Weight and ageing? Is my 'high school weight' goal unrealistic?
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I'm 35 and I weigh less than I did in HS. I wasn't skinny in HS though. I was about 105 back then (I'm 4'11") and I'm 96 now. Also I'm more muscular than I was then. I started at 115 back in November and it wasn't that difficult for me to get down to this. Just keeping up with my calorie counting and I workout every day now. I mean, I did change my lifestyle but the weight came off pretty quickly. Also I feel much better now with more energy.0
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You don't have to decide on your final goal now. Take it 5lb at a time and see how it goes.0
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Of course you can achieve that. 26 is not "older" or "aged," for one, and if you diet and exercise, you can achieve your strongest, leanest body ever.
Make it fun. Find foods and exercises you enjoy. Take it day by day and set other milestones like your fastest mile, most steps in a day/week, staying within your calorie goal for a day, or your longest streak. It's not all about weight all the time - that takes time and cam be frustrating. It's a journey, so make the most of it!2 -
mpkanewske wrote: »This is a depressing thread -- at 26, you're depressed because you're 120 lbs., feel HUGE, and your excess weight is due to the aging process? I'm 57, 5'1", and 120 lbs. I guess I should just waddle my grossly obese body over to the nursing home.
So you're 57 and you still haven't learned that this thread is not all about you and how you feel? Have some respect for the OP. She is not here talking about your body; she is talking about her body. Don't make it about you.
My remarks were meant to be ironic, not about how I feel personally about my body, and I didn't intend any disrespect to OP. I guess my thought is that someone who is 26 is already concerned about that the "aging process" is affecting her weight is a bit extreme, and she is the one who used HUGE to describe a weight well within a normal BMI. Then, she projects a future that involves constant exercise and dieting to maintain a low weight: "I feel like my goal is impossible because Its been a real struggle lately. I dont want to have to workout every day of my life and count calories every day of my life... Is this just how its going to be as I get older and older because losing weight will become more and more difficult??" This isn't what I'd call happy talk. I read this kind of thing from people who are significantly obese, not normal weight people trying to get to their "ideal weight."3 -
AlisonH729 wrote: »I'll be 30 at the end of the month. Like OP, I weighed like 105 in HS (I'm 5'2). After college I was probably 112, and then when I moved in with my fiance got up to 118 before starting my wedding diet. I wasn't out of shape but just wasn't used to weighing that much or having to pay attention to it. I was able to get down to about 110 for my wedding (In Sept '15) but I had to be pretty strict, and I wasn't able to stay there. Fast forward to now and I've started a more aggressive lifting program & I weigh more now than ever, 120. (To break it down I lost 8 pounds in 8 months for my wedding and have gained it and more back just as fast.) But I feel strong and fit. Yes I have to pay attention to what I am eating, and work hard, but maintaining at what I weighed in HS does not fit into my lifestyle and I have come to terms with the fact that I will not have the body I had when I was a teenager because I am a woman. But its capable of different things now, and that's cool too.
"I will not have the body I had when I was a teenager because I am a woman."
^ I hope you don't mean that women can't have the same body as they did when they were a teenager, and that a body like that doesn't make them a woman.
I'm really hoping you don't actually believe that.1 -
mpkanewske wrote: »This is a depressing thread -- at 26, you're depressed because you're 120 lbs., feel HUGE, and your excess weight is due to the aging process? I'm 57, 5'1", and 120 lbs. I guess I should just waddle my grossly obese body over to the nursing home.
So you're 57 and you still haven't learned that this thread is not all about you and how you feel? Have some respect for the OP. She is not here talking about your body; she is talking about her body. Don't make it about you.
My remarks were meant to be ironic, not about how I feel personally about my body, and I didn't intend any disrespect to OP. I guess my thought is that someone who is 26 is already concerned about that the "aging process" is affecting her weight is a bit extreme, and she is the one who used HUGE to describe a weight well within a normal BMI. Then, she projects a future that involves constant exercise and dieting to maintain a low weight: "I feel like my goal is impossible because Its been a real struggle lately. I dont want to have to workout every day of my life and count calories every day of my life... Is this just how its going to be as I get older and older because losing weight will become more and more difficult??" This isn't what I'd call happy talk. I read this kind of thing from people who are significantly obese, not normal weight people trying to get to their "ideal weight."
I think you were saying that her feelings about herself (even though she has practical goals) don't count because she's not over weight or obese. Shame.
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mpkanewske wrote: »This is a depressing thread -- at 26, you're depressed because you're 120 lbs., feel HUGE, and your excess weight is due to the aging process? I'm 57, 5'1", and 120 lbs. I guess I should just waddle my grossly obese body over to the nursing home.
So you're 57 and you still haven't learned that this thread is not all about you and how you feel? Have some respect for the OP. She is not here talking about your body; she is talking about her body. Don't make it about you.
My remarks were meant to be ironic, not about how I feel personally about my body, and I didn't intend any disrespect to OP. I guess my thought is that someone who is 26 is already concerned about that the "aging process" is affecting her weight is a bit extreme, and she is the one who used HUGE to describe a weight well within a normal BMI. Then, she projects a future that involves constant exercise and dieting to maintain a low weight: "I feel like my goal is impossible because Its been a real struggle lately. I dont want to have to workout every day of my life and count calories every day of my life... Is this just how its going to be as I get older and older because losing weight will become more and more difficult??" This isn't what I'd call happy talk. I read this kind of thing from people who are significantly obese, not normal weight people trying to get to their "ideal weight."
i say it makes me feel HUGE because it does lol.. when you compare 105 to 125 its a 20 pound difference and on a short body that shows a lot! Am I supposed to be excited about being bigger than I want to be? Lol I dont really care if im still in 'normal range' because it still effects my confidence level and when I was under 110 lbs I was plenty healthy and also in normal range so I dont understand what your issue is with my thread?...I made this thread because Im unsure what I should be focusing on since I am getting older, im closer to 30 than I am 20 now, and wondering if getting to 105 might not be very reasonable for someone at my activity level
I mentioned the aging process because thats what I always hear from people as you get older its harder to take off weight and easier to put it on because metabolism slows etc etc etc............2 -
trinabot19 wrote: »mpkanewske wrote: »This is a depressing thread -- at 26, you're depressed because you're 120 lbs., feel HUGE, and your excess weight is due to the aging process? I'm 57, 5'1", and 120 lbs. I guess I should just waddle my grossly obese body over to the nursing home.
So you're 57 and you still haven't learned that this thread is not all about you and how you feel? Have some respect for the OP. She is not here talking about your body; she is talking about her body. Don't make it about you.
My remarks were meant to be ironic, not about how I feel personally about my body, and I didn't intend any disrespect to OP. I guess my thought is that someone who is 26 is already concerned about that the "aging process" is affecting her weight is a bit extreme, and she is the one who used HUGE to describe a weight well within a normal BMI. Then, she projects a future that involves constant exercise and dieting to maintain a low weight: "I feel like my goal is impossible because Its been a real struggle lately. I dont want to have to workout every day of my life and count calories every day of my life... Is this just how its going to be as I get older and older because losing weight will become more and more difficult??" This isn't what I'd call happy talk. I read this kind of thing from people who are significantly obese, not normal weight people trying to get to their "ideal weight."
i say it makes me feel HUGE because it does lol.. when you compare 105 to 125 its a 20 pound difference and on a short body that shows a lot! Am I supposed to be excited about being bigger than I want to be? Lol I dont really care if im still in 'normal range' because it still effects my confidence level and when I was under 110 lbs I was plenty healthy and also in normal range so I dont understand what your issue is with my thread?...I made this thread because Im unsure what I should be focusing on since I am getting older, im closer to 30 than I am 20 now, and wondering if getting to 105 might not be very reasonable for someone at my activity level
I mentioned the aging process because thats what I always hear from people as you get older its harder to take off weight and easier to put it on because metabolism slows etc etc etc............
To be honest, the metabolism does slow but that is a very small change. The real issue typically is people tend to become less active as they age which accounts for more of the calorie drop than actual metabolism.3 -
No, you shouldn't have to exercise 6 days per week to lose weight. It's all about calorie intake. How many calories per day are you eating? Do you accurately weigh and measure your food and log it here? No need to over complicate it. All you need to do is start eating just a little less than you are now. No drastic changes, no crazy diets or elimination of food. Just have smaller portions. Exercise for health benefits and for the sake of being active.
What does a normal day of eating look like for you currently? I'm the same as you in that I reached my full height of 5'1" in middle school. I had a bit of a weight gain my Sophomore year due to being less active and having more access to fast food, but fast forward 20+ years and 2 children later and I'm 20 lbs lighter than my high school weight.
Id say I eat pretty normal/healthy..after I got married and life happened my H and I were going out a lot more than we probably should have haha which is probably why I gained most of the weight. And of course not being quite as active as I used to.
Ive been making a big effort to stop getting the going out food and keeping my cals to around 1300 a day which isnt too bad for me. I HAD been going to the gym 6 days a week but now ive changed to 2 or 3 days a week while still doing some form of exercise at home every day still (walking/jogging etc). Ive been really good at being accurate with my cals the last few weeks too, except for this week ive been slacking on that a bit but Im still eating healthy and taking small portions etc i just cant keep up with constantly adding this stuff into MFP its making me neurotic LOL
Thats awesome what you were able to do after having kids too!! Thats the other thing too is that I want to lose some of this weight before my husband and I decide to have kids as well!0 -
I would say it's probably possible. I'm 26 and weigh about what I did my freshman yr of high school (though I'm actually smaller now). My original goal was my senior weight (130-135), but when I got there I decided I wanted to go a bit lower. I was actually told by my mom that it wasn't a reasonable goal when I set it because I had just had my oldest. I now have 2 kids and reached my original goal about 14-15 months after my second was born. It's been pretty slow since I hit that point and maintaining a deficit has been harder. I don't think it has to do with my age so much as my activity level is different and I'm actually at a reasonable weight for my height. My trend weight is 125.4 now (I'm taller than you though) and was trending 122 at the start of the year (I slipped up a few months ago). I say take it slow and stop where you feel comfortable. That could very well be your high school weight or a bit higher.
For me, I will probably be counting calories for awhile. I am not good at judging portions or intuitive eating. I'm hoping to eventually be good at judging portions, but for now calorie counting works for monitoring my intake.0 -
trinabot19 wrote: »I am 5'1 and 120 lbs at 26 years old Im looking into getting back to my 'high school' goal weight of around 105 lbs...but Im wondering if my body even wants to be that low anymore? It was so easy as a teenager because you dont really have to try but after Id say around 20 years old I started slowly gaining weight until now ...I have completely had it. I was closer to 125 lbs about a month ago and Ive slowly managed to lose a few lbs so now im closer to 120 but ugh this is a real struggle lol.
Is it just because my metabolism is getting slower as I age so its not as easy anymore like when I was a teenager?
Last year, when I lost my weight, I was 48 years old and well into perimenopause. That's the age when the metabolism is supposed to start to slow down and weight loss is supposed to be more difficult.
Nevertheless in 8 months I dropped to my high school weight.
It's just a matter of sticking to it.
Enter your info into MFP, choose sedentary as your activity level, and MFP will give you the number of calories you should be consuming (probably 1200).
Meticulously weigh and log everything for the next month.
Exercise can be as simple as going for a 30 minute walk. Log your exercise, estimate your calories burned a little on the low side, and eat half your calories back. Do that for the next month too.
Give it your best shot for a month.
Reassess where you are and what you want to do next at the end of the month.
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At 31, I weigh less now than I have since I was ten years old. #fatkidproblems1
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Yes, getting back to 105 is possible. It will take a bit of time and effort to get there but it should be maintainable without having to dedicate your life to exercise and calorie counting. A few conscious decisions throughout the day should make it sustainable. Move a bit more, skip the fries, have salad, opt for vodka and diet tonic, small things like that.
As we age our metabolism does slow. For someone your height and weight it is 50-60cals per decade staring from about 20, or when you have fully stopped developing. ( that is 6 cals a year!) The reason for this is because as we age we are not as active, we don't burn quite as many calories, and we start to lose muscle mass.
Stay active, cardio and weights, in the gym or just through day to day activity and you will retain a higher BMR even as you get to and through menopause.
Right now, put your stats into MFP with a goal of 1lbs a week for the first 5-10lbs then drop it to .5lbs a week until you reach your goal. If you exercise eat back about 50% of those calories. You need them so you don't get sluggish and less active. If you are losing too fast or too slow alter the percentage you eat back until you are on track.
Increase your daily activity too- no extra calories for that but even at sedentary you are expected to get a full range of motion and 3-5000 steps in. Every bit counts when you are small and trying to lose 10-20lbs.
Weigh everything that goes in your mouth when you are at home and really focus on the size of your portions so that when you eat out you can judge just how much to eat. Take left overs home for lunch the next day, or share with a friend.
I was 5'and 105 at 15 and now, decades later, I am 5'1 and 105. I had a slight 30lbs weight blip, corrected it, and have had no problem maintaining it for the past 6 years. I am 98lbs in my avitar.
Here is me at 103.
Cheers, h, 62yo.
I have only talked about me because we have the same height and weight goal, and to let you know it can be possible at any age. This does not mean it is right or possible for every one.7 -
sunnybeaches105 wrote: »I weighed the same at 40 as I did at 17. And yes, 5'1" at 105 is a reasonable goal.
Me too!
I'm in my 40's and I still weigh the same as I did in high school. Things have shifted a little since then. I have bigger boobs and more lean muscle than I did as a kid. I'm also more active than I was then. But the weight is still the same as it was on my first driver's license. (Plus or minus a couple of pounds depending on the time of the month.)
Good luck, OP!
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middlehaitch wrote: »
Here is me at 103.
Cheers, h, 62yo.
I have only talked about me because we have the same height and weight goal, and to let you know it can be possible at any age. This does not mean it is right or possible for every one.
Amazing!
I'm going to be that awesome some day, too! 
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msalicia116 wrote: »"I will not have the body I had when I was a teenager because I am a woman."
^ I hope you don't mean that women can't have the same body as they did when they were a teenager, and that a body like that doesn't make them a woman.
I'm really hoping you don't actually believe that.
Well no I don't believe that, probably because I never said it.
Just like your body changes during puberty, hormones continue to have an effect on it as you age. The degree to which varies, just like during puberty, from person to person. (An adult woman may remain slim but arguably she still won't have the same body she had as an adolescent. But of course she's still a woman...)
My body stores fat differently now. (Which isn't uncommon for a lot of women.) Similar to the OP I struggled for a while knowing that I used to weigh a lot less with a lot less effort. I would drive myself crazy (and did for a while) trying to achieve the body I had as a teenager. But it just ISN'T that body anymore. So I focus on making it the best body I can have NOW.
OP You may be able to get back down to 105. There's no harm in trying with a slight deficit. Go for it. But if you get there (or even on the journey) you decide it's just too much restriction and work know that that's okay too. (Been there.) You're always allowed to reevaluate, and that's mostly the point I wanted to make. At a certain point I had to reevaluate and realize I was working with a much different body than I had 10 years ago.1 -
Age is not likely a significant factor in why it seems much more difficult now than in high school, but lifestyle might be. For example, when I was in high school, I walked 20 minutes each way. If I had a spare I'd walk home for lunch and then back. There wasn't much opportunity to snack during the day (had to get between classes and couldn't eat in class). The cafeteria was pretty spartan. My mother did the grocery shopping and we did not have a lot of high calorie snacks available, nor did we eat dessert very often.
In my early 30s it seemed easy to maintain a low weight even though I remember eating a lot more than I do now, and drove virtually everywhere I had to go. Candy and chips from the vending machine, extensive selection in the work cafeteria. But i was working in a large factory and the walking was ridiculous, now that I have a fitness tracker I figure I was doing 15-20,000 steps a day.
Now I'm in my late 40's and weigh less than in high school, but with a desk job and unlimited access to snacks and fast food, it requires conscious effort to monitor how much I eat and ensure I get in enough activity.0 -
msalicia116 wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »msalicia116 wrote: »JustMissTracy wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »Your body changes when you enter adulthood...and I'm not talking about putting on fat...your body just changes...most likely this is completely unrealistic...you're a woman, not a little girl.
This, exactly!
^I'm smaller than I was in high school. Our bodies change for various reasons, but it doesn't mean we can't (or that it's unlikely to) be the same weight or size.
I've made it my goal to improve my health every year, fortunately my size was affected by that goal.
That typo of thinking is defeating and makes one feel like, what's the point, or that it's all downhill from here. Not true at all and if you want your goal to be 19% body fat than it IS possible!
Don't let age or any excuse define you I'm guessing you won't since you're here to be the best version of yourself!
@msalicia116
It depends on where you come from. For some being the same size or smaller than high school is possible. Not necessarily for everyone.
I was very tiny in high school. I developed late. I was still very lean in my 20s bit bigger than high school.
There is no way I'd get back to my high school weight or size.
I'm familiar with anything is possible. Not everything is nor does it have to be.
Still not even close to high school weight or size.
I agree that it depends. That's why I don't use the words "it's unlikely" regarding a population because that seems defeating to me.
And being lean or in a lean bf % ( like yourself- you look amazing) at any age is possible (even if that means 23%bf for your body type).
Sincere question for anyone, but is there a reason you wouldn't be able to be "close" to your senior year weight if you didn't put on an insane amount of muscle or grew several inches after high school? I don't see why it's "unlikely" at all, especially for women if that's what they want.
Well, I personally know that I can get back to my HS weight, but my measurements will stil be different. After 5 pregnancies my hips are about 3" wider (at the same weight) and with each baby, my breasts have gotten larger. I went from an A cup at 24 before i had my first, to a small C cup at 32.
So even if you can get back to the weight, it might not look the same.1 -
This is a depressing thread -- at 26, you're depressed because you're 120 lbs., feel HUGE, and your excess weight is due to the aging process? I'm 57, 5'1", and 120 lbs. I guess I should just waddle my grossly obese body over to the nursing home.
This is what I thought too.. At age 26, this girl is thinking she is old and her metabolism has slowed to a crawl. And that high school was 20 years a go.
I should take my peri-menopause butt out side in the back yard and pray for a lightening strike.
I am 5'4, nearing 48 in two months and 117 pounds.. Not far from high school weight, but it does not come with out pain, sweat and tears and a lot of hard work.1 -
Wow, you are 26 and wondering if age is slowing your weight loss. You are so young!
You are at a healthy weight now. If you are unhappy about the way look maybe you should focus on body composition rather than weight.1 -
Well...this is one of those weird things that I just don't understand I guess...aspiring to look like a teen or be the same size/weight as I was when I was a teen...I'm putting this up there with other things I just don't get...aspiring to thigh gap...aspiring to be X size...even though there's nothing universal about sizing....1
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Age is not likely a significant factor in why it seems much more difficult now than in high school, but lifestyle might be. For example, when I was in high school, I walked 20 minutes each way. If I had a spare I'd walk home for lunch and then back. There wasn't much opportunity to snack during the day (had to get between classes and couldn't eat in class). The cafeteria was pretty spartan. My mother did the grocery shopping and we did not have a lot of high calorie snacks available, nor did we eat dessert very often.
In my early 30s it seemed easy to maintain a low weight even though I remember eating a lot more than I do now, and drove virtually everywhere I had to go. Candy and chips from the vending machine, extensive selection in the work cafeteria. But i was working in a large factory and the walking was ridiculous, now that I have a fitness tracker I figure I was doing 15-20,000 steps a day.
Now I'm in my late 40's and weigh less than in high school, but with a desk job and unlimited access to snacks and fast food, it requires conscious effort to monitor how much I eat and ensure I get in enough activity.
^^ All this. We aren't conscious of our activity level a lot. I used to complain about how after I turned 40 it became easy to put on weight and hard to take off, but the reality was I was just not moving as much and eating more. When I was younger I was too busy to sit around mindlessly snacking. I ate a lot of junk, but not all day and I moved a ton more due to school and jobs that kept me on my feet all day.
You can most definitely get back there, but it will take effort to make a lifestyle change. It won't be that hard to keep once it becomes habit. Or, as others have said you may decide you are happier a little heavier. I was 5'2" and 95lbs from 13-32 (even with 2 kids). I've decided now, I'm pretty happy with a more muscled 98. I wouldn't mind a few more pounds of muscle.1 -
This is a depressing thread -- at 26, you're depressed because you're 120 lbs., feel HUGE, and your excess weight is due to the aging process? I'm 57, 5'1", and 120 lbs. I guess I should just waddle my grossly obese body over to the nursing home.
This is what I thought too.. At age 26, this girl is thinking she is old and her metabolism has slowed to a crawl. And that high school was 20 years a go.
I should take my peri-menopause butt out side in the back yard and pray for a lightening strike.
I am 5'4, nearing 48 in two months and 117 pounds.. Not far from high school weight, but it does not come with out pain, sweat and tears and a lot of hard work.
That isnt what I think at all and if you had read any of my replies in this thread you would KNOW what im talking about. Please dont make such presumptuous comments while ignoring what Im saying its ridiculous...1 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Wow, you are 26 and wondering if age is slowing your weight loss. You are so young!
You are at a healthy weight now. If you are unhappy about the way look maybe you should focus on body composition rather than weight.
I understand that im still in the healthy range for my age/height etc but its just not what I want. I didnt start gaining weight until I was 20+ (started college..got married etc) so I still was under 110 for a few years AFTER high school..I just say high school weight as a more general term, for before I gained weight, if that makes sense.
And whats wrong with wondering about age and weight loss? Im closer to 30 than I am 20 and my body is obviously not the same as when I was 15..thats part of the reason I made this thread because Im wondering how other people dealt with these changes as well...is it metabolism? is it lifestyle? is it everything?..Im not talking about being 50 years old no, but I am still older than I was before...its a relevant concern lol.0 -
middlehaitch wrote: »Yes, getting back to 105 is possible. It will take a bit of time and effort to get there but it should be maintainable without having to dedicate your life to exercise and calorie counting. A few conscious decisions throughout the day should make it sustainable. Move a bit more, skip the fries, have salad, opt for vodka and diet tonic, small things like that.
As we age our metabolism does slow. For someone your height and weight it is 50-60cals per decade staring from about 20, or when you have fully stopped developing. ( that is 6 cals a year!) The reason for this is because as we age we are not as active, we don't burn quite as many calories, and we start to lose muscle mass.
Stay active, cardio and weights, in the gym or just through day to day activity and you will retain a higher BMR even as you get to and through menopause.
Right now, put your stats into MFP with a goal of 1lbs a week for the first 5-10lbs then drop it to .5lbs a week until you reach your goal. If you exercise eat back about 50% of those calories. You need them so you don't get sluggish and less active. If you are losing too fast or too slow alter the percentage you eat back until you are on track.
Increase your daily activity too- no extra calories for that but even at sedentary you are expected to get a full range of motion and 3-5000 steps in. Every bit counts when you are small and trying to lose 10-20lbs.
Weigh everything that goes in your mouth when you are at home and really focus on the size of your portions so that when you eat out you can judge just how much to eat. Take left overs home for lunch the next day, or share with a friend.
I was 5'and 105 at 15 and now, decades later, I am 5'1 and 105. I had a slight 30lbs weight blip, corrected it, and have had no problem maintaining it for the past 6 years. I am 98lbs in my avitar.
Here is me at 103.
Cheers, h, 62yo.
I have only talked about me because we have the same height and weight goal, and to let you know it can be possible at any age. This does not mean it is right or possible for every one.
Thank you for your comment!! Very informative!! You look great! 2 -
It's not at all unreasonable on unattainable. The question you should be asking is whether it's sensible or desirable.
Shoot for a look rather than a weight. Weight can be helpful in guiding you to that look, but as a goal unto itself, it's pretty lacking.0 -
I think it depends on what you weighed in high school and how much you are willing to put into it. I was 135 in high school....er...coming up on my 20 year reunion this year. 2 kids later and with a 3rd on the way...I'm way bigger. I could realistically get back to 135lbs. It's even towards the higher end of a normal BMI for me. But I'm not willing to put in quite that much effort. If I could just get closer to 100 than to 200 after this final baby I'll be one happy camper. That still eats smores without having to go to the gym 7 days a week. lol.0
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What does your mirror tell you? I currently weigh 176 which is close to my high school weight although I definitely have room for improvement. When I wrestled I weighed 167 but I still could have lost more weight. My comfortable goal is 170, stretch is 165 and then I want to re-evaluate. I should also state that I'm 55.0
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I'm the same weight at 56 as I was when I was in my late teens and early 20's. Whether your high school weight is now your "best weight" is something only you can judge.
Why not nibble away a few pounds at a time and reassess as you go? Wouldn't get too hung up on the actual number though.
How you feel, look, perform, your health is more important than a particular number.
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Right now your BMI is 22.7, which is in the normal range (18.5 - 24.9) according to the NIH (National Institute of Health). If you went down to your high school weight your BMI would be 19.8. For your height, 61" your weight range is 100 - 132 (rounded up). To see this information, the NIH website is...
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmi_tbl.htm0
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