Diet & Nutrition

Are these BMI tests a true indication of body weight and the reason I ask this question is I am classed as obese so it would be nice to come down one rung of the ladder and become overweight. My BMI at the moment is 31.3, but a month ago I weighed about 99 kgs and today 93.8. To get down to overweight I need to lose about another 2kgs, but to get down to my upper end of my ideal weight I need to be 74.8kgs, which in is 11stones 7lbs. The last time I weighed that was at 18 years old. I am as broad as I'm tall which surely must have an affect on the BMI readings. Most of my life I have been active and weighed about 14 and a 1/2 stones, so it doesn't really look li…

Does anyone know where to buy multivitamins? I was looking for a not expensive brand available nationally (I live in Udon Thani) I've seen some brands that work out as 10 Baht/tablet/day. That seems expensive to me, or am I out of touch?

No, it's not what you think. About 3 years ago, I had a doctor's appointment with the nurse in the UK, who told me that I was prediabetic. To be honest, I hadn't heard the expression before. She told me that I should lose some weight, as I was over 100 kilos. So, as a person that always does as he's told, I thought that I should comply. Well 3 years down the line, I now weigh 87 kilos (that's over 2 stones lost, in old money.) So what's my secret you might ask. Apart from walking a friend's dog last year, I haven't changed my sedentary lifestyle. I haven't purchased any dietary products, I've just started to eat healthier than before. Nobody likes their food mo…