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What's your BMI?
RogueRunner_1
Posts: 32 Member
And do you feel it accurately represents your health?
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31.0. And I'm not sure what it's supposed to represent healthwise other than progress. Ten months ago, it was 45.31
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That's fantastic progress!!estherdragonbat wrote: »31.0. And I'm not sure what it's supposed to represent healthwise other than progress. Ten months ago, it was 45.
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20.5 - slap bang in the middle of the healthy weight range for my height. That being said, I'm feeling a bit too thin and think I look better a kilo or so heavier. I'd hate to think what I'd look like at the low end of the heathy range. Perhaps if I were 20 years younger...8
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20.3 and yes1
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RogueRunner_1 wrote: »And do you feel it accurately represents your health?
Middle of my normal range, and it represents a healthy weight for me.
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37.0 (obese) according to Google..yes, I have excess fat which has led to being told I'm prediabetic a while ago. And I attribute my ankles and back hurting a while ago to my fat. I think it accurately reflects my health.3
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My BMI hasn't really changed much in the past 2-3 years, but i feel like my health and fitness have improved, so no.5
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Mine's 20 and I feel like it does.0
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19
Yeah, I guess so. I'm skinny for most guys my age.0 -
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Slightly above mid-range for my height, despite the fact I'm smaller than average.
I think it represents that I lift, and am a bit more muscular than the "model" person that the BMI calculation is based on.1 -
26.3; overweight. I still have some flab left after weight loss, but I've also added inches to chest and legs. No, I don't know think the number tells me anything.0
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25 on the nose and I totally agree that it's an accurate picture as I'm rather overweight still.0
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25.1-25.5 depending on my normal fluctuations
An no, not in the least bit am I overweight.0 -
19.9 currently. And yes the lower my bmi the lower my glucose number, so it does reflect my health, to some extent. I also have a total cholesterol number in the 160s, triglycerides in the 60s, normal blood pressure etc. And then last fasting test put my (former prediabetic) glucose number in the 80s.2
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37.5 doesn't reflect my health but it does show progress as I was 41.8 4 months ago11
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19.3, seems alright1
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21.8. I feel it's an accurate depiction of my health. Aiming for 21.0
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27.4 (down from 56) and no it really doesn't reflect my health/fitness level. I'm officially still overweight, but I take up to 10 high intensity classes a week, plus PT sessions plus heavy lifting plus I run up to a half marathon. My average resting heart rate is 40, my max is 183, my blood pressure is 110/60, I'm far healthier and fitter than my BMI would suggest.19
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23 which is towards the higher end of normal for me. I'm working on losing a few pounds yet which would cause a slight decrease, but I don't really pay attention to BMI.0
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My BMI is 24 - just 1 pt (or 5.5#) below "overweight" despite having only 8.9%BF, based on hydrostatic testing, at 5'8" & 158# and physical measurements of 42C/33W/37H.
Still the BMI is currently in the "normal" range and I have never looked or felt healthier in my life.1 -
26. Side note, didn't realise I'd dropped a point, so that's a nice surprise!
I think it sort of is and isn't. I certainly have body fat left to lose but my waist is well within healthy range due to my body shape. And I'm pretty fit.2 -
28.27. (Had my physical last week.)
As you can tell, I'm horribly obese.16 -
23.6, so high normal
I am entirely too damned small for my own good, depsite the fact that I'm within spitting distance of overweight. Ah well, building back up from being a cut down FFG takes time.1 -
19, up from 18.5 a few months ago.5
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25.8 down from 32.1, so definitely a victory for me.5
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31 obese, and it represents my body fat reasonably well so although I don't have real weight related health issues now I know I'm at risk for several issues. Down from 49-50, which represented my body fat and health reasonably well and I'm pretty sure as a morbidly obese person I was at a high risk for many things.5
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20.2. Because I carry a fair amount of muscle, I'm a bit leaner than my general preference. However, I recently cut about 4kg for weight class reasons. Better for me is around 21.3 but competition so...0
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36.3 (down from 42 a few months ago) and I don't think it accurately reflects overall health. BMI doesn't account for people who are muscular or who holds onto water weight too easily.3
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35.6, down from 40.6. Currently, it is accurate.4
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25.2 and yes/no. I'm in the healthy weight range that my doctor gave me for my body and down to 25-27% body fat. I still see myself as a little overweight and not where I want to be but I am healthy and fit and do not see the BMI number as an accurate reflection of my health. Neither does my doctor1
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