Weight Loss

Listen -- I liked my body when it was at mid 140's (143-147, don't remember, wasn't paying attention then) in October of '07.... (see the 4 pics I have.. and please ignore the style, it was for a friend's photo project).  But even when I was at that weight, I didn't feel bikini ready.  I wasn't not un-toned, but not necessarily toned and truly lean.  I don't feel like this was delusional -- I truly did have some extra pudge.  I'm well within my healthy weight range due to my high lean body mass (115), and was about 20-22% Body fat, which is healthy.

 

Anyway, my ideal body would be Brigitte Bardot: http://www.minyanville.com/assets/Image/bridg ette_bardot_6.jpg

 

I understand we're different, but I feel like my build is similar (5'6 me verse 5'7 her), height is similar, and that I could really look like her if I got rid of enough fat (sans her abnormally small waist which I think was trained with girdles... but hips and everything else, yes.)I don't think this is delusional or too far-fetched.

 

How much weight do you think I would have to lose, from the pics in my profile?  As in, my first goal is to get back to the mid 140's.. then to truly svelte figure like Bardot's.  I would like a solid number that I can aim at and figure out how many weeks after school starts I will be at the weight... I really want a solid second goal weight.

here she is with clothes:

 

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200804/r241232_9 78461.jpg

anyone?  i have no clue..

I was unable to open these web pages. Am I too assume one of them is her naked. I would rather not see naked pictures of someone!  So do you weight 115 pounds? How tall are you?  I'm not sure why you would want to look like someone else.  I thought the point of the human race is that we are all different from each other.  I cannot see the pictures but I assure when you are  her weight it will look different on your frame. Oh.....you are 5'6. How much do you weight.....sorry I had to re- read your post, you are over 140.   I guess you also have to take into account that she might not have had a weight problem and thus has never had her body stretch.

I dont know about your body being like hers.  She has a very curvy figure, tiny waist, huge boobs lol.  Very nice looking.  Good luck.  I just wanted to say you look really pretty.  You have beautiful hair.  :)

Here ya go:

http://www.minyanville.com/assets/Image/bridg ette_bardot_6.jpg

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200804/r241232_9 78461.jpg

edited to add:

it is really hard to look at one person's body and tell them what they would have to do to make their body look like another person's body.  If it were that easy, everyone who wanted a J-Lo booty, would have one...etc. etc. ya know?

So, you probably won't get any constructive answers :\

Transferring posts from duplicate threads:

From Motivation:

Original Post by nikidust:

I think your weight in those pictures looks great and healther than your ideal. You have more muscle on your body than she does. Be happy with that because when you get older it will be harder to keep that muscle mass and it's important for your health, especially your bones. I don't know why you'd want to be more frail.

You would really have to lose some muscle to look like her, and then  you'd probably not be as happy with your figure as you were in those pictures.

Try not to get caught up in numbers... not numbers of pounds or numbers of weeks. Just work at it until you're healthy and feel sexy. Setting strict and unrealistic goals can often lead to the life-long misery of weight-obsession and ED.

You don't sound liek you've gone that far with it, but I just want to give my 2 cents and hope that you can be happy in  your own skin at a healthy weight/body composition.

 

 Original Post by sevekuh:

I actually like your build in your pics. If your goal is Bridgette it looks like it's going to take some hardcore working out and extreme dieting to pull that off. Sorry not more of help.

P.S. I had to delete the space between letters G and E in "Bridgette" in the link to get the picture to show. I dunno if anyone else will have this problem viewing the picture.

Original Post by lilc3:

Ha, my middle name is Brigitte after her, not many even know who she is!

ANYWAYS....I think that you do look like her in those photos! Don't even worry or think about lbs!!! They can be very misleading, rather take your measurements and track your progress that way as you tone up. And that will help you keep a healthy waist to hip ration w/o going over board and losing too much, because I think you look great in those photos!

I know how you feel tho, I have pics of me from a couple years ago at just under 140, and even then I still felt "fat" but now I wish I was that small again!!

 From Young Calorie Counters:

Original Post by pgeorgian:

without looking at either picture, because i'm just not interested enough, i'm going to say, 12.  12 pounds.

oh - and it's generally frowned upon when people post the same damn thing in three different threads.

 

you do realise she has one of the best bodies in the world ever, thus the fact she achieve stardom in hollywood. im not saying it not achieveable, but you can only be the best you, you can be, you are unliky to achieve bardot. Why hold yourself up to the impossible. Im 137, and curvy with hips and waist in a simular ratio to her but to have her body id have to get down to 120lbs and then have a boob job cause they would have defalted.

Just aim for the best you can be and realise that only the most beautiful pictures of her were published, so even she probbably didnt look that perfect all the time.

I think you look wonderful at in the 140's.  As far as molding your body to look like anyone elses I wouldn't spend the energy when 1.  you look great as you and 2. there are so many other important things to do in the world.

Be careful about wanting to look like Bardot in her heyday if you're not prepared that you might look the way she does now.....  She hasn't worn well.  Britt Ekland, another European 'sex-kitten' around in a similar era, now suffers from osteoporosis because of the constant dieting she had to do to maintain her shape.  It's much healthier to develop your own look and be comfortable in your own body shape than to think someone else's is better.  The grass isn't always greener. 

I'm 5'6", and my goal is 140, currently 151, and I just want to say that I hope I look as good as you do in those pics when I get to my goal!! :)

I mean, none of your pics are very revealing so it's hard to say for sure, but I'd say if you lost another 10lbs you'd probably be right on track. From your pics it looks like your legs and arms are thin like the lady you want to look like; it's just your stomach. The stomach is my hard spot to tone up and lean out too ;). I think it's from years of dieting you can get that svelt lean look. But you're well on your way girl! Keep it up!! I'm 5'4" and I weight 139 and I can tell you I look way curvier than you do so if I was to try for the same goal I'd probably never achieve it... :( But such is life!