jerryfaust (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} jerryfaust) wrote,@ 2009-06-29 22:32:00 |
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mid-2009 update
According to the various Body Mass Index (BMI) calculators on the web, I have now attained a 'normal' weight as my BMI is 24.8 (25.0 and over is considered overweight). The 'obese' category begins at 30.0; my BMI was 34.6 in 2006 and was 32.5 as recently as August 2008. I hope to lose another 8 pounds as my ultimate goal is a weight of 175 lbs. and a BMI of 23.7.
On a personal level, the most surprising aspect of the BMI calculator is the fact that I could weigh as little as 137 lbs. and still be within the 'normal', rather than 'underweight' category; friends and family members have strongly advised against pursuing a weight below 160 lbs. ;)
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For a variety of reasons, I'll probably read fewer than 60 books for the first year since 2003. However, at mid-year, I am definitely 'tracking' to read at least 50 as I've completed 25 books (including 11 works of fiction).
According to the various Body Mass Index (BMI) calculators on the web, I have now attained a 'normal' weight as my BMI is 24.8 (25.0 and over is considered overweight). The 'obese' category begins at 30.0; my BMI was 34.6 in 2006 and was 32.5 as recently as August 2008. I hope to lose another 8 pounds as my ultimate goal is a weight of 175 lbs. and a BMI of 23.7.
On a personal level, the most surprising aspect of the BMI calculator is the fact that I could weigh as little as 137 lbs. and still be within the 'normal', rather than 'underweight' category; friends and family members have strongly advised against pursuing a weight below 160 lbs. ;)
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For a variety of reasons, I'll probably read fewer than 60 books for the first year since 2003. However, at mid-year, I am definitely 'tracking' to read at least 50 as I've completed 25 books (including 11 works of fiction).
