Slimmin, I waitressed during my 20s too! I always called it free aerobics. I walked to work, and then spent the next 7 hours on my feet, then walked home. Too busy most days to eat (the money was great though). No wonder I only weighed 105 pounds.

I am guessing that since you've always been athletic, you probably have a lot of muscle, and look thinner than I would at your height and weight (i'm kind of "smushy"). The 30s really did it for me - I stopped waitressing, got a job where I sit all day, and time caught up with me. Loving to cook didn't help. I do think we have to remember that at our ages (i'm 42) we're not going to be tiny little things. Did you try that BMI index? That was kind helpful, I thought.

I remember reading back in the 80s that the equation should basically be 100 pounds for 5 feet tall, and an additional 5 pounds per inch. That seems incredibly unrealistic to me for women in their 40s.

kiwi