Lowest weight in forever / myLot

United States

October 5, 2026 4:29pm CST

These days I don't go to the gym and I have some health issues. There are days I can eat well and days I can't. My goal weight has always been 180 pounds or under. My realistic dream weight has been 160. I don't actively do anything to lose weight. I just eat healthy when I am able to eat. I'm not gorging on fast food or candy. I felt well this past weekend and ate normally. I got on the scale this morning and was shocked to see that it read 162 pounds. My weight fluctuates up and down within a 10 pound range which horrifies my coworker but I'm like "hey as long as my pants fit I'm good". This is as low as I've been in decades. When I first started my weight loss project many years ago I weighed 259. Now I'm about 100 pounds lighter. It took a lot of hard work at the gym, careful attention to what I eat, and now just like hey can I eat today or not? I don't want to go any lower honestly. 160 is my limit. I may or may not hit that. As long as I'm under 180 I'm good. I carry the weight well.

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7 responses

RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (101336)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

5 Oct

Good for you as long as you feel well; then you have succeeded,

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Amber

@AmbiePam (129725)

• United States

5 Oct

Well, let’s just hope you don’t go too far down.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (69976)

• Centralia, Washington

20h

I don't care what you weigh. I do care about your overall health and wellbeing.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (389049)

• Rockingham, Australia

13h

It's really strange how weight can go up and down. You have to wonder what's the reason.

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Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (63838)

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23h

I know this feeling well. I am at the lowest weight I’ve been in a very long time. I “woke up” about five years ago. Like you, I find joy in cooking and I do enjoy food. And I honestly feel better physically since I dumped so much extra weight. Sometimes I go up and down but it stays within 4-5 pounds and it falls right back down again. My main goal is to never,ever gain that weight back again. I don’t think I will, it’s been several years now. I hope you don’t lose any more. You are where you are comfortable with your weight and I know that means a lot.

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Michael

@Wrexxo (8956)

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15h

Going from 259 to 162 is a big deal, you should feel proud of that. I hope your health issues gets easier soon so eating isnt such a guessing game for you. Take care of yourself first, the number matters less than how you feel.

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@DaddyEvil (178970)

• United States

18h

Congratulations! I'm pretty happy with my weight loss project, too. I'm not trying to lose any now but I won't gripe when the scales show I'm down a little more, either.

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