I'm not overweight afterall?

Sued0nim

vanity calculator!

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MinnieInMaine wrote: »

Tim_CNY wrote: »

When I was 100 lbs heavier, my fingers didn't touch around my wrist. When I was 50 lbs heavier, my fingers barely touched. Now my fingers overlap. What's my frame size?

Same here. I used frame size as an excuse when I was obese and see others do it all the time. I'm "big boned" or "curvy" so I'll never get into the healthy weight range of BMI. You'd be surprised how your body changes as you lose the weight...

Mine still don't overlap and my measurement is still over 6.5" and I'm very close to goal ..but I sure am happier having lost that 44lbs and getting fit ...even if I am less voluptuously curvy *sigh*

Azexas

I'm not sure how accurate going by your wrist size is... I've always though of myself as a medium frame but I have the wrists of an infant... which according to this puts me in the small frame. Idk, maybe it's just me.

Francl27

That link is totally ridiculous. Wrist width isn't a good indicator of your frame size at all. You'd have to check elbow too, maybe waist, and it's not something you can do when you are overweight anyway (ok the elbow maybe).

Plus what if you have long fingers?

So it's pretty much total BS (plus it says I'm underweight, which is laughable).

WalkingAlong

I'm surprised how many low BMI people hang out in the Weight Loss forum. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

MissHolidayGolightly

It seems to take the upper range of a normal BMI for a small frame ideal weight then starts to move into the overweight BMI for medium and large frames. Definitely aims high.

ninerbuff

It said I'm overweight by 50lbs. I'd say, I'm a bit overweight right now, but 50lbs? If I wanted to be in single digit body fat numbers for life (which would be cool but hard to sustain) then yeah.

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leggup

SergeantSausage wrote: »

Apparently, "vanity" weight calculators are en vogue now, right?

Yuuup. Every frame size calculator seems underestimate weight problems. BMI and Body Fat % are the best standards to start with for goal setting. I only add BF% because BMI is inaccurate when BF% is low. Most people can use BMI on its own.

ketorach

Haha, I'm still 32 pounds overweight!

abatonfan

It says I'm at an ideal weight (5'6, 143 pounds, small frame), and my next goal is at the lower end of that ideal weight spectrum (135 pounds). I always thought that I had big bones, but I guess that is a lie now.

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britishbroccoli wrote: »

SergeantSausage wrote: »

Apparently, "vanity" weight calculators are en vogue now, right?

Yuuup. Every frame size calculator seems underestimate weight problems. BMI and Body Fat % are the best standards to start with for goal setting. I only add BF% because BMI is inaccurate when BF% is low. Most people can use BMI on its own.

But it's really difficult to get an accurate BF reading too ..scales are rubbish, calipers not great etc

BMI is rot though on an individual level ...inappropriate for 25-30% of population..huge number of outliers

lemurcat12

TimothyFish wrote: »

Here is a link to a tool that is supposed to calculate your ideal body weight: http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight-3146-143.html?ic=4004

I thought it was interesting because I put my numbers in and it told me that I'm only overweight by 1.2 pounds. Even the low number is higher than my current goal. I'm curious if other people get similar results.

Well, my BMI is 22.3, and my body fat is in the acceptable range, and it told me I was overweight by 0.6 lbs, which is silly.

However, its suggestion of an ideal weight of about 114-125 is consistent with my personal goal of 120 and sense of how I would look best, so not bad.

I do think I have a small frame and I also have narrow wrists, but I don't think that's always a particularly good way to judge frame size. (I also have very long thin fingers--back when I played the piano people always thought I should be more naturally talented than I am based on my hands, which is of course also ridiculous.)

elphie754

I disagree with this. When I was lighter, my fingers touched. Depending on my sodium intake, my fingers may or may not touch. Does that mean my frame size changes each day? No. Also, this gave me a weight range that is above my doctor's recommendation.

SergeantSausage

WalkingAlong wrote: »

I'm surprised how many low BMI people hang out in the Weight Loss forum. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

HINT: we -most of us- didn't start out low-ish BMI. I'm down 50+ from the high point at the moment ... and still heading in the right direction.

SLLRunner

TimothyFish wrote: »

Here is a link to a tool that is supposed to calculate your ideal body weight: http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight-3146-143.html?ic=4004

I thought it was interesting because I put my numbers in and it told me that I'm only overweight by 1.2 pounds. Even the low number is higher than my current goal. I'm curious if other people get similar results.

How fun!

Plays into my vanity just fine, since I am in the healthy weight range but towards the lower end.

SLLRunner

SergeantSausage wrote: »

Ideal weight range is 168 - 184.8 lbs. (76.4 - 84 kg.).
You are underweight.

(NOTE: height = 6' 0", current weight = 156, BMI = 21.2 ==> nowhere near "underweight" (18.5))

"Your ideal weight range-- 168 - 184.8 lbs. (76.4 - 84 kg.). --is based on a formula that calculates what a healthy weight is for most people of your height (72 inches) and frame size (Small)."

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Apparently, "vanity" weight calculators are en vogue now, right?

Here you go:

MynameisJerryB

I actually found it to be fairly accurate although the frame size measurement is questionable but I carry allot of muscle. I remember when I was in my early 20's, I was in the gym for 4 hours 3 days a week (M,W,F) and ran 15 miles twice a week(Tue.Thur). I had maybe 1/2% body fat and I weighed 189 at 6'2". I had an Air Force Doctor tell me that I was over weight and I should have been 174. Absolute absurdity! I have found that a healthy range for me is 190 to 215 and that's right where this chart puts me . According to the chart a medium frame ideal weight for me is 190-209 and a large frame is 200-220 lbs.