{"id":418,"date":"2020-10-14T08:23:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T08:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=418"},"modified":"2020-10-14T08:23:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T08:23:04","slug":"dukan-ideal-weight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-ideal-weight","title":{"rendered":"Good question – what is your “ideal weight” if you want to be healthy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshallbrain.com\/\">Marshall Brain<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I look in the mirror, it is easy to see that I am fat. More than half of American adults probably see the same kind of thing. But what is a person\u2019s \u201cideal weight\u201d? What do doctors think a person should weigh if he\/she wants to be healthy? What do other people think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This page can help you find an answer, by showing you several different interpretations for your ideal weight:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.halls.md\/ideal-weight\/body.htm\">Better ideal weight body calculations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conventional tool that medical professionals use today has to do with your Body Mass Index (BMI). That is the second calculation on the above page. BMI is a very simple formula that looks at your height and weight and calculates a ratio (The actual formula: You take your weight in kilograms and divide by your height in meters squared). Then you figure out where you stand based on the following table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>– Underweight: <18.5<br>– Normal: 18.5-24.9<br>– Overweight: 25-29.9<br>– Obese: BMI of 30 or greater<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before starting the <a href=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-diet.htm\">Dukan Diet<\/a> I was officially Obese. I moved from Obese to Overweight yesterday after losing 20 pounds. Now I need to lose about 30 more pounds to get into the very upper fringe of \u201cNormal\u201d. For me, a BMI of 24.9 translates into a weight of 174 pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have vague memories of once weighing 174. That was maybe 15 years ago. I am very curious to see if I can get anywhere near that weight again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first calculation on the calculator page is more generous. It is actually pretty interesting because it takes age and people\u2019s perceptions into account, as explained <a href=\"http:\/\/www.halls.md\/ideal-weight\/people.htm\">here<\/a>. For me, it is 184. I would be very happy to reach 184, ecstatic to reach 174. Those 2 weights are 20 and 30 pounds away, so it will be awhile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See also this explanation of BMI:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Much Should I Weigh To Be Healthy? - HowTheyLostWeight.com\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TvImd2wlyqc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Dukan Table of Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-diet\">My Dukan Diet Experience (I lost 52 pounds on this diet)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-cost\">How much does the Dukan Diet cost per day?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-calculator\">Very cool calculator for calculating your specific dietary needs – Protein, carbs, fat, vitamins, etc.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-fasting\">Fasting and Fasting diets – Four different ways to try a fasting diet<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-ideal-weight.htm\">Good question – what is your “ideal weight” if you want to be healthy?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-stuck.htm\">What can<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-stuck\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-stuck.htm\">you do when you “get stuck” at some weight plateau on the Dukan diet (or any diet)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-dc\">Drew Carey loses 80 pounds with a no-carb diet<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-appearance-change\">How does your appearance change when you become obese?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-appearance-change\">How does your appearance change when you become obese?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-diet-science\">Would you like to lose weight? Video shows the latest science on what works and what doesn’t<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-water\">This has got to be the easiest dieting\/weight loss tip ever: drink more water<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-greek-yogurt\">How to make Greek yogurt at home and cut your yogurt costs in half<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-greek-yogurt2\">I made half a gallon of Greek yogurt this weekend – talk about cheap and easy! And Tasty!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-warnings-all-wrong\">All the dire warnings I have gotten about the Dukan diet have turned out to be wrong<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-carbs-entitled\">What if everything that we are taught about carbs is actually propaganda?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-carbs-dont-work\">How Carbohydrates Don’t Work – in fact, carbs are probably causing the obesity epidemic. If you are overweight, it is <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-carbs-propaganda.htm\">probably <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-carbs-dont-work.htm\">the carbs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-carbs-entitled\">Why do we feel like we are entitled to carbs? That we cannot live without them?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/dukan-50-pounds-lost\">Today I officially reached the “50.0 pounds lost” milestone on my Dukan Diet weight loss journey, and you can too<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Marshall Brain When I look in the mirror, it is easy to see that I am fat. More than half of American adults probably see the same kind of thing. But what is a person\u2019s \u201cideal weight\u201d? What do doctors think a person should weigh if he\/she wants to be healthy? 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