I drank 3-20 oz bottles of water. Tomorrow, 30 min plus one hour of regular Jazzercise class. Thursday, add in YWCA aerobics.

okay Linda, here is my theory!! I was totally stressing about getting to normal BMI which would be 158. I was at 160, 161, and just couldn't get to that. It was so a 'I want to be a normal bmi thing', not really the number on the scale. Well guess what, so I had this cute little surgery and sometime somehow during that process I have lost and am now at 150!! Yup, I'm normal bmi. But you know what. I think I look awful!! I think I look frail, weak, and just not as healthy. And healthy is really the look I am going for. I know I am still sort of getting through this surgery and not quite on my regular routine, so I'm not real worried that I am going to stay at this weight. I think I will get back to what is probably good for me, maybe 160'ish, and I will be satisfied. So for me - screw the bmi. But I totally totally know how you feel. It is just wanting to be normal!! I understand. Oh, and this is so me, but I even tried to find a calculator that would give me a break due to my age!! What a fool I am!!! love you Linda!! donna

Good because you look Great! I don't really understand it either. However I know that for my height and age, the national average is above the normal BMI. Check out this website. It might be helpful. http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/bmi.htm

The BMI thing is a bit of a bummer, I agree. However if you feel good and really don't think you will get down to the "normal BMI" why sweat it. Statistically you have dramatically reduced your chances of weight related illness by loosing what you have. Your surgery is considered sucessful if you loose 75% of your excess body weight, which it looks like you have --although I havent' done the numbers. Why beat yourself up over 25 pounds?

I dont know if this will help but i found it online. it will take me another almost 25 lbs to get to normal but here is what i seen online Body Mass Index One of the best ways to determine your risk for health problems associated with weight is to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI). Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is an important factor in determining your health risk. It is a method of relating your height to your weight, that provides an estimate of the degree to which you may be over- or underweight.