TeddyTexas
It's been a while!
Feb 05, 2009
What can I say? Life happens. Lots of little ups and downs, but nothing too little or too big to make a lot of comments about (at least as far as my weight loss journey is going). My weight loss is somewhat consistent (about 8-10 pounds per month) which is nice. And, the good news is that as of today I only have 9 pounds to lose to get to my halfway point! Since I reached this halfway point once before in 2004, I think that when I pass this halfway point (again), I will truly feel that I am REALLY on my way to finishing up this part of my awful battle with weight.It was interesting trying to determine my goal weight. I finally decided to go with a BMI calculator and determined the highest weight to enable me to be classified at a “Normal Weight.”
The ranges are:
BMI 18-24 = Normal Weight (74 pounds to go)
BMI 25-29 = Overweight (45 pounds to go)
BMI 30-34 = Moderate Obesity (17 pounds to go)
BMI 35-39 = Severe Obesity (where I am now)
BMI > 40 = Morbid Obesity ( I was at 47.7 when I started this AGB journey)
Using this method, my goal then ends up being around 140 pounds which I haven’t weighed in years and years. It sure seems low to me. I think I might be happy at around 150 pounds, but I guess I will just have to wait and see. I don’t want to end up looking old and scrawny. I want to look healthy and feel attractive.
I am concerned a bit with how my body is reacting to this round of massive weight loss. I guess since I am older, I am not firming up very well. I am not even sure if exercising will do all that much for some of this problem. I did talk briefly to a plastic surgeon who mentioned that as people age, the underlying tissue connections aren’t as strong especially when people are very overweight, and as a result there is more sagging. I just hate how the skin over the top of my knees are sagging (not to mention the inner thigh skin issues). It reminds me of when you see muffin tops around people’s waists, that’s what seems to be going on over my knees! I don’t even want to wear skirts unless they are lower than my knees because of this issue. I sure hope I will see some improvement sometime soon.
At least I have gotten rid of my larger clothes (and my closet space is much less jam-packed now). I don’t have a large amount of smaller clothing, so I keep wearing the same 4-5 outfits hoping to shrink down to the next 4-5 outfits. I am buying a few things here and there, mostly a bit smaller than I can wear now, but I think it gives me an incentive to get to the point where I can wear them! Have also gone to a couple of thrift stores and had a little success finding some nice things to shrink into.
I will plan to do an update here a bit quicker next time!
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About Me
Fort Worth (near Keller/Watauga), TX
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28.2
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Surgery
09/15/2008
Surgery Date
Aug 12, 2008
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