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Challenge - Change your BMI Classification

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  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    Starting: 254 lbs/45.0 BMI
    Last week: 196.6
    Current: 196.0 lbs/34.7 BMI

    Goal 130 lbs whenever I get there.
  • Jimb376mfp
    Jimb376mfp Posts: 6,236 Member
    I Started 376# 57.1 BMI Morbidly Obese (2013) age 65.
    Currently 212# BMI Class 1 Obese

    Goal 196# Overweight BMI 28.7 by August.

    I'm on the 52 pounds in 52 weeks challenge, down 19# since January.

    16# to Overweight BMI.

    Then will set my official goal weight with my PCP and WWers.
  • nFoooo
    nFoooo Posts: 136 Member
    edited May 2017
    So funny story. I used a BMI calculator that uses feet. I took my height in centimeters and asked google to put that in feet. It gave me 5.74 feet so I put 5 feet 7.5 inches in the calculator. I realised however that 5.74 feet is actually 5 feet and almost 9 inches because inches are 12 to a feet and not 10 to a feet, oops! So my SW was not 34.6 BMI but actually 33.7 lol. I will also have to move up my goal from August to mid-July since I have only 12 lbs to go now instead of 19 lbs.

    SW : 226 lbs / 33.7 BMI
    LW : 215 lbs / 32.0 BMI
    CW : 213 lbs / 31.7 BMI

    Goal : sub 30 (Overweight) by mid-July.
  • Theo166
    Theo166 Posts: 2,564 Member
    edited May 2017
    Starting: 296.0lbs / 39.0 BMI - tippy top of Class 2 Obesity
    Last wk: 248.9 lbs / 32.8 BMI BMI
    Current: 250.0 lbs / 33.0 BMI - Class 1 Obesity
    Loss last week: +1.1 lbs, Been doing 2 steps forward, one back the past couple months.

    Goal: Reach <30.0 BMI (Overweight) by August - 227 lbs



  • Forest91
    Forest91 Posts: 1,203 Member
    Starting: 192lbs-Obese 38.15
    Current: 152.8lbs-Obese 30.8
    Loss last week: +1.2lbs

    goal: short term- my birthday,22ND August 136.6lbs Overweight 26.85
    goal; long term- 95.2lbs Healthy 18.5
  • Forest91
    Forest91 Posts: 1,203 Member
    Starting: 192lbs-Obese 38.15
    Current: 152.8lbs-Obese 31.09
    Loss last week: +2.2lbs

    goal: short term- my birthday,22ND August 136.6lbs Overweight 26.85
    goal; long term- 95.2lbs Healthy 18.5
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    Starting: 254 lbs/45.0 BMI
    Last week: 196.0 lbs/34.7 BMI
    Current: 193.6/34.3 BMI

    Goal 130 lbs whenever I get there.
  • Forest91
    Forest91 Posts: 1,203 Member
    Starting: 192lbs-Obese 38.15
    Current: 155.8lbs-Obese 31.29
    Loss last week: +0.8lbs

    goal: short term- my birthday,22ND August 136.6lbs Overweight 26.85
    goal; long term- 95.2lbs Healthy 18.5
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    Starting: 254 lbs/45.0 BMI
    Last week: 193.6/34.3 BMI
    Current: 193.2/34.2 BMI

    Goal 130 lbs whenever I get there.
  • stephhcharlenee
    stephhcharlenee Posts: 26 Member
    Starting: 205lbs/ 28.7 BMI
    Last week: 199lbs/ 27.8 BMI
    Current: 198lbs/ 27.7 BMI

    Goal: 169lbs/ 23.4 BMI
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    Starting: 254 lbs/45.0 BMI
    Last week: 193.6/34.3 BMI
    Current: 191.6/33.9 BMI More than halfway to weight goal!

    Goal 130 lbs whenever I get there.
  • Forest91
    Forest91 Posts: 1,203 Member
    edited June 2017
    Starting: 192lbs-Obese 38.15
    Current: 155.8lbs-Obese 31.29
    Loss last week: 0lbs

    goal: short term- my birthday,22ND August 136.6lbs Overweight 26.85
    goal; long term- 95.2lbs Healthy 18.5
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    Starting: 254 lbs/45.0 BMI
    Last week: 191.6/33.9 BMI
    Current: 190.4/33.7 BMI

    Goal 130 lbs whenever I get there. If I continue at 1 lb/wk, that's probably going to be August of 2018. I'm in no hurry.
  • nFoooo
    nFoooo Posts: 136 Member
    edited June 2017
    So close!

    SW : 226 lbs / 33.7 BMI
    LW(A month ago) : 213 lbs / 31.7 BMI
    CW : 203 lbs / 30.2 BMI

    Goal : sub 30 (Overweight) by mid-July.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    Starting: 254 lbs/45.0 BMI
    Last week: 190.4/33.7 BMI
    Current: 188.8/33.4 BMI

    Goal 130 lbs whenever I get there. If I average 1 lb/wk, that's probably going to be August of 2018. I'm in no hurry.
  • sdavmor
    sdavmor Posts: 126 Member
    I just noticed this challenge. It looks like an excellent idea. Just being classified as "overweight" would be a huge victory.

    When I returned to MFP (after a lengthy absence) I weighed exactly 300 lbs. That tells you right there that an alarm bell went off for me. At 5' 10" (70") height my BMI was 43. Which is on Table 2 of the standard BMI calculator. Obese class III. My first target is to get to Obese class II at 271 lbs and a BMI of 39. Then get off Table 2!

    As of today I am 284 lbs. Which puts my BMI at 41. A 14lb weight loss will get me to a BMI of 39. I am on the "55 lbs by Xmas" challenge (admittedly not on track) and 7 weeks, if diligent, gets me to the first target, which I'll label "Goal 1".

    SW: 300 lbs / 43 BMI / Obese class III
    LW: 284 lbs (today) / 41 BMI / Obese class III
    CW: 284 lbs (today) / 41 BMI / Obese class III

    Goal 1: 271 lbs / 39 BMI / Obese class II
    Goal 2: 243 lbs / 35 BMI / Obese class I
    Goal 3: 209 lbs / 30 BMI / Overweight

    Anything < 200 lbs approaching "normal weight" (according to tables) is simply too far away to fathom.

    I'll check back in a week's time.
  • Forest91
    Forest91 Posts: 1,203 Member
    Starting: 192lbs-Obese 38.15
    Current: 155.8lbs-Obese 31.41
    Loss last week: 0lbs

    goal: short term- my birthday,22ND August 136.6lbs Overweight 26.85
    goal; long term- 95.2lbs Healthy 18.5
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    Starting: 254 lbs/45.0 BMI
    Last week: 188.8/33.4 BMI
    Current: 185.8/32.9 BMI

    Goal 130 lbs whenever I get there. If I average 1 lb/wk, that's probably going to be August of 2018. I'm in no hurry.
  • Forest91
    Forest91 Posts: 1,203 Member
    Starting: 192lbs-Obese 38.15
    Current: 155.8lbs-Obese 31.41
    Loss last week: 0lbs

    goal: short term- my birthday,22ND August 136.6lbs Overweight 26.85
    goal; long term- 95.2lbs Healthy 18.5
  • Theo166
    Theo166 Posts: 2,564 Member
    Starting: 296.0lbs / 39.0 BMI - tippy top of Class 2 Obesity
    Last wk: 250.0 lbs / 33.0 BMI
    Current: 250.0 lbs / 33.0 BMI - Class 1 Obesity

    Loss last week: 0 lbs, Been on an unplanned 6 wk diet break, time to get back with the program.

    Goal: Reach <30.0 BMI (Overweight) by October - 227 lbs


  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    Starting: 254 lbs/45.0 BMI
    Last week: 185.8/32.9 BMI
    Current: 185.2/32.9 BMI

    Goal 130 lbs whenever I get there. If I average 1 lb/wk, that's probably going to be August of 2018. I'm in no hurry.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    edited July 2017
    Starting: 254 lbs/45.0 BMI
    Last week: 185.2/32.9 BMI
    Current: 183.4/32.5 BMI

    Goal 130 lbs/23.0 BMI whenever I get there. If I average 1 lb/wk, that's probably going to be August of 2018. I'm in no hurry.
  • BarneyRubbleMD
    BarneyRubbleMD Posts: 1,092 Member
    Starting (1/1/2017): 317 lbs, 56.15 BMI (obese class 3)
    Last week (7/21/2017): 245.2 lbs, 43.43 BMI (obese class 3)

    Goal 155 lbs, 27.46 BMI (overweight)
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    Starting: 254 lbs/45.0 BMI
    Last week: 183.4/32.5 BMI
    Current: 183.0/32.4 BMI

    Goal 130 lbs/23.0 BMI whenever I get there. If I average 1 lb/wk, that's probably going to be August of 2018. I'm in no hurry.
  • cameronheel
    cameronheel Posts: 191 Member
    Started 225lbs/34 BMI (Jan 17) class 1 obese, near the tippy top, almost class 2.
    Current 165lbs/25.1 BMI Overweight
    Goal 160 lbs/24.3 BMI Healthy

    This is just an initial goal, I may adjust once there.

    Oh so close to not being classed overweight. This will be the first time in probably 25 years.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    Starting: 254 lbs/45.0 BMI
    Last week: 183.0/32.4 BMI
    Current: 181.0/32.1 BMI

    Goal 130 lbs/23.0 BMI whenever I get there. If I average 1 lb/wk, that's probably going to be August of 2018. I'm in no hurry.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    Starting: 254 lbs/45.0 BMI
    Last week: 181.0/32.1 BMI
    Current: 178.2/31.6 BMI

    Goal 130 lbs/23.0 BMI whenever I get there. If I average 1 lb/wk, that's probably going to be August of 2018. I'm in no hurry.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    Starting: 254 lbs/45.0 BMI
    Last week: 178.2/31.6 BMI
    Current: 176.6/31.3 BMI

    Goal 130 lbs/23.0 BMI whenever I get there. If I average 1 lb/wk, that's probably going to be August of 2018. I'm in no hurry.
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