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How much weight have gained/lost since high school?

  1. matador84

    papaya / 10560 posts

    I was about 112 when I graduated HS. I'm only 5 ft 4. When I got pregnant with my first child I was 122 and ended up at 178. I had just gotten back to about 130 and then I found out I was pregnant with my 2nd child. I ended that pregnancy at 162. I'm 19 weeks pregnant right now and started the pregnancy at 154 and am 160. I'm kind of freaking out about my weight lately!!

  2. fancyfunction

    grapefruit / 4085 posts

    I've always been naturally very thin. I graduated 20 years ago (what?!?) and I'd say I'm about the same weight give or take a few pounds. I hover around 112 - I'm 5'6"

  3. petitenoisette

    pear / 1521 posts

    @Mrs. Pickle: same here! I remember In high school I couldn't participate in the blood drives bc I didn't weigh enough my diet was terrible, I just was tiny due to luck and short stature.

    A year of elimination diet got me back down to high school weight (too skinny) but now I'm only nursing once a day or and eating normally I'm prob back up a few lbs. happy at this weight despite the fact that a coworker asked me if I was pregnant today (I'm not )

  4. ineebee

    pear / 1580 posts

    In the past 17 years, I've gained about 15 pounds.

  5. catgirl

    nectarine / 2018 posts

    Graduated 10 years ago. I think I'm up about 20 since then, but my normal weight before DD was about 10 pounds above HS weight.

  6. KayKay

    pear / 1961 posts

    Only 2-5lbs, depending on how hard i'm training. But definitely have more fat/less muscle...so even when the scale is close, I'm not as lean as I was back then!

  7. hony bologna

    cherry / 126 posts

    I guess I'm one of the odd ones out, but I've lost 5-10 pounds since I graduated 17 years ago. I did a lot of sports in school and was all muscle and felt so strong and healthy. I later found out I have hypermobility syndrome, which makes it pretty difficult for me to build muscle unless I'm working out like crazy every day. That is so not happening right now, so I feel pretty flubby/unhealthy despite being at a low weight (120 lbs. and 5'7").

  8. ScarletBegonia

    persimmon / 1339 posts

    I'm up about 25 lbs since high school - I've never been a waif and was a super healthy 150 lbs or so at 5'7" all through HS. I lost some weight in University, gained some weight after, got up to around 200 when pregnant (was too afraid to weigh myself) and am now sitting at 175 or so. I'm in the overweight category by BMI standards and I don't look exactly how I'd like to, but I can run a 10k faster than I could in University and kick ass at boxing twice a week so I'm happy. Getting down to my high school weight would require giving up my indulgences (I know this since I've been back at that weight twice in the last 15 years), and I'm just not willing to do that!

  9. 2littlepumpkins

    grapefruit / 4455 posts

    I'm about the same. I have gone up and down but have been pretty much the same the past 1.5 years since having lo2 so I think it's sort of my "normal" weight. Depending on what point in high school I might be about 5-10 lbs less now, but probably I was in better shape then.

  10. MrsKoala

    cantaloupe / 6869 posts

    I'm up 30 lbs from high school but I was a 3 sport athlete and had an insane metabolism. I'm only 10 lbs up from college.

  11. youboots

    honeydew / 7622 posts

    +35 but I actually look like an adult. I could lose 10 lbs if I did more than just walk 3 miles a day, ate healthier and did not drink but I'm happy soooooo

  12. Ms. RV

    pear / 1930 posts

    Graduated 16 years ago, and 16 pounds heavier! Seven of those are post partum that i doubt I will ever shake.

  13. babypugs

    persimmon / 1101 posts

    I'm not sure, but I'd guess I'm about ten pounds up. I was pretty small thanks to dance and gymnastics. Although, breastfeeding really makes me lose weight so maybe 5 pounds at the moment.

  14. LulaBee

    pear / 1837 posts

    This post is depressing me! I weight about 115 in high school (I'm only 5'3"). I'm around 165/170 now depending on the day. My goal is to get down to 140, but I'm weight lifting and am very strong so I'm not sure that will happen. I wasn't unhealthy in high school, just had better metabolism (and didn't drink beer and hadn't had 4 pregnancies).

  15. PeaceLily

    apricot / 360 posts

    I think I'm about 5 to 10 pounds heavier now than I was when I graduated high school. I graduated 11 years ago. I'm 5'8" and have always been thin. I think I was a bit underweight in high school.

  16. maddyz

    persimmon / 1270 posts

    I feel like not that much, but really I bet it's about 10 pounds before babies. I am ok with my weight as a number right now but is really like to exercise and be leaner.

  17. KT326

    pomegranate / 3438 posts

    @LulaBee: same here. I am no where near my high school weight.

    I am 5'5" and was 125-130 in high school. 16 years and two kids later I am 183. My pre-pregnancy weight for number two was 181. I want to get back down to 145-150 as that was a good weight for me.

  18. LulaBee

    pear / 1837 posts

    @KT326: Solidarity! Also, I'm 37 and don't expect to weigh the same as 18 year old me. So I'm not at my ideal weight, I'm happy and healthy and not going to beat myself up about it.

  19. LindsayLou

    persimmon / 1322 posts

    I graduated 11 years ago, and when I'm not pregnant, I'm usually about 10-15 lbs over my high school weight. I think I was too skinny in high school, so I'm happy with my weight. I would like to be more toned and less flabby, but I'm good with my weight.

  20. SweetiePie

    honeydew / 7463 posts

    I graduated high school 18 years ago and I'm up about 15lbs since then. But I was super skinny then. My weight now is where I should be.

  21. MrsLonghorn

    clementine / 806 posts

    I'm currently heavy (for me) due to stress and laziness. I graduated 16 years ago, and am up 20 pounds. I was slim and pretty fit in high school, and I would be very happy if I was able to split the difference, and be +10 from hs (-10 from where I am now). Getting back to my hs weight is unrealistic given the way my body has changed shape in the last 16 years.

  22. Alba4

    nectarine / 2951 posts

    I'm pretty sure I weigh less. I ate a lot of processed/junk food and I eat a lot healthier now.

  23. pachamama

    nectarine / 2436 posts

    @travellingbee: graduated 16 years ago #old.... was a lil chubbier in HS, never exercised, and now I do... I'd say I'm 15 lbs lighter.

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