According to various calculators I’ve found, given my height and body frame size, my goal weight is in the 142 to 187 pound range. This would put my BMI in the 19 to 25 range. Honestly, though, and based upon past experience, I think that if I weighed that little, I’d be much too thin.

While stumbling the Health/Fitness category, I happened upon a page called Body-Mass Index, Waist-to Height Ratio and More…. In addition to providing my current BMI and waste-to-height ratio, the “more” that was provided included what are called the “Willoughby Athlete Weight and Waist”. These values are calculated from tables based upon “extensive anthropometrics measurements on highly-conditioned (male) athletes.” As my ultimate long-term goal is to become as fit and conditioned as possible, I like the idea of aiming for the Willoughby Athlete values.

Here are my numbers:

via http://home.fuse.net/clymer/bmi/

I have to say… a 34 inch waste at 208 pounds sounds great! And I think that the paleo diet and New Rules of Lifting strength program both will help me reach my goals.

PS: That’s an old waist measurement from about 31 days and 10 pounds ago.