BMI is NOT the way to measure health! Look to have your bodyfat measured by the trainer at your gym using calipers. BMI does not account for muscle or body structure - just weight and height. You are looking and feeling well !
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Best of luck on all of it. You are going great, and just stay focused.
2016년 11월 16일 작성이: warrenwinter
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Great effort mom. Fabulous results.
2016년 11월 16일 작성이: Sarah1950
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You have done a fabulous turnaround for your health and achieved a hugely impressive weight loss! I'm sure if you WANT to lose another 26 lbs you would absolutely get there. Seems like your other health markers are spot on when you are just a short ways from your goal. Does what they are telling you make any sense? What is your height? It's funny that FS doesn't have us give our height with our stats.
2016년 11월 16일 작성이: trackin64
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HCB, I understand about the BMI not being a way to measure health but according to the County insurance provider, it means the difference between a reduction in premium and an increase. They DO use it. So think about the people who have high BMI's like I had this time last year. It is a bunch of hogwash to me but that is the way it is unfortunately with BCBS
2016년 11월 17일 작성이: NavymomT
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T64, I am going to do my best but I am not going to kill myself trying to get there this year. I have until this time next year to get it done before the next required Biometric screening by BCBS.
2016년 11월 17일 작성이: NavymomT
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After reading your post I calculated my BMI. I am at 25.1. .1 into overweight, BOO! But it got me wondering about yours. Did they give you a weight range for acceptable? 125 seems like it might be at the "low" end....
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Yes, they did give me a weight in order to get my BMI down to 24. It is the 125 so like I said in my earlier post, I have to lose another 26lbs to get there. I was told that I wont look right if I lose down to that because of my bone structure (which is on the large side). If I can get to the 140 and get into a size 10 pant comfortably, I will be more than happy. I can always work on the other 14lbs between then and next November when we have to do another screening for insurance.
2016년 11월 18일 작성이: NavymomT
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Navymom T, I think you right about make your goal 140. When you get there, if you're feeling more power to you. I think we have to be happy, not make other happy. It's your happiness and feeling healthy that counts!
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I have lots of people tell me I am small enough now. I would still like to lose this last 10 lbs tho. I really think it's best to see where YOU feel most comfortable. A lot depends on your build and height. How tall are you?
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Wow - premium tied to BMI? That is crazy and you are doing great so still do what you know is right!
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2016년 11월 18일 작성이: NavymomT
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We are about the same height - I would have a hard time maintaining under 140 at my age. I have been in the 120's when younger but had to eat nothing to stay there
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Navymom I'd encourage you to look into this further. Any health-contingent employee program like you describe legally must provide a reasonable alternative to avoid the penalty for that non-qualifying metric rather it be another measurement (say waist or body fat), an educational program, or a physician's waiver.
2016년 11월 18일 작성이: Time2FixMe
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Time2FixMe, this is the county govt insurance where i work. i wont have to worry about it until the middle part of next year so for now my goal is just to get down to 140 and a size 10 pant. i am not going to kill myself to get dow to the 125 they said i would need to be at for it to be at the 24.
2016년 11월 19일 작성이: NavymomT
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