It took five months. But today I achieved my target weight. I’m finally at a “normal” weight, instead of “overweight,” for my height, according to the standards of the Body Mass Index.
I’ve lost 25 pounds since March 1. That’s an average of about a pound a week, which is the pace at which weight-loss experts say you can keep it off.
My diet plan is in this previous post. My exercise is five times a week, at least 45 minutes each time – hiking, swimming, walking, elliptical, kayaking, water aerobics. The other crucial element was relaxation methods, because so much of my eating was sheer nerves or boredom.
I actually hit my target weight on Saturday, but I don’t count the weight as “achieved” unless I hit it three days in a row.
And today was the third day.
To celebrate, I wore a pair of extremely short, skimpy shorts to the grocery store.
Tom growled appreciatively.
Today’s penny is a 2001. I think that’s the last time I weighed this little.
Congratulations to you Lisa. Celebrate with a walk in the woods.
I’d love to… if only I could…
Congrats Lisa! I know how hard it is to maintain, much less lose, weight as we get older. I hope your home repairs and hubby rehab go well in the coming days and months.
Thanks, France! Yeah, this has been a struggle, but I just needed to buckle down and be strict with myself, mostly.
Good for you, Lisa! You know, I wonder about that BMI calculator. I’m considered obese at 5-8, 205 (yes, I need to lose weight), so I put in my weight when I was 18, 165. Still considered overweight even though back then I played basketball for about four hours a day, six days a week, plus softball, football and working full time as a grocery clerk. There was very little fat on me then.
You’re right, BMI is suspect because it doesn’t account for the fact that muscle weighs more than fat!
Come on! Show us picture! 😉