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Permalink Reply by Christina on August 8, 2012 at 10:15pm

Thank you. I just thought it was a little off thinking like that, but I never imagined loving my self when i had the weight. 

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Permalink Reply by Christina on August 8, 2012 at 10:17pm

Yes and now that I have experienced this side, i believe you can be happy any size any weight, its just too bad it had to take me losing all the weight to realize it. 

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Permalink Reply by Denise on August 8, 2012 at 9:48pm

There is everything right with you feeling comfortable with yourself. Don't listen to people who think your happier because your slimmer ...it makes no sense anyway! Love yourself and get back to the shape you love.

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Permalink Reply by Christina on August 8, 2012 at 10:20pm

Thank you and now that i have walked in these shoes i have a greater respect for thicker women, and before i use to feel miserable for them but they looked so happy and i always wondered why, i need to stop wishing to be someone im not. God made me that way for a reason. and I didnt know what i had until it was gone. Thank you

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Permalink Reply by Andi Marus on August 9, 2012 at 7:32am

Do you have any idea what it is you don't like?  Is it physically the way you look, or something more emotional?

I'm currently a size 14/175lbs trying to get down to a size 8/125-130lbs.  I think my biggest fear is that I always know what size my body is prone to be, and I just don't want to have to try so hard my entire life to look like something that I clearly am not.  Is that laziness?  Maybe.  But if you're going through something similar, I can relate.

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Permalink Reply by Sally Atom on September 7, 2012 at 12:23am

I agree with 

"I think my biggest fear is that I always know what size my body is prone to be, and I just don't want to have to try so hard my entire life to look like something that I clearly am not"

far too much! I'm a size 12-14 (AUS), which is a size 8-10 I think in US (well I weigh around 160lbs). I've been this size ever since I hit puberty aged 14! My weight has fluctuated a bit here and there, but I don't think I can really get below (and sustain) a weight of around 145lbs.

I'm a science student, and I understand all about eating healthy and regular exercise. I also know about genetic predispositions and metabolism! 

But I share the same view as Christina. I like being thicker, but maybe not to the extent I am, I'd be quite content to lose just 5 kgs (11lbs), but I just make sure that I'm healthy, not going overboard on the donuts, and that I don't gain weight.

That's a long reply!

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Permalink Reply by Denise on August 9, 2012 at 8:54am

Andi I can relate! I always *want* to be a size 4-6 but I am really happy being a size 6-8. I have got down to a size 4 before but I know my body is comfortable at around size 6-8. I would say listen to what your body is telling you NOT the scales or your brain. In fact throw those nasty scales out and go by how you feel when you look in the mirror :)

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Permalink Reply by Andi Marus on August 9, 2012 at 11:21am

It's all for health reasons right now! I'm hypothyroid and my weight is starting to give me hip problems as well, sadly.  (The number isn't that big, but I'm only 5'2".)  Once I reach a point where my hips aren't always in pain, I'll be content.  How I look doesn't bother me as much as it used to! <3

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Permalink Reply by Gradly on August 9, 2012 at 11:27am

This is something that I am afraid of during my journey to a healthier me. I wonder if the smaller I get that I may become uncomfortable in a smaller body. 

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Permalink Reply by Pascale on August 26, 2012 at 2:27pm

You have the right to feel comfy with your body. Saying that it is not healthy to weight 205 lbs. Keep,that oin mind if you choose to gain weight again

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Permalink Reply by Ray San on August 26, 2012 at 8:55pm

hey, You go Girl!!!!! <3 Be you!

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Permalink Reply by Stephanie Anne on September 6, 2012 at 9:48pm

I think I know how you feel.  I lost 100 lbs. a few years ago.  I started at size 16, and ended up a size 2.  I had been about a size 12-14 since puberty, but put on some weight in my mid 20's.  By counting calories and exercising, I lost the weight naturally, and people starting praising me left and right.  Even though I fit into tiny clothes and people told me how great I looked, I didn't feel good about my body.  I missed my curves.  I made the decision to slowly put on some weight, and now I am back at my usual size 12.  I am healthy, happy, and energetic.  I think we, as women, are made to believe that skinniness=happiness, and it's just not true.  There is nothing wrong with you.  You might just need some time to adjust to the new you, or maybe you'll find a happy medium like I did :)

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