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FattyDaddy
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Posted: 16 Jul 2011 03:36 pm |
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Let's just get right to the point. About 3 1/2 years ago I met my beautiful wife. At that time I weighed about 215 lbs. At 6'4", 215 lbs was a perfect weight for me. Some people even said I was almost too slim. When my wife and I got married I weighed in at 230 lbs. About a year later when my amazing little angle was born I weighed about 245 lbs. In my mind I never thought I would weigh any more then this. I tried about a dozen different diets to lose weight. They all worked (loosing about 10 or 15 lbs), but I would gain the weight back right when I stopped the diet. 19 months after my daughter was born I now weigh 266.5 lbs. This is the most I have ever weighed.
I'm finally ready to get my diet started. I plan on following the paleo diet.
Here is a link to my blog. I have photos of me throughout all my weights.
fattydaddy27.blogspot.com
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ItsOnlyMe
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Posted: 16 Jul 2011 03:44 pm |
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Hi Fatty Daddy,
Welcome to the forum.
Let's hope in a few months, your username needs to be changed.
Your story (so far) shows how different we all are. Some people would be overweight at 215lb, but you looked slim. Obviously your height plays an important role. There's no ideal weight that applies to the general population. As long as we personally know what our weight goals are, and you certainly know yours.
I hope you reach your target, and I hope you find this forum supportive of your goals.
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Nir
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Posted: 16 Jul 2011 04:08 pm |
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To get back into a "normal" weight according to the BMI calculator I will have to weigh 155 - 200 lb. The last time I weighed 200 lb. or less was in 6th grade. For me to weigh 200 lb. I would have to have no muscle and practically be skin and bones.
For a start, BMI 25 would be 205lb at 6'4", not 200lb.
We then introduce the concept of Composition - fat mass and non-fat mass (muscle, bones etc.) at any given weight you could have more or less of these. In other words at 200lb you could look like a very ripped very muscled body builder - or at the other extreme like a round squishy fat person. The number on the scale won't tell you as much as other measures, for example tape measurements and more usefully your body fat percentage.
Why don't you revisit this issue when you reach 215lb - measure your body fat percentage at that point to see how lean you are.
Good luck with your mindset - the thing that will make the difference between success and failure
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FattyDaddy
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Posted: 16 Jul 2011 04:17 pm |
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Nir wrote: To get back into a "normal" weight according to the BMI calculator I will have to weigh 155 - 200 lb. The last time I weighed 200 lb. or less was in 6th grade. For me to weigh 200 lb. I would have to have no muscle and practically be skin and bones.
For a start, BMI 25 would be 205lb at 6'4", not 200lb.
We then introduce the concept of Composition - fat mass and non-fat mass (muscle, bones etc.) at any given weight you could have more or less of these. In other words at 200lb you could look like a very ripped very muscled body builder - or at the other extreme like a round squishy fat person. The number on the scale won't tell you as much as other measures, for example tape measurements and more usefully your body fat percentage.
Why don't you revisit this issue when you reach 215lb - measure your body fat percentage at that point to see how lean you are.
Good luck with your mindset - the thing that will make the difference between success and failer
Thanks for checking out my blog!
The BMI calculator I used showed a normal BMI was closer to 155 - 200 lb. I'm sure you are probably right though. I just used one that I found in a google search.
Last edited on 16 Jul 2011 04:17 pm by FattyDaddy
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ItsOnlyMe
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Posted: 16 Jul 2011 04:46 pm |
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FattyDaddy wrote:
The BMI calculator I used showed a normal BMI was closer to 155 -?é?á200 lb. I'm sure you are probably right though. I just used one that I found in a google search.
When I first started googling my BMI, I kept getting inconsistent answers. So now I work out my BMI manually. It's not too hard.
This is the formula:
bmi=kg/m?é??
In other words, divide your weight (in kg) by your height (in metres) squared.
So your current bmi would be 32.5.
You are 6 foot 4 inches (193cm or 1.93m)
You weigh 266?é?¢ pounds (121.136kg)
Your height squared (1.93 x 1.93) = 3.725
so the formula kg/m?é?? would mean:
121.136 / 3.725 = 32.5
If you get down to 205lb (93.182kg), the formula kg/m?é?? would mean:
93.182 / 3.725 = 25
So Nir is spot on.
It might sound complicated working out your BMI manually, but it's more accurate than trying a random googled BMI calculator.
Your height squared is always going to be 3.725. That's not going to change (unless you keep growing, or start shrinking). So just work out your weight in kilos and divide it by 3.725.
PS - you probably already know this, but just in case, 1kg = 1lb / 2.2
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FattyDaddy
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Posted: 16 Jul 2011 05:07 pm |
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| Thanks It's Only me. I will start calculating my BMI manualy now. Who knows, maybe I'll be able to get down to 205 lb some day :)
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ItsOnlyMe
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Posted: 16 Jul 2011 05:11 pm |
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FattyDaddy wrote:
Thanks It's Only me. I will start calculating my BMI manualy now. Who knows, maybe I'll be able to get down to 205 lb some day :)
Yeah, me too!
(Actually, I'm 4 inches shorter than you, so I need to get down further than 205)
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