How do I lower my BMI?

Question

My BMI is apparently to high and I'm in the overweight range. How do I lower this?

Answer 1

Lose weight. BMI is just body mass index - the percentage of fat your body is.

That's as simply put as you can get. Which can be achieved through diets, exercise, etc.

Answer 2

dont look at bmi - what really is important is body fat percentage which should be less than 25%.
bmi doesnt say how fit or healthy you are - somebody with higher bmi could be in much better shape (bodybuilders) than somebody skinny who has no muscle.
find daily calorie intake calculator on the net, enter all your stats and it will tell you how many calories you need a day to maintain, take off 300-400cal off that number and thats how much you need to lose.
eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours - it optimizes your metabolism)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have protein (lean meat, legumes etc) for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio exercise (running, jogging, swimming, spinning, elliptical etc) 4-6 times a week for 30-50min (ideally 45min because the first 20-30min body burns carbs and only then starts burning fat), light weight training (more muscle=faster metabolism)
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, pasta etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried, oily.
ofcourse you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)