A question for the female respondents: What’s your BMI and how many offers do you receive?
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I’ve been telling everyone for years that I want to lose another 10 kg, but I still haven’t managed to do it.
I’d really appreciate a few words of encouragement from fellow chronic dieter me, who’s been dragging this out forever.
I’m in Seattle. Everyone here is so slim.
Searching for a BMI calculator is handy, even though I’m a guy.
I’m 180 cm and 75 kg, so my BMI is 23—within the normal range.
I have a friend who’s been running a diet blog for 20 years without ever losing weight. They’re always posting delicious-looking meals.
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I’m Rin, a female member.
Since this isn’t really a place focused on promoting health, I don’t think it’s helpful to judge by BMI. Muscle weighs far more than fat, after all.
In my case, my BMI is just under 20, and I’m an E cup. The people I’m dating tell me that my skin tone, skin texture, and bust are award-worthy—but those are things you can’t really know until I actually undress.
In any case, why not use your body-fat percentage as the standard?
Five years ago, when I was into things like marathon training, my weight was about the same as it is now. But even I thought my shoulders, arms, waist, and hips looked great. My body-fat percentage was probably around 18%.
Recently, I’ve been going to the gym with the person I’m seeing, and I’ve been spending my time mainly on bust-enhancing and butt-lifting exercises.
First, just get yourself moving. If you set a big goal like losing 10 kilos, the height of that hurdle can make you feel discouraged before you even start. Start by cutting out things like lounging around and snacking…
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I’m Paper Airplane, a male member.
Yesterday, my wife told me, “I’m down to 41 kg—the lightest I’ve ever been.” I’d thought she’d been gaining weight lately, with her belly sagging under the pull of gravity, but when I took a closer look, I could see her waistline even through her clothes…
For both men and women, the waist is everything…
My older sister has also been saying for years, “If only I made ¥50,000 more…”
And she’s continued saying exactly the same thing all this time.
If you don’t make a decision now, nothing will ever change.
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Maezawa from the CEO’s office here as well.
> I’ve been telling people for years that I want to lose another 10 kg, but I still haven’t managed it.
No one loses weight just by saying they want to. (笑)
You should make a declaration like, “If I don’t lose 10 kg within a month, I’ll give everyone 100,000 yen each.”
That changes your level of commitment, so I’d recommend going that far.
> I wish the staff would collect some statistics.
> Though I guess that’s impossible, haha.
They do have height and weight data, so BMI can be calculated as:
BMI = weight (kg) ÷ height (m)²
So it seems like statistics could be compiled.
However, I don’t think there’s any correlation between BMI and offers. (Based on my experience.)
Of course, I imagine the number of offers would decrease for someone who is significantly overweight, but basically, I feel it comes down to appearance...
I happened to find an old program recently that calculates offer rates, and I was using it to generate some data. So it might be possible to get a rough idea from that, but for some unknown reason—probably because the data for people who have already left isn’t being calculated—the offer rates are coming out absurdly high.
So using it is kind of questionable.
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I’m Meg, one of the female members.
Hmm…
I only have one offer myself, so I’m not really in a position to say this, but…
> “Just wasting time…”
That’s probably where the problem lies.
Either way, you can’t afford to just drift along.
To start with, make an effort to maintain a regular lifestyle. Set concrete, measurable goals.
If you’re serious, your actions will show it. And even better if you have people around you who support that determination!
“What about me?”
I don’t know my BMI, and I’m an AAA cup with very little going for me, but… I hate walking sluggishly, so I make a point of walking briskly in my everyday life.
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I’m Flag Maker, a column writer.
Since the question was open to “anyone,” I’m a man, so apologies for that.
I lost 5 kilos over the three months from April through June. I did some light strength training, but mainly restricted my calorie intake.
To lose 1 kilo, you need to burn about 7,200 calories. An adult man burns roughly 2,200 calories a day, so I kept my average daily intake down to 1,800 calories. That means a 400-calorie deficit per day, so 400 × 18 days = 7,200 calories, or 1 kilo lost.
Keeping that up for 90 days works out to exactly 5 kilos.
In the end, I lost weight almost exactly as calculated.
I think women burn around 1,700 calories a day, so that would mean eating about 1,300 calories. Humans can actually survive on surprisingly little food, so do your best. The weight really starts coming off from around the second month.
After trying calorie restriction myself, I began to understand why women sometimes just have a salad for lunch. A regular boxed lunch can easily be 700 calories. Once you start basing your diet around calories, even a beef bowl feels like a luxury. Matsuya’s signature curry starts to feel downright extravagant.
That said, be very careful about regaining the weight.
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