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BMI Help needed!!!!

colins53
colins53 Posts: 11
edited January 1 in Motivation and Support
Hi

I have yesterday had by BMI measured and it is 44. I am 13stone 12lb and 175cm tall. My waist is 38 inch and hips are 40. Does my BMI seem right. Have looked on charts and they say it should be 28. I am really confused and could do with some advice please.

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  • pixtotts
    pixtotts Posts: 552 Member
    are you sure it was worked out right :S
    i just used the info you gave (grabed your age from your profile) and popped it in NHS calculator and got 28.73
    x
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    I got about 28 (with a rough and ready cm -> feet conversion). How did you have it measured to get 44? BMI is purely a calculation based on height and weight.

    Is it possible you had your body fat percentage measured? That could potentially be 44%, even if your BMI is 28.
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    I got about 28 (with a rough and ready cm -> feet conversion). How did you have it measured to get 44? BMI is purely a calculation based on height and weight.

    Is it possible you had your body fat percentage measured? That could potentially be 44%, even if your BMI is 28.

    You can't measure a BMI
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    I got about 28 (with a rough and ready cm -> feet conversion). How did you have it measured to get 44? BMI is purely a calculation based on height and weight.

    Is it possible you had your body fat percentage measured? That could potentially be 44%, even if your BMI is 28.

    You can't measure a BMI
    I know, that was the wording OP used, which made me wonder if it was body fat % instead.
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    I got about 28 (with a rough and ready cm -> feet conversion). How did you have it measured to get 44? BMI is purely a calculation based on height and weight.

    Is it possible you had your body fat percentage measured? That could potentially be 44%, even if your BMI is 28.

    You can't measure a BMI
    I know, that was the wording OP used, which made me wonder if it was body fat % instead.

    I know, I was emphasising your point.
  • colins53
    colins53 Posts: 11
    Thanks for the replies. It's just made me realise that it WAS having my body fat measured. I just panicked!
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