4peatssake said:10 pounds can be a full size difference to some people. It depends on context.tara said:10 pounds isn't much. I agree, many people gain that after a stressful patch or event.javacody said:I was actually considering the same possibility. If I remember correctly, she gained 10 pounds and was unable to lose it.
But that is a common symptom that many people have after a stressful period in their lives. So it very well could be the explanation.
Yes, you are right it depends on context. It's all relative, I guess, and we all value these things differently. 10 pounds isn't much when your trying to figure out how to approach 50 or 100 pounds.
From my PoV, it might cost time and money to restock the wardrobe, and it can be an issue fashion-wise (and in terms of thin-privilege/fat oppression), but it's not as though it's much in the context of health. I think anyone who thinks they have to lose 10 pounds is probably more focussed on the former than the latter.
The statistical correlations between fat and health issues (as you know, I have reservations about the causal links), don't show up anything significant about 10 pound differences (at least above the median - 10 pounds underweight can indicate a real health problem). I see no way anyone can know what their ideal healthy weight would be within 10 pounds (as opposed to their socially-approved weight, or their fitting-in-their-favourite-dress weight, or maybe their getting-a-job-as-a-gym-instructor weight).