How to diet the JTB way:

Please read my previous blog regarding how to calculate your BMI:

http://www.jtbarton.com/Blog/default,date,2008-09-19.aspx#a3a7adbdb-ca53-4341-a5a7-b3aa39f9ab6f

and at least this site about your BMI and what (Body Mass index means)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index

and for a really easy to use BMI calculator visit:

http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/av.htm

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Well, you have to realise you've got a problem, if you don't, just keep eating, you will die soon enough.

According to eveyone I discussed my diet with, it's not the reccomended approach, but here goes:-

1. Cut out a meal ( I only used to eat lunch and an evening meal), so now I just have an evening meal.
2. Excersie

Ok, So what has that actually meant:

Before

Well I tend to start work at 7:30am, get a large sandwich and extra for lunch and be back at work 20 minutes later, continuing until 4:30pm or 5:45pm, thats 8hrs 40 mins to 9hrs 45mins a day.

Now

I still get in at 7:30, but have realised that being healthy and alive is the most important thing to both myself and my company, I've done something everyone can do - start walk during my lunch period.

I'm not joking - Instead of getting a sandwich and an after snack, I've started walking every lunch hour and not eating.  Not only do you feel healthier after your walk, you do not even feel like eating.

If its raining (heavily, still don't eat, just walk twice as long the next day, work during lunch on day 1 and take a 2 hour lunch on day 2, it up to you to determine if you feel you can walk that far (about 6 miles) ), otherwise still walk.

A routine is the best thing you can achive.

Most of all be happy with they way you feel and what you know you are achiving.  I like to walk during the lunch period because in the UK we have a very good debate and current affairs program between 12:00 and 13:30 on Radio 4 followed by lively debate until 14:00 on Radio 2

I still go home at the same time in the evening, but I cannot be sure, but I feel metally alived and refreshed in the afternoon, although sometime physically exhauted.

To all Dieters, just lose it, we know we can!

I quit smoking last your (well just about, 28 December 2007) and at the time I weight about 18st, (252lb, 114.5kg) since then I have gradually gained weight reaching a current total of 20st 8lb (288lb, 131kg). My height is 5' 10" (70", 178cm).

I looked up BMI at the time and was shocked to find it was above 40 (actually it was 41.41) which is considerably over the standard limit. So I wanted to know how the BMI was calculate, just to prove that bit sticking out in front of me was actually fat.

Being mathematical I wanted to know how the BMI was calculated, then a very kind American friend (he said I was not that overweight) say how was the BMI (body mass index) calculated.

So here's how the BMI is calculated KG / M^2.

That's probably Greek to most people as we say in the England. So I've decided to explain the calculation at least in English:

Height : Ft ' In ', this will require a translation to metric metres, its not that difficult

(ft * 12) + In, so for me that (5' * 12 ) + 10" = 70" now multiply this by 0.0254 ( that the number of inches in a metre) = 1.778 (fig A)

Weight : St (Stone) Lb (Pounds), Ok so I was (20st 8lb, in US that (20 * 14 (Lb per St is 14)) plus the Lb ( 8 lb )= 288lb (fig B)

So to convert this to metric its simply a case of Lb / 2.2 which gives you Kg (so in my case its 130.9kg, fig C)

BMI (Body Mass Index) :  The formula is simple its Kg / M^2, but again lets just explain how to work that out

In simple form its ( fig C / ( fig A * fig A) ) = BMI

So using my calculation above this is :

Weight (130.9Kg, fig C) / (1.778, fig A * (multiplied by) 1.778, fig A which gives 3.1612) and a final BMI of 41.40

Or to show it just as my weight this is = 130.9+(1.778*1.778) = 41.40 BMI

So for:

UK people its ( Weight (Kg) * ( (Height cm / 100 ) * (Height cm / 100 ) ) )

US people its ( Weight (lb) / 2.2 ) * ( Height ( ( ( ft*12) + In ) * 0.254 ) * Height ( ( ( ft*12 ) + In ) * 0.254 ) )

No matter how you look at it, I am fat!!

Do I care, well yes, I actually feel uncomfortable with my weight so I'm doing something about it.

I'll keep my blog posted about how my weight loss is going.