My Journey

I’m thinking this is not new for anyone, but I have to say it.

BMI is BS.

I am 5’7″ and 221 pounds. My BMI is 34.7, so I’m considered obese.

I wear a size 14 on bottom, 16 on top. I’m pretty sure the average size for women in America is 14.

I work out at least 3x a week, and consider myself pretty strong, not in the best shape of my life but able to do most anything I want to.

I could understand being obese if I weighed 300 pounds but…I don’t. I’m not sure I’ve been a “normal” weight since I was 25. I had to really fight to maintain that weight, too. I was running every single day, and swimming 2-3x a week. And I was hardly eating.

So what’s the answer? Can I single-handedly re-design the BMI system? I definitely have a problem with it. I’m not sure at this age if I’ll ever be a normal weight. I believe I’ll always be overweight. Some might say that’s self-defeating. Right now, today…I believe it’s being realistic.

Am I a candidate for weight loss surgery? I have never been able to maintain a healthy weight for long. Is this my fault? Or is it some kind of genetics that make me addicted to food?

I’ve been on my current plan for 6 weeks now. The big question is…can I maintain this like…forever?

I need answers, and there just don’t seem to be any.

I guess I’ll keep writing here, hoping somebody responds 🙂