From 124.7 KG July 2017 to 85.9KG March 2018. Want to get to 80KG but BMI say they want more? They advise 55.4 to 75.1? Advice please.

[tfcmagpie]

I have changed my lifestyle completely since July last year and got off the couch. I have done C2 5K and Bridge to 10K and am now a member of a local running club which I love. I am running an average of 23KM a week and also race in Cross Country and Road Races. I am not a professional athlete I just enjoy the air and being out there. The buzz I get when with the running club or out on my own is great.

However, and it is a big however. The dreaded plateau has now come and I am questioning where I am with weight loss and where to go. I have found that I lost weight better when I followed the 12 week plan. When I wrote down every Calorie Consumed but I have found now I know what I am eating and what I can have. I have found a level path. I can manage my weight as I wish to within + or - 2 KG. If I know I have a big weekend with guests arriving from France for the rugby, then I get out and do an extra 10KM taking my KM up to 30 this week. I will run again tonight (calf permitting); my question as I say in the title is how do I go on? The BMI says I should be less, do I need to be? I have gone from a 46 inch waist to a 36 inch waist already, the magical figure of 80 KG or even 70 KG would be great but in the context of my health is it needed?

I am 57, no longer an Asthmatic and awaiting blood test results on whether I stop taking a statin and BP tablet. This would mean I will have gone from 6 medications a day in July last year to none now.

[IndigoBlue61]

Good morning tfcmagpie

Very well done on losing so much weight, almost 40kg or 6 stones, which is an incredible achievement 😊👏🎉

However I share you pain and frustration when BMI charts suggest this isn’t enough, and I don’t have an answer for you I’m afraid. You have made some fabulous changes to your lifestyle, changing habits which have drastically improved your health and fitness. Only you can say if this is enough.

For myself, my BMI is stuck at 27/28 which is very frustrating, but at a recent hospital check up the surgeon told me anything under 30 is considered fit enough for anaesthetic so I take comfort from that!!

Maybe ask your GP when you have your medications review, But perhaps you are better off staying on the plateau than trying to lose more and risking a yo-yo of weight loss and subsequent gain.

Once again, very well done, what a lovely success story to read first thing in a morning 😊🎉👏🎖

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WOW you have really turned your health around - well done

I am not able to comment on where you go now as I don't know, I think only you can decide what to do

Wishing you all the best and hope you get to stop all medication that is an achievement in itself

[ExcitableElf]

That’s an incredible weightloss, one to be hugely proud of! But getting control of your asthma and other things is perhaps an even bigger achievement. Well done you.

I think that relying on BMI alone can give you a bit of a lopsided view of your health. Have you considered finding somewhere that has a set of scales that measures lots of other variables too? Larger Boots stores often have them, as do gyms (I suspect they’d let you use it if you asked!). That would give you an idea of your muscle vs fat percentages as well as possibly your visceral fat weight. You could use those numbers to better assess what you want to do next.

Good luck with the next step in your journey, whatever it is!

[Minniewinny 5 stone Maintainer]

Well done and I can only echo the comments relating to check with your GP as they can see you and not not treat you as a statistic!!

Cheering you on for your success 🎉🎉🎉

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

That's an extraordinary turnaround tfcmagpie . And you really sell the benefits and pleasure of running in what you write. It must be so satisfying

I think the judgement about further weight loss must be yours, along with your GP when you go for your medication review. Would it be worthwhile having a week where you go back to precise calorie counting, as you did when you started the 12 week plan? It may be that calories have crept up without you being aware. You could also re-check your calorie requirements with the NHS calculator to ensure you're in the right range, though you've probably already done that.

Wishing you a continuing healthy and happy life