I've lost about 7 stone over the last year. I'm fitter and stronger than I've ever been. I was morbidly obese and could barely get up off the sofa without feeling breathless.
For the last year, I've been I doing high intensity workouts (strength and cardio) 6 times a week.
Walk around 15k steps per days (dog and school run help with this)
Run as well at the weekend.
My diet is v healthy (generally low carb with plenty of veg, healthy fats and protein) and I've really cut back on booze.
According to my fitness thingy, my resting heart rate is 55bpm. Cholesterol etc are all well within healthy range. But I'm still in the "overweight" category for bmi and I'd need to lose a good stone to be in "normal".
I have built up a lot of muscle from powerlifting- I have muscly legs-thighs and calfs, and arms, traps etc (but I'm totally happy with this. And I have no sagging skin). I look way better than when I've been within "normal" weight before - because I'm so much more toned (I'm also at least a size smaller).
I'm pretty happy with where I am, but I have a nagging voice in my head telling me I'm still not free from obesity related illness risks because despite all my efforts over the year, I'm still overweight.
Should I care??? Or is should I take bmi with a pinch of salt now I'm so much healthier? I have definitely increased my muscle mass significantly but I doubt my new muscles weigh an extra stone!
I did all of this for health reasons, which is why I'm still a bit bothered by the scale. If it wasn't for that bloody bmi calculator I wouldn't care, I think I look pretty good and I'm happy to stay the size I am but all my efforts feel a bit wasted if I haven't really finished the job....
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Mrsmaudwatts · 05/06/2017 15:40
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