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Hug needed - I'm 2 inches shorter than I thought!

Bobble11
Bobble11 Posts: 49 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
Why does that matter?! Because I thought I was 4lbs away from healthy BMI but I measured how tall I actually was and now I'm more like 13lbs away from healthy BMI.

I was planning on losing another stone anyway but it means I'll barely be healthy BMI rather than comfortably healthy BMI.

I've railed against BMI for ages and my end goal will not be determined by it. If I lose another stone and I'm happy there I'll stay there. But was looking forward to my next trip to the doctors where they DON'T tell me I'm overweight for the first time in about 15 years and I'm further away from that than I thought I was. :'(

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  • Elliott_Son
    Elliott_Son Posts: 2 Member
    You are looking at this all wrong! You just said you were overweight for 15 years, the fact that you even make health conscious posts like this is amazing! You have clearly had so much success throughout the course of getting healthier and this little setback will not be an exception. By now you know exactly what you have to do; put your head down, grind it out, and get it done! Here you thought YOU needed motivation/support when really this post is motivational to me! This should be posted in success stories as far as I'm concerned because your mindset is as healthy as your body will be; and your ultimate success is decided by you and it is obviously inevitable... Hang tough, you got this!
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    edited February 2019
    Oh dear. This looks familiar! :laugh:

    Nearly the exact same thing happened to me, except I had just reached normal BMI only to be thrown back into overweight. I started a thread about it, too. Let the short jokes commence ;) Sometimes you just have to laugh and go with it!

    For your amusement: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10698031/i-need-a-hug-and-a-stepladder/p1
  • solieco1
    solieco1 Posts: 1,559 Member
    Yep, My last Dr visit I was shorter than I thought too - no fair! I decided to split the difference and give myself a 1/2" back :smiley:
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    pinuplove wrote: »
    Oh dear. This looks familiar! :laugh:

    Nearly the exact same thing happened to me, except I had just reached normal BMI only to be thrown back into overweight. I started a thread about it, too. Let the short jokes commence ;) Sometimes you just have to laugh and go with it!

    For your amusement: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10698031/i-need-a-hug-and-a-stepladder/p1

    I swear, I thought someone has bumped your thread.
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    kami3006 wrote: »
    pinuplove wrote: »
    Oh dear. This looks familiar! :laugh:

    Nearly the exact same thing happened to me, except I had just reached normal BMI only to be thrown back into overweight. I started a thread about it, too. Let the short jokes commence ;) Sometimes you just have to laugh and go with it!

    For your amusement: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10698031/i-need-a-hug-and-a-stepladder/p1

    I swear, I thought someone has bumped your thread.

    I thought so too for a moment!!
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