i'm normal

well according to the BMI thingy i'm normal :) BMI of 24.7 -- not too bad if i must say so myself :) i'm happy!! shhhh don't tell anyone else i'm normal -- they will look at you funny  take care roberta

  That is such great news.  I hoping to become normal this time next year.  I am having surgery on 8/28 and can not wait to start to loss weight.  Congratulations again!!!!!!

Congratulations! I haven't been "normal" since about 3rd grade so it's definately something to look forward to in the future. Have a great day! Vicki

Roberta, You and Ross have done such a wonderful job.  Congratulations. Jeanne

Normal?? What is that ?? LOL congrats on your great loss.

definition of "NORMAL" according to dictionary.com  nor·mal      /ˈnɔrməl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[nawr-muhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective

1.	conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.

2.	serving to establish a standard.

3.	Psychology. a. approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment. b. free from any mental disorder; sane.

4.	Biology, Medicine/Medical. a. free from any infection or other form of disease or malformation, or from experimental therapy or manipulation. b. of natural occurrence.

5.

Mathematics. a. being at right angles, as a line; perpendicular. b. of the nature of or pertaining to a mathematical normal. c. (of an orthogonal system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the square of the absolute value of any function is 1. d. (of a topological space) having the property that corresponding to every pair of disjoint closed sets are two disjoint open sets, each containing one of the closed sets. e. (of a subgroup) having the property that the same set of elements results when all the elements of the subgroup are operated on consistently on the left and consistently on the right by any element of the group; invariant.

6.

Chemistry. a. (of a solution) containing one equivalent weight of the constituent in question in one liter of solution. b. pertaining to an aliphatic hydrocarbon having a straight unbranched carbon chain, each carbon atom of which is joined to no more than two other carbon atoms. c. of or pertaining to a neutral salt in which any replaceable hydroxyl groups or hydrogen atoms have been replaced by other groups or atoms, as sodium sulfate, Na2SO4.

–noun

7.	the average or mean: Production may fall below normal.

8.	the standard or type.

9.	Mathematics. a. a perpendicular line or plane, esp. one perpendicular to a tangent line of a curve, or a tangent plane of a surface, at the point of contact. b. the portion of this perpendicular line included between its point of contact with the curve and the x-axis.

other than that i have no idea what "NORMAL" actually means -- all i know is that the BMI chart says i'm "NORMAL"  -- i don't fit into catagory #1, #2, #3 -- maybe it's #4 i could fall into?? or maybe #5??? #6 sounds good too :) not #7, not #8 and definitaly NOT #9 cuz i can't find any curves anywhere!!

LOL thanks for the clarification!!

Roberta~ CONGRATULATIONS!  Wonderful news for sure!!  And your secret is safe with me, I won't tell anyone you are now normal......and even though you probably aren't "truly normal" YOU have been a great inspiration and encouragement to all of us on these boards.  You are wonderful, sensitive, positive, beautiful and smart "flying under the radar of normal" person!  We all love you!!!

I just did my BMI and I am now 22.3.  WOW!  I was probably 16 last time that was true.

Michelle

hey michelle!! good for you!!! bet ya neither one of us would ever have thought that a year ago when we were so new :) it's  just amazing -- i can't believe how much the weight loss has change my outlook on life -- and the things i can do now!! and be able to breathe!! and not get pains in my chest!! and my feet don't hurt as much!! just truly amazing :)  hugs roberta