BMI: Body Mass Index

I had a recent comment from someone wanting to know my height and BMI (Hello, H from England :) ). I didn't realize that I had neglected to tell you how tall I am...a rather important number in all these calculations, no?! Sorry 'bout that.

I am 5' 8", with a very slender bone structure.

THIS site lets you calculate your BMI, if you're interested. I figured mine:

at 155 pounds and 5'8" my BMI=23.6
at 140 pounds and 5'8" my BMI=21.3

Both numbers are within the "Normal" range of 18.5-24.9. It is within this range that our risks of certain diseases are minimized (those associated with obesity).

Okay...is someone out there saying, "Well, she's not overweight at all! She's "normal"!" ?

That may be true, but the reason I'm trying to lose weight isn't to lower my number on a chart or to necessarily (although it would be nice) fit into a size 6 pant. I want to be healthy. I know that at this weight, I am not as healthy and fit as I could be. As I want to be.

And I may be avoiding some chronic diseases caused by obesity...I'm not going to avoid the chronic diseases caused by eating lots and lots of chocolate and by not exercising!

I should add something to my "Stuff I'm sick of " list: writing and thinking and analyzing this thing to death, yet not really making any changes. My "willpower muscles" are weak. Very very weak. (Although I have been staring at a bowl of m&m's all morning, and haven't had a single ONE...progress!) :)

Thanks for your comments. I really enjoy hearing from you.