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BMI - same for men and women?

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Hi All,

I have gone from 18 stone 9 to 15 stone in the 3 months with a low GL diet and exercise - completely ignoring this garbage about eating plenty of "complex carbohydrates" and cutting out rice, pasta, potatoes and bread. Although I now have around 1/2 loaf of Burgen soya and linseed bread a week.

When I stared my BMI 37, it is now 29.5. That equates to 6 inches off the waistline.

To reach the accepted 20-25 BMI range I need to lose another 1 1/2 stone. Is that realistic?
 
Hi Kevin,

Weight loss is brilliant - well done. Have you gone on the NHS Weight loss calculator; it calculates your height; age; current weight and tells you what your BMI and ideal weight should be for your age/height/sex etc... this is what I am using.

I have gone from 13stone to 10.8 since July 1st. My ideal weight is 10.1. Therefore, that's my target for christmas 🙂
 
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Congratulations on your weight loss already.

Yes, BMI for males and females are calculated in the same way and the categories are the same. The limits for risk factors based on wasit measurements are different for males and females and different ethnic origins: > 94cm (> 37 inches) for white and black men, and > 90cm (> 35 inches) for Asian men, and > 80cm (> 31.5 inches) for white, black and Asian women.


NHS BMI calculator is here: http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Healthyweightcalculator.aspx
 
Having done so well do keep up the good work, the BMI range for "healthy" is pretty lean and worth keeping as your target. I read somewhere that any BMI difference between the sexes is to do with their perception, supposedly women are happier if their BMI is toward the lower end of the good range, and men are happy with their appearance nearer the top, ie 25. Healthwise I guess we should all try to get down below 25 and also make sure that ( for men ) our waist is lower than 37 inches (and that is the waist not the smallest trouser size into which you can squeeze ).
Well done... and of course never forget that being careful with those carbs is also helping to control BG levels.
 
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Also bear in mind that if you choose to go down the muscle-building route for fitness, your BMI may stay a bit high due to the muscle mass.

Fitness and losing visceral fat are the key targets. Which are more than acheivable and well worth the effort.🙂

Stick at it, but see it as a marathon and not a sprint.

Rob
 
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