Paleo Dan

I have been bad about not updating this blog. I’ve been spending too much time on Twitter, DailyMile, and Facebook. I’ll try to do better about that in the future…

So, now on to today’s post…

Back in September, I posted my current stats and ideal weight calculation from Body-Mass Index, Waist-to-Height Ratio and More…. Since that time, I’ve lost about 30 pounds and 9 inches off my waist. My Waist-to-Height Ration (WHtR) was reduced 12.2%.

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

According to research by David Willoughby, the ideal WHtR for athletes is 45.8%. I’m about halfway there with 12.7% left to go. That would put me at 208 pounds with a 34 inch waist. The worst part is that, at my ideal weight of 208, I would be considered borderline obese using the standard BMI measure.

Note: I reckon this is what you call a plateau… I haven’t changed weight more than +/- 3 lbs in over a month. I’ve cut my carbs to try and jump start some fat burning (I’ve been eating too much fruit and crutch foods such as primal muffins, etc). Once it’s started, that should be enough motivation to really control my carbs and keep to a stricter paleo diet.