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Isn't "normal" for women these days something like a size 14 or 16, especially for a middle aged woman? In which case normal, chubby and chunky would all count pretty much the same.
Isn't "normal" for women these days something like a size 14 or 16, especially for a middle aged woman? In which case normal, chubby and chunky would all count pretty much the same.
Hmmm, I guess normal would equate the median and I'm guessing that's at 14 now? Any way, I chose normal and I'm a size 6, which is not thin.
Isn't "normal" for women these days something like a size 14 or 16, especially for a middle aged woman? In which case normal, chubby and chunky would all count pretty much the same.
i think that the average is to be heavier than normal. so i guess i dont think most people are normal. which is good for me. the worse other people look, the better i look.
OK well for the sake of transparency...I am in my 50s and a size six, I am by far the thinnest person I know (I live in a fat state) so my poll choice was "thin."
I almost put "normal" but a quick google revealed today's "normal" is a size 14 which I consider fat...I suppose there's some subjectivity in those designations though.
I had weight loss surgery on Dec. 20, 2010. It was a gastric by-pass "Roux-En-Y" procedure.
At my heaviest I was 220 (couple of years ago) ... size 40 waist pants, 18 and 1/2 inch neck. Just before the surgery I was 212 pounds ... had been dieting and bouncing between 196 and 215.
There was never a time I was so fat that I had to buy my clothes at a "Big & Tall Man's Shop" ... but I was overweight.
I am now down to 155 and my waist is 34 and my neck is 17. My goal is to lose another 10 to 12 pounds, but I am now considered "thin" and can wear athletic cut tailored shirts.
The surgery was done not so I could be thin. It was done because I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and it was not being controlled by medications this past year. Ordinarily I would never have been considered eligible for weight loss surgery because I was not that obese, but they made an exception in my case. In most cases you must have a BMI of 40 or over to be accepted for bariatric surgery.
The diabetes is in complete remission and I am now off ALL diabetes medications.
One of my best friends tried and tried to negotiate with her insurance company to get bariatric or a similar surgery...her doctor was convinced it would cure her diabetes. She'd lost 100 lbs and cut her insulin requirements by more than half on an Atkins-type diet but losing the rest was just too difficult.
Anyway...Insurance denied. Over the course of the following year, the insurance company ended up paying much, much more....several visits to hospital including one stay of over a month for failing kidneys and MRSA. Her doctor finally convinced her to file for disability, and because she had such a tough time getting through a work day she eventually did.
End result - she is sicker than she would have been without bariatric surgery two years ago. The insurance company had to pay tens of thousands more in medical bills. And she's on disability.
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Originally Posted by Clark Park
I had weight loss surgery on Dec. 20, 2010. It was a gastric by-pass "Roux-En-Y" procedure.
At my heaviest I was 220 (couple of years ago) ... size 40 waist pants, 18 and 1/2 inch neck. Just before the surgery I was 212 pounds ... had been dieting and bouncing between 196 and 215.
There was never a time I was so fat that I had to buy my clothes at a "Big & Tall Man's Shop" ... but I was overweight.
I am now down to 155 and my waist is 34 and my neck is 17. My goal is to lose another 10 to 12 pounds, but I am now considered "thin" and can wear athletic cut tailored shirts.
The surgery was done not so I could be thin. It was done because I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and it was not being controlled by medications this past year. Ordinarily I would never have been considered eligible for weight loss surgery because I was not that obese, but they made an exception in my case. In most cases you must have a BMI of 40 or over to be accepted for bariatric surgery.
The diabetes is in complete remission and I am now off ALL diabetes medications.
I had trouble deciding which to pick.
I chose Normal..
My arms and legs are athletic and fine, not super muscular, no flab.
I can see my collarbone
Hubby says I have a nice backside, though I think I could tone it more...
I'm SUPER frustrated because last summer I busted my rump to get fit, I thought I was doing GREAT! Was down to 145 and FIT from hiking...
October, halloween candy and X-mas treats brought me up to 164.
My belly and some love handles returned.....
I started in January with a serious diet change and thought I was doing well,
Still NO weight loss....
Now I am back to the gym and trying to beat the winter blues, thankfully its spring, by riding my bike, etc.
Still NO weight loss...
I feel like I barely eat.....
My problem is is that I don't accept flab....
So I then consider myself FAT...
YES I HAVE ISSUES!!!!!
Our future looks grim, we are losing healthcare benefits and I cannot afford to go to the doctors, even for routine things, so I am trying to get my health at the best living level so I don't have to take meds ever...
Seems like thats all healthcare is about-passing pills...
Not 4 me...
i had weight loss surgery on dec. 20, 2010. It was a gastric by-pass "roux-en-y" procedure.
At my heaviest i was 220 (couple of years ago) ... Size 40 waist pants, 18 and 1/2 inch neck. Just before the surgery i was 212 pounds ... Had been dieting and bouncing between 196 and 215.
There was never a time i was so fat that i had to buy my clothes at a "big & tall man's shop" ... But i was overweight.
I am now down to 155 and my waist is 34 and my neck is 17. My goal is to lose another 10 to 12 pounds, but i am now considered "thin" and can wear athletic cut tailored shirts.
The surgery was done not so i could be thin. It was done because i was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and it was not being controlled by medications this past year. Ordinarily i would never have been considered eligible for weight loss surgery because i was not that obese, but they made an exception in my case. In most cases you must have a bmi of 40 or over to be accepted for bariatric surgery.
The diabetes is in complete remission and i am now off all diabetes medications.
It was the best decision of my life.
awesome!!!!!
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