I totally knew that doctor was talking out his backside with the 'you need to drink 3+ a day'!! Knew it!! I used to make myself absolutely sick trying to consume and hold all that water in, so I gave up.
Bath I'm not a huge fan of red meat so I try to eat lots of chicken and fish instead - most of the time when I do eat red meat, it's processed in some way (eg mince rather than steak), which I know is worse for me but I can't seem to cook a steak right lol.
As far as my frame... eh, it's an odd one. Very disproportionate, which is why I tend to err on the side of being underweight so I look a bit more 'even', kwim? Very long, thin hands/feet and limbs, but I'm very broad-shouldered and have slim hips, no bum, a thick waist, and tend to carry any excess weight on top so I look really weird. Flabby upper arms, pads of fat in my upper back, a little spare tyre around the top of my hips and a pot-belly (which has been there since childhood, I've looked about four months pregnant since I was 10). And 172cm or so tall. I know going by BMI tables 54kgs sounds very low for my height but it never felt that way, just healthy, and I was able to just wear any old clothes without having to choose fussy things that disguised this and emphasised that, blah blah - eg right now, I can't wear dresses unless they're bubble skirts (and puff out from the waist to make my hips look as wide as my shoulders), can't wear anything with spaghetti staps/cap sleeves/sleeveless because it just makes my arms and shoulders look massive, and no matter what I wear I just look like I'm about to topple over because my lower half is so small in comparison to my top. When I fell pg with DD1 I was just a nice, even shape, lean all over and could wear singlets in summer without feeling terribly self-conscious of my shape. Honestly if I carried more weight around my hips, bum and thighs I would be more than happy to be a size 12 or 14 and in the 'healthy' weight range, because I would have a nicer shape and wouldn't find clothes-shopping so frustrating, but because I'm a 12/14 on top and an 8/10 on bottom I want to lose that extra weight so the two halves match, kwim?
ETA: just for reference, a photo LOL. An awful one! This was pretty much the photo that snapped me into action on getting back into shape, my face is a bit skinnier now (okay, quite a bit skinnier, if you're on my FB and can see the photos from Britney you'll know what I'm talking about) but my upper half is much the same.
ETA: Obviously I'm the dark-haired one lol, my friend has an awesome figure after three kids, the cow :P
Last edited by Glamourcide; December 21st, 2009 at 12:08 PM.
Hi Glamourcide, hon I don't know how else to say this to sugar coat it but you look totally beautiful and no heavier than the blonde girl. Considering your past maybe you do need to reassess what you consider to be attractive.
Regarding the water issue it is pretty common for all weight loss plans, weight watchers, Jenny Craig, Sure Slim etc and government diet guides to recommend 8 glasses per day which is 2 ltrs.
It is also not uncommon for woman to be a different size on top to their bottom and after children there is only a very small percentage who can bounce back to former baby glory, if you are not one of them don't beat yourself up over it... You are honestly beautiful... Please take care of yourself
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