Sunday, November 7, 2010

Target Weight Achieved!

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When I started actively trying to lose weight back in June, my original target weight was 195.  I figured since I was sitting at 230 pounds, 195 was good first goal, which, as of this morning, I have met.

Out of curiosity, I decided to see what my BMI is at 195.  I used a BMI Calculator at a friend's website.  Remember, a BMI isn't the only number that matters.  Body builders often have a BMI in the obese range.  According to the calculator, my BMI is 25.7, which is barely in the overweight category.  To get to the top end of the normal range, I need to get to 189.  That is only six pounds, I think I can manage that.

I've started running a few times a week, as this spring I want to be able to run a 5K with a few friends of mine.  I'm really enjoying it even though I'm a running novice.  I also do a circuit workout from a DVD workout called Power 90.  That's the workout I used the most over the summer, it worked really well.  I'm enjoying the mix of the two at the moment.  Wish me luck!

9 comments:

  1. AWESOME JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Congrats on making your goal weight that is such an accomplishment!!!
    Running is addicting isnt it? Wait till you do your first 5K you will want to keep going :)
    I am proud of you for making it to goal

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  2. Congratulations! It sounds like you have found a good weight loss plan that works for you. I haven't tried the Power90, but I've heard good things about it.

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  3. Holy frickin' AWESOME!!!! We've got two folks starting the c25k on Fitblogger this week, it will be awesome to see everyone run together.

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  4. Good Job! And congrats on the running and the goal of 5k in the Spring. I smell a new addiction coming your way! 5k's are only the beginning :)

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  5. That's awesome!!! So exciting! Congrats!

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  6. Thanks for the comments everyone! Fit B I can't wait to run my first race. It's going to rock! got2run4me, power 90 works great if you can stick to it and not get bored. Rita, M.Brayfield, Steph, and Brittany, Thank you very much for all of your kind words.

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  7. Thanks April! And today I found a group of people to run with every week! Very excited! Thanks for stopping by!

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