Congrats!

Congrats! 10 more pounds and you'll be at race weight.

26 years ago I topped out at 155 lbs (I'm 5'5") and over a 6 month period I started running seriously and got down to 130 lbs. Everyone asked me if I was sick. I continued serious running and set my marathon PR 7 years later and just 2 lbs less down to 128.

Today I'm still 128 lbs and healthier than ever...just a whole lot older and slower.

As a skinny person, people asking me if I lost weight always bothered me. I don't understand why people think it's ok to tell people they look sick or that they need to eat.

Congrats. My mom already thinks I am near-anorexic and forbade me from losing any more weight. I'm 52, 5-10, & 185 lbs.

Yup, all my family tell me I could use a cookie or box of cookies. Ironman training makes it hard to keep any weight on. 6’1, 165lbs.

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When they tell you you’re anorexic, they’re not taking to you. They’re talking to the voice in their head that’s mumbling to them ‘It’s already 17 years you’re trying to go to gym regularly’.

Let them converse in peace.

Male, 49 years old: 5' 11", 151 lbs

My side of the family says, "Congrats you look great!"
My wife's side, "You need to eat more!"
My coworkers, "Do you have cancer!??"

My wife did note yesterday, "I can see every muscle in your body: back, abs, shoulders, quads, calves!" I took that as a good thing.

At 19, I weighed 141. Three years ago, I weighed 205. Glad to be back to normal.

Congratulations! I've had the same reception several times over the years -- and at least one asking if I was seriously ill. I weigh 175 lbs, but that's probably 125 pounds less than my father or brother. (I used to be 75 pounds heavier, but lost it in 1981. Kept it off ever since.)

Oh, and....CONGRATS. I know how much work that is at this stage of life.

I know that when I start seeing veins popping out in weird places - lats, upper abs, etc - I’m nearing race weight. IMLP in less than 3 weeks and I’m nearing race weight!

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I hope that's not in the same year - 30 lbs from Mar-July?!

I think we have a David Goggins on our hands.

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Yes, up until a week ago Sunday I was training for REV3 Williamsburg Half this Sunday, but a twisted knee stopped my running. I use myfitnesspal. I found I was eating over 75% carbs and about 9% protein. I set my goals at 50% Carbs, 30% Protein 20% fat, followed their caloric intake. I am actually eating more food than before, feeling great and for the first time in my adult life I can see the Abs.

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Team Zoot, Team Zoot Mid-Atlantic

So you lost 10 lbs per month from Apr, May, June, or 2.25 pounds per week. Yikes!

41 yr old male and 137 pounds at 6ft.

People always tell me they are fearful of my weight. Or the worst... "You need to eat a cheeseburger."

Slowtwitch quide to determining race weight: "the trick is to keep losing weight until your friends and family ask you if you've been sick. then you know you're within 10 pounds. if they start whispering to each other, wondering if you've got cancer or aids, you're within 5. when they actually do an intervention, you're at race weight." - Slowman (Dan Empfield)

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Larry Lahodny
Owner, Gizmo Socks
Henderson, NV

I bumped into an old school friend last week and he asked if I was OK, saying I looked gaunt and sick. I don't think he realised how happy he made me feel.

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5'11.6 (182 cm)
152 lb race weight
155-160 in winter ))

I can’t believe people can be so rude, imagine the outcry if you turned around and commented on how fat someone was lol

Ha ha yeh I know

Have a burger and get the T shirt.

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For sure... as a former basketball/football player, I'll never be tiny... @ 5'11" and 170lbs but I still get the cancer, etc. comments sometimes.

When travelling in Europe I feel more "normal".. far less overweight people there. Here in the US it seems the norm is 20lbs. overweight at least.