28 lbs to overweight status

Jennyisbusy
Jennyisbusy Posts: 1,294 Member
edited September 28 in Motivation and Support
So, if I lose 28 lbs I will no longer be obese but just regular overweight. That sounds like a big but doable number. Plus then my little wii fit character would quit blowing up so big.

Have ya'll done the math for yourselves yet?

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  • Tahru
    Tahru Posts: 58
    Haha, yeah I know where you're coming from. My Wii says if I loose atleast 22 pounds I'll be just overweight XD;
  • JennMuc
    JennMuc Posts: 70
    How do you calculate that? sorry...I feel stupid asking. I've seen a few people mention how many more pounds till they drop from obese to overweight, or overweight to healthy...how do find that out?
  • GemUK84
    GemUK84 Posts: 73 Member
    22.25 lbs for me to go, which is exactly the amount i have lost so far. Didnt realise i was at the halfway point for this particular goal :happy:
  • mallorybriann
    mallorybriann Posts: 1,380 Member
    I've lost 61 lbs and I am still "obese"... kinda ridic!!
    I think I have less than 15 to go tho :)
  • mallorybriann
    mallorybriann Posts: 1,380 Member
    Check your BMI. Go to Tools and click BMI it will tell you
    How do you calculate that? sorry...I feel stupid asking. I've seen a few people mention how many more pounds till they drop from obese to overweight, or overweight to healthy...how do find that out?
  • MarshallLuke
    MarshallLuke Posts: 177 Member
    How do you calculate that? sorry...I feel stupid asking. I've seen a few people mention how many more pounds till they drop from obese to overweight, or overweight to healthy...how do find that out?

    Click on the "Tools" tab. Then click on BMI and fill in your stats. It will calculate it for you automatically.
  • andreahanlon
    andreahanlon Posts: 263 Member
    10 more pounds for me!!!!!

    This is only an estimate though because I'm going of BMI height and weight charts. The last time I was overweight instead of obese was 13 years ago, so I'm very much looking forward to it.
  • RissaDean
    RissaDean Posts: 189 Member
    At my heaviest, (10# before I started MFP), I was 2.5# away from obese. I lost 10 on my own (I got laid off so wasn't going out for happy hour 3-4x each week or eating out for lunch EVERY day)....I am currently 10# away from being the top end of the healthy zone. Kind of sobering, because I didn't realize (at the time) that I was as big as I was. I mean, yea - I knew I needed to lose weight, but sheeez....totally didn't realize that I needed to lose THAT much :/
  • chryciw
    chryciw Posts: 124 Member
    When I started my weight loss journey last August, I had to lose 23 pounds to reach that magic "just overweight" number. Took me about 6 months, but I was so excited when I got there! I told my friends (most of whom are much skinnier), "I'm no longer obese, now I'm just overweight!" They acted like I was crazy! Now I've got another 17 pounds to go to hit the healthy range. Can't wait!
  • knkmfp
    knkmfp Posts: 295 Member
    22lbs, approx, so 15-20 weeks, all being well.
  • katharos3
    katharos3 Posts: 154 Member
    I also have 28 lbs left to lose to be under the "obese" line. The last time I weighed that was 5 years (& 2 kids) ago. I'm really looking forward to being there again! :)
  • Dahlface13
    Dahlface13 Posts: 65 Member
    Ugh, 58 to go. Really? There's some motivation to avoid sneaking in a cookie after dinner tonight!
  • HotSouthernMess
    HotSouthernMess Posts: 474 Member
    63 pounds until i reach "overweight" *sigh*
  • jbrackett0617
    jbrackett0617 Posts: 15
    Ive got 30 to go. Seems like a daunting number!! However I just recently (like today) started this journey. Tomorrow morning I start my 30 day shred dvd. Hoping to see some real results from that. Ive got about 65-70 lbs to lose total!
  • Jennyisbusy
    Jennyisbusy Posts: 1,294 Member
    It's weirdly exciting. and yeah, I don't expect my skinny friends to truly understand :)
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