Just mention BMI and most folks are going to yell something like ” Those things are crap!”
BMI: Body Mass Index
BMI = (Weight in Pounds / (Height in inches x Height in inches)) x 703= your BMI.
Accepted levels… according to google…
Underweight: BMI is less than 18.5
Normal weight: BMI is 18.5 to 24.9
Overweight: BMI is 25 to 29.9
Obese: BMI is 30 or more
Morbid Obesity is a Serious Health Condition. … An individual is considered morbidly obese if he or she is 100 pounds over his/her ideal body weight, has a BMI of 40 or more, or 35 or more and experiencing obesity-related health conditions, such as high blood pressure or diabetes.
When I weighed 240, my BMI was 36.48.
My Dental Hygienist, Marcy, told me for a number of years I had high blood pressure and needed to see a Doctor about it, but I did the Family Tradition of ignoring an issue, so it would ‘go away’.
Also, I had a method of going back out to the Extended Cab F-150 where I had a stash of Survival Food in the back seating area to live from, in case a Dirty Bomb was detonated 240 miles above the State of Kansas, ruining the electrical system in the engine, thus requiring me to journey home by foot
Snacking almost every moment while driving was a tradition I had started to help me stay alert, and to forget the High Blood Pressure warnings from Marcy, and be ‘well fed’ so I could make the 100 mile walk back home to guard the Homestead from zombies and hungry neighbors.
I thought the plan was working.
At least there has been no Dirty Bombs above Kansas.
Any way, back to pissing people off…. BMI …
Today, November 15, 2017 I broke a milestone…. I weighed 161.6.
I had been hovering around 162 – 165 for a few months now. ( and as always Never Counting Calories, Never Measuring Protein, Never Fearing Carbs!)
At todays weight of 161.6 my BMI is 24.56.
According to the ‘Standard’ measuring, I am just now encroaching into the ‘NORMAL RANGE’ for a man who is 5’8″ height.
Too lazy to stand up, and pose…
So I near 80 pounds of weight lost, and am barely ‘into’ a normal weight. But then, look at that belly in that picture.
WEIGHT! (no!) wait!… that Brindle thing to my left is not my belly, that is Elton LT, Chief Editor in Charge of Blog Publications. (What a lazy ‘wanker’) [Damned Brit].
One of my HEROES and Doctor whom I follow… is Dr. Joel Fuhrman.
You can find tons of great stuff by him on you tube. I have ‘read’ his book ‘Eat to Live’ close to 10 times, as well as several others he has written.
He has a different opinion about BMI.
Ok, 105 + 45 = 150. According to Dr. Furhman… My ideal weight is 150.
That means I would need to lose almost 12 more pounds.
And months ago, I was called an old man with arms looking like skin and bones.
It upsets people when I talk about this.
I feel safe talking about it here since I am fairly sure no one ever reads the blogs at this time, and I have not made it to any morning shows or been on any pod cast…
I have never focused on dropping weight.
Although, GETTING HEALTHY, and removing TOXIC FAT from my body HAS BEEN MY GOAL.
Weight loss and becoming SO SEXY has been a wonderful side effect.
In the near future I want to explain about the Visceral Fat that is holding the toxins near to my vital organs…
… but that will have to weight…NO! wait! till next time…
Until then live in peace, NOT COUNTING CALORIES…
LIVE IN PEACE not MEASURING PROTEIN…
Live in PEACE Fearing NO Carbs…
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