06-27-11, 06:57 AM | |
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I'm sorry, but if you are 5'7" and only weigh 122, you won't get any sympathy from me.
However, I am in the same boat. My waist was always my smaller feature (I'm a pear) but now that I'm going through menopause, it has thickened and I can't seem to do anything about it even with nutritional changes. You have a great attitude about it. Hope that rubs off on me!
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06-27-11, 08:19 AM | |
Join Date: Dec 2010
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The tendency to gain fat around the middle can be abated somewhat by the type of exercise we do and the type of food we eat, but I assume you already know that.
Sorry the jeans don't fit. It is also possible they kind of stiffened up being stored for a long time. You sound very small and fit, so congratulations. |
06-27-11, 08:34 AM | |
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Ohio
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I sometimes think not fitting into a smaller size from years before is a good thing. I have this pair of size 3 jeans from maybe ~10 years ago. In the past 5 years, I gained about 30 pounds then lost it again (blame smoking cessation and "nesting" with a new hubby), and so when I was back to my goal weight I revisited the size 3s. They are just a little too small, even though now I weigh the same as when I bought them, but now I'm so much more toned, have better musculature, not to mention all other health benefits that come from being actually fit rather than "skinny fat." Seriously, I used to be a string bean but was so ridiculously unhealthy. I have much lower body fat now than I did then, and yet because I've built up my booty, abs, and legs a little (and they no longer look like useless rubber bands!), I've gone up to size 4s. If I enter menopause and go up another size, I'm totally fine with it, so long as I'm still healthy.
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06-27-11, 04:27 PM | |
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Jillian Michaels isn't one of them. She said you can get enough oblique work strengthening your core all over. She doesn't do isolated oblique work herself because she doesn't like that straight look. It's a personal choice.
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06-27-11, 08:02 PM | |
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NC
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Count me in also,I'am 6 years post menopausal still wear a size 2 but their snug now.I also have been doing more weighted work(due to having Osteoporiosis)so I think that and the age thing is whats going on with me.Also started hormones a few months ago too.
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06-27-11, 10:59 PM | |
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Western WA
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I recently got into my smaller jeans but I realized i no longer look good in the style I was wearing back then. The legs were too wide and the waist too high! My thighs are smaller now and I found my short waist looks better in a straight boyfriend or skinny style. So go try on some new ones - you might be surprised how flattering they will be!
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