Never been happier to be told .....
on 7/14/11 2:21 am - Des Moines, IA
that I only need to lose 10-20 pounds and my BMI and fat percentage would be in a normal range.
The RN that talked with me did not have any of my past stats or history. I did not tell her either.
I went home and found my paper from 2 years ago to compare.
My employer has wellness screenings. They do free blood work, measure your waist circumference, and use a Tanita Body Composition Analyzer. I had this done 2 years ago.
I have either shrunk or just measured shorter by an inch today from 2 years ago.
10/2/09 7/14/11
Wt. 232.6 168
BMI 37.5 28.0
Fat % 47.8% 34.7%
I think those are pretty impressive numbers! The normal fat % is 23-34%.
Have a great day!
Kristi
Impressive indeed! Especially the fat %. The BMI calculation doesn't take into account things like bone & muscle mass, ethnicity, gender, but the fat % is the fat %, and as far as I'm concerned, yours is close enough to normal!
Jean
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