Men and women typically have different body weight challenges.

 

I worked with a woman several years back who really hated weighing more than 120 pounds.

 

She had the build of a slim and tall model.

 

5'9" and about 130 pounds.

 

At 5'9", 130 pounds is really light.

 

I'm not sure why this woman wanted to weight 120 pounds, but this was not a good idea.

 

When I was advising her she actually lost fat and inches around her waist dropped down 2 sizes in jeans, but wound up slightly heavier.

 

She looked awesome, but was bummed out because her scale went up.

 

This number obsession was making her miserable.

 

 

Guys almost always have the opposite problem.

 

Many male clients I have worked with in the past were typically chubby muscular guys who wanted more muscle definition.

 

One guy in particular was 6 feet tall and about 220 pounds.

 

You couldn't see any ab definition or much muscle definition in his arms etc.

 

Similar to this...

 

 

He thought he would be ripped at 200 - 205 pounds.

 

The reality is that at 6 feet tall, I knew he would have to lose AT LEAST 30 pounds to look ripped... probably closer to 40 pounds.

 

This guy did NOT want to drop below 200 pounds.

 

Chris Evans who is also 6 feet tall is around 185 - 190 pounds.

 

 

At 6 feet tall and low body fat percentage, 185 pounds is still a lot of muscle.

 

I bet Chris Evans is closer to 175 when he isn't shooting Avengers movies.

 

When I told this guy he would need to get closer to 180-190 to get the look he was after, he argued with me.

 

In his mind, going below 200 pounds was a blow to his ego.

 

Ryan Gosling is a little over 6 feet tall with a slim and a smaller frame.

 

He is about 170-175'ish.

 

 

This guy I was advising did have more muscle than Gosling, so I estimated he would wind up at 180-185.

 

The main point is to use the scale to track progress, but not to get hung up on a number.

 

 

Women probably even need to be more careful than men.

 

Their body types are even more varied than men.

 

For instance, Salma Hayek is curvier than Penelope Cruz and will carry more weight for her height.

 

They both stay slim and aren't terrible looking.

 

I'm not vomiting :)

 

 

The point of this email is to not obsess over weight.

 

• You might wind up light like a Ryan Gosling or Penelope Cruz.
• You could end up a little heavier for your height like a Salma Hayek or Chris Evans.

 

No matter where you end up, you will be beautiful.

 

...but NOT as beautiful as Lynda Carter.

 

 

*Hey Lynda, if you are reading this...Call me. We will do lunch. Rumor has it that there have been Cougar sightings in your neighborhood. I'd LOVE to discuss that with you! * Haaa....haaa...haaa