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Optimal weight?

‎02-26-2015 05:09

‎02-26-2015 05:09

I am wondering what my weight target should be. I started at 85 kg in april and now i am down to 76kg and within BMI range. I am 176cm, female and 34 years old. I also have fibromyalgia, and I hope by having to carry around less weight I get more energie. According to BMI is should be between 57kg and 77kg. 57kg seems extremly low, but at 77kg, I am still fat. I have clothes size 44. Now i am wondering what the best weight should be for me. I can't say i don't care about how i look, but being as healthy as possible is my main motivation.Right now i am aiming at going below 70 kg.

according to my aria scale i have 38,5% fat, obivosly to much.

 

apology for my Englisch, it is not my language.

 

thanks

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‎02-26-2015 06:04 - edited ‎02-26-2015 06:05

‎02-26-2015 06:04 - edited ‎02-26-2015 06:05

@hobie14 wrote:

I am wondering what my weight target should be. I started at 85 kg in april and now i am down to 76kg and within BMI range. I am 176cm, female and 34 years old. I also have fibromyalgia, and I hope by having to carry around less weight I get more energie. According to BMI is should be between 57kg and 77kg. 57kg seems extremly low, but at 77kg, I am still fat. I have clothes size 44. Now i am wondering what the best weight should be for me. I can't say i don't care about how i look, but being as healthy as possible is my main motivation.Right now i am aiming at going below 70 kg.

according to my aria scale i have 38,5% fat, obivosly to much.

 

apology for my Englisch, it is not my language.

 

thanks

Weight for a female Aerobic Athlete is: (3.5 time Height, in inches) minus 108

At 176 cm. (69.29 inches) that's 134.52 pounds (67.25 Kg.)

 

Since you are likely not an Aerobic Athlete, you can add 10%, or so, and that

would make it about 74 Kg., which is approximately what you are.

 

Your exercise should be more weight bearing, and continued aerobic.

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‎02-26-2015 06:06

‎02-26-2015 06:06

BMI as your scale can measure is simply a height to weight ration, and it doesn't take body composition into account. I would say, you are on track with the "rule of thumb", but you should talk to your doctor about healthy weight for you. Your doctor should be able to measure your body composition, which will give bth of you a better idea of how much of  your weight i muscle versus fat.

 

Weight is tricky, and we often get hung up on numbers that ultimately aren't very helpful. I watch too many students, girls especially, make unhealthy decisions based on a number on a scale.

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