Ouch & Wow
The Wow: the supportive comments to my first post. Thanks.
The Ouch: I weighed in. 141 pounds.
I knew I was over 135, but I was hoping I hadn’t hit 140. I’m 5′4″ and small/medium frame. My ideal weight according to Met tables is 114-127. I definitely feel and look overweight right now and that’s the problem. Ideally, I’d like to weigh in around 125
Rather than set a 16 pound goal for myself, I’m thinking of setting four 4-pound goals. Any thought on that? I’m thinking that if I work towards 137 lb, 133 lb, 129 lb and finally 125 lb it might have an emotional advantage than of setting a goal of 16 pounds. I’m already active and eat pretty well (wait- you didn’t see my Dorito and doughnut binge, did you?) in general. With small changes, even 4 pounds will take a month or two to come off, and I can look at that much easier than thinking of focusing on weight loss for a year. Thoughts?
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That’s funny because I’m 5′4″ and a healthy weight for me is 145 at the most. Or at least that’s what the BMI on here and on another site says. Funny how different sites say different things.
WonderWoman: My best friend is also 5′4″ and, even with implants, she is healthy at 110 lbs. Isn’t that crazy?! That’d kill me- emotionally if not physically. I’ve been 118 before, at age 19 or so, and it was NOT sustainable for me. I tend to hover around 135 when I’m not paying attention, but at that I’ve got stomach rolls so I know that is too much. Actually, I’m hoping 130 feels and looks healthy at this near-30 stage in my life. I wish I could go up to the women I see who look very healthy and are my basic build and just ask (and get an honest answer!) what they weigh so I’d have a better guideline than those impersonal charts…