I saw my CDc the other day and she mentioned that next time I go and see her (in 4 weeks) we ought to think about adding some food to my diet.
She asked me if I have a weight in mind that I want to get to and I told her that I think I want to be 9 stones although I will have to see as I get nearer to it. I told her that will be a BMI of 22 ish.
She doesn't agree with the whole concept of BMI. I partly agree with her as there are many people such as people who are heavily into exercise and training who would be classed as overweight according to their BMI but aren't really. Others are ok according to their BMI but have a waist to hip ratio showing they carry far too much fat around their tummies, the danger area for good health.
Anyway she reckons that 9 stones will be far too light for me. I am now concerned about this. The NHS says that a BMI between 18.5 and 25 is acceptable as healthy so a weight that will give me a BMI of 22 ish seems fine to me, even taking account of the fact that I agree it is only an average guideline and not cast in stone.
I think that because I have a slim face (even when I was 14 stones my face was slim) and my top half looks fine, it misleads people into thinking I am already slim IFKWIM? We all look better with our clothes on but I have a lot of fat on my thighs and around my knees and I don't think it will go until I am at 9 stones.
So what happens if she thinks I'm getting too thin for what she feels I should be? Will she stop selling me CD products and will I have to find another CDC to get me to what I want to be and well into maintenance?
She asked me if I have a weight in mind that I want to get to and I told her that I think I want to be 9 stones although I will have to see as I get nearer to it. I told her that will be a BMI of 22 ish.
She doesn't agree with the whole concept of BMI. I partly agree with her as there are many people such as people who are heavily into exercise and training who would be classed as overweight according to their BMI but aren't really. Others are ok according to their BMI but have a waist to hip ratio showing they carry far too much fat around their tummies, the danger area for good health.
Anyway she reckons that 9 stones will be far too light for me. I am now concerned about this. The NHS says that a BMI between 18.5 and 25 is acceptable as healthy so a weight that will give me a BMI of 22 ish seems fine to me, even taking account of the fact that I agree it is only an average guideline and not cast in stone.
I think that because I have a slim face (even when I was 14 stones my face was slim) and my top half looks fine, it misleads people into thinking I am already slim IFKWIM? We all look better with our clothes on but I have a lot of fat on my thighs and around my knees and I don't think it will go until I am at 9 stones.
So what happens if she thinks I'm getting too thin for what she feels I should be? Will she stop selling me CD products and will I have to find another CDC to get me to what I want to be and well into maintenance?