BMI ~ Bl00dy Moronic Idea?????

Who was it that came up with the BMI index? eh who was it hold your hand up.

Because not only is it a very lose guide and doesn't take into account Age Build muscle composition race gender etc etc. Its also very un realistic in my opinion. Now granted there are millions of people in this world the same height as me who are within the healthy range of the BMI.

I am 5'6" tall on a good day!

for my Height my "ideal" weight ranges from about 8-11 stone!!!!!!! OMG!!! i was about 10 stone when i was 11 years old so how am i ever gonna get back to that, plus on this chart i've pinched it shows my ok line at 9 stone!!!!! WTF!!!!!!


But what i do know is regardless of whether or no i'll make it into the Yellow i need to get out of this RED ZONE!!!! Very Fat, i know i am but what are you!!! ner!!!!


so although i have my mini goals in place for the moment


2.5% loss
5% loss
7.5% loss and
10% loss


my next goal will be to become FAT!!!! according to this graph that will be just over 17stone

i can do that can't i?

AND when we all thought we had enought to worry about with the BMI we now have to worry about how round our middle is?!!?


is life not hard enough??? i was just gonna post the bits that affected me, but i though that i wouldn't be so selfish and incase anyone who visits me can check there own details. its off a proper website and i've posted a link to it at the bottem its quite handy and has aBMI calc as well as other stuff.

So once again i'm in the RED ZONE!!!!

so for my height my waist should measure a maximum of about 33 inches a minimum of 27 inches Bloodyhell!!!!! ops!!!!

so regards to measurments to get me put of the RED ZONE i need to go down to about 39 inches thats a huge 7 inches.

Not wanting to be a glass half empty but don't think the weightloss and waist measuremnts are gonna match each other when it comes to moving ZONES

BUT

watch this space xxxxx

brown 'Take care' area

This means you will probably have a tall thin 'chilli' type of shape. This isn't desirable for good health so you need to take care. You may need to gain weight.

green 'OK' area

This means you will probably have a healthy 'pear' shape, which is a healthy shape. With this type of body shape, any excess fat is stored under the skin around the bottom, hips and thighs, which is less harmful to health than having an apple shape.

amber 'Take care' area

This means you will probably have a 'pear-apple' shape, which means you should take care. Make sure you don't put on any more weight, especially if your measurements fall towards the upper end of the area.

red 'Action' area

This means you will probably have an 'apple' shape. With this body shape excess fat is stored deep below the skin in the stomach area, which will increase your risk of serious conditions such as heart disease, raised blood pressure, Type II diabetes and some types of cancer. Your health is likely to be at risk so speak to your GP about losing weight.

Taken From http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydiet/healthyweight/yourbodyshape/