Re: What should my target weight be?

Hi Willow, that's an interesting formula, I actually have that book in mobipocket ebook form but I must have missed that.

People come in different shapes and frame sizes but I guess Fuhrman has worked out something that is better than the Body Mass Index, oh let's not be lazy I'll look it up...

"I prefer waist circumference and abdominal fat measurements because BMI can be inaccurately high if the person is athletic and very muscular. Ideally, your BMI should be below 23, unless you lift weights and have considerable muscle mass...
The traditional view is that men who have a waist circumference over forty inches and women with one over thirty-five inches are significantly overweight with a high risk of health problems and heart attacks. Recent evidence suggests that abdominal fat measurement is a better predictor of risk than overall weight or size."

also...

"I often have patients tell me they think they look too thin, or their friends or family members tell them they look too thin, even though they are still clearly overweight. Bear in mind that by their standards you may be too thin, or at least thinner than they are. The question to ask is: Is their standard a healthy one? I doubt it."

The latter is what I find, but if you look at the people who say that you are too think you will understand why they are saying it. I get this often, despite that I have clear rolls of belly fat.

Again...

"As a good rule of thumb: for optimal health and longevity, a man should not have more than one-half inch of skin that he can pinch near his umbilicus (belly button) and a woman should not have more than one inch. Almost any fat on the body over this minimum is a health risk. If you have gained even as little as ten pounds since the age of eighteen or twenty, then you could be at significant increased risk for health problems such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes. The truth is that most people who think they are at the right weight still have too much fat on their body."

And yes I found the formula, but won't paste that because you have already mentioned it.

That's a great book! "Eat to Live" by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. Thanks for that tip. Tweet