Hamwi Equation:

Males = 106 lbs for first 5’ of height
+ 6 lbs for each inch over 5’

Females = 100 lbs for first 5’ in height
+ 5 lbs for each inch over 5’

For small frames: deduct 10%
For large frames: add 10%

Now I just have to figure out how to grow 8 inches

quote Originally posted by Jake_Dragon: Now I just have to figure out how to grow 8 inches

Yeah, acording to that, I am 80 pounds overweight.
Curse you science! :shakesfistwithonehandwhilestuffingdoughnutdownpieholewithother:

6'1" here and at 230 I'm 38 over

Next year is my year to slim down, already got some new equipment at the house and plan on getting a bike soon.
Then perhaps a bicycle

I have had some health challenges over the last two years and recently started on a new drug that is helping me feel more like my old self, only younger.
So if I can keep my job I should continue to improve and meet my goal of losing 30 pounds next year.

Starting January 1, I plan on losing 80 pounds in the new year at the (what I feel is realistic & healty) rate of no less then 10 pounds a month.
Cutting fat & carb intake by 2/3's & sugar by 1/2.
No candy, no butter, little breads.
Lean meats, salads, yogart, fruit, popcorn, water water water.

[This message has been edited by Boondawg (edited 12-30-2010).]

According to that chart, I'd be considered "large frame". OK... LOL.

It's ironic, because I'm not fat. I can "pinch an inch" on my tummy, and that's about it. But I'm pretty muscular. I guess the charts can't account for that.

BMI charts are the same way. They peg me as "borderline overweight".

You can only do so much with a chart. And body weight isn't the best indicator of general health, anyway. I personally would be more worried about cardiovascular fitness (or lack thereof), and blood sugar / fat / cholesterol / etc levels. Once you address those issues, everything else should fall into place.

quote Originally posted by Blacktree: and blood sugar / fat / cholesterol / etc levels..

Doctorless?

quote Originally posted by Jake_Dragon: ... plan on getting a bike soon. Then perhaps a bicycle ...

Dude, you owe me for the Dr Pepper I just shot out my nose!

I'm 30-35 pounds over weight... sheesh...I need to get that under control... I hate myself... I'm such a slob... ugh...I'm depressed, where are the oreo's?

Q: Is The Hamwi Formula A Realistic Guide For Ideal Weight?

A: What does your Doctor say?

Damn, I'm screwed... I'm 6'-1/2" and the chart doesn't cover 1/2"...

I am at 164 lbs now, was at about 145 lbs 4 years ago. I finally started eating better and put on about 20 lbs but haven't gained anymore. It's a good thing though because at 145 I was to skinny. I'd guess I'm medium framed although I really am not sure how you judge that. Going by that chart looks like I'm sitting pretty.

I'm screwed- every time I lose a few, someone presents me with 'Surprise Bacon"

How can I refuse?
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quote Originally posted by Formula88: Q: Is The Hamwi Formula A Realistic Guide For Ideal Weight? A: What does your Doctor say?

I've never had one...

quote Originally posted by Boondawg: A quick way is to wrap your thumb & index finger around your wrist. If they overlap, you are small frame If they touch, you are medium frame If they do not, you are large frame

Okay, medium frame it is.

quote I've never had one...

Ask someone else's.

I'm 13 lbs over, but also 1 yr over their maximum. I guess I'm s'posed to be dead already.

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quote Originally posted by Boondawg: A quick way is to wrap your thumb & index finger around your wrist. If they overlap, you are small frame If they touch, you are medium frame If they do not, you are large frame

Hrmm... well, I guess I'm "large frame" then. Weird...

weight isnt everything. muscle weighs more than fat.
that said, i think the charts are a tad on the light side. i'm on the upper side of my specified weight range, but if i lose 5 lbs, people say i look lean and hungry.

quote Originally posted by Boondawg: A quick way is to wrap your thumb & index finger around your wrist. If they overlap, you are small frame If they touch, you are medium frame If they do not, you are large frame

Yeah... I'm not real sure I believe that. I'm 6' 2", weigh 190lbs. and wear a size 34 waist. I know it isn't exact science, but according to that test I am a large frame.

There was a guy here sometime back who posted a "before" picture of himself, then procieded to lose a butload of weight over the course of a year, I think.
Anyone remember who & what thread that was?

quote Originally posted by Boondawg: A quick way is to wrap your thumb & index finger around your wrist. If they overlap, you are small frame If they touch, you are medium frame If they do not, you are large frame

They don't touch

[This message has been edited by phonedawgz (edited 12-30-2010).]

Oh oh - sorry it says "WRIST".

I was thinking I was supposed to do that on some other body part.

quote Originally posted by Boondawg: There was a guy here sometime back who posted a "before" picture of himself, then procieded to lose a butload of weight over the course of a year, I think. Anyone remember who & what thread that was?

Oh, it was Bigfieroman:

quote Originally posted by Bigfieroman: A few of you are aware that I began losing weight this year. This thread is not to brag (well, maybe a little), but more to inspire everyone here who wants to lose some weight. I did this all with no drugs, surgery, starvation, or bulimia. The following changes are due to DIET and EXERCISE. I have always been fat compared to others...I was chubby through childhood and shot up to full-on obese in high school and college. I always promised myself that I would get my weight under control once I graduated college and got a stable job. Meanwhile, my weight went from 300 after high school to 370 during college to 415 after college (before weight loss). A year ago I started Weight Watchers, and have lost weight every week for the last year. About 3 months ago, I started lifting weights and playing raquettball, and go roughly 5 times a week. I went from a 4XL to an XL. I went from a 50 waist to a 38 (actual loss was more than that, but I am wearing my pants in a different place now). I went from a 14 ring size to a 12. I went from a 13EE to a 11.5EE shoe. I went from a 20.5" neck to a 17" neck. Overall, I lost almost 170 lbs. I aim to lose about 50 more, or to hit 10-13% body fat, whichever happens first. BMI guidelines say that I am supposed to lose another 80 pounds at least, but they are a crock. I hope to be close to my goal for the upcoming summer!

Very insparational!

I would look better at 164 or less but, I have seen the yo-yo of diets that I prefer to avoid the ride. The chart may be close to being realistic.

BAH! Go do some WORK, ya pussy
6 weeks of manual labour took me from 170 lbs of wobbly fat, to 148lbs of ..worn out old body
Shame it took so much out on my 64 year old face, at the same time



Boasting? Yeah...sure I am I figure I earned it
Seriously...diets are for women...hard work is for MEN!! (IMHUMBLEO )
Nick

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quote Originally posted by fierofetish: BAH! Go do some WORK, ya pussy 6 weeks of manual labour took me from 170 lbs of wobbly fat, to 148lbs of ..worn out old body Shame it took so much out on my 64 year old face, at the same time Boasting? Yeah...sure I am I figure I earned it Seriously...diets are for women...hard work is for MEN!! (IMHUMBLEO ) Nick

Effin' studs pizz me off!
Go build a wall!

i guess i am almost 70lbs. over weight. i have not weight 175 lbs. since i was 13yrs. old. but then i had a hard body, not to hard any more.

quote Originally posted by fierofetish: BAH! Go do some WORK, ya pussy 6 weeks of manual labour took me from 170 lbs of wobbly fat, to 148lbs of ..worn out old body Shame it took so much out on my 64 year old face, at the same time Boasting? Yeah...sure I am I figure I earned it Seriously...diets are for women...hard work is for MEN!! (IMHUMBLEO ) Nick

Eating right is not a diet, changing your food intake to something you can maintain but less than what your eating now will help. Do not change too drastically or you will not lose, if your body thinks its starving it will store food.
The best way is to work then reward your body with food.
I think I will also look into supplements, I do a lot of sitting on my ass at my job so I need to figure out a way to balance that. Next year there are no more elevators. Stairs only, going to turn my walk between buildings for lunch into a walk around the block and start packing a good lunch.
I use to eat a lot of fruit for lunch and lost 15 pounds in 3 months, thats my plan for the new year. Plus if I add exercise it shouldn't take as long. My goal is to be at or under 200 pounds by this time next year.

quote Originally posted by Boondawg: A quick way is to wrap your thumb & index finger around your wrist. If they overlap, you are small frame If they touch, you are medium frame If they do not, you are large frame

Boondawg, do you have a chart for 3" heels?

I suppose I'm within their range. I'm 6'-3" and 182 lbs. My finger and thumb almost touch so I guess I'm somewhere between medium and large. I run and work out and my job keeps my active. I'm 39 but can still run circles around a lot of the 25 year olds I work with. That's right. I'm having a "yay me" moment.

[This message has been edited by whadeduck (edited 12-31-2010).]

Yes, it is realistic.

Don't miss the wording. IDEAL weight.

So, frontal lobe, ideal weight means for an ideal world or ideal existence, right? Then I don't need to pay any attention to these charts. Where did I put those black heels?