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What is the right weight?
So I’m over half way to my goal. It’s really exciting – 56 more pounds and I’m at 199. But I’m starting to think, should 199 really be my goal weight?
According to the BMI calculator, since I’m only 5’5”, my “normal” range is 120 to 150 pounds. It would be amazing to be in the “normal” range, but I would have been in elementary school the last time I weighed that, and can’t imagine what I’d look like at that weight, or if it is even achievable.
I think I chose 199, because it’s out of the 200s, and it’s probably what most of the people in my family weigh. I know that shouldn’t be the benchmark, but they’re my baseline of normal.
But then I think, if I can get to 150, it makes me that much healthier, and as crap happens in my life (i.e. pregnancy), if I gain 10 pounds, it’s not the end of the world.
Ultimately, if I could get down to 169, that would be awesome, because I would be able to say I had lost as much weight as I actually weigh (which would be cool, but definitely shouldn’t define my goal).
So I think for now, I’ll leave my goal at 199. It is achievable for me.
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