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I am a little plump around the waist, and while there are currently no concerning health issues because of said extra weight, I don't feel getting heavier and heavier creating good health in the future....

I just don't really don't know what a good healthy weight to aim form, I am 6'3 and I have checked various websites, and none seem to agree.

Us Government says a range of 145 to 190 is healthy for my height, but 145 seems awfully skinny.

Another had anywhere from 149 to 200 as a healthy range.

My goal is to get to 190 and then go from there.

But all this checking for weights gets you thinking, just what is the healthy weight to aim for....

Current is 230lb.

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Between 160 - 180 pounds tops seems like a good weight for your age & height. What about that?

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I'm not sure I'd worry about your weight as much on body fat versus muscle. You can be 250 lbs and be solid. I'd concentrate 60% on your diet and 40% with exercise. And before you say you can't afford it, you can do a complete fitness program without spending hardly anything. Cut down on carb intake and start with with one of those 'couch to 5k ' programs. Plus, exercise has positive benefits in other aspects of life. :thumbup:

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145lb for a 6'3" guy is a joke! these websites are stupid, not even doctors agree with them! My ex girlfriend was 145Lb at 5'10" and she could be described as tall and slim!

At 6' 3" anything under 200lb is not worth taking seriously, i am 5'10" and 205Lb, doctor says thats fine for me.

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Looking on a BMI table I would say 185-215 lbs ... that's 23-25 BMI which is ok considering your age. Maybe aim at 195-205 lbs as a range.

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That is probably a good range to start with. I was just so surprised by the huge variations I was finding, wasn't expecting that.

I am a little chunky in the belly, my legs, arms and everything else is still what you'd describe as slim, just need to cut out the belly fat.

And Oink we have some workout DVD's we got for 2 bucks at a garage sale we are doing on rainy crummy days, and on the nice days we go out and run and walk with the dog which is helping, we are doing about 30 mins a day right now, on our way to a goal of 1 hour each day, we tried to do 1 hour right out of the gate, but to not fail, going slowly seems to be the best route to build up the body.

I also ride my bike a couple days per week. I cut sugary drinks out and have lost a couple pounds from that before even adjusting diet which we have just started.

Wife has a harder time, her medications create an out of whack blood sugar situation, which is the main cause of her weight gain, before the medications she never had a struggle with weight and the medications are well known to cause weight gain in people who otherwise would not gain the weight based on their diet.

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If you can bag a Fitbit or other digital tracker, they are a great motivator. I aim at 12000 steps day, usually a few thousand below that, but this week I had a 19000 day!

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I am trying one out on the phone not sure how accurate it is, but seems to be working okay so far.

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They are good too. It doesn't matter how accurate it is (although mostly they are reasonably accurate) just that they are consistent. Which app is it?

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You are of very similar weight and proportions to me - I am a couple of inches taller and a proportionally heavier, and I need to get more exercise. The idea that I could get down below 200lb is ludicrous, though I left high school at 6'4" and 140lb and must have been almost skeletal. .... After I left it took me six weeks to put on 28lb! :blink: (I was working in warehouse mostly using an unpowered pallet trolley (jack)). I think my doctor told me that, per the BMI charts, the upper limit of my acceptable weight is 210lb, but that 230lb would be a realistic target, at least in the short term.

In your case I doubt that getting below 200lb is desirable or necessary. Also bear in mind that the BMI calculations foisted upon us apply linear maths to a relationship including weight, which is effectively a 3d/volume function, meaning that the relationship gets steadily less meaningful the further away from 5'8" (the average around which "ideal" BMI's were calculated). This is the same reason that elephants have legs like tree trunks while mice do just fine with legs thinner than matchsticks. :nod:

The BBC published an article on the subject within the past couple of years, pointing out that the BMI figure was unduly flattering to adults not much over 5ft, and unduly harsh on those much over 6ft.

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These numbers look sensible to me, and achievable. I have just been through the same thing. I took a look at last years holiday shots and didn't like the fat middle aged woman that was looking back at me. Can't do anything about the middle aged, but definitely decided to do something about the fat. I have dropped just over 35lbs, and 3 dress sizes. I had to put some effort in, but the main thing was finding a programme that worked for me and sticking to it, which means it can't be too onerous. Its been a year now since I started, I had lost the weight by April, it has been steady since then. I feel great, have a lot less problems with aching joints and generally sleep better - its worth doing it.

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Wow! That's impressive. Was is diet and exercise?

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:goodpost: Best piece of advice given so far IMOBMI not the be-all-and-end-allAbdominal girth/waist measurement is a fairly good pointer of cardiac/general health- big belly = bad news unless your either pregnant or a belly dancer;) Faddy diets fail- lifestyle changes including both diet and exercise win out- H.Gerchikov is a prime example of how it can be done!!

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Yes - short bursts of high energy exercise. Started at just 4 mins, 5 days a week, I know I was skeptical too but figured it couldn't hurt. Apparently it increases your metabolic rate and it seems that it did because weight pretty much fell off. I have increased that to between 6 and 20 mins a day now, generally around 10.

Then diet was a reduction in some carbohydrates like pasta and bread, but still eating fruits, vegetables and beans. Lots of good fats too like avocado, olives and nuts. Then once a week you can have whatever you want. I found it doable because I didn't have to cook a separate meal for me, say I was cooking chilli for the family then I would have the meat but put mine over spinach instead of pasta or rice. I could work this switch with most meals. It has pretty much become a lifestyle change now, I stick to the principles but not rigorously now.

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:goodpost: As one who substituted candy for cigarettes when I quit smoking and ballooned from 118 lbs (small frame) to 170 lbs, I have to agree.

Although family history has a lot to do with my issues too, but that no excuse. :(

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It sounds like a very effective regime. I saw a Michael Mosley program on high intensity training, and it concluded it was very beneficial in many ways, including metabolism boost. I would like to try it, but in my own case, fear cardiac arrest :lol:

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I did something similar in the 90s but I counted calories as well as cutting out potato and bread, fairly strictly too. Although It got to the point where I didn't really need to, I still did, to keep myself focused.

I then broke the habit by going to Kos for two weeks, eating out every night. When I got back home I couldn't get it going again and after a Greek Sept/October, England felt colder than it probably was.

But at least I was 30lbs lighter than when I started.

That was always my problem. Breaking the good habit has always made it difficult to get back on track.
But that's just it, when you find something that works, it's not really a regime. Of course it would be so much better not to need the change. :rofl:
From May and without being at all strict but cutting out bread and potato I lost 35lbs by the end of August. I've stalled a bit since then but providing it doesn't all go back on, I'll be starting winter from a much better point than usual because I always gain a few lbs then.

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That has always been my problem too, I would think "oh well I have blown it for this week, carry on as normal and start again on Monday". The way that this plan was structured, the one day of eating 'whatever' is part of the plan, its necessary to reset your metabolism that gets used to the new way of eating. Therefore I hadn't messed up or cheated, I didn't feel any guilt and as I hadn't broken the diet it wasn't a case of getting back to it. I could also pick the day, so if I had an event to go to I could make that my eat anything day, which cuts out the feelings of deprivation. Hence the massive plate of nachos that the folks at the last Toronto meetup saw me put away!

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:rofl:

If I'm "being good" I can easily have a Friday evening (every Friday evening) armed with a couple of large whisky 7ups accompanied by dry roasted nuts without doing any 'damage' at all.

Maybe if I have the "right sort of movie" to watch - because some movies go really well with that drink - I might do it on a Saturday as well and still no harm done.

But if my stepmother comes home with one of those magnificent eclairs that Sobeys sell, I'm done for. "Since I'm having this, I may as well have that too."

And then the next day "well, compared to what I had yesterday, this isn't bad" even though it's not a good idea. :(

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I would not always pay attention to BMI scales as it does not take into account muscle mass, which weighs more then fat.
I am considered overweight by BMI (and by Vancouver vanity standards) but I have a lot of muscle as well.
As long as you feel happy in yourself and you feel healthy then that is all that matters

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Don't you keep fit by walking to 12 different supermarkets with a sack full of coupons?

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The same jokey comments - especially inaccurate, exaggerated ones - don't get funnier no matter how many times repeated.

It's just trolling. I thought you were above that.

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Does your regime/diet have a name? or published set of rules?

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I started out using 'six minutes to skinny' from Craig Ballantyne which comes with exercise videos and nutrition plans. I really like the follow along videos, mostly because two of the guys that run them are really funny, so I got more of them from Craig's Turbulence Training/Early to Rise programme. The emphasis is on doing what you can, and they demonstrate alternatives for most of the exercises, so if you have bad knees for example they suggest exercises that don't involve jumping.

Total expenditure for the year has been $40, way cheaper than gym membership and because I exercise at home in 10-20 mins I find that I have no excuses. I can be done in the time it takes my coffee to percolate.

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That's great. Sort of an informal rule-of-thump is to exercise where you're huffing and puffing and sweating for at least 20-30mins per day, you want intensity rather than duration. If you add in some weights, push-ups, squats and chin ups that'll strengthen you. Basically swap fat for muscle and you'll be as happy as Happy Larry.

As for your wife, if she's having negative side effects with her medication, I'd suggest she goes and discuss this with her GP, there maybe an alternative therapy to help her that doesn't impact her weight because you don't don't want to solve one problem only to make another one.

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Never mind Dr Oz ..... new dude on the block is Dr Oink!:cool:

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:o

You could of said something but then you'd probably want a fee. ;)


Someone in our gym asked me whether I was training for something specific, I replied, old age. :lol:

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On topic: I maintain my weight, by weighing myself every couple of days and if I'm above 66kg (10st 5) I eat less and if I'm below I eat more. Seems to work pretty well at preventing hamness.

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I'm 6' 1" and keep it below 12st 5, anymore I drink less. ;)

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:rofl:You give good medical advice- better than some of the idiots I work with!Payment in Salmon/crab is always appreciated if you insist- your fish pie thread mad me drool!

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I'm 6' 2" and I haven't weighed less than 14 st 7 since I was about 16 years old. If anyone says I am fat, I just sit on them.

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I think 200 is a good weight for u, I am 6' 1" and 210 I need to be 195 to get my BMI in order.

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Just stay away from the trans fats, and don't worry about it.

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About 200lbs I'd say based on him indoors.

I lost 45 lbs a couple of years ago and in the past 6 months have managed to put 30 of that back on. I cut back on the hours I worked which includes a fair amount of exercise and seem to have reached that age where you have to eat less, much less.
So once our last lot of visitors have gone then it's back on the plan. Slimming World mostly with cycling and swimming.

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I'm so overweight and unhealthy its not funny...at 5'8" i'm almost 220lbs (about 98kg)

I was way down to 80kg last year, but I changed jobs and piled it all back on

the problem is that I have very little time to do anything worthwhile on a diet or exercise, and I hate all the things i should be eating

anyone else work in the field and managed to lose weight and eat healthily?

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Why is being in the field any different to anywhere else? I would say that, actually, it is easier. Your only temptation is when you go grocery shopping. Avoid buying shite then and you will avoid putting shite into your body.

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That's quite a reduction, how did you do it?

Working away from home totally screws up eating patterns, especially if there are not palatable alternatives around.

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What you need to do is to get yourself a girlfriend who's very health conscious food wise so that she shames you into eating healthfully or throws out your biscuits. Of course the reach of her influence has little impact when it comes to takeaways at work. :o

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My mum flies over here with 2 suitcases. 1 has her clothes and stuff, the other is full of proper biscuits, proper chocolates, and as many Fat Rascals from Betty's Tea Room as she can fit in :thumbsup:

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So true, especially if you have 8 hours between ending and starting and no facilities to cook/store food, and eat most meals at airports....