[Angela C]

Originally Posted by dalako

5. I agree with the BMI thing.... I am 5'7' and started out 255 lbs, and the BMI says I need to be 125-140 on the high end....there is NO WAY that i would ever be 140. I would just be skin & bones!!! Heck I used to weigh 195 and was a size 11/12 and people were telling me to gain weight, that i looked too thin, etc... to think that I would of had to loose 50 lbs then... well there is just NO WAY. As it is, when people find out my weight now ... I get the "SHUT UP!! NO WAY!!!" response. I don't think that they factor in the bone/frame size or muscle mass!!! My hubby calls them "dummies with the smarts educated out of them!" Even my doc said that there was no way!!! And that just by looking at me he recommended 160 at the lowest and 180 at the high

I am 5'7' too and my dr wants me to get to 165.He said that is my ideal weight.So your dr is right.