It's so nice to hear people tell me how great I look. However, I always laugh when I tell people I still have about 35-40 pounds left to lose and they say "No, that's not possible, where is it going to come from?". I'm sure it's just something they feel they have to say, but it's still amusing, 'cause I still have a lot to lose!
Right now I weigh around 212 pounds. By all the medical charts I am out of the "Obese" category, but I am still very much in the "Overweight" range. My BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29.6. Anything over 30 is considered obese.
My ideal body weight ranges from 155-189 depending on which calculator you use or which doctor you talk to. I am aiming for somewhere in the middle ... 170 pounds. Frankly, I will be thrilled to get below 200 pounds. I haven't been below 200 in a decade!
Bottom line, I look much better, but I am still overweight. I wear a size 14. Which is kind of depressing in a sense. I've lost 45 pounds and only two dress sizes. While I realize that is only a technicality ... there is a big difference between a Women's Size 18 ... where I began ... and a Missy 18. It still seems odd to be (in numbers only) wearing a 14 now. To clarify my point, Women's plus sizes are cut VERY generously. I work a Women's 18 (sometimes even a 20) while I couldn't even zip up a Missy 20 when I began. I am now a Missy 14. I was planning on waiting until I got to my goal weight to buy new clothes, but I've had to cave in ... when I can easily pull my (buttoned!) jeans off over my booty, it's time for some new pants!
I have no end-game for sizes. I am not desperate to be a size 8 or 6. I just want to look and feel good. If I'm wearing a 10 or 12, so be it. Sizes aren't really worth much anymore. Some brands make clothes bigger to make us women feel better while we're trying them on (check out Eileen Fisher, I am a medium in her clothes!) while others make clothes so small hardly anyone can fit into a large (yes, Abercrombie & Fitch, I am talking about you!).
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