Weekly weigh in

[lnr]

This week I lost 2lb, with which I am once again surprised ad pleased. Only a pound to go! I've decided to stick at that target for at least a month before deciding if I want to lose any more. Might not make it next week though as I'm spending the weekend in France and intend to be flexible about what I eat and drink over the weekend.

Over the past 10½ months of dieting I've lost 4st 1lb, which amounts to 27% of my starting weight - my current weight is 11st 1lb

My average loss a week is 1¼lb

My target weight is 11st. I am currently 0st 1lb away from this.

My current BMI is 24.91; my target BMI is 24.75.

The past 10½ months weight change	The past 4 months weight change
The past 10½ months BMI change	The past 4 months BMI change

See http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~eleanorb/weight/ for more details.

Comments

[vyvyan.livejournal.com]

Most of the online BMI calculators I can find say that below 18.5 or 19 is underweight, while agreeing that between 20 and 25 is ideal. Do you think that a BMI of about 19 is unhealthy?

[simonb.livejournal.com]

Well, to be strict, below 20 is 19... admittedly 19.<something> :)

Personally I think that the whole BMI thing is a little bit of a con... that said, if your BMI is a lot below 20 (say 17 or so) then its going to be a cause of concern.

If you're close to the "normal" range and you're happy with how you look then go with it.

Either that or do some training and put some muscle on - that really screws with the BMI tables :)

[vyvyan.livejournal.com]

I was just curious about the range of "medical" definitions of "underweight" (and anorexic) which I've seen on the web - there seems to be far more variation here than in definitions of "overweight" or "obese". I'm not particularly worried personally - I'm not unhappy with how I look.

[simonb.livejournal.com]

I've seen that as well; there doesn't seem to be a clear-cut definition of either underweight or overweight these days. Its interesting to note that the upper bound of the "normal" BMI range was dropped by 1 (or was it 2) a couple of years ago from 26/27 to 25.

Personally I think that you look very good as you are right now :)