BMI

xdoublerainbow
xdoublerainbow Posts: 51 Member
Today is actually the first time I've ever calculated it, on request of my mum because she feels like I'm getting underweight and bam, the BMI basically proved it. I think. I'm 43.3kgs and about 160-170cm tall so based on that my BMI is anywhere from 15-16.9 which from what it said, is underweight. Now my mum is all freaked out about the whole 'grand children' factor, for obvious reasons. About six-eight weeks ago I weighed in at 50.1kg and I'm 43.3 at the moment which makes my mum really scared for me.
So basically, is there any way I can put on weight in a healthy way?

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  • ncw89
    ncw89 Posts: 61 Member
    I guess if you're working it out on here just add in a couple hundred calories a day on top of what is usual and try to stick to it. If you like fruit have a few more pieces a day for the natural sugars in it. And don't stress over having the occasional treat :) oh, and well done for not letting the weight less take over from health :)
  • stephenatl09
    stephenatl09 Posts: 186 Member
    Work out !! You will add weight in the form of muscle. Go up on your protein intake also. I have gone from a 34w to a 31w in about 4 months, but my weight has only dropped about 1 pound. BMI is not really a good indicator to go by in my opinion. Have your body fat % checked and your LBM (Lean body mass) I think they are much better indicators. According to my BMI I am overweight, but my Mom keeps asking me "Just how skinny do you want to get"...hahaha !!!
  • ashnm88
    ashnm88 Posts: 748
    You can set your goals to gain weight on here. Just go into Goals and change goals.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    I would set your goal to gain 0.5 lbs/week and eat all of those calories, including any you burn from exercise.
  • xdoublerainbow
    xdoublerainbow Posts: 51 Member
    Thank you everyone! I changed my goal to gain weight every week but I'm kind of slack at tracking food on here so we'll see how that goes :) Before I wasn't eating at the calories that they had set so I don't know how I'm supposed to eat 600 more calories each day which I was averaging about 800-900 a day and that wasn't for lack of eating. We just have a lot of low fat, low sugar, low carb stuff at my house. I actually don't like eating meat apart from chicken, ham and a little bit of mince so I'm gunna get supplements soonish. I actually calculated the LMB and it said that it would be at 78.11 and that my ideal weight would be about 93.98 pounds so I guess I'm right at the right weight for now :)
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Eat healthy food. Eat more calories that you expend in a day.
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