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Originally Posted by melissasvh
My personal trainer once told me that if I simply managed to drop body fat and increase muscle, my "healthy weight" should be about 40 pounds above what the standard height/weight charts were, due to all the extra muscle.
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My parents still think I need to get down to 175, because that is what the height-weight chart says I should weigh. Depending on which method I use...I have 21%-25% Body Fat.
239.00 * 0.25 = 59.75 lbs (FAT)
239.00 - 59.75 = 179.25 lbs (LBM)
179.25 * 1.10 = 197.18 lbs (10% BF)
179.25 * 1.12 = 200.76 lbs (12% BF)
179.25 * 1.15 = 206.14 lbs (15% BF)
179.25 * 1.18 = 211.51 lbs (18% BF)
239.00 * 0.21 = 50.19 lbs (FAT)
239.00 - 50.19 = 188.81 lbs (LBM)
188.81 * 1.10 = 207.69 lbs (10% BF)
188.81 * 1.12 = 211.47 lbs (12% BF)
188.81 * 1.15 = 217.13 lbs (15% BF)
188.81 * 1.18 = 222.80 lbs (18% BF)
Either way my LBM is greater than what the charts say I should weigh. In order to reach the weight the height-weight charts say I should be at 10% BF (lowest BF I would accept), I'd have to lose 20 pounds of lean muscle. To reach the cutoff between Healhty and Overweight, I'd have to get down to 2.6% BF or lose 12 pounds of lean muscle. That is exactly what I am trying to avoid by exercising.