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Knowledge is willpower. According to AARP, here's what we should weigh using our body mass index, or BMI.
The following formula should help us with discipline:
Woman: 100 pounds of body weight for the first 5 feet of height, plus 5 pounds for each additional inch. Example: An average frame 5'7'' woman = 135 pounds, ideally.
Men: 106 pounds of body weight for the first 5 feet of height, plus 6 pounds for each additional inch. Example: An average frame 6'1" man = 184 pounds, ideally.
If you have a small frame, subtract 10%, and if you have a large frame, add 10% to your total weight.
This is timely information as we face a festive period of constant temptation. Remember: Everything in moderation. Stay strong, peeps! For the holidays enjoy a few treats. Be festive, just don't be crazy, over indugent festive.Since many of us will consume more sugar over the holidays, it helps to add some exercise to our routine. Walk wherever you can. Eat mostly balanced meals. Include fiber. Aim for single servings of treats. And for heaven's sake, try not to eat around the clock. Repeat: Thou shall not go up a trousers size!
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Ah, a timely reminder Debra. I'm afraid my BMI has been above that calculation for quite a lot of years, although I'm not doing too bad for my age. Should have resisted the piece of Christmas cake I had this afternoon - off for a walk now! :))
ReplyDeleteMy BMI is higher than ideal also, Tricia. Oh, but I try! I eat healthy, but when extra pounds manage to creep on, they stay put a very long time. I remember my 20s when taking off extra weight was effortless. I, too, need to take a walk to walk off a Christmas cookie! :)
DeleteMy BMI is higher than ideal also, Tricia. Oh, but I try! I eat healthy, but when extra pounds manage to creep on, they stay put a very long time. I remember my 20s when taking off extra weight was effortless. I, too, need to take a walk to walk off a Christmas cookie! :)
DeleteForgive my pun, but I should weigh in here, also. It's not clear exactly how they define a heavy frame, but being generous with exact inches and pounds, and going easy on desserts, there is a slim (pun- yes!!!) chance that I might satisfy the body mass judges. But this article appears at a time of much eating, as mentioned, so maybe revisit in January.
DeleteYou are too funny, Barry.
DeleteI'm a healthy eater. I really am. I only eat one or two cookies per day. Or a small wedge of chocolate peppermint bark. Never half the tin. Alas, that's all it takes these days to put on a few extra pounds. So unforturnately, we will all be revisting this information in January. :)