PSA: BMI Categories

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  • Admiral_Derp
    Admiral_Derp Posts: 866 Member
    Stupid index.
    *pouting*
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  • diodelcibo
    diodelcibo Posts: 2,564 Member
    Brb am severely obese...
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Brb am severely obese...

    #WINNING :drinker:
  • stetienne
    stetienne Posts: 560 Member
    22.9 :)
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    On another note, the BMI is averaged over a large group of people and should not generally be used for an individual as your muscle mass and bone structure could be above or below average.

    This is true. What is a healthy weight for each individual has a lot more variance on that scale than height alone (as the Op noted about his own weight). I used a BMI calculator that took small bone structure into consideration (it worked for me because I have a small bone structure) and my BMI went up by .6 points. I found that interesting and it made a lot of sense to me in terms of how I look. I am on the low end of the normal weight (still normal, occasionally drop below by 1 pound), but I look great, healthy and defined muscles, nice figure (my husband and I are happy anyway). I also feel great and am very active. Just saw my doctor again today and she said I am very healthy. I also eat great. This was probably more info than anyone was wanting me to share...hehe. :wink:
  • Jonesie1984
    Jonesie1984 Posts: 612 Member
    Brb am severely obese...

    me likey obese
  • Bolthouse26
    Bolthouse26 Posts: 70 Member
    21.1 hurray :) right in the middle of healthy range ..
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    I am at 24.6


    Normal but almost overweight.......and damn proud because I wear a size 4 and worked hard for those pounds of muscles
  • NZhellkat
    NZhellkat Posts: 355 Member
    I have a BMI of 33.5 with BF of 26.83%. I'm okay with that cause I have a lot of muscle and heavy bone due to genetics.
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    I am half a point from being on the high end of normal. ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!

    That said, I am surprised, now that I calculated it, to find that I was swimming right next to obese beforehand. Huh. Did not know that.
  • Faulkners407
    Faulkners407 Posts: 62 Member
    23 pounds to get to overweight!! yahooo!
  • CorvusCorax77
    CorvusCorax77 Posts: 2,536 Member
    Seems there was some miscommunication and hurt feelings on the boards today. Just a friendly reminder: The following are the BMI Categories. These are designations based on height and weight. BMI is not an opinion, a judgement, or name-calling. It's just an index.

    < 15: Very severely underweight
    15.0 to 16.0: Severely underweight
    16.0 to 18.5: Underweight
    18.5 to 25: Normal (healthy weight)
    25 to 30: Overweight
    30 to 35: Obese Class I (Moderately obese)
    35 to 40: Obese Class II (Severely obese)
    > 40: Obese Class III (Very severely obese)

    P.S, I notice that I've recently tipped into the Overweight category, from Normal. I'll consider it a NSV! (All that lifting and eating paying off!)


    When I say I used to be "obese" this is what I mean- I was 30 BMI.

    Then I got to "normal" in a few months (BMI 24.9)

    Then another year I was still "Normal" (Bmi 21.1) but I felt I was too skinny.

    The "normal" range includes a lot of variance, I'll tell ya.

    So i don't care about BMI anymore. I care about bf%.

    Also, everyone knows you can have a BMI that says Overweight, but if you have a low bf% what you are is a beast! (like Taso!)
  • CorvusCorax77
    CorvusCorax77 Posts: 2,536 Member
    25.1

    So. Damn. Close. I. Can. Taste. It.

    24.9 BMI - 22% body fat

    So. Damn. Close. I. Can. Taste. It.

    (ultimate long term goal: overweight BMI with 20% or less body fat)

    <3 !!!!

    Right!
  • abetterluke
    abetterluke Posts: 625 Member
    I'm at 34.9

    So close to Obese Class II....that actually scares me quite a bit. I really need to kick this into gear.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I'm 27.1 .....overweight. :sad:
  • CorvusCorax77
    CorvusCorax77 Posts: 2,536 Member
    Brb am severely obese...
    wait.

    someone contact that guy who says women don't date obese men and tell him i'd totally date this guy's profile pic.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    Taso is someone who I watch in the forums. Always provides excellent advice - and while I don't like BMI for various reasons, it is a useful statistical tool.

    I'm overweight by their definition, 26 something. I'll be in the normal range and maybe back up here in 6-12 months. Blood markers, fitness goals are more important to me, followed by bf% and weight. BMI is just incidental.

    Who wants to work on inverted push-ups?
  • jack3Dav3
    jack3Dav3 Posts: 39 Member
    From 'Class III Obese' (44.2) to comfortably 'Overweight' and staying there (28.4). Fist pump!
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Poop - I dropped out of the overweight category recently...that is actually annoying. (24)
  • trellshantel
    trellshantel Posts: 17 Member
    BMI: 26.4

    almost normal yay!!!
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member

    P.S, I notice that I've recently tipped into the Overweight category. I'll consider it a NSV!

    Congratulations. :smile:

    Anyone who wants to call themselves a power lifter, or bodybuilder would probably rather be in the overweight, or the obese category on the BMI scale.

    Maybe not for women. I'm pretty heavy for a woman and still within healthy BMI.

    I was 'overweight' until a few pounds ago and I am actually annoyed about the fact that I dropped out of it tbh.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    26.7, but I don't care. The BMI scale is the biggest piece of crap invented
  • jayliospecky
    jayliospecky Posts: 25,022 Member
    26.6, baby!!!
  • stumblinthrulife
    stumblinthrulife Posts: 2,558 Member
    26.7, but I don't care. The BMI scale is the biggest piece of crap invented

    It does have one use - A BMI <25 stops the doctor from nagging you.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    This thread took a different turn than I expected. I just got a PM flaming me for writing a post about "that BMI nonsense". :laugh:
  • stumblinthrulife
    stumblinthrulife Posts: 2,558 Member
    This thread took a different turn than I expected. I just got a PM flaming me for writing a post about "that BMI nonsense". :laugh:

    No good deed goes unpunished.
  • spike90
    spike90 Posts: 704 Member
    Yeah, I am down to 34.2 (obese class I ) . This in only a good thing because this time last year I was 46.8 (obese class III). Can't wait until I can go down another class and the one more into the healthy class!!!
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member

    P.S, I notice that I've recently tipped into the Overweight category. I'll consider it a NSV!

    Congratulations. :smile:

    Anyone who wants to call themselves a power lifter, or bodybuilder would probably rather be in the overweight, or the obese category on the BMI scale.

    Maybe not for women. I'm pretty heavy for a woman and still within healthy BMI.

    I was 'overweight' until a few pounds ago and I am actually annoyed about the fact that I dropped out of it tbh.

    Me too.....a couple bulk cycle and I should stay in the overweight category
  • MLibby84
    MLibby84 Posts: 87
    Well I calculated mine online and when I started this whole thing in the begining of Jan my trainer measured my BMI using some computer thing( held it and it measured me) and i was 41.. I just did it now and I am 36.. so it is defiantely going down!:tongue:
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    Obese class 1 here...... I won't be losing any sleep over it..... considering when I start 43 months ago I had a BMI of 74!!!! I put about as much stock in the BMI numbers as my chances of winning the Publisher Clearing House..... :drinker:

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