Welcome John!

You're already on the right path by coming here and taking Scooby's advice, so that's step number one!

There's really not much I can say since you've already got a good idea of what to do, but one thing I can say is in regards to the BMI thing. Really, to cut the malarkey, BMI is a bunch of s***, if you ask me.

For instance, I'm about 260 pounds, 6'4", and I would guess have a lean body mass (body weight minus body fat) of about 240. The same goes for 99% of the males on my dad's side, just genetically big men with very big body frames.

Now take another man, we'll call him Bob. Bob is also 6'4" and weighs 260 pounds. The thing about Bob is that his day consists of sleeping in till 3pm every day, and starts his day with two cans of Pepsi and a few donuts, and lunch and dinner don't look any more promising.

According to BMI I am in the same category as Bob when I go to the gym every other day and a lot of my weight is from muscle mass coupled with a large body frame.

See how that doesn't really add up?

Sure it may be accurate to a small group of people, but if you ask me, the most effective tool was the ones you were born one. Your eyes. Do you feel you look good? Do you look the way you want in photographs? If not, target what you want to develop or change and do just that. Picking numbers can create false hopes and unreachable goals. I know that unless I was horribly underweight, I could never be down to 230 pounds even. The average ideal weight for my age, height, and weight says 227 lbs, with a medical recommendation of 155-205, see how that's absurd? If you take a look at my pictures and imagine me weighing 60+ pounds less, wouldn't I be emaciated?

So that's just my two bits on BMI and where I think it can stick it! Hahaha.



~Bailey