WOW! This thing says my ideal weight is 50 pounds heavier than my doctors say it is.
Of course they use the BMI, but are so retarded, because I'm not a string bean, I lift a lot of weights and have a lot of muscle.
Of course they use the BMI, but are so retarded, because I'm not a string bean, I lift a lot of weights and have a lot of muscle.
Assuming that you're 48 (correct me if I'm wrong) that would put you in the <2nd percentile (>98% of American women of your height and age would be heavier than you) and give you a BMI of 17.7. By any reasonable standard, I thinks that way too low.
Why do you want to be so painfully thin and potentially set yourself up for health problems?
Geekbabe
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I am 46 and don't particulary care what other women my age weigh because from my viewpoint so many middle aged women are overweight that basing my ideal weight on their averages would result in a goal weight that's too high.Besides,I'm tall but small boned ,being on the lighter side of things looks more natural on my frame.
I didn't suggest that you should base your goal on the weight of the average American women. What I said was that if you achieve your target weight you will be in the <2nd percentile. I can't believe that you are so small boned that you should be thinner than >98% of American women of your age and height.
My wife is about 5'5" - 5'6" about 120 lbs and she pretty thin. I can't imagine that weight on a 5'9" frame.
How did you arrive at 120 lbs anyway?
It's none of my business and I won't say anything else, but I'm a little concerned for you.
If you haven't already, you may want to talk about your goals with your doctor.
Geekbabe
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Yes,I'll be in only the second percentile of a group who's weight "averages" are totally hosed due to so many middle aged women being significantly overweight.I am tall,with long limbs but with a very small bone structure,weighing less suits me.Also,my dude works out like an animal,watchs his weight and looks so awesome,he puts dudes half his age to shame.He works really hard to be slim and fit and he he deserves the same consideration in return
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Yes,I'll be in only the second percentile of a group who's weight "averages" are totally hosed due to so many middle aged women being significantly overweight.I am tall,with long limbs but with a very small bone structure,weighing less suits me.Also,my dude works out like an animal,watchs his weight and looks so awesome,he puts dudes half his age to shame.He works really hard to be slim and fit and he he deserves the same consideration in return
I think that if he loves you, he'll just want you to be healthy.
Geekbabe
Moderator Emeritus<br>Elite Member
Originally posted by: Riprorin
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Yes,I'll be in only the second percentile of a group who's weight "averages" are totally hosed due to so many middle aged women being significantly overweight.I am tall,with long limbs but with a very small bone structure,weighing less suits me.Also,my dude works out like an animal,watchs his weight and looks so awesome,he puts dudes half his age to shame.He works really hard to be slim and fit and he he deserves the same consideration in return
I think that if he loves you, he'll just want you to be healthy.
I am actually far healthier now than I ever was when I was heavier,I catch fewer colds,recover more quickly when I do and I have a lot more energy.I'm also getting increasingly limber and more flexible,all good things and all good reason that middle aged women should set goal weights closer to those for 25 yr olds rather than merely settle for being somewhat overweight.I suspect I am probably in better overall shape than many of the young men who post here. Besides,being merely "average" in a group with such dismal overall weights and appearance doesn't appeal to me at all.
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: Riprorin
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Yes,I'll be in only the second percentile of a group who's weight "averages" are totally hosed due to so many middle aged women being significantly overweight.I am tall,with long limbs but with a very small bone structure,weighing less suits me.Also,my dude works out like an animal,watchs his weight and looks so awesome,he puts dudes half his age to shame.He works really hard to be slim and fit and he he deserves the same consideration in return
I think that if he loves you, he'll just want you to be healthy.
I am actually far healthier now than I ever was when I was heavier,I catch fewer colds,recover more quickly when I do and I have a lot more energy.I'm also getting increasingly limber and more flexible,all good things and all good reason that middle aged women should set goal weights closer to those for 25 yr olds rather than merely settle for being somewhat overweight.I suspect I am probably in better overall shape than many of the young men who post here.
120 lbs on a 5'9" frame is underweight for a 25 year old too. A minimum BMI for a woman is 19. Your BMI would be 17.7. A BMI of 19 would put you at 129 lbs.
If you are healthy now, why do you need to get thinner. After all, health is the most impotant thing, isn't it?
Have you ever weighed 120 lbs as an adult?
Geekbabe
Moderator Emeritus<br>Elite Member
Originally posted by: Riprorin
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: Riprorin
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Yes,I'll be in only the second percentile of a group who's weight "averages" are totally hosed due to so many middle aged women being significantly overweight.I am tall,with long limbs but with a very small bone structure,weighing less suits me.Also,my dude works out like an animal,watchs his weight and looks so awesome,he puts dudes half his age to shame.He works really hard to be slim and fit and he he deserves the same consideration in return
I think that if he loves you, he'll just want you to be healthy.
I am actually far healthier now than I ever was when I was heavier,I catch fewer colds,recover more quickly when I do and I have a lot more energy.I'm also getting increasingly limber and more flexible,all good things and all good reason that middle aged women should set goal weights closer to those for 25 yr olds rather than merely settle for being somewhat overweight.I suspect I am probably in better overall shape than many of the young men who post here.
120 lbs on a 5'9" frame is underweight for a 25 year old too. A minimum BMI for a woman is 19. Your BMI would be 17.7. A BMI of 19 would put you at 129 lbs.
If you are healthy now, why do you need to get thinner. After all, health is the most impotant thing, isn't it?
Have you ever weighed 120 lbs as an adult?
My lightest weight ever was 117 pounds.I wish to be the best that I can be and that includes looking my very best and avoiding the dreaded fat middle aged woman syndrome
BMI calculators are good to give general weight ranges but that's as far as their usefulness goes.I'm middle-aged (43) and want to avoid the pot belly male syndrome.
My BMI is 22.8 and my %body fat is about 12 - 13. That puts me in about the 85 - 90th percentile for my age.
I could probably neglect my wife and family and train 3 - 4 hrs a day (as opposed to the 1 - 1 1/2 hr or so I do now) to pump myself up and get my BF down, but it hardly seems worth it to me.
I'm fairly well-muscled, healthy and fit and while I'd like to get rid of the small amount of persistent fat around my mid-section, I think that I can live with it.
Anyway, that's my perspective on it.
Different strokes for different folks I guess.
My BMI is 22.8 and my %body fat is about 12 - 13. That puts me in about the 85 - 90th percentile for my age.
I could probably neglect my wife and family and train 3 - 4 hrs a day (as opposed to the 1 - 1 1/2 hr or so I do now) to pump myself up and get my BF down, but it hardly seems worth it to me.
I'm fairly well-muscled, healthy and fit and while I'd like to get rid of the small amount of persistent fat around my mid-section, I think that I can live with it.
Anyway, that's my perspective on it.
Different strokes for different folks I guess.
Geekbabe
Moderator Emeritus<br>Elite Member
If you are happy with your appearance that's great and ultimately it's all that matters.I do wonder though,Wouldn't cutting fat around your mid-section be better accomplished via diet as opposed to spending more time working out?
I suspect that if you just lose weight and don't work out that you'll have a lot of loose skin.
So that inch you're pinching may not be fat all.
Maybe women are different than men, but I don't think you can look good without doing some resistance training.
So that inch you're pinching may not be fat all.
Maybe women are different than men, but I don't think you can look good without doing some resistance training.
The best way to figure out your ideal weight is not the BMI. Instead, find out what ur body fat percentage is, multiply it by that %. That is how much fat is hangin on your body.
Now figure out what you want to weight or the body fat % you want to be.
(10% BF for a man is Athletic, something like 15%i think for women.)
Now figure out what you want to weight or the body fat % you want to be.
(10% BF for a man is Athletic, something like 15%i think for women.)
Geekbabe
Moderator Emeritus<br>Elite Member
I'm going to be joining a gym over the winter,in the meantime I walk a lot and have been doing crunches,working with light handweights.I'm doing well but intend to do awesome
Btw,if you are proud of yourself that's the most important thing,I only asked the question concerning using diet to reduce your mid-section because you mentioned it and it was my understanding that no amount of ab work will give you a "cut" appearance unless you've first eliminated excess weight from that area.
FYI: You burn more fat working with weights than just doing aerobics
Also, just for those that may not know, you cannot "spot reduce" fat deposits by working an area. For example, you can't get rid of fat on your abs just by doing a lot of situps.
Also, just for those that may not know, you cannot "spot reduce" fat deposits by working an area. For example, you can't get rid of fat on your abs just by doing a lot of situps.
It's simple - cut the carbs. Your midsection will melt away (all other things being equal). I know lots of people who have done it following the Atkins diet. Just watch for ketosis.
So I think the answer to Geekbabe's question is that you need to do both.
I don't think that you can diet your way to a great body.
I don't think that you can diet your way to a great body.
Geekbabe
Moderator Emeritus<br>Elite Member
I never said or suggested that diet alone was the answer,trutfully in middle age I'd say it's a combo of diet,exercise and probably plastic surgery if you weren't blessed with great genes.
If it's not diet alone, then it would seem reasonable to have a goal that not based on weight.
I say this because if you're adding lean muscle, your weight will go up as muscle is heavier than fat.
Perhaps it would be better to have a goal based on physical measurements such as measuring your biceps, chest, waist, etc.
By focusing on weight only, you run the risk of losing muscle mass, which is probably not what you want to do if your goal is to look your best.
I say this because if you're adding lean muscle, your weight will go up as muscle is heavier than fat.
Perhaps it would be better to have a goal based on physical measurements such as measuring your biceps, chest, waist, etc.
By focusing on weight only, you run the risk of losing muscle mass, which is probably not what you want to do if your goal is to look your best.
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