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What's your BMI and Goal Weight?

Criteria

Your weight:
Your height: ft. ft.
What percent of excess body
weight do you expect to lose?
%
An average figure is 65%

   


BMI = Body Mass Index
Being overweight is obviously a product of both how much you weigh plus how tall you are. Using these two things, researchers have put together a formula for standardizing the extent of overweight. Typical BMI may be from 25 to 30. Individuals with a BMI over 40 may qualify for bariatric surgery.
The BMI formula is:
(Weight in kilograms)
(Height in meters)2