I'll be honest, the BMI frustrates me. I have been training for my first mini-marathon after about 2 years of recreational running- for the last year I've lost about 20 pounds. I did some 5k's last summer, and also the summer before that. My longest distance so far is around 8 miles. As I said, I used to be much heavier. I am 5'3" and used to be around 170 pounds. Now I am down to about 151 pounds, wearing around a size 9-11 pair of jeans, and I seem to be stuck there. Should I be worried (the BMI charts say I'm overweight), or does 151 pounds sound reasonable for my height and activity level? I guess I don't really know what more I can do at this point. I try very hard to eat healthy- low cal, low fat, lot's of whole grains, veggies, fruits, and I am running about 18 miles a week at the moment, increasing my mileage by about 1-2 miles a week, with an eventual goal of running 25 miles/week regularly.. Looking for good advice and opinions from other runners! Please help!
2006-07-19
09:03:22
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