Ah yes. I've had that too. People who know me say i looked gaunt and shouldn't lose anymore. Others i rarely see say how well and fit i look. I have noticed that since in maintenance the gaunt look is going as the skin has started to tighten up.
06 May 13 by member: jonnybadback
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Yea but you are more than 50lb lighter than me mate. And unless you're far off average height that puts your bmi at normal. I'm still well into obese.
06 May 13 by member: riocaz
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Oh yep i get that. I am in my bmi at nearly 6'2" but i got that loose face and neck skin which is what people look at on the way down...but its starting to go :)
06 May 13 by member: jonnybadback
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It could be that you told her you still had that much to lose! My friends tried to tell me that I shouldn't try to lose more than 35 lbs, because they had NO idea how much I weighed when I started. (They figured I was around 190, not 225 in March!) So when I said, "No, my end goal is to lose 75 lbs!" They where shocked that I wanted to lose that much.
06 May 13 by member: Mikaracat
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I'd ask one more time then let it go. And agree with Mik. Sometimes saying the number is misinterpreted.
06 May 13 by member: FullaBella
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Sigh,it's hard to ignore reactions no matter what.Personally will never forget the faces of my tacky friends telling me I was soo huge. But keep up all of your hard efforts and you will get to where you should be.Has she been helpful during this process or more of a thorn? She may appear thin but could very well have higher cholesterol (I rather see where it is than have it places where it could go undetected then there is a medical problem beyond just a few pounds or stone) like a few of my stick thin co workers.I have to hold off weighing every week it just is not helpful in my case to much of a nervous war.
06 May 13 by member: The candy fan
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Oh yes she has been entirely supportive! And even now it was only her maintenance comment and a split seconds facial expression when I replied too her. I doubt she would even have let me see that expression at all if she hadn't had a beer beforehand.
06 May 13 by member: riocaz
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I am sure she wants you to be healthy, just the beer .
06 May 13 by member: The candy fan
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