Lifestyle

[Colin]

I always wonder about those height-weight charts at the doctor's office. I'm 5'8" and one of my previous doctors kept trying to get me to slim down to 135 lbs. The lightest I've ever been once I reached full maturity is 148 lbs and I was skinny. I looked my best at 155 lbs when I had a body fat % in the single digits and a decent amount of muscle on me. I'd look anorexic if I ever got down to the weight they suggest.

--Phil

I hear ya Phil. I am 6'4 and if I was to get down to the weight "they" say I should be, I would be frail. According to the charts I am supposed to be 197lbs. I took a body mass test a few years ago, and I weighted 201 in bone and muscle (the fat was measured seperately ). So I guess once I lose all my fat, i should than lose 4 lbs of either bone or muscle.