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First things first! Your Body Mass Index or BMI is supposed to be an indicator of how healthy your weight is by comparing it to your height. I say “supposed” because it is only a rough guideline and will not be accurate if you are super athletic and musclemanish, i.e. muscle weighing approximately 3 times as much as fat.
However, if you’re the average person, and like the rest of us blobs you eat when you’re hungry and exercise when you have to, and throw up on mom’s shoes after running 300 metres uphill before passing out… (hohoho poor lizliz ^^), then you’re good to use this means of “overweight”, “underweight” or “proper weight” estimation
So! The Imperial formula is as follows:
| BMI = | (weight in pounds * 703 ) |
| ———————————— | |
| height in inches² |
And, here’s the metric one, if you are that way inclined.
|
BMI =
|
weight in kilograms |
| ———————————— | |
| height in meters² |
*For those of you who are not so mathematically inclined, 1 meter = 100 cm and 1 foot = 12 inches.
And thus, Using our Imperial formula as an example,
- First, weigh yourself. Write down your weight in pounds. (For argument’s sake, let’s say you’re 100 pounds, you skinny creature.)
- Multiply 703 with your weight. (In this case, 100 x 703 = 70300)
- Measure your height. Write that down in inches. (For example, if you’re 5 foot 4 inches, you would have 5 x 12 + 4 = 64 inches.) Square it. (64² = 64 x 64 = 4096)
- Divide your weight figure with your height figure. (70300 ÷ 4096 = 17.16 which you would round up to 17.2)
To rate your BMI:
Underweight = 18.5 or less
Healthy weight = 18.5-24.9
Overweight = 25-29.9
Obese = 30 or greater
At 17.2, this would make you severely underweight, and you should eat more until you’re fat and happy. Hurray!
Remember, just because you happen to fall into the healthy weight category doesn’t necessarily make you healthy!! We all know those annoying people that eat nothing but junk food and drink buckets of lard all day, never, ever exercise, but won’t gain an ounce. Probably have a high percentage of body fat, but it doesn’t show and no one can tell, so they go around pretending to be skinny all day. Grrrr…This is what I term as the SECRETLY FAT phenomenon that I am OPENLY JEALOUS of. But more about that next time. Byebye!
p.s. If you’re lazy like me, forget the math and just use the calculator up thar. XD
Recently, I’ve been reading a lot about the phenomenon of blogging away excess weight. It seems like the wait at the supermarket is so much more bearable with these interesting articles in female magazines, about strong willed individuals who were once unhappy with their heavier selves, and are now enjoying a much more fulfilled and energetic life..hmm.. all from starting a blog and letting the world know how their progress is. It does sound very weightwatchers-ish, but I suppose that’s the main thing in any venture. Support and Encouragement.
I can’t see why it would hurt to try! Why, even Sakuraku has gone and done it, and although all you can gather is a lot of starvation and cheating and apples and fainting… It’s a start
*Sakuraku! - This is Lynngirl’s personal blog. Go visit!
Want to lose weight? I guess you’re not alone. Slimming centres and detoxing teas proliferate in the market. The media assails us with beautiful photoshopped images of slim figures.
Practically every female that I have ever known has mentioned, at some point or another (and some chronically bring up), that they would like to lose some weight. Even the ex-housemate with the pretty great body, and the frail-looking ex-classmate have mentioned wanting to lose weight – and both girls are definitely underweight for their height.
Some years back, I had a brief stint as a part-time model. I was really skinny back then (I was more than 10kg underweight) and didn’t realize it.
One day, one of the other girls came over to me. I chatted with her briefly, casual-acquaintance-type talk, as I didn’t know her all that well. Then, all of a sudden, she lifted my shirt, and scrutinized my stomach. The weirdest thing, she was “checking how fat” I was! My bony frame was proclaimed as “ok”, and she left – presumably to examine other girls’ stomachs.
Being inspected so abruptly was an incredibly awkward experience. It made me think about how obsessive some people can get about losing weight.
Comparisons with guys in terms of body fat seem to be a sore point for some girls (especially when the guys eat enormous amounts of food but never gain weight). Girls naturally have a higher percentage of body fat than guys do, because males have higher testosterone levels and burn fat much better than females.
Like a male friend so aptly said “A girl with 5% body fat looks like a guy with 5% body fat. Girls need boobs and ass.” Or something like that..
Ana and Mia communities are all over the internet. Girls looking for their thinspiration, dying to be more skeletal and emaciated. This body dysmorphic disorder is not only physically harmful, but it corrodes self-esteem as well.
A majority of girls look to dieting in order to lose weight. This is very unhealthy, and dieting can actually make you gain more weight over time (starvation mode causes the body to react by storing more fat). If you’re looking to reach your healthy optimum weight, the best, and only truly effective way to lose any excess weight is the combination of controlling your eating and exercising regularly.
On the other end of the spectrum are the fat acceptance advocates. Against the mass media, they fight back with bold statements and positive messages for the overweight. They term themselves curvaceous, voluptuous, or full-figured..And while it’s great they are confident and happy with their bodies, it’s also terrible to watch some of them flaunt their excess flesh – in exactly the same way as watching slimmer girls showing off their perfect legs is sickening.
I’d visited a few pro-fat sites, and while some were genuinely pleasant and morally encouraging, others seemed crass, grating, and as offensive as thinspiration sites. Vanity in a confident, collected display is beautiful to behold, while obnoxious exhibitions are just unappealing. Fat or skinny, don’t show off.
Aesthetics are a personal preference, and everyone has his or her own cup of tea.
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