Wed, May-16-12, 14:09
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Plan: Lower Carb/IF
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Originally Posted by deirdra
I'm 66" tall with an hourglass figure, so a 33" waist puts me in the obese BMI category and over 180 lbs. When my weight is in the ideal-normal range, my waist is 27-29". So I don't think this simple formula is useful for hourglass or pear-shaped people.
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I'm more apple shaped and it doesn't work well for me, either. I'm 68" tall, and a 34" waist on me look plain old FAT. It sticks out, causes muffin top and just isn't my idea of what I want to end up with. No one would dispute that if they saw me with a 34" waist, either. At my thinnest, my waist was 27", but I was a bit too thin at that time. I'm comfortable with anywhere between 28"-30".
In general, though, this is still a lot better than the BMI method, I think. |