bkwrm_275's Journal, 18 January 2016

Awesome job! You SHOULD be proud. Onward to the next goal! 

This is wonderful! Congrats! 

That's fantastic! 

I proud of you too. Quite an accomplishment!  

Holy guacamole! !! that's amazing, congratulations! ! 

It really depends on your height what you should be aiming for. Rule of thumb for women is: for every inch over 5'0", add 5 pounds to 100. I'm 5'5", so mine is 125 lbs. If you are 5'11", then 155 lbs. is perfect. If you are only 5'2", 155 lbs. will still make you look overweight (110 lbs. is healthy at that height). 

Inspiring!!!! 

Great job!!! You'll know your ideal weight when you reach it, it's different for everyone :) 

You look so awesome! 

Fantastic job. I agree you should be proud of it! 

That is awesome!!! 

That is incredible! You look amazing! Congrats! 

You are amazing! Congrats on reaching this milestone, and best of luck as you strive toward the next. 

Bkwrm_275 -that is absolutely brilliant, well done and I would feel more than proud in your shoes!!  

Soonsoonsoon - I just applied your formula for my height, and I get a BMI of 19, which is a bit too close to underweight for me. I know when I was last anywhere near that weight my ribs showed like a glockenspiel, my hip bones were too sharp to lay on my front, friends and famiy called me anorexic, which I wasn't in any way. What's this rule of thumb calculation based on? Maybe recommended figures in the US are different from UK?  

@SSS, I'm 5'5" & I would look sick at 125 lbs. I think it all depends on lean body mass (including bone mass) as to what your goal weight should be. I no longer have a set goal weight in mind, only a goal body fat percentage.  

Great Job 

Great job!!! Very inspiring!!! 

Once you get to where you are fine-picking details, it comes to Body Fat%. a 5'5" woman at 130lbs and 18% body fat will look more lean and toned than a 5'5" woman at 125lbs and 25% body fat. Muscle is more dense and compact, and uses less space than fat.  

You're amazing!