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Does anyone else HATE the BMI scale?
Saiklor
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I now wear a size six on the bottom (larger on the top because I'm busty) and I thought, hey, I should check my BMI! I haven't done that in ages! I googled up a website, entered my numbers annndddd......I'm still "overweight" and it made me sad :-(
What's up with that scale? Since when is a size six is overweight???
What's up with that scale? Since when is a size six is overweight???
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I use it simply as a guide... and personally believe that BMI is crap. It doesn't take breasts, bone structure etc. into account at all. That being said, one of my goals is to be overweight :laugh: I have just 2 pounds to go! Worry about how your clothes fit, how you feel, scale numbers if you care about them, having good bp and cholesterol... those are the real things that matter! :happy:0
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BMI is BS....it means nothing.
Body fat percentage is a better gage of health/fitness.0 -
That's right, donniesgirl, fat percentage is a better way of looking at your body as this graph shows:
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