I've known I've packed on about 30 pounds in the last 7 years... and I'm not happy about it. Call it depression, call it lazy, call it a medical problem (I've pulled my back out about 3 times), or call it a smorgasborg of eating. Either way, you can't hide from your Body Mass Index. Mine's 28.2 (5'7" @ 183lbs)... that's just a shade under obese. Funny most people think I'm thin... but I can see the love handles and the stomach flap. I know better. When I left the military about 7 years ago I was 155 lbs, 5 years before that I was 135 lbs. (@20). In high school I started at 90lbs and went way up to 115 by the time I graduated HS (boot camp forced me to gain another 20).
Most of my adult life I've eaten when and how much I wanted... but at 32 I'm beginning to think that will need to change. My target weight loss is 28 lbs (back to a healhy 155 which would put me at a BMI of 24.3 (or just shy of overweight). So I'm currently looking into trying out a meal plan at DietToGo.com. For a number of reasons it might be best for me (I work late... and rarely eat at home); and at a $100 a week, it's right inline with my current food/snack/outing budget. Next stop: the gym I pay $50 a month to but haven't used in over a year!
So what's your BMI?
posted @ Sunday, January 30, 2005 4:29 PM