Why Women Lose Weight—or Don’t

there are a lot of people who rather eat junk food and sit around rather than do anything constuctive.
if your skinny and you got a beer belly you still got a beer belly. and so what if you like to sit around and let yourself get round. just dont jeer at me as im able to swiftly manuveure around the work. being out of shape is not something to be proud of, and alot of people today dont do anything for themselves to feel empowered and we have a culture that accepts laziness and voluptuous bodies you knoe personally come as you are but a real freind will ask is that the best you can do?

I beleive that most over weight problems stem from unresovled issues. And util l these issues are resolved, these severely over weight people will always be suffering from ridicule ans being made fun of. No one wants to look and or feel so bad about them selves as I am sure they do. My heart goes out to them.

I beleive that most severly over weight people have under lying psychological issues that have not been dealt with and that food becomes a comfort them which gets out of control. I try not judge them for I have not walked a mile in there shoes. They have to want it very badly for them selves in order to be successful at diet and exercise.

Just a thought for those that say you can be 5'3 and weigh 180 pounds because you don't "believe" you have to be skinny to be healthy- you also don't have to "believe" you will die someday but that hardly makes it true.

as a former size 14 (now 6) i have long been aware of "vanity sizing"... there is a problem when a lady who weighs 140lbs cannot wear a size S from WalMart because it is too large...I think we are doing a disservice to everyone, along the lines of "dumbing down" to assuage vanity/ego issues.

We can all agree, you can be thin, and not fit, as well as large and fit, and that fitness, does not necessarily equal health. There is mainly the issue of body shape to contend with. If you have a belly, you usually have great legs, and if you have a thinner midsection, maybe your bottom or legs are what is larger on you...basically, you have to learn to work with what you have...fit, proportion, and silhouette go a long way to making the most of what you have...but dressing like you mean it is another issue entirely.

i may now know what it is like to be treated differently because of how you look...i have felt i have personally experienced sizism...people make too many assumptions about others...no one likes that, large or small...you never know where a person has been, or where they are heading....

finally, to everyone who wants to make their body machine work as intended, and look hot as a side benefit, the ONLY way to do it is by eating conciously and moving your body ...anyone who tells you differently is selling something.

This caught my eye because I am currently a member of Weight Watchers. I have been a "Fat Kid", which was definitely not fun! And I have been both a "Fat Teen" and a "Fat Adult". I have had many attempts to lose weight, but nothing had really worked until I accepted the fact that I don't have to be perfect.

The goal weight I have set for myself is 140 pounds. In my younger days I wanted to be 125 or so, but I know that neither my sister nor my mom have been skinny. Mom wasn't fat, and my sister has never been fat, but they were never super-skinny either. I have come to accept the fact that being active, and looking your best and eating healthy (at least most of the time), is more rewarding than following the "Beanpole" models in the magazines.

Basically what I am saying is that nothing really worked for me until I realized I am not an actress or a model, I am my own self! So I take care of myself and work on being a good person overall.

Body trend fads come and go, but you have to be a hero to yourself.

Ah, so Americans are proud to be fat?

We're now in an age where the Americans are seriously mating with vegetables.

It is amazing to me how many haters there are here. Who died and gave them the right to tell someone what size they should be? Yes, I am BIG...over 200 lbs, but guess what? I am still fit and healthy (according to my Dr.). I commute by bicycle to work 3.5 miles each way 4x a week (that's 28 miles...and if you count going around my town on weekends...I ride close to 35 miles each week!). I also do middle eastern dance, and am a for the most part a vegetarian. I am tired of the stereotypes out there about large sized people doing nothing but sitting on their butts and eating fast food. There are skinny girls who can't keep up with me...and I can definitely assure there are MEN who do look my way twice...with admiring looks, too! So all those size bigots can put it where the sun don't shine. You do NOT have to be a real or fake size 2 to be happy in life!!!

It amazes me that people still seem to think it's their business to tell you how you should look. Just because someone is big does NOT mean they are unfit or unhealthy. I weight between 220 and 235 lbs, and I commute by bike (a REAL bike not electronic)...3 1/2 miles each way to my job. I also do middle eastern dance and work with weights. No, I'm not losing weight but I'm not gaining it either...and you know what men still give me admiring looks and that's good enough for me! So weight haters can stick it as far as I'm concerned. Bottom line? no matter how much or little you weigh, there will always be someone out there to try to make you feel bad about yourself. It's up to YOU to stand up to the judgmental twerps!

THERE IS A SOLUTION!!!! PLEASE CONTACT F.A. -FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS- A 12 STEP PROGRAM OF RECOVERY FOR FOOD ADDICTION- YOU ARE NOT ALONE !!YOUR STORY IS LIKE MINE OR MANY OTHERS WHO BECAME ADDICTED TO FOOD. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAT YOURSELF OR YOUR WEIGHT. FOOD ADDICTION IS EVERYWHERE , PLEASE REACH OUT FOR HELP . GOD HAS A GOOD PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO KILL YOURSELF WITH FOOD OR ALCOHOL, OR DRUGS. ROCIO.

I hate that people single out men and women like this. Both men and women have eating problems. If they are going to *** about there weight and say that they are unhappy. GUESS WHAT??? DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!! Dont just sit down and have another donut! So many people are just so lazy! If you want to look good and have good things come to you, for women and men, then get up and do what you have to do. It's that easy!!!

ok. I'm 1 inch shy of 5 feet. I weigh 150 pounds and I hate my weight. I had 4 children and never weighed this much brfore or after birth. Stopped smoking 7/21/07 and packed on amost 27 pounds immediatly. along with the gas from the chantex, My life is just horrible right now. If I started smoking again I would probably lose it fast. I would love to be a size 4 again or even an 8 would make me extremely happy.How do you lose it and still stay sane? My husband is always making snide comments about my weight. What to do???

I quit smoking on July 21,2007. I immediately packed on about 18 pounds. I took chantex and with it came the ungodly gas and weight gain. My husband was thrilled that I had quit so easily but has not touched me since I quit. Because of the weight gain or the gas. I don't know which one is worse. But I hate being FAT. Much less fat and gassy...Help me to understand what is going on with my body.Oh I weigh 150 and 1 inch shy of 5 foot tall