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The Weight/BMI theory has been discredited as no account is taken of muscle (and the bone to support it) being much heavier than fat. Many heavy super-athletes, including Lennox Lewis, and Jonah Lomu (the rugby player) who at 19stone of bone and muscle would be classified under the system as obese and unfit for the military services whereas the services would be more than glad to have such people. There is no such thing as an ideal weight for a given height. Each person should be separately medically assessed . You are probably healthier and more robust than Victoria Beckham and, very likely, more cuddly. len

The Slimming World method really consists of not mixing protein and carbohydrates. There's loads of what they term 'free food' which is your veg, fruit, salad etc. Days are split between red and green. Red - you can eat as much lean meat as you can manage with salad and veg, but only very small amounts of potato/rice/pasta. Green - eat as much potato/pasta/rice again with the salad and veg, but only small amounts of meat. I personally used the green days mainly, having Quorn as a meat substitute in things like spag bol, cottage pie, sweet and sour etc. Bread must be limited as well. Wholemeal bred is the recommended type, and you can have 3 slices a day from a 400 gram loaf. Obviously cakes/biscuits etc are really no go areas although they can be used as 'syns'. Try to use skimmed milk wherever possible. There was a thread at one time for recipes for Slimming World. I'll see if I can find it, and give it a nudge. You will be amazed how much you can eat and still lose weight. It's designed to lose between 1-2lbs a week, but the first couple of weeks is generally more than that. Good luck. PP xx

LOL at drip, Ego!!!

Ive scored 28.0 which is the higher end of overweight-if you saw me you would look very puzzled.........I am a bit out of condition,that is all, and you wouldnt even call me average build. If i was to get in the middle of the normal range I would have to lose 20 kilogrammes.....thats almost a bag of cement....i think Id have to hand over a few ribs to the Doctor aswell,to make that weight loss........thats 20 bags of sugar !!!.......

That BMI calculator system is total nonsense because it doesnt consider skeletal build.......which is a big factor or fat percentage.....a good example of this was having Tommy the Builder on that fat Club programme,supposedly obese-he was obviously a big framed bloke who led an active life and looked very healthy,and is probably fitter than most--

errrmm whoever said their husband is 6ft 2 and 8 and a half stone-even if you were skinny,thats a physical impossibility.......a skinny bloke that height would be 10st (and i mean skinny) a fit athletic man of average build would be 12stone 8lb-13st 2lb,and even someone like me who doesnt even look overweight and not big framed is 15 st 9lb and 6ft 3'..........if your husband is 8stone he should be in hospital on a drip !!

Joan - I don't think I did - altho Jilly said she thought I had when we were on webcam ........... just feel like a fat bloated pig all the time :O(

Oh Joan - I only bought 3 cans lol Begining to wish I hadn't looked now ........ like I needed anything else to make me feel miserable :O(

Right McAnne !!!! I've had a look you are not obese, just undertall !! You should be 6' 4' lol !! Have you lost some weight since you started your salads ?? :0)))) Joan xxxxxxxxxx

cheers Anne thats cheered us up NOT both of us are over weight I have to lose at least 12lb and hubby a stone to be at the upper end of normal. Just off to raid raspberries and strawberries in fridge now do I lay off the cream

Whats their method Pauline? Im a bit stuck because I dont drive, and have school run twice a day, so never manage to get to Slimming World/Weight Watchers etc.

I scored 35-9 Obese :-((

McAnne Have you been drinking too many slim fasts ? Maybe 10 a day was a bad idea ?? :0)))) Joan xxxxxxxxxx

If you are serious about losing the weight, I can highly recommend Slimming World. I've lost 2 1/2 stone in 18 months. Actually losing the weight is the easy bit if you stick with it. The hardest bit is keeping it off after. It has to become a new way of eating. Good luck what ever you decide to do. PP xx

*Trys to work out how much McAnne weighs* Lol :0))) Joan xxxxxxxxxx

Me too Anne! But then my hubby is 6ft 2in and weighs 15 stone - and he's apparently obese too! He looks positively anorexic if he goes below 14½ stone, he weighed 13 stone when he was 13 years old - and no fat on his 6ft frame then! Sue xx

28.4 so I'm overweigh... but not obese. Well I never !

Anne, you're not over weight, you're under tall Vivienne xx

According to the practice nurse I should be 12 1/2 stone and I'm 20 st so guess I am as well