Weight Loss/Maintenance

rox63

(9,464 posts) Mon Sep 24, 2012, 02:51 PM Sep 2012

Half-way to goal weight

Today I hit the half-way mark to my eventual weight goal. (Goal may be subject to change) I started my weight-loss journey 7 months ago, and have lost 60 lbs since then, half before my surgery in June, and half since. I know that this is going to take a long time, and that the life changes need to be permanent. My starting BMI was a tad above 46, and it is now a tad below 36. My goal is at the high end of the normal range for my height. I know I'll never be a skinny minnie - I just don't have that sort of body shape. And since I am nearly 50, I have no plans to try on any bikinis even when I get to goal.

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Half-way to goal weight (Original Post) rox63 Sep 2012 OP

I'm trying to get back to my original weight, seven pounds six ounces ... Scuba Sep 2012 #1

LOL! rox63 Sep 2012 #3

Best of luck LiveNudePolitics Sep 2012 #2

Thanks! rox63 Sep 2012 #4

Congrats! noamnety Sep 2012 #5

Gotta keep the positive vibes going rox63 Sep 2012 #8

CONGRATS!!! Lisa0825 Sep 2012 #6

Thanks! rox63 Sep 2012 #7

I do that too! Lisa0825 Sep 2012 #9

I do the same. noamnety Sep 2012 #10

Congratulations. That takes a lot of commitment. Go Roxy, go Roxy, go Roxy!!! applegrove Sep 2012 #11

Yay! spinbaby Sep 2012 #12

Now this is the kind of news that makes me cheer!! YAY YOU. auntAgonist Sep 2012 #13

Thanks for the good wishes, everyone! rox63 Sep 2012 #14

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. I'm trying to get back to my original weight, seven pounds six ounces ...

Reply to rox63 (Original post)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 03:04 PM

Sep 2012

Last time at the doctor my BMI was perfect but I was four inches too short. Working on it.

Congratulations on your progress.

rox63

(9,464 posts)

3. LOL!

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 05:08 PM

Sep 2012

Thanks for the good wishes!

LiveNudePolitics

(285 posts)

2. Best of luck

Reply to rox63 (Original post)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 03:39 PM

Sep 2012

Keep on trucking, and be proud of yourself at every milestone.

rox63

(9,464 posts)

4. Thanks!

Reply to LiveNudePolitics (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 05:09 PM

Sep 2012

It's hard work, but so worth it. I feel so much better already.

noamnety

(20,234 posts)

5. Congrats!

Reply to rox63 (Original post)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 05:30 PM

Sep 2012

What a great milestone to reach!

rox63

(9,464 posts)

8. Gotta keep the positive vibes going

Reply to noamnety (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 05:53 PM

Sep 2012

Thanks for sharing some with me.

Lisa0825

(14,489 posts)

6. CONGRATS!!!

Reply to rox63 (Original post)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 05:49 PM

Sep 2012

I remember how I felt when I realized I hit the halfway point too! It feels great!

rox63

(9,464 posts)

7. Thanks!

Reply to Lisa0825 (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 05:52 PM

Sep 2012

I also use the "half-way there" strategy at the gym. If I'm feeling like giving up after 15 minutes on the elliptical or treadmill, I tell myself that I'm already half-way to the 30 minutes I usually do. And the rest of the time feels a little easier.

Lisa0825

(14,489 posts)

9. I do that too!

Reply to rox63 (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 06:43 PM

Sep 2012

Well, sorta... I start out aiming for a full workout, but sometimes you just don't feel like being there!!! So I aim for halfway, telling myself that if I still can't handle it, I can quit at halfway. But most of the time (unless I am not feeling well for some reason), once I make it halfway, I know I can finish!

noamnety

(20,234 posts)

10. I do the same.

Reply to rox63 (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 07:14 PM

Sep 2012

I edited run tapes for my ipod, and have a halfway cue in each one. Partly though that's so I know I better start heading towards home, so I don't run a couple miles - then find myself a couple miles from home and done with my run.