Not Ready for Maintenance
Now that I’m sitting here at my goal, I realize that I still have weight I’d like to lose. So I’ve decided to set my sights on 130 and see how I look when I get there. According to the CDC, 130 would put me at the lower end of a normal BMI range for my height, which I think is probably right for me. Yes, I am tall, but I have a very small frame — though for years I told myself I was “big-boned”. I remember being at a doctor appointment once and trying to excuse my extra weight with the “big-boned” theory and the doctor actually laughing and saying, “you are by no means ‘big-boned’, in fact, you’re tiny — but you are significantly overweight.” He was right, of course, if rather painfully blunt.
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Also, I would really like to be as absolutely light as possible for the sake of running. I have my father as a role model in this respect. He keeps his body weight very low in order to maximize his running efficiency — and he regularly wins his age group at local races. And while I’m probably never going to be as gifted a runner as he is, I can certainly improve (and I have the rest of my life to try!). And being lighter would definitely be helpful.
So my plan: well, I’m not going to change anything about my calorie intake yet (maintenance usually involves upping calories slowly until you are no longer losing) and just see where my weight settles with my current routine. Since I lost over 1/2 pound last week, I think I can continue slowly losing for a while with no changes.
Today’s Weight: 139.2.
Mood: Silly.
Miscellaneous: Can a person survive eating just green beans? Hmmmm.
I beleive a person can survive just eating green beans… I mean there are so many ways to fix them. YUM!!!
I think that’s a great idea you have. Congrats on making goal by the way.
Green beans
let me get my license via the interwebz and then next step will be the ceremony 
. I promise I will perform it. I was surprised how good they came out. Although next time I’ll bake them for little less time.
Congrats on the new goal…I wish you all the best. I am positive you’ll reach this goal too!!!
Oh I can totally mail you the BB brownies
honestly, I don’t think you’ll overeat if you bake them cuz you have worked soooo hard at reaching your goal and I don’t think you will do anything to undo it. Plus they’re very dense so little goes a long way.
I just checked the cdc site and I need to be 110 lbs for my BMI to be close to lower range of my normal BMI. That’s a scary number cuz right now it seems I’ll never get to be 110
It’s such a long road.
green beans, eh? i think you could probably continue losing on icecream. sheesh.
seriously, though, WTG! and yes, i want to run there, too…
kt
LOL! Thanks pal! Ya got me browsing Runners World, which I luvs doing, and I just ordered the 2009 Runners Calendar and The ‘Runners Diet’ book. I feel the need to be as anal about my running chow as I am about my miles, running shoes ‘n duds and such! Getting addicted to running instead of chow!
I was big boned, too!
Hey there! Just wanted to say thanks for the advice on the swimming. I ordered the books and the DVD and can’t wait to begin. Love your blog, I’m hooked! I tried the big boned excuse for awhile. Can’t wait for the day I find out differently, haha.
wow that pic is so pretty. Would love to run there or even just cycle. You push me to run more, i think i want to get back into running cos my thighs are getting a little ‘bulky’ from all the spinning.
Yes, you can live on green beans, so long as you mix up a whole lot of other goodies with them! Go for 130. BMI is a sliding scale and there’s no reason you shouldn’t be down there at the left hand end of it.
i know i’ve been MIA and lagging but I just wanted to say HI and that your look amazing and have made absolutely amazing incredible progress! I hope to be making my full entrance back into the blogging world so that I can be inspired and re-motivated and keep chugging along!
CONGRATS CONGRATS!