serious sympathy numbers but the bike didn't approve.
Each of my little "blessings" has added an intractable 7 lbs. to my pre-baby weight. Good thing we stopped at 3 kids, or I'd be big as a barn! Whenever my kids refer to my derriere or thighs in less than flattering terms, I remind them of the root cause.
Hmm. Well, 6'4" and 350 lbs. I've changed my diet due to type 2 diabetes and just need to get motivated to excercise. I've been losing weight due to the diet change, no carbs except for oatmeal in the morning, but it's not enough. I look like a mexican wrestler at this point.
Y tu perro pequeno tambien!!! Grrr!!!
Male, 5'-10" and 155lbs. I actually used to weigh less before I started working out, which I do around 4 times a week now. Sparring helps, it's the hardest workout I've ever had and I've done endurance running before.
female, 5'8", 104 lbs---I have little bones, ok?
And let's see...I can hold a two-and-a-half year old in one arm, her portable bag of toys, my purse, a couple of bags of groceries, and my keys on the other...I believe the technical term for that is "mommy bench press."
Sidhe
female, 5'8", 104 lbs---I have little bones, ok?
:eek6: Is that 'little' as in TINKERTOYS??!!! I have two friends who are 5' 1" and 5'2" and 100-105 lbs, and they are both
SKINNY.
I'd need to see a photo to believe it. 5'8" and 104 sounds inconsistent with
life, let alone childbirth.
:eek6: Is that 'little' as in TINKERTOYS??!!! I have two friends who are 5' 1" and 5'2" and 100-105 lbs, and they are both SKINNY.
I'd need to see a photo to believe it. 5'8" and 104 sounds inconsistent with life, let alone childbirth.
When I posted my own weight earlier in the thread I posted 5'8" and 100 pounds as her ht/wt.
Yeah, she's that skinny. All bony, pointy corners and stuff.
When I posted my own weight earlier in the thread I posted 5'8" and 100 pounds as her ht/wt.
Yeah, but I disregarded it because most men, hubbies included, have no idea that a typical weight for a medium build (read: sexy) woman over 5' 6" is going to be over 130 lbs. If she's got muscles, it'll be even more. I usually don't believe anyone over that height weighs less than 120 unless they're painfully thin or have some wasting disease. This is based upon many years of experience as a personal trainer working with a wide cross section of the adult population (and my own experience as a weight-lifter).
Healthy 12 and 13 year-old, pre-pubescent girls 4' 10" - 5' 2" generally weigh between 95 and 110 lbs. Before hormones. Did you and Lady Sidhe adopt?
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I'd need to see a photo to believe it. 5'8" and 104 sounds inconsistent with life, let alone childbirth.
For some women it's not. My cousin was anorexic for years--also about 5'8", but probably even less than 100 lbs. She had four kids during that time. No, it's not healthy to be that thin, but it doesn't necessarily mean you're going to die or that you can't have kids. It depends on the person.
Did you and Lady Sidhe adopt?
Nope, complication free pregnancy and birth. 6 pounds, 6 ounces, 19 and maybe a half inch.
She can go into more detail if she likes.
For some women it's not. My cousin was anorexic for years--also about 5'8", but probably even less than 100 lbs. She had four kids during that time.
Wow -- that's so far out of my range of experience that it isn't even on my radar. I wonder what % of the population your cousin and Lady Sidhe represent? (I mean the weight/health/childbearing, not the anorexia -- and I realize Lady S. isn't saying
she's anorexic.) Thanks for opening my eyes to this!
I weighed 92lbs at my first OB appointment, 150 the day I delivered (8lb 11oz baby, the smaller of my 2), and 125 2 days later.
Just another data point...
I am 5'6" 140 lbs. I feel pretty good about my weight, actually. I am down about 40 lbs from where I was a year ago, so I always remind myself that I could have not lost the weight. Then I think about those out there in the 100-110 range and wonder where I could actually lose another 40 lbs. I suppose I could stand to lose another 20 or so. I am not worried, though. I just need to tone up a bit. The funny thing is, I haven't been this weight in about 5 years...and I only had my son 3 years ago.
I wonder if it's a matter of cognitive dissonance (overlooking or subtly 'reinterpreting' info that doesn't match one's own world view) -- but at 5' 6" I begin to look positively gaunt at less than 135 lbs. I am pretty muscular, but I mean total strangers will ask if I have always been 'so thin' or even if I am ill at 130.
In my years as a personal trainer, I had contact with well over 200 women of all ages, ethnicity, shapes, sizes and condition, and can only remember two who were in the 5'6"-5'8" range at under 110 lbs, and I suspected both of them had eating disorders. Maybe I just don't encounter the healthy skinny ones, or maybe I just don't notice them?
PS. Good going, Case, and all the others on this board who have attacked a weight/health problem! My favorite technique, as I mentioned before, is weightlifting (I DETEST aerobics, but love hefting big chunks of metal around) and I really need to get back into it after nearly 4 years off. Now I'm in a whole new age class, if I decide to compete again. All of your success stories, and even the 'just trying' stories are very motivational!
I weighed 96 lbs when I got pregnant--ended up weighing 140 lbs by the time I gave birth. I hated being pregnant. I wasn't used to that much weight, and I hurt all the time.
Here's us:
That was when I was about five months pregnant. I didn't start even showing until the seventh month.....
Sidhe
I two who were in the 5'6"-5'8" range at under 110 lbs, and I suspected both of them had eating disorders. Maybe I just don't encounter the healthy skinny ones, or maybe I just don't notice them?
so, i'm watching gymnastics the other night, and svetlana k. from russia comes up in the rotation. OMG!!!!!!!!!!! this woman is a skeleton in a leotard. so, with this thread in mind, i looked up her stats, and americanizing them she is about 5'5'' and prob 100-105lbs. so anyone who is 5'6''+ and the same weight in my eyes is
disgustingly thin. i could barely watch svetlana do her routine, i kept waiting for her arms to snap in half as she was doing the vault, :vomitblu:
Another question might be ... how'd she end up with a fat chick's name?
Where's the smiley for soda out the nose?