Well, I guess I'll live to a ripe old age. IMO, I'm WAY overweight at 5'6" and 135lbs. I have a teeny tiny frame and my best weight is 120lbs. Hubby likes me this weight though for some dumb reason. I wear a size 12 but I like my clothes loose. I can get into a size 10.
When we were growing up it was drilled into our heads that if you weren't thin you were fat and that meant lazy and no count. My mom is 71, 5'3" and weighs about 110lbs. She is always walking, outside or on the treadmill, because she's terrified of getting "fat". One of my brothers was hospitalized when he was 16 for Anorexia.
I tell my doctor I'm worried about my weight and she just looks at me like I sprouted two heads. I was bone thin until I turned 48 and after that I just don't know what happened. :-(
I was bone thin until I turned 48 and after that I just don't know what happened. :-(
Your rocket blasted off at age 48. Some people have it when they are in mid-20's, while others have it in 30's.
So do you still work out after your "lift-off" ?
What, are you crazy??? 5'6" and 135 is fine. I am 5" 4 1/2" and my doctor told me I should weigh between 140 and 150. When I weighed 142 my friends finally told me I looked terrible. I was too thin and it made me look older. I am 55. I did a lot of traveling and got up to 155. They all said I looked much better, especially the husbands. I also got some input from a young friend who was 29 at the time. He told me I looked great and not to lose a pound. He said I had looked anorexic before.
I have a medium frame. So, go figure. I also have an hour glass figure. My waist is much smaller in comparison to bust/hip ratio.