I found this website a while ago and thought it was interesting for putting in perspective what I will look like at a particular weight. The website allows you to compare your weight to other Americans of the same height, age, and gender. Of course, Americans do tend to be somewhat overweight, but using this site I realized that if I reach my goal of 175 I will be below average weight for women of my height and age. I had thought that 175 was actually a very high goal - and it is at the very top or off the top of all those weight charts -- I picked it because I thought it was attainable for me and I did not think I could ever maintain a weight of 140 or 150. Realizing 175 would put me at below average weight for women of my height (5'9-1/2") and age (45) gave me a different perspective on it. Since, realistically, I am unlikely to ever get very thin, it's is nice knowing that I will not look large in comparison to other people when weighing a weight I think I can attain.

This is the address for the website:

http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/av.htm