Reply #32: Sometimes I hate mine, other times I am okay with it [View All]

I am about 5'1" (if that) and I always weighed 100-110 in high school. Sometimes more depending on whether I was in a sport that season. But that all changed in college. I guess I got to be less active. So somewhere along the way I gained 30 lbs or more even. 20 years after high school and I am wondering how can I get back to that shape. I probably can't actually as my metabolism has no doubt changed since then (but my eating habits haven't- hate to cook for one thing, and I have a serious aversion to vegetables for some reason). I work out, maybe not as much as I should, and I have a job that keeps me active (not much sitting behind a desk), all of which keeps me in better shape than I otherwise would be. Now, my doctor tells me that, according to his charts, I am overweight (duh!) yet I could easily run a couple of miles, not quickly, mind you, but I could do it. So I am not out of shape. In fact because of my weight lifting and my job I am probably quite strong (I can easily lift 100 pounds- I couldn't carry it far, but I could lift it). Stronger than most people my size I guess.

Having said all that, I still hate how I look in dressing room mirrors! I can't look at myself in the mirror at all, if I can avoid it. So that's a little messed up.