I went to a doctor and was blown away to be told to lose 20 lbs i have always been underweight until the baby and I'm still in a size 4 pants. Is the doctors request too extreme or just right?
2007-03-24 14:15:46 · 10 answers · asked by julia_gayle 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
You are not fat!!! I'd say, maybe if you want to lose 4 pounds. 135 is a perfect weight. And you recently had a baby. Sheesh. 20 pounds is a lot to ask. Does your doctor want you to be super skinny or what? Maybe she thought the scale read 159? I wish I was 139. Still got ten pounds to go! Good luck, but NO you are not fat.
2007-03-24 14:21:06 · answer #1 · answered by Melanie P 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might be a little bit over weight but by no means are you fat. Especially since you had a baby fairly recently. You can't expect to become thin as quickly as the celebrities do after they have kids. They have trainers and resources that an average person doesn't have. I'd say that the doctors request is a bit extreme but it could be because of the large percentage of people that are overweight and they want to make sure that you do lose the weight sooner than later.
2007-03-24 21:30:22 · answer #2 · answered by Cassandra 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u just had a baby 8 months ago and are still breast feeding u r expected to weigh more then u did b4 and i think 139 isn't that much for a 25 yr old i am 5'3 and i weigh 120 and i am just the right weight according to my dr.
2007-03-24 21:26:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are overweight, but you just had a baby. That is expected! Imagine how great you would feel weighing in at 119 lbs! All the other young moms would be so jealous!
2007-03-24 21:24:07 · answer #4 · answered by Grace P 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don`t think you are fat.I am 5'2' and I weigh about 170 lbs.I think that if you feel good why should you need to loose the weight.I looked up the weight chart for my heighth and I should weigh 130 lbs.
2007-03-24 21:24:17 · answer #5 · answered by carol m 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go by your BMI instead of your weight or size. To find a BMI calculator, just Google "BMI calculator" and put in your height and weight. A BMI between 21-25.5 is a healthy range for a woman.
2007-03-24 21:20:54 · answer #6 · answered by Cheeky1717 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, comparing you to my wife, she is about 9lbs lighter and she is a little overweight...but seeing that you just a had a baby, you are probably ok for now. it will take some time to get the weight off
2007-03-24 21:20:07 · answer #7 · answered by crippldogg 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't worry about it. Just be sure and take care of the baby.
2007-03-24 21:22:30 · answer #8 · answered by octo75 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the level of body fat determines if one is fat or not, total body weight is insignificant.
2007-03-24 21:21:18 · answer #9 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you sound like a hottie to me... but you know it never hurts to lose weight...
2007-03-24 21:23:24 · answer #10 · answered by LION 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋