Jennifer on December 22nd, 2010

I’ve had three people tell me this past week that I don’t need to lose any more weight.  I don’t know how to respond to that.  I guess of course I don’t NEED to.  According to BMI charts, I am at least in a healthy *range* even if it is at the top of that [...]

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Jennifer on December 4th, 2010

Well, this week I have been teetering between 160 and 159.  The last two mornings have been 159, so maybe it is a “stick” — that it isn’t just a fluke.  What does that mean?  A healthy BMI!  For my age and height, 159 is at the very top of the range of healthy BMIs.  [...]

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Jennifer on November 13th, 2010

I realized yesterday that I am currently only three pounds away from a healthy BMI — one less than 25.  It was on July 1st of this year that I went from the OBESE category to “Overweight”, and now I am only three short pounds away from being considered in the healthy range.  Swell.  The [...]

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Jennifer on July 25th, 2010

Katie asked me recently what my goal weight was. She asked nearly a week ago and I have found it so difficult to find the time to respond, although I’ve really given it quite a bit of thought!
If you were to look on the blog header, you think that my GW (goal weight) is [...]

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Jennifer on February 3rd, 2010

For those that don’t know, BMI stands for Body Mass Index and it is an estimate of your body fat based on height and weight. If you have a higher BMI, your risk for certain conditions and diseases (like heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure) are proportionately higher as well.
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