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12-29-2007, 05:43 AM
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Member
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Alaska
Posts: 96
S/C/G: 222.8/213.8/145
Height: 5'1
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When will you not be OBESE anymore?
Well, here I am actually slightly happy about my weight. See, let me explain...
I'm 5'1 and started at a hefty 214. I'm now down to 187, (was 184 before the holidays!)
In my mind I want to get down to about 140. Even on my small frame I think I'll still look pretty good.
Well, I checked out the BMI calculator and I need to get down to 158 before I'm technically not considered obese anymore. To think, less than 30 pounds away and I won't be called OBESE anymore! I can't even remember the last time that was true, I think I was in 5th grade!
So, yes my goal is still 140, but for now my eye is on the prize of only being 'slightly overweight'. 158 here I come!
Last edited by zoerba; 12-29-2007 at 05:43 AM.
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12-29-2007, 05:47 AM
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Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Alaska
Posts: 96
S/C/G: 222.8/213.8/145
Height: 5'1
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Oh, BTW, I've already dropped from MORBIDLY OBESE down to SEVERELY OBESE. LOL. LIke that really makes it sound any better....... 
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12-29-2007, 06:24 AM
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Angelina/Gerard is Love
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 4,104
S/C/G: 291.8/286.8/199
Height: 5'4 1/2
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For me, I have to get down to 179 to be technically considered just 'overweight'. My goal is 150 which is still 'technically' overweight but that's the weight where I think I will be healthy, toned, but with my much-loved curves.
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12-29-2007, 06:26 AM
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Angelina/Gerard is Love
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 4,104
S/C/G: 291.8/286.8/199
Height: 5'4 1/2
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I did another calculation and just discovered that if I get down to 149, that would be considered my 'normal' weight! LOL 1 lb!
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12-29-2007, 10:25 AM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Stafford England
Posts: 42
S/C/G: 318/300/180
Height: 5'3
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I had no idea what my BMI was until i saw this post.. at the moment it is 52.6... for me to be considered just 'overweight', if i understand it right, it needs to be 29.9 or lower.. for that to happen i need to lose 129 lbs.. i was planning on losing 18 lbs more than that anyhow, but my gosh i have a long time till im just 'overweight' .. i best get hoppin lol
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12-29-2007, 10:51 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 10,704
S/C/G: 295/225/back to Onederland
Height: 5'5"
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BMI is a helpful tool -- and you better believe I cheered when I made it to just "obese" and then "overweight"! But, it is a basic tool that only considers height and weight... not fitness, or health, or muscle mass. Many athletes with a lot of muscle are obese by BMI standards! I had a period of three months when I started lifting weight more seriously when my weight didn't changed but I went down a clothing size. I lost fat but gained muscle but BMI didn't change.
So, don't overly fret about the BMI, especially as you get closer to goal I think it's less meaningful..
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12-29-2007, 11:03 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 595
S/C/G: 211/182/150 (For now)
Height: 5'4"
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For me to not be obese I need to get to 174. For me to not be overweight I need to hit 145 and that's the high end of normal. My goal right now is 150. So I guess I'll still be considered overweight. I'll reevaluate once I get there but that's how the numbers look.
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12-29-2007, 11:04 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 595
S/C/G: 211/182/150 (For now)
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Holy cow. I should be from 108-142 to be "normal". That seems low to me. Wow!
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12-29-2007, 05:00 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: South Yorkshire, UK
Posts: 812
S/C/G: 290/170/170
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My current goal weight is set to be no longer obese then I will re-evaluate. I think the lowest I will go will be the high end of normal - I've never been as low as that all my adult life. I moved from morbidly obese to just obese a couple of weeks back for the first time in 8 years.
Kitty
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12-29-2007, 05:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Bowie, MD
Posts: 1,782
S/C/G: 330/315/154
Height: 5'6
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At 180, I will be overweight. The lowest I've ever been is 135 but I am shooting for 114.5
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12-29-2007, 05:20 PM
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2 wheels is plenty :D
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 3,099
S/C/G: 264/195/150
Height: 5'4"
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I get dangerously close to obese - but I have a lot of muscle from 2 years of weight training. At the moment I am still in the overweight category. I think I have to be 145 or less to be considered "normal".
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12-30-2007, 06:22 AM
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Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Alaska
Posts: 96
S/C/G: 222.8/213.8/145
Height: 5'1
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Gina - like Heather mentioned, if you have a lot of muscle mass then don't worry about your BMI number, because it's probably skewed. You seem to be doing amazing, congrats!
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12-30-2007, 11:57 AM
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2 wheels is plenty :D
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 3,099
S/C/G: 264/195/150
Height: 5'4"
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Thanks - you ain't doin so bad yerself. 
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01-01-2008, 06:47 PM
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It's never too late
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Sterling, VA
Posts: 267
S/C/G: 187.8/146.8/133
Height: 5'0
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FoodObsessed - 114.5 pounds on a 5'6" tall woman? That seems kinda low.
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01-01-2008, 07:45 PM
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Just Yr Everyday Chick
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Florida
Posts: 10,852
S/C/G: Lost 50 lbs, regained some
Height: 5'3"
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FoodObsessed--yeah, according to the BMI charts, that's pretty close to underweight. Do you have small bones? 
Jay
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