that most of his body weight is muscle. He certainly does not need to lose any
weight, since he is in perfect shape. A sedentary person who weighs 170 pounds
and has a BMI of 28 percent is carrying an unhealthy amount of fat, and he or
she needs to lose weight.
The BMI can be measured with calipers that determine the thickness of skin
folds, or by a process where an electric current is passed through the body. Fat
has a poor conductivity compared to muscle, so the process measures the
proportion of fat to muscle.
BMI measurement can be performed at a gym or in a physician’s office.
People with a BMI of 30 percent and above are considered to be obese, people
with a BMI between 25 and 30 percent are considered to be overweight, and
people with a BMI under 20 percent are considered to be in shape or average.
But who wants to be average in health? This is the Perfect 10 Diet here. I hope
Perfect 10 Diet followers will go for fitness levels that are a few points lower.
Now, that’s hot.
Ronald’s Story
Ronald, 49 years old, 6 feet, 2 inches tall, at 240 pounds, was out of
shape when I first saw him. With a BMI of 31 percent, he was truly obese.
Ronald had been on a low-fat diet all his life. His weight had begun to
affect his blood pressure, despite the fact that Ronald exercised rain or shine
and ran at least 5 days a week. It was Ronald’s habit to eat two bananas on
his cereal before he exercised and to drink orange juice after his workout.
Ronald was disappointed that he was not losing any weight despite his
heavy exercise routine. I advised him to eat an avocado or a slice of rye
bread with cheese, or a full-fat yogurt before his workout, and to reserve the
banana for after his workout.
Ronald was shocked when he realized that what he ate before working
out was actually keeping him from losing weight. Instead of burning fat
during the workout, his body burned the sugar from the bananas. The
presence of high insulin levels in Ronald’s bloodstream before the workout
interfered with his weightloss efforts. In 14 months on the Perfect 10 Diet,
Ronald was down to 170 pounds, and his BMI was down to 15 percent.
Tips for Staying Active
- Make it your practice to park your car a distance away from your
destination. The walk will do you good.