Originally Posted by
v1k1ng1001
I'm your height and I've dropped that much weight in a month before. In fact a few years ago I went from 255-245 in one month. It's not surprising if you've gone from couch potato to Mr. Diet & Exercise. You'll drop quickly for a while but eventually it will slow down, hopefully close to your target weight.
But I'll tell you what, I was 6'3", 180 lbs my senior year of high school. I was so skinny you could barely see me. Are you sure that's your ideal weight?
he was using BMI indexes. so that is the ideal weight for some insurance system that is so far removed from reality it's sad. BMI is only a rough tool, if you used it and it got you motivated to create a healthier life style, perfect, it has about lived its usefulness to you. 180 might be a tad skinny for somebody 6' + but different bone structures, and muscle mass will dictate how good 180 pounds will look on one person vs. another.
Also, remember, weight is a number, it's cool to jump on a scale and see it go down. fear not though because as the numbers on the scale stop declining as fast as they are, you will see other things to be happy about. Clothes that fit looser / belts that have no smaller holes left, flights of stairs that don't wind when you climb up them. The MPH on your bicycle speedometer reading higher and higher numbers, etc.
so, all I can say is congrats, and welcome to the addiction.... enjoy your stay.