Hi all,

I guess I just need to vent a minute. I am about 5-10 pounds away from what I think is my goal weight. By the BMI standards I will still be overweight but I am very muscular that I am ok with that (muscle weighs more than fat). I am working out 4-5 days a week and getting about 1500 cal/day on average. I keep wondering why am I so stuck on chasing a number versus being proud of myself that I could finish a bootcamp successfully without having 911 called! I couldn't walk well for 2 days after but I did it! Why can't I be ok with me exactly the way I am? It is just because I am down over 100 now and I am so close to my personal goal I can taste it! I don't want to give up, I am afraid to give up. GGGRRR!!!!

Anyone else feel like this???

thanks,

Katie

Hi all,

I guess I just need to vent a minute. I am about 5-10 pounds away from what I think is my goal weight. By the BMI standards I will still be overweight but I am very muscular that I am ok with that (muscle weighs more than fat). I am working out 4-5 days a week and getting about 1500 cal/day on average. I keep wondering why am I so stuck on chasing a number versus being proud of myself that I could finish a bootcamp successfully without having 911 called! I couldn't walk well for 2 days after but I did it! Why can't I be ok with me exactly the way I am? It is just because I am down over 100 now and I am so close to my personal goal I can taste it! I don't want to give up, I am afraid to give up. GGGRRR!!!!

Anyone else feel like this???

thanks,

Katie

When you get close to your goal, you can throw BMI's out the window. They are not accurate to begin with, just a approximation, good to get started.

When I was getting within 10 lbs of my goal, I could not loose anything. I would loose, then gain back the same 3-5 lbs for at least 2 months.

Some people say that is when you know you are indeed at your goal, because you just stop loosing.

There is a professional football player, a running back for the NE Patriots who was in last years Super Bowl. He is the same height as me, and weighs 10lbs more. I do not think anyone

would call him fat, or unfit in any sense of imagination.

According to BMI's, I'm still 15-20 lbs overweight. I don't think so!

Fortunately, I have access to a Body Fat % scale. You enter your age, height, gender,,,,then stand on it with bare feet and grip handles with both hands and each side. This will give you your weight, plus your body fat %, which is the most accurate way of telling if you are good or not.

My Body Fat % is less than 15%, for someone my age that makes me "Fit" and "Athletic" I can live with that.

If I wanted to loose more weight, I would have to cut back on the Protein, and start to loose muscle. I would loose weight, and look like a Holocaust Survivor.

I would look at getting a sport/medical clinic do you fat test. I had one done that broke it down to each arm, leg... But if you feel good who cares! Plus muscle weighs more than fat. What does you dr say? Good luck!