I am 5 11' and started my diet Jan 6th 2005 at 260 pounds. I can proudly say that last week I am no longer considerd "obiese" Ive gone down to "overweight" for me this is a big deal. I've never liked the word "obiese" it's just gross. I cant wait to reach my goal of 175 so I can be "normal" Who knows maybe I can get get below that?? Im soo excited, I just had to share!!!

Hey that's wonderful! I know what you mean. It's the mini-goals an milestones that keep me going! Congratulations for all your hard work.

Congratulation! I'm only a few lbs off from being "normal" and I never thought I would consider that a good thing but it's sure awesome so see results, keep up the good work.

Congratulations! I started at obese, and now am normal and I KNOW how much those changes meant to me. Keep working hard and you'll soon be normal, but take the time to enjoy how far you've already come.

Yay! Good for you! I too think the word "obese" is terrible, and the people who use it don't care about the feelings of the people who are fat IMO. Unfortunately I still fit into that category.... am not sure at what point I change to overweight but LOL I know it is not yet... but it is coming!!

Congrats! That's so awesome!

congrats!!! i don't remember if i was in the obese range or not?? i think i was. but i'll have to go back and check. I actually keep a BMI record in my journal at home. every time i drop a pound i record my new bmi. I just enjoy looking through my journal and seeing that number go down too. I have to keep going until I get to 155 to be in the normal range. But I can do it....and so can you!!!

Keep up the great work!!!

note: yep, i was in the obese range. i had a bmi of 31.6 and now a bmi of 28.2. i have lowered my bmi by 3.4 points

Wow, you are making amazing progress!

That's awesome!

I work in a medical office and another term that I have come across that I absolutely HATE is "grossly obese". I think that's just horrible! I'm glad I've never gotten to that category, but can you imagine if a doctor told you that?

That would make me want to go out and have a Big Mac supersized!

Good point, Sheila... and that is exactly a lot of what makes people who are really overweight avoid doctors. People need to be encouraged to get in shape; not mocked because they are fat. But overweight people are one of the few groups it is still acceptable to discriminate against in America!

Yep. I used to work for a doctor that was quite overweight and he would tell every patient that they needed to lose weight. One day a lady looked him straight in the eye and said I'll start when you do. I had to bite my cheeks to keep from laughing!

LOL Sheila, good for her! My doctor is not only in great shape; she is gorgeous! But she would never put me down either... just tries to encourage me to get in shape and cheers on my efforts!!! I am blessed!!!

It's a sad fact that some doctors are chock-full of book-smarts but not people-smarts. Rather than just saying "You need to lose some weight" (well, duh), or demanding "I'm putting you on a diet!!!" (um, excuse me???), I think one question that doctors could ask is "How can I help you lose some weight?".

That would put me at ease, let me know she's on my side and that we're partners in this project.

Our family recently relocated and I just had my first appointment with a new doctor. We had a long chat about my plan and we're on the same page. I like her (very people-smart, she is!) and I think it'll be a long relationship (unless I have to move again!).

And I think the phrase "morbidly obese" should just be eliminated. It's just too emotionally loaded to be worthwhile to anyone. Talk about an ego-crusher and motivation-killer!

BUT, to get this thread back on track...

Hooray for JT!!! I'm so happy for you! You've done so well and you have a whole new category to show for it! Woohoo!!!