187 pounds...is this "massive" ?

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Went to the doctor and they basically said im obese and need to start sorting my health out immediately. Im in my early 20's and 5ft4.
I know im overweight but would like opinions...are other women out there aroumd my weight and think it's normal??

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Well based on your BMI you are in the obese category & would need to loose 42-80lbs to be in the normal range but BMI is juat a general guideline. If you are happy & healthy though, then that's the important part - not what the scales say.

There are plenty of people who have a normal BMI but are unhealthy &/or unhappy, so just concentrate on being the healthiest you that you can be and feeling happy within yourself. If your doctors have said something they are obviously just worried about your health, so maybe ask them for some help. It can also be beneficial to have your blood pressure & cholestral levels checked, aswell as your body fat percentage. This will give you a better indication of your actual health.

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Hope this helps, im your height and around your age and im 123lb and my bmi is 20, try losing it whilst youre young! Do you have any hobbies?

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Even if you decide to try to lose weight- love yourself throughout. 😊 
I found that yoga and running turned into HOBBIES for me once I committed to them for a month and got over the initial "this sucks so much." 
So try to find something you enjoy!

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Honestly I did everything to lose weight  including being an exerectic (kinda like anorexia with extreme exercise)and one day I finally decided to fix my head not my body. After months of telling myself I was okay. I'm 5'7 197.6 lbs and I think i look the best I ever have before (plus I finally have boobs!!!! No more little A cup here!!!)  but I'll let you all be the judge!!

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There's a difference between weight that's mostly muscle, and weight that's mostly fat cells. Like there are female boxers and mma fighters around our height, but they might weigh 150lbs of solid muscle. If you're not already athletic, so you know it's mostly fat, it would benefit your body greatly to gain muscle and shed some fat.

Mostly, start asking yourself some important fitness questions. Things like, can you walk several flights of stairs and not get winded? Can you jog without pain in your back and knees? Can you do sit-ups/squats/push ups/etc?

People of all sizes will have positive and negative answers, being skinny doesn't guarantee fitness. So try not to focus on the scale so much, as how you actually feel. If you don't feel good, something needs to change.

Good luck on your journey! :-)

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I used to be a similar height and weight and although I wasn't enormous, I didn't like it so I changed it. 187lbs on me would have looked different to 187lbs on you though because everyone's body is different and fat distribution and muscles change how it looks.

Some tips from someone who finally managed to drop down in weight after 7 years (!) of trying:

-Restriction diets do not work. You get grumpy if you're not eating enough and it affects basic things like thinking so you're not your best person. Counting calories will make you lose weight but it's only temporary, been there, done that too many times. It makes you happy for a couple weeks then your weight creeps back up even if you're not eating that much because your body adjusts to the new intake. I got caught up in a cycle of dieting and it's awful for your mental health.

-Don't exercise unrealistically, only do what you can keep up long term. For me that means cycling once or twice a week, walking into town for groceries and YouTube video yoga some mornings if I have the time. I tried doing more but it wasn't practical with my timetable so what happened was that I'd lose weight but the exercise would slowly decrease when life got in the way and my weight would go straight back up. Find something you love and do that, turns out I like to cycle and do yoga. I tried netball, swimming, zumba, Bollywood dancing and jogging but they're not my kind of thing so there was no point in me forcing myself to do it. Once you've found what you love, keep it up :)

-Don't weigh yourself too often. I used to check daily because the scales were in the bathroom but I became obsessed with numbers. Problem with that is your weight naturally fluctuates, sometimes up to 10lbs in one day. Pick a time of day, I chose the morning, and weigh yourself at that time maybe once a week or once a month. If you don't have scales, take measurements for your waist, bust, hips, thighs, arms etc.

-Drink a lot of water

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My husband an I were going through fertility treatment, we had previously been tryin for year. When we started I was 13st 4 at 5ft4. Hospital said I had to loose 1-2 stone for them to help me. With a dieatician and gym I managed to get my weight down to 12st 2 an after 3 months of treatment, 1 miscarriage am now 8 weeks preg, catching the month break after miscarriage before taking final month of treatment. I never really saw myself as that big but the effects it had just loosing some weight with us making a baby is amazing. I wish you all the best. Xxx

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I'm 25 and the same height. Pre-pregnancy I was 188 lbs (I'm 29 weeks atm). When I graduated hs, I was 170. Through college I was 125 with moderate cardio 3 times a week and healthy eating. Then when I incorporated weightlifting I was 133-135, but leaner. Two years ago, life took a turn and I stopped taking care of my health and my weight gradually climbed up. When I was in hs, I didn't mind. But after I gained all the weight back, I started feeling a lot more sluggish and tired out easier.   It also didn't feel good when my ob told me that my weight gain should be between 0 and 20 pounds 😖 Rather than relying on the weight scale, focus on how much better your body feels when you're regularly active and eating healthy. Also I would rely more on body fat percentage than bmi because bmi doesn't take into account muscle weight. Sorry for the long post 😓 hope this helps

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Mine has and does! My weight first thing in the morning is the lowest then is varies a LOT during the day. I thought my scales were the problem but after getting proper ones and asking my doctor she said it's normal - varying that much is the higher end of fluctuations so most people vary less but mine does

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I started my weight loss journey after 2 kids at 182 lbs in now down to about 160 and want to be 130. I didn't feel massive but after losing 20 lbs idk how I was carrying it around all that time. I feel much better without it. I won't lie its been a struggle for me every single one of those lbs were not easy to lose but it's worth it. I do weight watchers it works awesome for me.

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