jwpamp

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  • I focus more on Body Fat % than on BMI -- you can have a low or "normal" BMI and be 'fat'....I am at the high normal for BMI (5'7" and 159 pounds) -- but I am considered Lean in terms of Body Fat (I am 23% Body Fat at age 50, and a woman). You can be skinny fat and look loose and out of shape -- I prefer being strong and…
    in Normal BMI 18.5-24.9 Comment by jwpamp July 2013
  • I am 49 and lost 60 pounds about 3 years ago. I followed the WWatchers plan of counting "points" and after walking off the first 20 pounds I started working out more intensely. Over the course of about 6 months, I reached my goal. I went from a size 18/20 to a 6/8. I now go to the gym 5-6 days a week and on any days I…
    in LF women over 40 who have lost 50+ pounds Comment by jwpamp September 2012
  • I wish I had thought about the necklace idea -- I lost my wedding ring of 30 years after I lost 60 pounds. :-( So sad -- it was not expensive (I got married at 17 and we could only afford $60 bands), but I was devastated when I lost it -- still am. Take care of them!!
    in Wedding Rings Too Loose! Comment by jwpamp May 2012
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