Who is healthy BMI but stuck with belly fat?
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150 = 22.2 BMI
155 = 22.9 BMI
160 = 23.6 BMI
It makes a difference but you're in the normal BMI range either way. If your clothes are getting progressively looser at this point, it is safe to assume that your BMI is not increasing.
And that's if OP's estimation of 150-160 is accurate. Since OP isn't weighing, it's just a guess. OP could very well be 147, or 166, or some other number.
Is September the last time you weighed? That's what it seems like, based on info given in OP, but I don't want to just assume that's the case.1 -
GuessIgottalog wrote: »For all of you asking how I know my BMI - I am 5'9" tall and I used 155lbs to get a BMI of 23. I could actually be 150 or 160lbs though..shouldn't make much diff in the bmi i result right?
I do have a few lbs (I think) of excess weight I wouldn't mind losing, but, maybe just go by a different guideline. Get to where you're happy with how you look, and healthy. Maintain. Win.
I know someone here will correct me if I'm wrong on that lol.
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And that's if OP's estimation of 150-160 is accurate. Since OP isn't weighing, it's just a guess. OP could very well be 147, or 166, or some other number.
Is September the last time you weighed? That's what it seems like, based on info given in OP, but I don't want to just assume that's the case.
I was guessing that when she weighed herself in September she was 160. She says that her clothes are looser and that she has been eating 1400 calories since then, going over once or twice a week. I feel like it is pretty safe to say that her BMI is not actually increasing at this point.0 -
I'm 15 pounds under the higher normal BMI weight and I still have belly fat (but there's so much loose skin anyway, it just looks worse when I lose, so I don't really care).
I do agree that it depends on genetics too. Pear shapes will naturally have a flatter belly. I pretty much carry the 5lbs of fat I'd want to lose in my hips and belly, personally.
But body fat % is a better way of finding a goal, it's just pretty much impossible to figure it out accurately (unless you want to spend money to get it measured, but even then.. it won't tell you where the extra fat is!).0 -
Fast weight loss does not result in excess skin. At its worst, it results in fat loss outpacing skin shrinkage. At its best, it decreases the risk of permanently loose skin since it cuts down on the time the skin is stretched.
That has to be one of the most irritating diet myths I read on this board.
Yeah, I think that since the way the most people lose belly size is by giving birth, and that doesn't cause loose skin on most, it can't have that much to do with how fast or slow you lose.
Oh, and no matter how thin I am there is *some* belly fat, that's just where the fat goes. I can be small enough to lose my butt and not be able to find clothes to fit me, and still there will be some squish there. Bodies need some fat, and unfortunately we can't move it around to where we want it.1 -
Fast weight loss does not result in excess skin. At its worst, it results in fat loss outpacing skin shrinkage. At its best, it decreases the risk of permanently loose skin since it cuts down on the time the skin is stretched.
That has to be one of the most irritating diet myths I read on this board.
I guess it depends on your skin type/genetics though? I started dieting 4 years ago and even though my weightloss was slow I still have loose skin and look more flabby then I did when I was almost obese.0 -
Eleonora91 wrote: »
I guess it depends on your skin type/genetics though? I started dieting 4 years ago and even though my weightloss was slow I still have loose skin and look more flabby then I did when I was almost obese.
Yes, it depends a lot on genetics. Genetics, how big you were, how long you were big, and age. Not whether you lost slowly or quickly or lifted weights or dry brushed your skin or used wraps. Once you are overweight, the damage is done. Nothing short of a time machine or skin removal surgery will erase it.
But many many people have fairly minimal skin issues and of those who have more than minimal excess skin, most say they'd rather have it than go back to their old weight.0 -
BMI only accounts for height and weight. It DOESN'T account for what your muscle to fat ratio in your body is. I'm considered borderline obese for my height. You can definitely tell by my photos that I'm in the obese category.
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Turns out im 70kgs...i stepped on the scale at doctors...0
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With or without shoes, clothes, and breakfast?1
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