It's not often that I feel qualified to answer anyones' questions but I think I know how to take months off your journey and make it much more likely that you will succeed; add twenty pounds to your goal weight. Shooting right for the bottom of a healthy BMI is usually an exercise in setting yourself up for failure, if you never reach that ultra low number, you think that you're a failure, so give up and eat...is it Tam Tams that Australians eat?
I got so heavy because I really like eating. I convinced myself time and time again that I could go from someone who liked eating and sitting on the sofa to being a kind of exercise loving, lettuce loving, health fiend, who'd say things like 'really, the amount of cake I can balance on the head of a pin will be plenty for me', tragically it never happened. However, I've learned to be happy with a small pizza instead of a large one and walking to the shops rather than taking the car. Moderation in all things, including my expectations.
Of course, if you get into the 14? range and feel that you still have a lot to give to your weight loss effort, you can readjust your goal with the added advantage of proving some random woman on the internet wrong.
Good luck and as strange as this might seem, try and enjoy the ride rather than pushing for the finishing line. This is your chance to find a way of living and eating that will keep you fit/slim/not overweight for the rest of your life.
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