[HMM3]

I think you look great and your weight loss thus far is inspiring ...

I too get the BMI blues ..... I thought I was almost out of obese range but different BMI sites have different gauges as to what is obese and what is overweight .... which was very depressing to me when I was somewhat elated getting to 88kg and thinking I was now just overweight .... very irrational as if I went to another site I would feel better ....

Take care ....

[fatmad]

I think you are looking great, and that and your health are all that matter. For a tall woman like you, the actual number of pounds may not make sense on the BMI scale.
That said, when I was obese, everyone (including me) would say I looked a bit overweight, but not obese. But when I look at photos now of me at that weight, I would say I sure looked fat then. Accepting my obesity was my first step in losing weight and getting healthier.
The other thing is the BMI cutoffs between healthy, overweight, obese and morbid can be a bit arbitrary. None the less it was a big celebration for me to leave obese behind and settle into being overweight. (easier to go down a level than up for sure).
Whatever your BMI, you look good, sounds like you feel good, and have been learning to eat and live more healthy. That counts more than any number!

[Matilda08]

Not really concerned with what my BMI is I just want to look and feel great regarding my health and overall feeling!!!

[fattymcfatty]

I want to take a BMI chart and strangle it and the idiot who made it. Wait, he's dead right? (Or so I read on here...)
Anyway. I'm 5'9". Probably 5'9" and a half. But I round down. Whatever. Size 12 narrow shoe. 7" wrist circumference. I just posted in the mini-goal my 60lbs lost pic. I'm 210 in that picture. Go check it out. So yeah, I'm still "obese". Yeah, I got some fat rolls, but obese? Really? I'm a former athlete (volleyball and swimming--I seriously bulked up weight training so I could swim faster) and I have a lot of muscle mass. I know I do. I'm not sure if my goal weight of 165 is going to be an OK look for me, it might be 175 or so. The thing I know for sure, is that the starting range of 125 pounds for someone of my height to be "normal" is SICK. (Sorry if I offend anyone of that height and weight) For me, that would look like the ****s got a hold of me!!! Take it in stride.

I have a cousin your height who lost down to 195 or so and she looked SKINNY. Not an ounce of fat. True story.

BTW, I am inspired by your loss!!! Keep it up!!!

[fattymcfatty]

Woops, "people who committed unspeakable crimes against others during WWII" if you didn't get what I meant.

[milmin2043]

southernbelle-You are beautiful!!

Congratulations on your weight loss. 123 lbs. is phenomenal!! I think each of us should decide how we want to look and how we want to feel and shoot for that. Also, as others have said, have your body fat measured and get blood tests done, etc. to make sure that healthwise everything is A-OK.

By the way, I would love to be your height!!