Ideal body weight

That's what I used to think! 

Good grief, I just used that IBW calculator and got 178 lb.  At 241 I was 24% fat so that's 58 lbs of fat.  241 - 58 == 183, so I would have to lose significant muscle AND get down to like 10% fat to reach my "IBW".  Could it be that this calculator doesn't take different body types into account? 

Err...my lean BW then is 183 lb.  But at 178 lb and 10% fat my lean body weight would be like 160 lb.  Something's not right.  That must be my body weight after eating off my own leg from hunger.

The formula needs to be modified with a factor for body type.  How about:

IBW(individual) = IBW * (actual lean body weight / ideal lean body weight)

FWIW

i hear your frustrations and on nutrition and how to lose weight, how everything ties together, etc.  i am learning a lot too from your questions.  yes, that calculator for ibw through active is, im sure, is a 'balnket' calc...some  people probably will not apply to it or some segment of the population for certain reasons or others. 

from all of your questions about nutrition and weightloss, i know what bt needs to do to address these items conveniently and concisely.  hopefully during the latter part of this year, the nutrition part of the log i hope to integrate in will also contain better calculators built-in, detailed explanations of particular 'diets',  who they work for best, etc.  i am already talking to a few nutritionists at the moment who deal with athletes or those new to endurance for the next project...

One of the old axioms of health was that if you could pinch an inch or less next to your belly button you were ok.  After looking at quite a few charts, calculating body mass index, and using a Tanita body fat scale, I think that the old way works as well as anything.

There is another test.  Your wife/husband will tell you..  Janicewhokeepsmehumble used to say I looked like a toothpick.  Now, she says I look like a Q-tip.  I guess that means I'm ok.

Hey Rio,

I hadn't thought of that but you may be on to something.  Janiceangelonearth has a vast and subtle command of the English language.  After thirty years of marriage, I have learned that when she says, "OK, PooForBrains, what made you think of doing that?" that the question is rhetorical and I do not have to answer.  In fact, she will supply the answer for me.

it sounds like Janiceangelonearth has done a wonderful job training you    Keep in mind that some husbands are more readily trainable than others.  I like to think I've done a helluva job with mine, but after 20+ years of marriage there is always some fine tuning to do LOL

good thing he doesn't read message boards either!