Where Am I Today and Where Do I Want To Go?

Week 1

Current Weight: 83.3 kg/ 183 lb

Target Weight: 49 kg/ 108 lb

Weight to Lose: 34.3 kg/ 75 lb

Ok. That sounds pretty daunting. But somehow, today, I’m in a good mood. I think it’s doable. Not in the short term, but in the long term. How much time will I need realistically? At a steady, slow pace of 2 kg/month, it’s gonna take me 17 months from today. Say 18 months, to make it a round figure (pun not intended). That’s 1 ½ years from today or 22^nd of March 2016. On that day, I ought to weigh 49 kgs.

Now let’s see why my target weight is 49 kg. I am 152 cm tall. My current BMI (Body Mass Index) is 36.1 kg/m². That puts me in the Class 2 Obese category.

Hey, do you wanna know how to calculate your BMI? Take your weight in kg. Divide it by your height in metres once, and then once again OR divide your weight in kg by the square of your height in metres. So, my weight 83.3 kg divided by the square of my height 1.52m i.e. 2.3104 gives my BMI as 36.1 approximately.

I’m giving the WHO classification of BMI below, so you can check where you fit.  

Classification	BMI range
Underweight	<18.5
Normal	18.5 to 24.99
Overweight (PreObese)	25 to 29.99
Obesity Class 1	30 to 34.99
Obesity Class 2	35 to 39.99
Obesity Class 3 (Morbidly Obese)	≥40

For Asian Indians however, the BMI ranges are:  Normal BMI: 18.0-22.9 kg/m², Overweight: 23.0-24.9 kg/m², Obesity: >25 kg/m². So for my height, the ideal weight range is 42.7 kg to 52.9 kg. So the target I’ve set myself is in the middle of the normal range, at an approximate BMI of 21.

Wish me luck, folks!

Let’s talk about waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio the next time.