what is YOUR bmi?

melaniecheeks

What's that saying - don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good?

Just because bmi isn't perfect doesn't mean it's totally useless. With the right caveat and considerations, it is A guide, but shouldn't be the ONLY measure.

mudya

32 right now, 43lbs to go till I reach 25

PrincessLou71186

Mine is between 29-30. I need it between 20-25 to get IVF though so I'm aiming for around 22.

lorna1002

25.7 so close to the healthy weight range.

Pebble321

When I started (almost a year ago) it was over 34. Now it's just over 26.
Although this is still technically "overweight", I'm not bothered about it, and am not desperate for it to be lower - I am so much fitter and healthier than I have ever been, my resting heart rate is low, all my bloodwork is dead normal (so normal it's boring, according to my doctor!), I can run for 20km and I am 4 pants sizes smaller than this time last year.

I tend to think that BMI is a reasonable guide for some people and not useful at all for others. I'm certainly not going to change my plans because of a number.

Sanvita58

mine is 25 on border but dont know body fat%

mickipedia

25 dead on but before christmas i was 24.1... need to get back to it!!

100lb

Mine was 40 when I started 5 months ago and now it's a smidgen under 30. Happy to no longer be obese but merely overweight :-) . My muscle mass is now higher, just, than body fat, which happy about too.
My initial end goal was to get bmi under 25, but probably going to go on other measurements.

houstonmacbro

Yes but bmi is easy to measure - body fat % is much more tricky!

It's still a poor measure of fitness or health. lol Regardless how how easy it is to measure.

If a person has more muscle or less muscle than an average person it can give a pretty inaccurate measure of health.

Agreed. BMI is a guideline, but by no means a measure of health. Most body builders, pro footballers, etc. would be considered obese by BMI standards.