Anyone else thinking of stopping before getting to a normal BMI?
I'm a shorty, and at 5 feet, the max I could weigh to stay in the normal range is 127 pounds. At that weight, my TDEE is pretty tiny - 1400 for sedentary, 1600 for lightly active - and I just don't think that's a sustainable maintenance for me, I love food too much! I'm thinking instead of having my final goal be around 145, so a BMI of about 28. Yes, I'd have some extra padding, but I could eat about 100 more calories a day that way, and I'd still look way better than I do now. Contrary to popular belief, people in the overweight range don't have decreased mortality compared to people in the normal range, it's basically just cosmetic as long as I don't go into the obese range. And I'd still fit into normal clothing sizes and feel much better. It sounds kind of lame to stop there and be content with being overweight forever, but I really think I'd be happier in that range.