Half-way to goal weight

[rox63]

Today I hit the half-way mark to my eventual weight goal. (Goal may be subject to change) I started my weight-loss journey 7 months ago, and have lost 60 lbs since then, half before my surgery in June, and half since. I know that this is going to take a long time, and that the life changes need to be permanent. My starting BMI was a tad above 46, and it is now a tad below 36. My goal is at the high end of the normal range for my height. I know I'll never be a skinny minnie - I just don't have that sort of body shape. And since I am nearly 50, I have no plans to try on any bikinis even when I get to goal.

[Scuba]

1. I'm trying to get back to my original weight, seven pounds six ounces ...

Last time at the doctor my BMI was perfect but I was four inches too short. Working on it.

Congratulations on your progress.

[rox63]

3. LOL!

Thanks for the good wishes!

[LiveNudePolitics]

2. Best of luck

Keep on trucking, and be proud of yourself at every milestone.

[rox63]

4. Thanks!

It's hard work, but so worth it. I feel so much better already.

[noamnety]

5. Congrats!

What a great milestone to reach!

[rox63]

8. Gotta keep the positive vibes going

Thanks for sharing some with me.

[Lisa0825]

6. CONGRATS!!!

I remember how I felt when I realized I hit the halfway point too! It feels great!

[rox63]

7. Thanks!

I also use the "half-way there" strategy at the gym. If I'm feeling like giving up after 15 minutes on the elliptical or treadmill, I tell myself that I'm already half-way to the 30 minutes I usually do. And the rest of the time feels a little easier.

[Lisa0825]

9. I do that too!

Well, sorta... I start out aiming for a full workout, but sometimes you just don't feel like being there!!! So I aim for halfway, telling myself that if I still can't handle it, I can quit at halfway. But most of the time (unless I am not feeling well for some reason), once I make it halfway, I know I can finish!

[noamnety]

10. I do the same.

I edited run tapes for my ipod, and have a halfway cue in each one. Partly though that's so I know I better start heading towards home, so I don't run a couple miles - then find myself a couple miles from home and done with my run.

[applegrove]

11. Congratulations. That takes a lot of commitment. Go Roxy, go Roxy, go Roxy!!!

[spinbaby]

12. Yay!

(I keep looking for the like button)

[auntAgonist]

13. Now this is the kind of news that makes me cheer!! YAY YOU.

Congratulations. Your hard work is paying off.

You can do this

aA
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[rox63]

14. Thanks for the good wishes, everyone!

My next milestone is dropping under 200 lbs. I am teetering right on the edge. Should come within a few days. I'm wandering around 200-201.