Thanks to all of you. I definitely admire the women in these forums that are older than me! Most of them are definitely in better shape than I am. I enjoy getting feedback from everybody in here. I was just curious.
Once I saw an article -I think it was Muscle and Fitness Hers- that talked about how women in each decade (20's, 30's, 40's, 50's...) picked different types of excersise clothing. I don't remember which one picked which, but as an example...let's say that the 30's like to use short pants and tank tops.
>>>>>>>>>I also find it annoying when people ask me why I try to watch what I eat and work out so much because I'm already "small." It's like they get really pissed when they see someone who's fit trying to be even fitter! But I think our goals are similar to the other women on the forum. <<<<<<<<<<
elaineyue, I totally agree with you. I know that I am not overweight but I'm close to. I know I look OK but I definitely would look at my best if I lost ten to fifteen pounds or drop 2 to three sizes (is the fat what I want to lose). But people don't seem to understand it. They want you to be severely overweight before you start cutting back on your diet. It really pisses me off every time I visit a friend of mine and she obligates me to eat more because I don't "need to lose weight". I don't have an eating disorder and if I do, it is eating too much, not too little. I'm very sure that my perceptions are realistic. I totally agree that the problem is that they are larger and can't conceive someone smaller than them wanting to be even smaller. I understand why they feel insulted, so I try not to make comments about me trying to lose weight, but sometimes it is necessary. Other thing to consider is that I have very small bones and am petite; so even if I'm a little overweight I still look small as a whole. But that doesn't mean I don't have to lose fat. If I gain a few pounds more my face will look too little for my body even if my body still looks good. In other words, I was meant to be small. So, the fact that a person doesn't fill much space doesn't necessarily mean that she is not overweight.
Wow! Sorry for the venting!
. I happen to love the age range in these forums. We are all women (and some men too) that love fitness and are living (or trying to live) healthy. With the differences in age I assume that there have been some differences in points of view, but we all respect each others opinions.
