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The BMI Obesitiy Scale
Category BMI
Overweight 26-26.9
Obese 27 - 29.9
Severly Obese 30 - 39.9
Extremely obese 40 or greater
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Calculating your BMI
You need three things to calculate your BMI:
1. Your weight in pounds
2. Your height in inches
3. Your calculator
THE BODY MASS INDEX FORMULA IS:
Weight (pounds) x 705 divided by height (inches) x height (inches)
Example:
A woman is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds.
Her weight x 705= 180 x 705 = 126,900
Height x height =
65 x 65 = 4.225
126,900 divided by 4.225 = 30.04
Her BMI is 30
If you are using metrics you can calculate your BMI as follows:
Weight (kilograms) divided by height (meters) x height (meters)
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Started Atkin's - January 9th/04
279.5/190.75/175.0
88.75 lbs down
first goal - 205lbs - April 2/09
Onederland hit..April 23/09
second goal - 193lbs
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