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I'm wearing a belt I had 42 years ago in high school. I just got down to that size. brewens Sep 2021 #1
I am in the same boat. Lost a ton of weight since Feb of this cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #3
Weigh the same as I did when I graduated from high school multigraincracker Sep 2021 #16
Fortunately I put on all my weight in my teens meadowlander Sep 2021 #2
I can still wear the jeans I wore when I was 21 Otto_Harper Sep 2021 #4
😂 Luciferous Sep 2021 #34
I can fit in them but the waist is four inches lower. njhoneybadger Sep 2021 #5
lol Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #14
+1000 lol bluewater Sep 2021 #50
Having been diagnosed for 18 years CrackityJones75 Sep 2021 #6
Agreed - its nonsense. Ms. Toad Sep 2021 #9
Not to brag, but I can still fit into the socks I wore in high school, Sibelius Fan Sep 2021 #7
What a braggy-bragger you are! lindysalsagal Sep 2021 #54
I can't fit into the same size trousers I wore at 21 because I was probably underweight back then Spider Jerusalem Sep 2021 #8
When I was 21 I weighed 100-103 pounds. herding cats Sep 2021 #10
Everyone is different, true. multigraincracker Sep 2021 #17
This is nonsensical qazplm135 Sep 2021 #11
When I was 18 I was 6'3' and 198 lbs. multigraincracker Sep 2021 #18
My point is everyone is different qazplm135 Sep 2021 #33
Agreed ProfessorGAC Sep 2021 #53
I Was RobinA Sep 2021 #55
Oh, bullshit renate Sep 2021 #12
Uhhh, no. At 21 I was working my way thru college on a very tight budget. My ribs showed. Hekate Sep 2021 #13
I weighed 100 pounds when I was 21 LeftInTX Sep 2021 #15
No one in my family has or had diabetes. multigraincracker Sep 2021 #19
I was 21... 49 years ago. Meh. 634-5789 Sep 2021 #20
A really simplistic standard. In my teens, anorexia/bulimia among teen girls was epidemic. hlthe2b Sep 2021 #21
They would be 3 or 4 sizes too big. alphafemale Sep 2021 #22
What did participants do to lose eight, how quickly did they lose it, how long have they kept it WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #23
My hips didn't finish developing until I was closer to Ilsa Sep 2021 #24
Great example of how medical science ignores huge swaths of the population in favor of white men. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #25
This!!! oregonjen Sep 2021 #44
****THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾**** I was no doubt shorter at 21 vs 29 !! uponit7771 Sep 2021 #45
Lots of anecdotes Johnny2X2X Sep 2021 #26
Oh please. Can anyone past a certain age fit into jeans they wore at 21? ananda Sep 2021 #27
Lots of anecdotes Johnny2X2X Sep 2021 #28
During WW II, Type 2 diabetes disappeared in London Klaralven Sep 2021 #29
That's probably an overstatement. MineralMan Sep 2021 #30
This is unrealistic for many women radical noodle Sep 2021 #31
The headline is a bit excessive Zeitghost Sep 2021 #32
About 5 years ago I was at my high school weight Mossfern Sep 2021 #35
This is NOT sustainable ismnotwasm Sep 2021 #36
Too many people in this thread are caught up in their own personal reason why this doesn't apply to inwiththenew Sep 2021 #37
Please look at the actual research Happy Hoosier Sep 2021 #39
Horse shit. Happy Hoosier Sep 2021 #38
Not visceral fat, but ectopic liver fat is highly correlated with insulin resistance GumboYaYa Sep 2021 #40
And what causes fatty liver? Happy Hoosier Sep 2021 #42
+1 Mosby Sep 2021 #47
I agree 100%. GumboYaYa Sep 2021 #49
That's awesome! Happy Hoosier Sep 2021 #51
Bob and I diverge a bit in our thinking GumboYaYa Sep 2021 #52
That literally describes 99.9% of the entire population. I'm naturally tall bullwinkle428 Sep 2021 #41
I was 105 then no way! 😛 Tree Lady Sep 2021 #43
That's just stupid Mosby Sep 2021 #46
32 x 32 21 to Infinity greenjar_01 Sep 2021 #48
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