How much weight should you lose?

Now that you know your BMI and you know that you are overweight/obese, how do you know how many pounds you need to shed to get you back to a healthy weight for your height? Follow these simple steps to know how much weight you need to lose.

The normal weight range according to the BMI is 18.5-24.9. You can figure out what your weight should be by using a variation of this simple formula.

1. Square your height in inches. If you are 65 inches tall, you would do the following (65 x 65 = 4,225).
2. Multiply the answer you got in (1) above by 18.5 (4,225 x18.5 = 78,162.5).
3. Divide your answer in (2) above by the number 703 in order to find the lighter end of the healthy weight range for your height (78,162.5/703= 111.18 approx 111)
4. To find the heavier end of your normal weight range, perform a very similar equation as (1) to (3) above, but this time, use 24.9 instead of  18.5 in step (2). In this example, your computation would look like this: 

• 65 X 65 = 4,225
• 4,225 X 24.9 = 105,202.5
• 105,202.5/703 = 149.65 approx 150

The normal weight range for a person that is 65 inches tall is between 111- 150 pounds. What is the normal weight range for your height?

In order to find out how much weight you need to lose, subtract 111 and 150 from your current weight. So, if you are 65 inches tall and weigh 165 pounds, you should follow this equation:

1. 165 - 150 = 15
2. 165 - 111 = 54

Therefore, you need to lose between 15 and 54 pounds in order to be in the normal weight range according to the BMI.