This is the third of 4 goals that I am aiming for over the next 3 months. In the first quarter of this year I set myself a goal of getting to 11.5 stone from about 12. I made that, but only just. I researched the best value to aim for. I reckoned that 'I look thin enough', or 'I look fat' are not precise measurements. I want to find out what I should weigh and then aim for that in the long term.
I tried this http://www.bmicalculator.ie/ first. It said I was fine at 11.5 stone for my height, but above the mid point on the ideal BMI band. This seemed to suggest that I could be lighter and better off. Then I tried this one: http://nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmi-m.htm
I got a number out of this 23.6 as my current BMI. The range for my height is 18.5–24.9. The mid point of this range is 21.7. I then entered values into the weight box progressively until I got to 21.7. This gives me an ideal BMI (assuming the midpoint is ideal) of 10.5 stone. Quite a bit of weight to lose.
All of this ignores things like body composition - 11.5 stone of fat is worse than... ,activity levels and other important stuff. That said, being lighter is generally considered healthier. Rats live longer(!) This is some information about visceral fat. Dangerous stuff. Better to be safe than sorry I reckon.
Hence Goal 3. First week of the quarter is over now and I think I have done quite well. I did not miss any workout days (there are 5 per week). Will see if I can get to 11 stone which is stage 2 of my weight loss plan. I am doing quite a few weight training sessions at the moment - will be interested to see if this makes is easier or harder to get 'lighter'.
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