What is a Healthy Weight? Figuring BMI!

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How do you decide what weight is healthy for you?

I know I haven't gotten to the weight that I need to be, yet.  But I have been thinking about where that weight is.  I am 5' 5" tall.  As of last Tuesday I weighed 161.5.  At my current weight and height my BMI is 26.9.  The overweight range for BMI is 25-29.9.  

I am still overweight.  To get to the Normal Weight BMI of 24.9, I need to weigh 149.5.  To get to the healthy range I need to lose 12 more pounds.  

Obese BMI

When I started this blog back in February I weighed 184.5.  I had a BMI of 30.7.  A BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese.

BMI CALCULATOR

Above is the link to a BMI Calculator if you want to check your BMI.  There is a place to download the iPhone BMI Calculator is you want to have one on your phone.

Healthy BMI Range

The Normal BMI range is 18.5-24.9.  So this would give me the normal weight range of from 111 - 149.5.  So to be in the normal range there is a 38.5 pound variable.  So how do I determine where I want to be when I get to the healthy range for me.  

When I was younger I weighed around 110.  Is this where I need to be?  When I was 50 I weighed around 140 and wore a size 4.  I was working out very hard and had built lots of muscle.  Without the muscle would I be anywhere near a size 4 at 140 pounds?  

Wrinkles

What happens when you are older and you get really thin?  I have seen people my age who have lost quite a bit of weight and the first thing I notice is how much older they look.  They are now all wrinkly!!!  Ewww!  Of course, I have wrinkles, but the extra weight helps to keep them fluffed up.  If I lose the weight will they deflate and really start to show up?

I guess the best way to determine what is healthy is to first get into the normal weight range and then to determine what feels good to me and what looks good on me and then to work to maintain that weight.

Getting ahead of myself!

I guess for now I just need to concentrate on keeping myself on track to lose the weight that I need to lose.  I think I like having a number in my mind, so I can say I have 15 pounds to lose and having a goal to work toward.  So I guess I shouldn't get to wound up in getting to some ideal number.  When I get to where I feel good I will then try to figure out how much and what I can eat to stay there.

WOW, LOOK AT YOU!!!!

I got that comment from my husband's mother and sister today.  My MIL is back in the hospital because she has some infections going on.  She had an infection where the G-tube was and another where her traq was inserted.  I hadn't seen either of them for about a month.  I came in and sit down in the hospital today.  There was a lot of activity in the room and no one said anything.  A little later they asked about a picture.  I got up to go get my iPad out of my purse and when I did both of them immediately said, Wow, Look at you!  What have you been doing?  My SIL said, Have you been working out?

Unfortunately, I haven't been working out that much, but she thought it looked like it.  So the weight I have lost is really starting to be noticeable.  How exciting!!!