What Is Your BMI?

I take BMI results with a grain of salt because they do not take into consideration how much muscle someone has. Someone who is very muscular can have a BMI that tells them they are obese. So I never bother to calculate mine any more.
 
Oh I have a little love handle around the waist, My Wii fit ,game told me last time I stepped on the platform, that at Just over 5 ft and 67 kg I was OBESE so maybe you can work it out for me ...... And tell me if my Wii fit game is telling me HUGE fibs ..:giggle:
 
Well according to that chart (which BTW clearly explains how the BMI may not be correct as already described by Ameriscot..) .. Mine is between 18.5 and 24...


...but Lon , why didn't you just ask straight out if people are overweight, rather than all the BS about the BMI..because that's what you really wanted to know wasn't it?
 
not a useful number really. Just used to categorize people. If you know body weight, body fat % and which way each are moving, you can make an informed decision about what to do.
 
Lon said:
BODY MASS INDEX-----This is an important indicator for your overall health---Test your self and post
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BMI is one indicator of a persons overall physical fitness. Increasingly the Waist to Height Ratio is being looked upon as another very good measurement of a persons well being. Ideally, the waist measurement should be half or less of a persons height. Belly Fat is a condition that indicates problems.

http://www.health-calc.com/body-composition/waist-to-height-ratio

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Ameriscot said:
I take BMI results with a grain of salt because they do not take into consideration how much muscle someone has. Someone who is very muscular can have a BMI that tells them they are obese. So I never bother to calculate mine any more.
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Be careful, all those grains of salt add up. You might be messing up your electrolyte balance :)
 
LOL...I'm not skinny, quite solid in fact :D ..and although I'd like a flatter stomach and get in a size 8 ( is that a US 4)? ..In reality wouldn't want to be any slimmer than I am now because at this age I'd end up looking scrawny.
 
hollydolly said:
LOL...I'm not skinny, quite solid in fact :D ..and although I'd like a flatter stomach and get in a size 8 ( is that a US 4)? ..In reality wouldn't want to be any slimmer than I am now because at this age I'd end up looking scrawny.
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What's your height? I'm 5' 4 1/2" and if I weighed that I'd look like a toothpick.

As for sizes, you can't really compare as it depends totally on the brand. Expensive brands are labeled as very tiny sizes, while cheaper brands are more reasonable in sizing.
 
BMI........nope, don't go by that either. Wife and I know that we could (should?) lose some 20 pounds, but even that is hard to do at our age and have to give up some of the foods we eat. When my wife says "I'm fat", I show her photos of men and women online who are really overweight.......much, much more than 20 pounds. She smiles and doesn't complain anymore.
 

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