Tony,
Sounds like you're doing fine.
I'm with K on this one.
Bodyfat% is actually more important for health purposes.
It must be a day about BMI questions...
Nearly the same sort of question was asked over at QuixoticWLS this morning.
To save on typing, here's what I posted there.....
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Using the BMI as a tool, I find to be beneficial to me.
Angst-ing about it? Hasn’t been an issue for me.
(I’m not a worrier by nature.)
My BMI the day of surgery was 50.8 now it’s 24.1.
My goal was to be in a healthy, Normal range.
My lowest weight was 179 (BMI 23.6)
But I’m happy to sit here between 180 and 185 for the last 3 ½ years.
I’m ‘just’ inside of the normal BMI range,
And that keeps me and my doc pleased.
I’m very energetic, Super Comfortable in my clothes,
And find life to be all around easier at this weight.
I don't do much exercise, just more 'activity' than I did
Prior to surgery. And I don't "Watch my diet" closely,
I just eat the stuff I do now out of habit.
I avoid sweets because I don't find them tempting anymore.
I "Could" eat a Snickers Bar,
but I would have to do so while sitting on the pot.
But since the effect on my system from eating a candy-bar
Would be about the same as getting food poisoning,
Now-a-days, sweets hold about as much appeal to me as
Tainted under-cooked chicken.
Thank heavens for my dumping status.
If I had to avoid sweets by will power alone?
Well, my previous 47 years track record reveals that I probably
Would not have succeeded there.
For guys who are very muscular,
a Normal BMI range may be
too crude of a measuring stick.
A BMI of 25 or higher is considered overweight,
and that would include-
Tom Cruise (BMI 26),
George Clooney (BMI 29)
Mark McGuire (BMI 30)
Even President George W. Bush (BMI 26).
[so Tony, you're about the same size as the president or Tom Cruise. Yes?]
Making it to the "Obese Range" takes more muscle-
Arnold Schwarzenegger (BMI 33)
Sylvester Stallone (BMI 34)
and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (BMI 33)
From looking at them,
no one would consider any of the guys on this list "Fat."
Still, not to discount BMI totally,
For those of us who aren’t carrying extra muscle,
The BMI is a pretty good indicator.
Here’s what I dropped into the Quix-WLS Wiki (Library) sometime back-
Hope this helps….
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Body Mass Index (BMI) -
The most widely used index of obesity. The BMI approximates body mass using a mathematical ratio of weight and height. . The higher the BMI, the greater the percentage of body fat, in general Given its simplicity and objectivity, the BMI has displaced weight-and-height tables. This index is a measure of weight that accounts for height A BMI of 30 is now regarded by most health agencies as the threshold for obesity. The calculation for BMI is weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. The BMI is not the most accurate way to estimate obesity - but it is the easiest. A BMI over 40 generally qualifies as morbid obesity. Note, however, that BMI measurements in body-builders and athletes may not be accurate determinants of obesity.
…from- "1is2fat.com"
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Best Wishes-
Dx
