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  • 23-04-2014 12:47pm
    #1
    Young Blood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭


    I had my weight, height and BMI taken in the chemist this morning and it tells me I'm overweight. I'm 5 foot 11 inches, 89.800 kg. and have a BMI of 27.1. My bodyfat is 19.3%.

    I know I've gained weight in the past year because I stopped working. I use to hover around 81kg-82kg. However that weight which i was at is bordering on the acceptable weight and the overweight category. Ideally I would like to drop to about 168 pounds or 76 kgs. Is this possible?

    I must be grossly overeating calories since I run 10 km every second day but my life after that is pretty much sedentary bar a bit of cycling and walking.

    I was thinking of giving intermittent fasting ago. I have no idea how many calories I ought to be aiming.


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  • #2
    siochain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,548 ✭✭✭siochain


    BMI is not worth the air space and body fat % is a good indicator if done right.

    You can't out run excess calories. Track everything for a a few days and post it up here.


  • #3
    Young Blood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭Young Blood


    How does that figure?


  • #4
    siochain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,548 ✭✭✭siochain


    which part?


  • #5
    Young Blood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭Young Blood


    siochain wrote: »
    which part?

    bmi and bodyfat


  • #6
    Blacktie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,903 ✭✭✭Blacktie.


    siochain wrote: »
    BMI is not worth the air space and body fat % is a good indicator if done right.

    Maybe not for trained individuals but for the general public it is a good indication of a healthy weight.


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  • #7
    Young Blood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭Young Blood


    If I have 19.3% bodyfat does that mean I'm carrying in the region of 17 kgs of fat?


  • #8
    Inspector Coptoor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    It does.
    Bit if it's an accurate reading, which I very much doubt, it's (slightly) below the average for a male.

    If you got body fat checked with a calipers by someone who knew what they were doing, the number might mean something.

    On the subject of training, you say you do 10km every second day.
    To what end?
    Is it the same route at the same pace all the time?
    If so, this is not ideal & I'd suggest some longer runs occasionally with Sé fast 5kms thrown in aswell.

    If you really want to see an improvement to body composition (read fat loss), start a resistance/weights training programme.


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