It's Hard to Talk Weight Loss When You're Already Relatively Thin

When I say hard, please note that I don’t mean ‘death in the family’ hard or ‘chronic illness’ hard or ‘can’t pay the mortgage’ hard. It’s more awkward than anything and can lead to people jumping to conclusions about you.

Right now I weigh about 130 pounds and I’m around 5’8. While I’m aware that is a normal BMI for my height, I’m not happy with my body at this weight (and the body mass index is bullshit anyway). A couple months ago, I weighed 118 pounds and I looooved my body. I was really, really happy with my body for the first time ever.

I decided to start this blog to connect with other people who are working on their weight and fitness and share my own tips and tricks without judgement. I really can’t talk about my weight loss goals with anyone in my personal life (other than my boyfriend), because they don’t get it.

When I weighed 118 pounds, I wasn’t drinking any alcohol, I was eating tons of fruits and veggies, and I was doing cardio every single day. My doctor told me that while I was on the leaner side of things, I was healthy and eating very well.

My family, however, basically accused me of being anorexic and suggested I take cooking classes to learn how to prepare nutritious meals. I really can’t discuss my weight loss/fitness goals with any of them without being criticized. None of them really know anything about weight loss or health and a lot of them are fairly overweight, which I think is part of the reason they don’t support me being thin. If we’re out to eat and I order a chicken salad while they order a burger and fries, they feel like I’m saying something about them (even though I’m not).

So, I’m going to track my progress in this blog and maybe . 12 pounds to go. My goal is 118 by October 16th.