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Originally Posted by carlae

The only thing I know is that I can't go back down to the size I was in my 20's. I weighed 124, and now when I am down to 177, I look too skinny in my face. I hope that I don't lose anymore there. I picked 145 because when I got down to 150, I looked and felt wonderful. Wonder why when you are older, that you can weigh more and still look good?

carlae
SW/206
CW/177
GW/145
Restarted Atkins 01/01/09
Female/53 Yrs/5'4"

I just read a study done with identical twins over 50, with picture proof, of how much better and younger the heavier twin looked. The twin that did low fat, low calorie for health benefits looked way older and physical exams showed that they were not as healthy as the heavier twin. The most astounding set of identical twin women no longer looked like twins--one looked like mother and one daughter. The one that weighed 70 pounds more than the other was much younger looking. The skinny sister had done low fat/low calorie all her life and exercised several days a week. She was very wrinkled and puckered looking. If I had not already found Atkins and stopped low fat/low calorie, I would have after seeing the difference in those twins.