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Wondering
Okay what I'm wondering is this whole BMI, I input everything an it says I'm obese! I uset to weight 231 pounds at 16 an now I'm 17 an lost over 50 pounds! So happy about that! I now weight 183 an I'm 17 years old 6 months, my height is 5'5 an I'm an endomorph. So....is it right what the BMI is saying that I'm over weight? I heard that it doesn't take in your body type or anything...so right now I'm a lil discouraged because I thought I was doing great for losing over 50 pounds in a year.... =( ...
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BMI just takes into account your height and weight. It doesn't know that you lost 50 pounds. It doesn't know that you might still lose more.
Personally, I'm proud that you lost 50 pounds. That's incredible! I don't know that I could ever do that. Keep up the good work! =]
--Jack
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Ignore the BMI. It's was a useful tool when it came out in the late seventies. We now know it's a bit silly. Many people will be perfectly healthy despite their BMI labeling them 'obese'.
Keep doing what you are doing. Focus on how good you feel - how much energy you have and your awesome success. Don't let a scale, or the outdated BMI charts, discourage you.
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Youre still a little overweight, but dont lose hope! Depending on your frame( ya know how some people are "bigger boned"?). For a smaller framed person, you should be somewhere between 117-130 pounds. If you have a medium frame you should be close to 127-141 pounds and if you are larger framed, you should be somewhere between 137-155 pounds. Youve done really well. Seriously, youre doing great. Just keep up the good work :) If you check out my advice column, youll see some ideas for losing weight from a question asked earlier.
Good luck and DONT GIVE UP!!! :)
-bpt
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you might still be overweight, but that doesn't mean you aren't making progress! if you have a lot of muscle the BMI calculators don't take that into account either.
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