Frame size? Huh?

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Registered: 12-02-2003
Frame size? Huh?
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Fri, 12-19-2003 - 5:35pm
So I go see a dr. at a clinic today and I mentioned to him that my goal weight is 150 lbs. I LOVE the way I looked at 150 and that was my healthiest time in my life! The only visible picture of me in my house is one of me at that weight.

This guy said that I am extremely obese (duh) and I need to cut down to 1000 calories a day and less than 11 grams of fat, and that I need to walk obsessively. I told him I eat between 1000 and 2000 cals a day, and I am trying to make it les than 30% fat. He said 1000 should be my goal, and that for my ht. I should aim for 120 lbs as a goal. I told him that I thought that was too little because I have a large frame and he told me that "large frame" and "big boned" are terms made up by fat people so they can live with themselves. First of all, I was insulted. Second of all, I have always thought frame size mattered. I have broad shoulders and my chest only sticks out 3 inches farther than my rib cage! My wrists are large as well. My best friend is my height and her ribs are HALF as large (front to back) as mine are. She weighs 120 and looks like a model...albeit a short one. If I weighed 120 I think I would look grotesque! Does that make sense? Or am I deluding myself and I really should try to get down to 120?

Mel

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 12-22-2003 - 10:09am
Very cute signature Crystal!


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