How fat am I?

Fair question.

In earlier posts, I've mentioned that I am obese and that I need to lose weight. Already the pounds have started to come off, but you might be curious about where I am and how far I have to go.

As far as I can tell, just about all the extra weight has gone into my abdomen. My legs and arms look the same as they always did. I just walk around with this enormous gut. I look like I'm about 20 months pregnant, at least.

Frankly, I'm too embarrassed to post how much I weighed at my peak last year. I'm not even ready to post my current weight. But I will post my Body Mass Index, which is a means of determining the amount of body fat by comparing height with weight. A BMI of 25 to 30 is considered overweight. A BMI above 30 is obese.

At my worst last year, my BMI was 36.7. My BMI today is 35.2. So, I'm making progress. According to the online calculator I'm using, if I want to be of average weight, I need a BMI of about 27. I'll include my BMI in future posts and eventually include the poundage so you can do the math later.