No longer "Overweight"!
joflo723
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So happy and have to share...this morning, for the first time in over 10 years, I am officially no longer in the "Overweight" region on the BMI scales! Woo-hooo!!! I know it's just a label, but it was pretty cool seeing myself in the *green* section finally.
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Congrats's on that achievement. Bet it feels amazing.
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awesome!!0
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Way to go! I can't wait to get there myself!!0
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Congrats!0
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So happy and have to share...this morning, for the first time in over 10 years, I am officially no longer in the "Overweight" region on the BMI scales! Woo-hooo!!! I know it's just a label, but it was pretty cool seeing myself in the *green* section finally.
That's so awesome. Congrats!
I hit the "healthy" range yesterday too!! Wooohooo us!0 -
CONGRATS!! I know exactly what you mean! I posted a similar post last week! So glad to be 'normal' 'healthy' weight!!0
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Yayyy me too!!
This morning my Bmi also moved out of the yellow
I celebrated with chocolate.0 -
Way to go0
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Congratulations and you're gorgeous!0
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Many congratulations!0
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Super! Celebrate every success, big or small. Good for you!0
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Thanks everyone for the nice comments and for cheering me on! I don't have a "diet buddy" per se to celebrate with, but you all make me feel like I do!0
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Amazing job!0
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They're not just labels, they're categories still used by the medical establishment and will be used in the Affordable Care Act to raise insurance premiums against the categorically obese and overweight who have conditions, pre-existing or otherwise, that could be linked to their weight.
So, you have good reasons to celebrate being in the green category, its not meaningless.0 -
Congrats! I still have another 18 pounds to go before I hit that mark.0
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YAY! Congrats!0
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congrats0
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Fantastic! Great job!0
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I am officially no longer in the "Overweight" region on the BMI scales!
Funny. I was at 29% body fat a few years back. Even though I haven't lost a lot of weight, I just did another BF test and I am hovering around 20%. Not bad in my book. My goal as always been to be at around 15%, so we will see what the next few years brings.
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Lourdesong wrote: »They're not just labels, they're categories still used by the medical establishment and will be used in the Affordable Care Act to raise insurance premiums against the categorically obese and overweight who have conditions, pre-existing or otherwise, that could be linked to their weight.
Where did you find this little tidbit? I read some of the changes on this and only saw a mandatory reward program for wellness and fitness participation, nothing related to an increase in premiums although an additional add on to insurance programs related to wellness programs and smoking cessation may result in increased premiums but might actually decrease premiums as it ensures that covered individuals will be healthier and less likely to use their coverage.
Oh yeah, congrats on your achievement OP. Not trying to steal your thunder.0 -
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I'm not a big fan of the BMI index and prefer body fat calculations as they BMI calculated BF based on height as to weight without taking into consideration the amount of actual muscle one has on their frame. It works well for individuals that aren't heavily into strength training but does not function well for guys like me. For example, if I'm 18% body fat but at about 215 lbs, 6'1", I'm showing 28.4 BMI which is overweight. Even if I was to get down to 190, which would mean I would have to get down to probably 10% body fat and cut off around 5-10 pounds of muscle, I'd still be classified as overweight.0
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Congratulations, this is what this journey is all about, keep up the great work!!0
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Congratulations! I hope to reach that goal some day. Awesome work!0
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That is FABULOUS!!!! Enjoy your accomplishment.0
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Woohoo! I'm hoping to get there someday too, but I'll settle for not being considered 'obese' by the BMI scale.0
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Yay! It definitely is a great feeling when you see that!! Congrats =D0
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Great job. I am almost down to 30 on my scales but I know 25 will pop up if I keep working at it.0
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