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That's what they told me. It's like weight training all the time when you are obese. You carry around 100, 200 or more extra pounds all the time so your bone density and muscles are usually quite good if you are active. Now if you are a couch potato, that isn't going to be the case. But even at 300 lbs, I went to the gym 5 days a week, did weights, the treadmill, the elliptical, or anything I could do. Weight bearing exercises (which we all do when we are overweight) build muscle. VAST amounts of it. So this is what they told me at my centre and it makes sense.

Now that I've lost so much, I can run on that damned treadmill! 3 miles yesterday in 50 mins. I love my sleeve!

My goal was 135. Got there just after 1 year. Then I decided I wanted to be 131. Got there and then wanted 126 (for 105 pounds lost). Got there by two years. Bounced up as I added training and had to change the way I eat to accommodate. I probably put on muscle, but had some regain as well i'm sure.

But...i'm almost four years out, and i'm 135. I would like a few more pounds off for my next race, and i've changed my diet to see if I can become stronger. I'm now focusing on body fat %. I would like that under 20%. It's not at the moment.

BMI is garbage, and can mess with your head. Because I shrank after surgery, 135 is no longer a normal BMI weight for me, but 131 is. Oh well. I still run marathons, and I eat properly and keep my body as healthy as possibly. I am happy!! 

I originally thought 160. It was the last number I remember as being normal size. Then I managed to get to 140. I have rebounded to 150 and I think this is where I will stay. I just do not want to rebound any further. I leave the have to lose 5 pounds on my ticker to remind me to work everyday at keeping my eating in check

I love the idea of leaving that 5 lbs on the ticker as a reminder....great idea!!!

I like that too. Good strategy. I might have to borrow this... assuming I ever get to my goal.

I don't really have a goal number.  My family doctor feels that 200 - 225 lbs would be best for my height and body type so I'm *kinda* working towards that.  Just to give me something to focus on.  I've already lost 113 lbs in the 6 months since my surgery and I'm thrilled.  If I don't drop another pound and stay here, I could be happy with that.  I feel healthier and freer that I have in my entire adult life.

I don't pay too much attention to the BMI as I would have to weigh 175 lbs-ish to be considered "healthy", but my family doctor said that is rubbish and I would feel and look horrible at that low of a weight.  I agree.  

Where ever I end up at the end of this journey, as long as my weight stays out of the "morbidly obese" range, I'll be okay with it.  I ain't never gonna be a super model and I'm okay with that. ;)

TES

I remember the feeling of getting out of the morbidly obese phase, then the obese, now I am trying to get out of the overweight phase.  I think this is where my dr is coming from. 

My goal weight was 150, when I got close to that goal, I changed it to 145.  I'm now 138.  Still considered overweight on the BMI chart.  Rediculous, I know.  Now I wouldn't mind getting to 130.  However, I'm just going to follow my plan letting my body take me where it's going to go.

It seems we have the same thoughts!

May want to look at the idea of "best weight".  Drs Sharma and Freedhoff have written about it. 

BMI is indeed an antiquated and absurd measure.  1 pound makes the difference between "normal" and "overweight"?  Ridiculous!