im over weight and its great
Hi Nancy and Sara - I'm another even shorter one at 5'2". I told my doc that I wanted to get in the normal BMI range, and so I had set my goal at 133lbs. But he said that would be too small for me, and that I should be aiming for something more like 150-155 lbs! I was pretty surprised.
There is a professor at a college here who does underwater weighing to assess body composition for a low fee, and I will probably adjust my goal weight according to the results I get on bodyfat percentage. I really don't care what I weigh as long as very little of it is blubber!
Oh, and Sara - congrats on leaving obesity behind!