BMI calculator?

[Morgancando]

Hi all. My daughter has decided to follow the NHS 12 week plan but when she puts her details in it doesn't give her a range of calories to work from. Does anyone know why this is?

Thanks in advance.

[IndigoBlue61]

It could be that she is already at what the NHS consider a Healthy BMI Morgancando 😊

[Morgancando in reply to IndigoBlue61]

I think that must be why. She’s at the top end of the green zone apparently. But she’s always been tiny and this is the heaviest she’s been. I think I’ll advise her to go to 1,400 till she’s happy then to maintain. Thanks for your help. 👍

[IndigoBlue61 in reply to Morgancando]

Very sensible plan 😊. If she is really hungry she can eat a little more, her rate of weight loss will be a good indicator 😊

[Morgancando in reply to IndigoBlue61]

Yes I'll let her know.

[Pineapple27]

At the weekend I attended an event that I helped to organise around healthy diet / weight loss / exercise, etc.

We had a brilliant dietician there (also a personal trainer) who said she doesn't use BMI. Instead she uses waist measurement to assess whether someone is a "healthy weight" as follows:

•Individual needs

•BMI not relevant

•Weight is just a number

•Waist measurements

Men Women

>94cms (37ins) At risk >80cm (31.5in) At risk

>102cm (40in) High risk >88cm (34in) High Risk

Interesting huh?

[Morgancando in reply to Pineapple27]

Yes that is very interesting. Are those measurements the same for both men and women? It seems I'm at high risk in that case.

Thanks for that information Pineapple27 .

[Pineapple27 in reply to Morgancando]

Sorry, the way the site has formatted (or reformatted!) the text has meant it doesn't look very clear. Let's try again:

MEN >94cms (37ins) At risk >102cms (40ins) High risk

WOMEN >80cms (31.5ins) At risk >88cms (34ins) High risk

[Morgancando in reply to Pineapple27]

Thanks for clarifying Pineapple.

Sounds like a very interesting and informative event. You were in my hometown too. I should have invited you over for a cuppa. Lol😊

[Pineapple27 in reply to Morgancando]

I could have invited you to the hotel to join in a stretch session

[Morgancando in reply to Pineapple27]

That would have been lovely! Maybe next time.

[Tiggerr]

You could try put a slightly bigger weight into the calculator until it takes her over the 'healthy range' and then it will give you a calorie range that's close to her current requirements.

[Hidden in reply to Tiggerr]

I was going to suggest the same thing